Equusearch To Leave Monday Without Sign Of Caylee

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Head Of Search Team Doubts Remains Will Ever Be Found

POSTED: 7:34 pm EST November 9, 2008
UPDATED: 8:16 pm EST November 9, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- After a long weekend of searching for 3-year-old Caylee Anthony, Tim Miller of Texas Equusearch said the decision to leave breaks his heart.
But there are other families of missing people who need their resources.
Meanwhile, grandmother Cindy Anthony said they responded to a live sighting of Caylee early Sunday morning.

A dejected Miller said his Texas Equusearch has spent nearly $100,000 on the search for Caylee. This weekend's search drew more than 2,000 volunteers. Now there are four families in North Carolina who need their help.
"Conditions are good, we've covered a lot of ground," Miller said. "Tomorrow we're taking off for North Carolina."
"They just haven't found anything," Cindy Anthony said. "Discouraging for them but encouraging for us."
"It breaks our heart to leave again without finding Caylee," Miller said.
Miller said he doubts Caylee's remains will ever be found, unless Casey Anthony comes out with more information.
"No way in the world will I ever believe Caylee is alive, but I will support the Anthonys in anything they're going to do," Miller said.
Overnight, Cindy Anthony said she and her husband, George, drove to Gainesville to follow up on a possible Caylee sighting.
"They saw a little girl with a gentleman shopping in a store, gave us a call and said, 'I think you need to check this out,'" she said.
The Anthonys said they could not tell the child's identity from a store security video, but they hope to find out on Monday.
Cindy Anthony also commented on what WESH 2 News first reported on Thursday that the state is doubtful they have enough aggravating factors to go for the death penalty against Casey Anthony.
The state attorney's office said the death penalty is not off the table. But they said they do doubt they have enough aggravating factors to pursue a death sentence as the case stands now.
A judge is set to have a hearing on a sweeping gag order on Monday.
That gag order includes the Anthonys. Cindy Anthony said their attorney will argue against the gag order, saying it's an unfair restriction on their right to free speech.

More Than 2,000 People Participate In Weekend Search

After a huge turnout on Saturday for the search for Caylee, only a few hundred volunteers turned out Sunday morning.
Volunteers said they were dedicated and focused on finding the little girl, but they were unsuccessful.
Hundreds of volunteers signed up to search. Stocked with supplies and caffeine, many were filled with the hope of finding answers.
"If she's alive, I hope they find her," said Orlando volunteer Chuck Risko. "If she's not, maybe we can do something here."
Groups gathered and loaded up in vans, preparing to tackle more tough terrain on Sunday.
"If it's anything like yesterday, it's going to be thick and nasty," team leader William Upchurch said.
Searchers said they're trying to prepare for the worst.
"They told us to find bones the size of a dime," said Kissimmee volunteer Shawn Chaisson. "I just about fell to the ground and started sobbing, it was very, very sad."
The father of Casey's ex-fiancé', Jesse Grund, sent searchers off with a prayer.
"Either Caylee's coming home or she's already gone home," he said.
But bounty hunter Leonard Padilla said he believes answers won't come from above or from searchers, but from mother Casey Anthony.
"The people who know where she's at, whether it's Casey or Casey and her mother, they have to come to the reality of the fact, the bargaining chip on the table is Caylee's body," Padilla said.
Casey Anthony is in jail with no bond, charged with first-degree murder.