an accidental drowning. asked about his granddaughter s death, george cannot contain his feelings. had you held out the hope that caylee would be found alive? absolutely. every day from july 15th until the day we were told it was caylee. then after sitting silently through weeks of emotional testimony, casey anthony speaks, answering the question on so many minds, will she take the stand? and it is your decision not to testify? yes, sir. and with those words your honor, the defense rests. coming up as to the charge of first-degree murder the verdict that has people talking. we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty.
george anthony sexual abused her, and that casey learned to cope with lies and denial. this they say explains her behavior in the wake of caylee s death. she acted as if it never happened. it never even happened. you hear stories of this zanny the nanny. it s true. for two years she pretended she had a job and pretended she had a nanny. is that normal? is that what normal people do? the defense argues that after finding caylee s dead body in the family pool, george and casey covered it up together. george began to yell at her look what you have done. your mother will never forgive you, and you will go to jail for child neglect for the rest of your fricking life. she is not guilty of murder. this is not a murder case. this is not a manslaughter case.
after more than six weeks of testimony, the casey anthony trial enters its final fachlts first up, jeff ashton targ into the testimony that george anthony covered up the testimony the of george anthony. it s a trip dune the rabbit hole. where men find their granddaughters and do nothing. where men who love their granddaughter take an accident, a completely innocent act and make it look like a murder for no reason. he was hired by the state. then defense attorney jose baez takes aim at the state s lack of evidence. fantasy searches, fantasy forensics, phantom stickers, phantom stainsing all of this nonsense and no real hard evidence. prosecutor linda drain byrdak has the final say. my biggest fear is that common sense will are be lost in
daytona beach hotel after his family reports him missing. george has been through a lot. the entire family has been through a lot. two years later, the long-awaited trial finally begins. casey anthony could face the death penalty if she is convicted in the murder of her daughter. one of the most anticipated murder trials in florida s history has started. day one of the trial, and the defense has already made shocking allegations. her attorneys argue that her father george sexual abused casey as a child and covered up what was actually the accidental drowning of caylee. the prosecution wastes no time addressing the defense s claims. calls its first witness, george anthony. have you ever sexually molested your daughter casey anthony? no, sir. the prosecution had no choice but to bring george anthony on to the stand immediately, because that question was in the jury s minds.
caylee s grandfather. the defense made startling claims against him in its opening statement. and it all began when casey was eight years old and her father came in to her room and began to touch her inappropriately. the story of what happened to little caylee anthony has been a changing one. and in its opening statement, the defense outlined a very different series of events. the house is very quiet. but in 2008, while the search for their granddaughter was underway and so much was still unknown, george and cindy anthony spoke to nbc news about life with and without their granddaughter. she is just she has been our blessing, you know. and she is just our entire life. and without her, it s very, very empty. caylee marie anthony is born august 9th, 2005. casey, a single mom, and her daughter live with george and cindy. it was just nice being grandma. nice coming home from work and having caylee there, you know.