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.
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.
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
describes how just a year prior to her describes how just a year prior to her death, caylee barely needed help getting up the ladder into the pool. could she have climbed up on that ladder june 16th, 2008, as the defense claims? and did george anthony conify to an alleged mistress about the drowning? he had said that it was an accident that snowballed out of control. george anthony denies the affair and says that conversation never took place. then the defense comes back to the story laid out in its opening statement that the anthony family has dark secrets. lee anthony, casey s older brother, breaks down on the stand, as he tells how casey s pregnancy was kept from him. i was very angry at my mom and also i was angry at my sister. they didn t they didn t want