Tests show decomposing body was in Casey Anthony's trunk

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Decomposing body was in Casey Anthony's trunk, air-sample tests show




Amy L. Edwards, Sarah Lundy, Bianca Prieto and Walter Pacheco
Sentinel Staff Writers
7:26 PM EDT, August 27, 2008



Air sample tests from Casey Anthony's car show a decomposing human body was inside the trunk, a Sheriff's Office official confirmed Wednesday.

Officials have offered Anthony a partial immunity deal if she admits 3-year-old Caylee Marie died as a result of an accident. If she takes the deal, any information Anthony provides to law-enforcement could not be used against her in prosecution.

Danielle Tavernier, spokeswoman for the Orange-Osceola State Attorney's Office, said they are not disclosing any details of their prosecution, but that Anthony had been "invited to our office to shed light on the disappearance of the victim in this case."

During a bond hearing in July, investigators said they had found strands of hair, a questionable stain and bits of dirt in the trunk of Anthony's white Pontiac. That evidence led Orange County Sheriff's Office investigators to think it's possible that Caylee Marie is dead and her mother may be involved.

Family members initially said the smell came from a rotting pizza. But a 911 recording shows Cindy Anthony -- the missing girl's grandmother -- said it "smelled like there's been a dead body in the damn car."

Air samples from her car were sent to the University of Tenn. Body Farm and those results confirmed the investigator's preliminary conclusions.

Investigators with the Orange County Sheriff's Office went to defense attorney Jose Baez's Kissimmee office earlier today, where Anthony and her mother Cindy Anthony were meeting.

Neither Casey nor Cindy Anthony commented to reporters when they left the law office.

Baez made a brief statement and answered a few questions outside the Anthony home, but would not say what the detectives said at his office or whom they spoke with.

Baez said the investigators did not speak to them about the air sample tests or immunity. Baez said it is his policy to not discuss what he says with law enforcement or the State Attorney's Office.

Earlier in the day, California bounty hunter Leonard Padilla told the Orlando Sentinel that Anthony has made no effort to help him find Caylee.

"She has not communicated with us at all," Padilla said. "She has no interest in communicating with us."

Padilla, whose nephew posted Anthony's $500,200 bail last week, said if he knew what he knew today about the case, and that the 22-year-old wouldn't cooperate with him, he probably would not have helped get her out of jail.

Padilla said he still thinks Caylee is alive and that Anthony handed her off to someone. But he does not believe the toddler was dropped off with a baby-sitter named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, which is what Anthony has told detectives.

"We don't believe [Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez] exists," Padilla said.

"[Anthony's] got an invisible friend that's called Zenaida," he said. "She's got a world that she lives in that's apart from ours."

Padilla said he is using Anthony's cell phone records as part of his own investigation and has spoken to some of her friends.

[aszumilo]

Sorry to say, but, I think the kid is dead. No way any parent would act the way she is, if they cared at all for the kid.

[Special K]

I think most people with functioning brain cells kinda figured this was the case when the idiotic mother waited over a month to report her child missing and spent that time out clubbing with friends. What a despicable human being that lady is. And if her parents had any involvement in the cover-up I hope they get the book thrown at them as well. Just disgusting this whole case is.

[Thiebear]

3yrs old is still kinda young, maybe the mothers right to choose was a skosh late. She was busy making other important choices like. partying.
UGH: 23hrs a day... 9x6room.

[SKINS@THEGOALLINE]

The jury is still out as to whether or not water-boarding really produces results, let's try it on the mother of that child.

[McMetal]

How much evidence needs to be collected to put this psycho hosebeast in jail?

Christ, do they need a sign pointing to the dead body to lock her up?

[CandaceM23]

I'm not sure if you guys heard about the other thing that came out two days ago .... Apparently she's had a relationship with a police officer who was involved in the investigation. The cop lied and said he didn't know her, didn't have a relationship with her, didn't have sex. Come to find out they did know each other ... Police Officer got fired.

Also, police have found out that Casey wanted to give the baby up for adoption before Caylee was born. Casey's mom convinced her to keep the baby.


Casey Anthony is a poor excuse for a parent ... Her right to have children should be taken away from her permanently and I think that she should spend the rest of her life in a small, crammed little cell.

[dockeryfan]

It's very sad. This girl is crazy to think that contacting authorities 5 weeks after you kid goes missing could be considered normal. She's 100% wacko, and makes you wish she really did give the child up for adoption.

[pjfootballer]

I was shocked when I came in and my favorite message board was changed. It's going to take some getting used to.

[CandaceM23]

I was shocked when I came in and my favorite message board was changed. It's going to take some getting used to.

Uh ...

[Opiate-Zeo]

I was shocked when I came in and my favorite message board was changed. It's going to take some getting used to.

I'm confused by this one as well.

on topic..yeah, she's f'n nuts.

[KingGibbs]

I think the "C" word applies to this piece of garbage. Is it me or do people generally disregard human life now more then ever? It just seem people will take someone else's life w/out even thinking twice about it.

[dockeryfan]

I think the "C" word applies to this piece of garbage. Is it me or do people generally disregard human life now more then ever? It just seem people will take someone else's life w/out even thinking twice about it.

It's not any worse now than before, we just hear about every case now.

WHen there was a serial murder, etc. if you didn't live in the area, you never knew about it. Child abuse the same. We are no longer constrained by geography and print media. TV and the internet means more coverage for these types of cases.

[Chachie]

Padilla, whose nephew posted Anthony's $500,200 bail last week, said if he knew what he knew today about the case, and that the 22-year-old wouldn't cooperate with him, he probably would not have helped get her out of jail.

So Padilla didn't suspect what EVERY human being in the nations suspects?

[Yusuf06]

I'm not sure if you guys heard about the other thing that came out two days ago .... Apparently she's had a relationship with a police officer who was involved in the investigation. The cop lied and said he didn't know her, didn't have a relationship with her, didn't have sex. Come to find out they did know each other ... Police Officer got fired.

The expression “Come to find out” is just amusing to me period. However, you’ve got to be the only person I’ve ever seen use it in writing.

With that said, the child is dead and chick deserves the death penalty. End of story.