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.
seen, a utility worker makes a startling discovery. yes, this is orange county utilities emergency dispatch. we found a human skull. oh, my gosh. i know. what is the location? it s right off of suburban. and check this out in the caylee anthony area. the remains of a young child are found inside a sealed plastic bag about a quarter of a mile away from the anthony home. duct tape is wrapped around the skull. with regret, i m here to inform you that the skeletal remains found on december 11th are those of the missing toddler, caylee anthony. the cause of death is going to be listed as homicide by undetermined means. in late january, a month after caylee s remains are found, george anthony is taken to the hospital after an apparent suicide attempt. police track him down at a
duct tape. an fbi forensic examiner identifies about a heart-shaped sticker she believes was placed on the duct tape over caylee anthony s mouth. a set of heart stickers was also found in the anthony home. after more than 50 witnesses and 19 days of trial your honor, at this point the state of florida would rest. the prosecution rests. the prosecution has done a compelling job. they have given us the character of this 25-year-old woman. they have shown us her ability to weave a very intricate lie, and yet not one person has said, and this is how she murdered her daughter. and so without the means of the murder, the jury has to overcome reasonable doubt and that is a huge bar to clear. coming up cindy anthony with a bombshell about those computer searches. if those computer entries
i never got tired of caylee, you know. i scooped her up every chance i got. june 15th, 2008. father s day week on a sunday, cindy took caylee with her to go visit cindy s father at a nursing home. give papa a hug and kiss. give him a kiss. this is the last known footage ever recorded of caylee anthony. bianca prieto has covered the case for the orlando sentinel. the next day, on the 16th, monday, george sees casey leaving for work. caylee is with her. they both have on backpacks, and they re going to leave. and that is the last time george and cindy say they ever see caylee. cindy reaches out to casey to find out where she and caylee are, again and again casey avoids her. you know, she had an explanation every day where she was. and a reasonable explanation. but cindy grows desperate as
defense attorney jose baez has long suggested that the truth will come out at trial. how in the world can a mother wait 30 days before ever reporting her child missing? that s insane. and when he makes his opening statement, it s a bombshell. well, the answer is actually relatively simple. she never was missing. caylee anthony died on june 16th, 2008 when she drowned in her family s swimming pool. pure accident. that s a complete defense to every degree of murder. but if it was an accident, why didn t casey report it? and why 31 days later, did she say that caylee had been kidnapped by a baby-sitter? the defense s explanation is shocking. it all began when casey was eight years old and her father came into her room and began to touch her inappropriately. as casey looks on in tears, baez argues that her father,