Day 30

Today was day 30 of testimony and the defense still has half a dozen witnesses to call. 

George Anthony took the stand today to deny his alleged affair with River Cruz or Krystal Hollaway. He was able to say that this woman had two names he knew her by and had a record of fraud. Surprising what the judge allows the Anthony family to get away with. Most witnesses give yes or no answers but the Anthony family is different.

Did George seem believable? Nah, not really. He admits to going to her home alone to comfort her but denies any romantic involvement or telling her anything about Caylee's death being an accident. 

Does the jury wonder about George's credibility? Gee, I wonder too. 

Cindy Anthony was called to the stand to ask if she had sent her private investigators to search where Caylee's body was eventually found. She denied sending them. She denied arguing with her son Lee about it. Then Lee was called to the stand.

Lee Anthony, who is very clearly damaged, contradicted what Cindy said. (Cindy caught in a lie again) Lee (again) stated that he remembers the conversation clearly because until his mother had gotten a tip from a psychic, he thought the family was holding out hope that Caylee was alive.

Again Lee felt "left out" and decided to return to work. He also admitted that at that time he doubted whether Casey had been telling the truth about what happened to Caylee.

Poor Lee Anthony. This is a guy who needs some heavy-duty therapy and I sure hope he gets some before he reproduces and continues the family dysfunction.

Ray Kronk, the meter reader who found Caylee's remains was next up. Although Cheney Mason tried to insinuate that Kronk had seen the skull previously and tried to make the case that he was interested in the case because of a possible reward, I don't think he accomplished his claims.
Yes, Ray Kronk is a weird guy but I don't think he had anything to do with the defense's claims that he hid the body. 

At the end of the day, Jesse Grund, Casey's former boyfriend and the one she claimed was Caylee's baby daddy until Jesse got wise and had a paternity test done, testified (without the jury present) that Casey had talked about sexual abuse. 

The defense, as usual, is all over the place. Their witnesses mostly seem to be better for the prosecution than for the defense.

Will Casey Anthony testify? I doubt it. Deep down she has to know that she is a liar. She probably is believing that she is easily going to walk. 

She just might. The defense is throwing stuff all over the place. Yes, it is easy for them to show the dysfunction in the Anthony family. Every family has their secrets. Surely there are more secrets then will come out in this trial. BUT, and this is a big but, how are they going to prove Casey was sexually assaulted and so abused by her father?

Casey is a liar. George is a liar. Cindy is a liar. You cannot believe anyone in this family.

The bottom line still is (and if only the jury looked at the defense's ENTIRE theory) there is no way that George Anthony wouldn't have called 911 if Caylee accidentally drowned.

 read or view today's testimony here

Dr.Drew Analyzes the Secrets and Lies of the Anthony Family

Tonight Dr. Drew tried to figure out what the hell is really going on with the Anthony family. I have to admit that Dr.Drew is the only cable show covering this trial that I feel tries to be fair about this whole real-life drama.

Cindy Anthony's revelations yesterday that she was the one who searched the Internet for "chloroform" and "neck-breaking" seemed like a mother who was trying to lie to save her daughter. Being that her testimony was changed from her depositions, which -by the way can be proved, she obviously was lying.

We get it that this family is crazy. The speculation is what is the big secret?

IS there a big secret? Or is this family so nuts that they will cover up a crime?

The biggest revelation to me is the idea that perhaps the defense has proved some reasonable doubt. Caylee could have drowned had that ladder really been left down.

To believe that George Anthony helped to cover up an accident makes no sense!!!!!

If Caylee did drown and Casey was alone with her and should have been watching her- IT was still an accident. Why would you dump your daughter's body and make up a story over an ACCIDENT????? 

Because your mom was so attached to your child that she would blame you? Really? I don't know people but I would love to hear your theories. I am so confused by all of this.

As Dr. Drew says, there are secrets in this family but are they relevant to this case? Or is Casey Anthony the monster that so many people think?

Leave me a comment. What do YOU think?

Casey's Defense - A Theory

Nancy Grace was all abuzz with the theory that Casey Anthony will be explaining her daughter Caylee’s death as being “accidental” due to Casey being molested as a child by either her father or her brother. There had been talk before Caylee’s body was even found that Casey had alleged that a family member had sexually abused her. 

The talk even got even crazier with people suggesting that little Caylee herself was actually fathered by Casey’s brother or father. DNA testing proved that neither Casey’s father or brother was Caylee’s father. Caylee’s father is unknown. 

How can being sexually abused as a child be a defense for murder as an adult? Allegedly, the “excuse” is that Casey accidently killed her daughter and was so in fear of her family that she made up a story instead of coming clean with the truth.

With all the proven lies that Casey Anthony has told how can anyone believe her claim of sexual abuse? Hasn’t her family been through enough? 

When someone accuses a family member of abuse, the damage to the reputation of the  alleged abuser can impact every area of their life. If George Anthony is not guilty (which I do not believe he is) will his fragile mental state be able to handle the accusation?

Let’s say that the allegations are true. That still does not explain the murder of an innocent toddler. If Caylee was killed accidently by Casey, why didn’t she come out with the truth? Why wait until trial?

Jose Baez is not an experienced attorney; records show that. Obviously he has taken this case for the high profile that it is giving him. Is alleging that Casey was so damaged by being abused by her father and that made her too scared to admit to killing her daughter really going to be his defense for the charge of killing her daughter?

Is this why Casey refused to see her mother the weekend before the trial began? Maybe Cyndi Anthony heard that her daughter was going to accuse her father publicly of abusing her? 

What a nightmare for the Anthony family. Your granddaughter has been murdered, your daughter is awaiting her trial to begin (a death penalty trial yet) and your daughter is going to alleged that it isn’t her fault because her father sexually abused her? 

Casey Anthony is a troubled young woman. No one can argue that. Even her own friends admit that Casey’s truth and the facts are two different things. Casey is a liar and has no respect for her family. She has stolen from them and put them through hell and it isn’t over yet. For the Anthony family, their hell is just beginning.