1 00:00:05,441 --> 00:00:09,011 We have been preparing from day one for the very worst. 2 00:00:09,011 --> 00:00:11,701 This family has had to withstand something 3 00:00:11,701 --> 00:00:14,951 unlike anyone has ever seen. 4 00:00:14,951 --> 00:00:21,571 I sincerely believe that when we have finally spoken, 5 00:00:21,571 --> 00:00:24,701 everyone, and I mean everyone, will sit back 6 00:00:24,701 --> 00:00:28,271 and say, now I understand. 7 00:00:28,271 --> 00:00:30,041 NARRATOR: It's one of the most shocking 8 00:00:30,041 --> 00:00:32,291 murder cases in recent history. 9 00:00:32,291 --> 00:00:34,991 This whole case was a Shakespearean tragedy 10 00:00:34,991 --> 00:00:37,091 on so many levels. 11 00:00:37,091 --> 00:00:38,171 It was horrible. 12 00:00:38,171 --> 00:00:40,511 I felt like someone had punched me in the gut, taken 13 00:00:40,511 --> 00:00:42,721 every breath out of my body. 14 00:00:42,721 --> 00:00:45,761 NARRATOR: The story of the most hated mother in America. 15 00:00:45,761 --> 00:00:48,951 People thought, of course she was guilty. 16 00:00:48,951 --> 00:00:50,921 NARRATOR: Now, in the second part of this 17 00:00:50,921 --> 00:00:52,781 three-part investigation-- 18 00:00:52,781 --> 00:00:54,581 Both sides ready to proceed. 19 00:00:54,581 --> 00:00:57,261 NARRATOR: The trial of the century begins. 20 00:00:57,261 --> 00:01:00,281 She could be 13 years old, have her father's penis 21 00:01:00,281 --> 00:01:02,381 in her mouth, and then go to school 22 00:01:02,381 --> 00:01:06,441 and play with the other kids as if nothing ever happened. 23 00:01:06,441 --> 00:01:08,861 This floored people. 24 00:01:08,861 --> 00:01:11,201 NARRATOR: The prosecution uncovers their theory 25 00:01:11,201 --> 00:01:12,851 of how Caylee died. 26 00:01:12,851 --> 00:01:16,211 The duct tape has always been the one piece of evidence 27 00:01:16,211 --> 00:01:19,211 that no theory other than murder can explain. 28 00:01:19,211 --> 00:01:21,491 NARRATOR: And later, in an exclusive interview 29 00:01:21,491 --> 00:01:24,911 with the Anthony family, Casey's father, George, 30 00:01:24,911 --> 00:01:28,341 reveals what he thinks happened to his granddaughter. 31 00:01:28,341 --> 00:01:30,531 I believe that Casey gave her something. 32 00:01:30,531 --> 00:01:31,871 Caylee didn't wake up. 33 00:01:36,281 --> 00:01:39,591 Who could take a little tiny child 34 00:01:39,591 --> 00:01:41,301 and throw them in the woods? 35 00:01:41,301 --> 00:01:44,601 What kind of monster does that take? 36 00:01:44,601 --> 00:01:49,221 Casey Anthony became the most hated woman in America. 37 00:01:49,221 --> 00:01:51,981 One lie begets another lie begets a bigger lie. 38 00:01:51,981 --> 00:01:54,031 CINDY (ON PHONE): And I found my daughter's car today, 39 00:01:54,031 --> 00:01:58,371 and it smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car. 40 00:01:58,371 --> 00:02:02,301 We didn't know how that young lady died. 41 00:02:02,301 --> 00:02:05,051 It gave the defense a lot to work with. 42 00:02:05,051 --> 00:02:06,551 This is not good stuff. 43 00:02:06,551 --> 00:02:09,981 I'm not in control over any of this, but you don't understand. 44 00:02:09,981 --> 00:02:11,551 Come on. 45 00:02:11,551 --> 00:02:15,261 All of hopes were gone. 46 00:02:15,261 --> 00:02:17,471 I just couldn't understand it. 47 00:02:17,471 --> 00:02:19,401 CINDY (ON PHONE): There's something wrong. 48 00:02:24,721 --> 00:02:26,551 NARRATOR: For months, Casey Anthony 49 00:02:26,551 --> 00:02:29,131 has insisted that her two-year-old daughter, Caylee, 50 00:02:29,131 --> 00:02:31,081 was abducted by her nanny. 51 00:02:31,081 --> 00:02:33,271 It Was unbelievable how many people 52 00:02:33,271 --> 00:02:37,881 were showing up that wanted to volunteer, find little Caylee. 53 00:02:37,881 --> 00:02:39,551 We had ground searchers. 54 00:02:39,551 --> 00:02:40,681 We had four wheelers. 55 00:02:40,681 --> 00:02:43,591 We brought in dogs, divers. 56 00:02:43,591 --> 00:02:47,071 NARRATOR: But everything changes on December 11, 2008, 57 00:02:47,071 --> 00:02:50,911 when a skeleton is found in a wooded area. 58 00:02:50,911 --> 00:02:54,091 My name is Jeff Ashton, and I was one of the prosecutors 59 00:02:54,091 --> 00:02:56,101 on the Casey Anthony case. 60 00:02:56,101 --> 00:02:58,681 What law enforcement found when they first got 61 00:02:58,681 --> 00:03:01,591 there was this tiny skull sticking up 62 00:03:01,591 --> 00:03:03,691 out of a bunch of leaf debris. 63 00:03:03,691 --> 00:03:06,061 There were garbage bags that we found. 64 00:03:06,061 --> 00:03:10,411 There's a dirty, white bag that appears to be 65 00:03:10,411 --> 00:03:12,661 some sort of canvas material. 66 00:03:12,661 --> 00:03:14,851 With the body was a baby blanket. 67 00:03:14,851 --> 00:03:17,821 On that blanket was a small figure of Winnie 68 00:03:17,821 --> 00:03:21,001 the Pooh with Piglet on his shoulders. 69 00:03:21,001 --> 00:03:22,591 NARRATOR: Forensic anthropologists 70 00:03:22,591 --> 00:03:26,051 are called in to collect and catalog the remains. 71 00:03:26,051 --> 00:03:29,791 Helming the team is a woman known by fans of her popular TV 72 00:03:29,791 --> 00:03:32,161 show as Dr. G. 73 00:03:32,161 --> 00:03:34,441 My name is Dr. Jan Garavaglia, and I 74 00:03:34,441 --> 00:03:36,571 was the chief medical examiner for Orange 75 00:03:36,571 --> 00:03:38,401 and Osceola Counties. 76 00:03:38,401 --> 00:03:41,551 It's part of my jurisdiction to identify the body, 77 00:03:41,551 --> 00:03:43,971 and determine the cause and manner of death. 78 00:03:43,971 --> 00:03:46,441 The skeleton wasn't in one area. 79 00:03:46,441 --> 00:03:50,101 Animals scavanged these bones, dragging 80 00:03:50,101 --> 00:03:52,531 this poor little skeleton in the woods. 81 00:03:52,531 --> 00:03:55,931 This was going to be a very complicated recovery. 82 00:03:55,931 --> 00:03:59,521 You're working a crime scene of 4,200 feet, 83 00:03:59,521 --> 00:04:01,351 and you're on your hands and knees going 84 00:04:01,351 --> 00:04:03,541 through 12 inches of muck. 85 00:04:03,541 --> 00:04:05,311 That's pretty meticulous. 86 00:04:05,311 --> 00:04:09,091 The bones themselves being dry bones with no soft tissue 87 00:04:09,091 --> 00:04:13,981 whatsoever tells us that they've been there a long time. 88 00:04:13,981 --> 00:04:15,541 NARRATOR: To conclusively identify 89 00:04:15,541 --> 00:04:18,871 the skeletonized remains, Dr. G sends bone 90 00:04:18,871 --> 00:04:21,571 samples out for DNA testing. 91 00:04:21,571 --> 00:04:24,391 And soon, the story breaks. 92 00:04:24,391 --> 00:04:27,271 The discovery of the remains was huge breaking news. 93 00:04:27,271 --> 00:04:30,481 A utility meter reader went about 45 feet or so 94 00:04:30,481 --> 00:04:33,391 into the woods back there, and he stumbled upon the remains-- 95 00:04:33,391 --> 00:04:36,811 a small child's body in a plastic bag. 96 00:04:36,811 --> 00:04:38,941 There's helicopters overhead. 97 00:04:38,941 --> 00:04:41,051 There's news trucks everywhere. 98 00:04:41,051 --> 00:04:44,781 It was a national story, indeed, a global story. 99 00:04:44,781 --> 00:04:46,791 NARRATOR: Adding to the chilling discovery 100 00:04:46,791 --> 00:04:50,651 is this specific location where the remains are found. 101 00:04:50,651 --> 00:04:53,001 The area was just around the corner from the Anthony home. 102 00:04:53,001 --> 00:04:54,251 It's probably a quarter of a mile. 103 00:04:54,251 --> 00:04:55,331 It's not far at all. 104 00:04:55,331 --> 00:04:57,921 And I was shocked. 105 00:04:57,921 --> 00:05:01,281 It's literally the most obvious place to leave a body. 106 00:05:01,281 --> 00:05:05,441 It's the only place down the block where there's no houses. 107 00:05:05,441 --> 00:05:07,901 It's literally in the Anthony's backyard. 108 00:05:11,161 --> 00:05:14,521 NARRATOR: Then on December 19, eight days after the body 109 00:05:14,521 --> 00:05:17,821 was found, Dr. G holds a press conference 110 00:05:17,821 --> 00:05:20,701 the world has been waiting for. 111 00:05:20,701 --> 00:05:23,851 With regret, I'm here to inform you that the skeletal 112 00:05:23,851 --> 00:05:28,441 remains found on December 11 are those of the missing toddler, 113 00:05:28,441 --> 00:05:30,091 Caylee Anthony. 114 00:05:30,091 --> 00:05:33,991 The manner of death in this case is homicide. 115 00:05:33,991 --> 00:05:36,301 Because the body's decomposed, I'm 116 00:05:36,301 --> 00:05:38,971 not going to be able to ever definitely say 117 00:05:38,971 --> 00:05:43,891 exactly why she died, but we have enough information 118 00:05:43,891 --> 00:05:46,301 that it's a homicide. 119 00:05:46,301 --> 00:05:48,891 It's a homicide of undetermined means. 120 00:05:48,891 --> 00:05:51,001 Well, what's that based on? 121 00:05:51,001 --> 00:05:54,241 That's based on the circumstances of death. 122 00:05:57,201 --> 00:06:00,071 This child decomposed here in those bags 123 00:06:00,071 --> 00:06:03,361 and was hidden from view, and there's no logical explanation 124 00:06:03,361 --> 00:06:05,611 for this except homicide. 125 00:06:09,911 --> 00:06:10,611 It was horrible. 126 00:06:13,441 --> 00:06:15,151 I felt like someone had punched me in the gut 127 00:06:15,151 --> 00:06:18,841 and taken every breath out of my body. 128 00:06:21,471 --> 00:06:23,681 And my heart was just being ripped apart 129 00:06:23,681 --> 00:06:32,671 because all of our prayers and all of our hopes 130 00:06:32,671 --> 00:06:35,421 were gone, as far as getting her back. 131 00:06:39,421 --> 00:06:44,541 That reality hits you like a brick wall you run into, 132 00:06:44,541 --> 00:06:46,881 or just having every part of your body 133 00:06:46,881 --> 00:06:52,711 just being pulled and mangled. 134 00:06:52,711 --> 00:06:54,051 I just couldn't understand it. 135 00:06:57,541 --> 00:06:58,931 Very hard to process. 136 00:07:10,931 --> 00:07:12,521 NARRATOR: Police have long suspected 137 00:07:12,521 --> 00:07:15,461 Casey Anthony killed her child. 138 00:07:15,461 --> 00:07:18,821 Now, with renewed conviction, they secure a warrant 139 00:07:18,821 --> 00:07:21,311 for the Anthony residence. 140 00:07:21,311 --> 00:07:24,491 The hope was to find a link between items found 141 00:07:24,491 --> 00:07:27,041 near the remains to the house. 142 00:07:27,041 --> 00:07:29,861 NARRATOR: And what they discover is stunning. 143 00:07:29,861 --> 00:07:33,461 We found that Caylee's room was decorated 144 00:07:33,461 --> 00:07:34,901 in Winnie the Pooh theme. 145 00:07:34,901 --> 00:07:38,771 So it appeared very clear that that blanket from the crime 146 00:07:38,771 --> 00:07:40,761 scene did come from the house. 147 00:07:40,761 --> 00:07:43,151 The canvas bag turned out to be a laundry 148 00:07:43,151 --> 00:07:46,091 bag that was with the body. 149 00:07:46,091 --> 00:07:51,641 It was one that is sold in pairs by one of the local big chains. 150 00:07:51,641 --> 00:07:55,441 We found the mate to it at the Anthony house. 151 00:07:55,441 --> 00:07:58,901 If everything with the body came from the house, then 152 00:07:58,901 --> 00:08:02,051 this stranger abduction thing is basically 153 00:08:02,051 --> 00:08:03,851 getting blown out of the water. 154 00:08:03,851 --> 00:08:06,821 All the evidence we had pointed to the fact 155 00:08:06,821 --> 00:08:09,071 that Casey Anthony had killed Caylee. 156 00:08:09,071 --> 00:08:12,671 And she was charged with first degree murder. 157 00:08:12,671 --> 00:08:14,171 This wasn't manslaughter. 158 00:08:14,171 --> 00:08:16,781 This wasn't an accidental killing. 159 00:08:16,781 --> 00:08:20,381 This was first degree, premeditated murder. 160 00:08:20,381 --> 00:08:22,751 And that's really hard to prove. 161 00:08:22,751 --> 00:08:25,451 NARRATOR: As preparation for the trial begins, 162 00:08:25,451 --> 00:08:28,751 the media's appetite for the story grows. 163 00:08:28,751 --> 00:08:30,731 Under Florida law, we are obligated 164 00:08:30,731 --> 00:08:35,681 to provide the media with documents, reports, statements. 165 00:08:35,681 --> 00:08:38,141 When we would release a piece of evidence, 166 00:08:38,141 --> 00:08:41,861 the speculation about what it meant would go wild. 167 00:08:41,861 --> 00:08:45,701 For the media, it was a sensational, 168 00:08:45,701 --> 00:08:47,231 no-brainer of a story. 169 00:08:47,231 --> 00:08:50,171 And every single night, there was something to report. 170 00:08:50,171 --> 00:08:53,501 For the public, it was a constant diet 171 00:08:53,501 --> 00:08:55,751 of a real-life soap opera. 172 00:08:55,751 --> 00:08:59,291 Even before the trial, there was a vast swath 173 00:08:59,291 --> 00:09:02,421 of the public that had already decided she was guilty. 174 00:09:02,421 --> 00:09:03,521 She was a mother. 175 00:09:03,521 --> 00:09:06,521 She lost track of her two and a half year old child. 176 00:09:06,521 --> 00:09:09,221 Then she didn't call police for more than a month. 177 00:09:09,221 --> 00:09:11,651 Of course she was guilty. 178 00:09:11,651 --> 00:09:14,351 But Casey's defense attorney, Jose Baez, 179 00:09:14,351 --> 00:09:16,721 was having endless press conferences, 180 00:09:16,721 --> 00:09:19,311 proclaiming her innocence almost every day. 181 00:09:19,311 --> 00:09:22,771 She's innocent, absolutely 100% innocent. 182 00:09:22,771 --> 00:09:24,821 And we'll have our day in court. 183 00:09:24,821 --> 00:09:28,751 We'll be able to tell everyone the full story. 184 00:09:28,751 --> 00:09:29,981 My name is Beth Karas. 185 00:09:29,981 --> 00:09:32,771 I'm a former prosecutor, and I was a TV journalist 186 00:09:32,771 --> 00:09:34,961 during the Casey Anthony trial. 187 00:09:34,961 --> 00:09:37,721 Not only did the defense have to deal with a very vocal public 188 00:09:37,721 --> 00:09:41,171 that wanted to see Casey Anthony convicted of first degree 189 00:09:41,171 --> 00:09:46,991 murder, but Jose Baez was not a real experienced trial 190 00:09:46,991 --> 00:09:48,011 attorney at that time. 191 00:09:48,011 --> 00:09:49,901 And frankly, a lot of people thought 192 00:09:49,901 --> 00:09:52,481 that he was in over his head. 193 00:09:52,481 --> 00:09:55,901 NARRATOR: On May 9, 2011, nearly three years 194 00:09:55,901 --> 00:09:58,351 after Caylee's remains were found, 195 00:09:58,351 --> 00:10:02,411 the daunting process of jury selection begins. 196 00:10:02,411 --> 00:10:04,101 My name is Brad Conway. 197 00:10:04,101 --> 00:10:06,491 I was the attorney for George and Cindy Anthony. 198 00:10:06,491 --> 00:10:10,241 Biggest obstacle in selecting an impartial jury in the Anthony 199 00:10:10,241 --> 00:10:12,971 case was the media attention. 200 00:10:12,971 --> 00:10:16,191 Finding somebody that didn't know about the Anthony case, 201 00:10:16,191 --> 00:10:17,901 I think, was impossible. 202 00:10:17,901 --> 00:10:19,991 It affected this case to the point 203 00:10:19,991 --> 00:10:24,011 where that supersaturated community in Orange County 204 00:10:24,011 --> 00:10:25,971 couldn't be fair, and the judge was convinced 205 00:10:25,971 --> 00:10:27,101 they couldn't be fair. 206 00:10:27,101 --> 00:10:30,151 So rather than move the trial elsewhere, 207 00:10:30,151 --> 00:10:32,231 he picked a jury elsewhere, and brought them in, 208 00:10:32,231 --> 00:10:35,441 and housed the jury in Orlando. 209 00:10:35,441 --> 00:10:36,821 My name is Russ Huekler. 210 00:10:36,821 --> 00:10:39,941 I was a juror on the Casey Anthony trial. 211 00:10:39,941 --> 00:10:44,591 It was the first time on a jury, then you're being sequestered, 212 00:10:44,591 --> 00:10:49,361 now you're asking to leave your family, your job, and that 213 00:10:49,361 --> 00:10:51,041 was very nerve-wracking. 214 00:10:51,041 --> 00:10:54,431 In terms of viewing the trial in-person, 215 00:10:54,431 --> 00:10:56,771 a certain number of seats were reserved 216 00:10:56,771 --> 00:10:58,511 for media and for family. 217 00:10:58,511 --> 00:11:00,471 The rest would go to the public. 218 00:11:00,471 --> 00:11:02,471 They were chosen by lottery. 219 00:11:02,471 --> 00:11:05,711 So people were arriving at the Orange County Courthouse 220 00:11:05,711 --> 00:11:08,561 at 3, 4 o'clock in the morning to wait 221 00:11:08,561 --> 00:11:12,491 in line to get their spot and watch this trial. 222 00:11:12,491 --> 00:11:15,801 [SHOUTING] 223 00:11:15,801 --> 00:11:18,271 The scene outside the courthouse is crazy. 224 00:11:18,271 --> 00:11:20,341 There are literally fist fights over who's 225 00:11:20,341 --> 00:11:21,391 going to get a seat in court. 226 00:11:21,391 --> 00:11:23,391 Guy was cutting in front of me, and I got in front of him. 227 00:11:23,391 --> 00:11:24,541 But he just got me in a chokehold 228 00:11:24,541 --> 00:11:25,891 when I wasn't looking. 229 00:11:25,891 --> 00:11:27,861 People wanted to say they were a part of that, 230 00:11:27,861 --> 00:11:30,031 that they were a part of that whole spectacle 231 00:11:30,031 --> 00:11:31,341 outside the courthouse. 232 00:11:31,341 --> 00:11:35,251 And it really indeed became quite a spectacle. 233 00:11:35,251 --> 00:11:40,471 NARRATOR: On May 24, 2011, the trial begins. 234 00:11:40,471 --> 00:11:42,211 Judge Perry granted us permission 235 00:11:42,211 --> 00:11:44,761 to be in the courtroom even though we were witnesses, 236 00:11:44,761 --> 00:11:46,731 because we were Caylee's grandparents 237 00:11:46,731 --> 00:11:48,661 and that we had a right to be there. 238 00:11:48,661 --> 00:11:53,141 So we were instructed not to show any reaction or emotion. 239 00:11:53,141 --> 00:11:58,561 So we knew we had to be very stoic, and it was very hard. 240 00:11:58,561 --> 00:12:00,751 There was an electricity in the air. 241 00:12:00,751 --> 00:12:03,711 We had all been following this story so closely. 242 00:12:03,711 --> 00:12:07,881 Now we're about to hear the opening statements. 243 00:12:07,881 --> 00:12:10,411 All eyes are on Casey Anthony. 244 00:12:10,411 --> 00:12:11,461 She had her hair pulled back. 245 00:12:11,461 --> 00:12:13,761 She was wearing loose-fitted clothing, 246 00:12:13,761 --> 00:12:16,011 nice, clean, respectable clothes. 247 00:12:16,011 --> 00:12:18,501 She just looked very different from the image that had 248 00:12:18,501 --> 00:12:20,511 been out there in the media. 249 00:12:20,511 --> 00:12:23,781 The lead attorney in the case with Linda Drane Burdick. 250 00:12:23,781 --> 00:12:28,191 The major things that we wanted to do in the opening statement 251 00:12:28,191 --> 00:12:32,251 was get the jury's attention. 252 00:12:32,251 --> 00:12:37,481 As difficult as it may be for anyone to accept that a mother 253 00:12:37,481 --> 00:12:42,771 would intentionally kill her own child, from the evidence 254 00:12:42,771 --> 00:12:47,631 that you will hear in this case, there is no other conclusion. 255 00:12:47,631 --> 00:12:52,341 She emphasized, when you take Casey's lies 256 00:12:52,341 --> 00:12:59,061 and her behavior, coupled with her abandoned car and the odor 257 00:12:59,061 --> 00:13:01,431 of decomposition, you'll see she was 258 00:13:01,431 --> 00:13:03,261 responsible for her daughter's death. 259 00:13:03,261 --> 00:13:05,391 You'll find her guilty of murder. 260 00:13:05,391 --> 00:13:07,791 The big question is, why? 261 00:13:07,791 --> 00:13:12,801 If Casey was the murderer, why did she do it? 262 00:13:12,801 --> 00:13:15,441 NARRATOR: The prosecution believes that Casey's motive 263 00:13:15,441 --> 00:13:19,221 is tied up in her troubled past and find insight 264 00:13:19,221 --> 00:13:21,591 in an interview investigators conducted 265 00:13:21,591 --> 00:13:26,261 with a childhood friend of Casey's named Kiomarie Cruz. 266 00:13:26,261 --> 00:13:29,331 Kiomarie Cruz described Casey, when Casey 267 00:13:29,331 --> 00:13:31,191 was pregnant, saying that she didn't 268 00:13:31,191 --> 00:13:33,111 really want to keep her child. 269 00:13:56,481 --> 00:14:00,181 Casey lived with her parents and was dependent on them. 270 00:14:00,181 --> 00:14:02,511 So if her mother told her, no, you're keeping this baby, 271 00:14:02,511 --> 00:14:04,131 Casey was going to do it. 272 00:14:04,131 --> 00:14:07,341 That Casey didn't want Caylee initially 273 00:14:07,341 --> 00:14:09,291 was important to the prosecution's case 274 00:14:09,291 --> 00:14:11,661 because it went to their argument 275 00:14:11,661 --> 00:14:14,331 that she wanted to live a child-free life. 276 00:14:14,331 --> 00:14:16,891 She wanted to get that old life back. 277 00:14:16,891 --> 00:14:18,831 The bottom line to the prosecution's argument 278 00:14:18,831 --> 00:14:23,511 was that Casey Anthony didn't want be a mother anymore. 279 00:14:23,511 --> 00:14:26,201 LINDA BURDICK: No one else lied to their friends, 280 00:14:26,201 --> 00:14:28,851 to their family, to investigators. 281 00:14:28,851 --> 00:14:31,731 Felt like our evidence was really strong, 282 00:14:31,731 --> 00:14:35,061 that, really, Casey was the only one that could have done this 283 00:14:35,061 --> 00:14:37,371 or that had reason to do it. 284 00:14:37,371 --> 00:14:39,591 Now it's Jose Baez's turn for his opening 285 00:14:39,591 --> 00:14:40,971 statement to the jury. 286 00:14:40,971 --> 00:14:45,321 And he has to explain all of these instances in a completely 287 00:14:45,321 --> 00:14:46,491 different light. 288 00:14:46,491 --> 00:14:48,321 For the defense, the stakes were high. 289 00:14:48,321 --> 00:14:51,921 Not only did he have to find a way to excuse his client's 290 00:14:51,921 --> 00:14:55,341 repeated lying, but he had to explain to the jury 291 00:14:55,341 --> 00:14:59,091 how a mother can lose track of her child for 31 days 292 00:14:59,091 --> 00:15:01,231 and not call the police. 293 00:15:01,231 --> 00:15:03,801 NARRATOR: The gallery eagerly anticipates the defense 294 00:15:03,801 --> 00:15:06,711 lawyer's remarks, but nothing could prepare 295 00:15:06,711 --> 00:15:10,551 them for the story he tells. 296 00:15:10,551 --> 00:15:14,411 Well, the answer is actually relatively simple. 297 00:15:14,411 --> 00:15:16,511 She never was missing. 298 00:15:16,511 --> 00:15:20,711 The defense says that on the morning of June 16, 2008, 299 00:15:20,711 --> 00:15:23,441 Cindy's gone to work, George and Casey are home, 300 00:15:23,441 --> 00:15:24,731 and they're looking for Caylee. 301 00:15:24,731 --> 00:15:25,541 They can't find her. 302 00:15:25,541 --> 00:15:29,171 They're looking all over for her, frantically. 303 00:15:29,171 --> 00:15:34,121 George goes outside and finds her in the pool. 304 00:15:34,121 --> 00:15:36,581 He scooped her up in his arms. 305 00:15:36,581 --> 00:15:40,871 Casey came running around from the house. 306 00:15:40,871 --> 00:15:42,041 JOSE BAEZ: Caylee Anthony died on 307 00:15:42,041 --> 00:15:47,201 June 16, 2008, when she drowned in her family's swimming pool. 308 00:15:47,201 --> 00:15:48,761 He dropped a bombshell. 309 00:15:48,761 --> 00:15:52,831 This was totally unexpected. 310 00:15:52,831 --> 00:15:55,481 This floored people. 311 00:15:55,481 --> 00:15:57,041 George began to yell at her. 312 00:15:57,041 --> 00:15:59,381 Look what you've done! 313 00:15:59,381 --> 00:16:02,041 Your mother will never forgive you! 314 00:16:02,041 --> 00:16:04,061 And you will go to jail for child neglect 315 00:16:04,061 --> 00:16:06,071 for the rest of your freakin' life! 316 00:16:06,071 --> 00:16:11,351 According to Jose Baez, Casey was begging him to help her. 317 00:16:11,351 --> 00:16:16,991 And so he figured out a way to dispose of Caylee 318 00:16:16,991 --> 00:16:20,121 and to spare his daughter's life. 319 00:16:20,121 --> 00:16:23,451 He says his client had nothing to do with the disposal 320 00:16:23,451 --> 00:16:27,061 of her body, that it was her father, George, 321 00:16:27,061 --> 00:16:30,321 bereft at fishing this child out of the swimming 322 00:16:30,321 --> 00:16:35,661 pool, who wrapped her in plastic and disposed of her body. 323 00:16:35,661 --> 00:16:37,431 And then the big shocker-- 324 00:16:37,431 --> 00:16:40,371 he tells the jury that's exactly what George Anthony used 325 00:16:40,371 --> 00:16:43,461 to do to pets of theirs who died before he 326 00:16:43,461 --> 00:16:45,321 buried them in the backyard. 327 00:16:45,321 --> 00:16:46,941 NARRATOR: Many have wondered if Casey's 328 00:16:46,941 --> 00:16:50,401 parents were involved in the cover up of Caylee's death. 329 00:16:50,401 --> 00:16:54,411 Baez's statement only adds fuel to the fire. 330 00:16:54,411 --> 00:16:57,231 Jose Baez completely shatters the public's 331 00:16:57,231 --> 00:16:59,151 understanding of the case. 332 00:16:59,151 --> 00:17:03,171 And if what he said is true, George and Cindy 333 00:17:03,171 --> 00:17:06,051 are intertwined in this crime. 334 00:17:06,051 --> 00:17:09,651 He got up there, and he, in one fell swoop, 335 00:17:09,651 --> 00:17:12,361 pulled the rug out from under the prosecution. 336 00:17:12,361 --> 00:17:13,061 Boom. 337 00:17:17,411 --> 00:17:18,881 NARRATOR: In his opening statement, 338 00:17:18,881 --> 00:17:22,211 Casey Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez, 339 00:17:22,211 --> 00:17:24,641 shocks the courtroom. 340 00:17:24,641 --> 00:17:25,871 JOSE BAEZ: Caylee Anthony died on 341 00:17:25,871 --> 00:17:30,881 June 16, 2008, when she drowned in her family's swimming pool. 342 00:17:30,881 --> 00:17:33,301 NARRATOR: In addition to claiming it was an accident, 343 00:17:33,301 --> 00:17:37,121 Baez states Casey had help in the cover-up. 344 00:17:37,121 --> 00:17:40,541 He says his client had nothing to do with the disposal 345 00:17:40,541 --> 00:17:43,631 of her body, that it was her father, George, 346 00:17:43,631 --> 00:17:45,251 who disposed of her body. 347 00:17:45,251 --> 00:17:48,581 This new information Baez was spilling into the courtroom 348 00:17:48,581 --> 00:17:51,791 in his opening statement turned everything we thought we knew 349 00:17:51,791 --> 00:17:54,311 about this case on its head. 350 00:17:54,311 --> 00:17:57,101 NARRATOR: As Baez continues his opening statement, 351 00:17:57,101 --> 00:18:00,191 he addresses one of the defense's biggest hurdles-- 352 00:18:00,191 --> 00:18:03,001 Casey's web of lies. 353 00:18:03,001 --> 00:18:07,021 For years, Casey Anthony had been leaving her parents' home, 354 00:18:07,021 --> 00:18:10,261 pretending to go to a job at Universal Studios, 355 00:18:10,261 --> 00:18:14,401 often taking little Caylee with her to drop off with Zanny 356 00:18:14,401 --> 00:18:15,571 the nanny. 357 00:18:15,571 --> 00:18:19,771 This was a completely fictional alternate reality. 358 00:18:19,771 --> 00:18:20,911 She had no job. 359 00:18:20,911 --> 00:18:23,041 She had no nanny. 360 00:18:23,041 --> 00:18:26,551 Everything that Casey told law enforcement 361 00:18:26,551 --> 00:18:30,481 about Caylee's disappearance turned out to be a lie. 362 00:18:30,481 --> 00:18:33,261 How can you not be convinced she's guilty? 363 00:18:33,261 --> 00:18:35,991 NARRATOR: But Baez offers up a stunning explanation 364 00:18:35,991 --> 00:18:38,151 for his client's behavior. 365 00:18:38,151 --> 00:18:42,231 Jose Baez admits that his client is a liar, 366 00:18:42,231 --> 00:18:45,501 but he explains to the jury why she lies, 367 00:18:45,501 --> 00:18:48,411 that she was taught to lie by her own father 368 00:18:48,411 --> 00:18:51,681 to keep a deep, dark family secret. 369 00:18:51,681 --> 00:18:54,811 Casey was raised to lie, and it all 370 00:18:54,811 --> 00:18:59,261 began when Casey was eight years old, 371 00:18:59,261 --> 00:19:01,451 and her father came into her room 372 00:19:01,451 --> 00:19:04,281 and began to touch her inappropriately. 373 00:19:04,281 --> 00:19:06,381 And it escalated. 374 00:19:06,381 --> 00:19:09,501 She could be 13 years old, have her father's penis 375 00:19:09,501 --> 00:19:11,601 in her mouth, and then go to school 376 00:19:11,601 --> 00:19:15,671 and play with the other kids as if nothing ever happened. 377 00:19:15,671 --> 00:19:18,291 Baez says that she learned how to live 378 00:19:18,291 --> 00:19:21,141 a life of deceit, a life of lies, 379 00:19:21,141 --> 00:19:25,221 to cover up the dysfunction at home. 380 00:19:25,221 --> 00:19:30,741 And that's why Casey continued to lie about her daughter. 381 00:19:30,741 --> 00:19:32,781 Her father had this control over her 382 00:19:32,781 --> 00:19:35,541 from the time she was a young girl. 383 00:19:35,541 --> 00:19:38,741 I have no idea what was going on in George Anthony's head 384 00:19:38,741 --> 00:19:41,781 and heart, but he wasn't expressing 385 00:19:41,781 --> 00:19:43,941 emotion in that he wasn't crying or shaking 386 00:19:43,941 --> 00:19:47,001 his head or anything. He just put his head down. 387 00:19:47,001 --> 00:19:48,831 NARRATOR: Later that day, the story 388 00:19:48,831 --> 00:19:52,241 explodes on the nightly news. 389 00:19:52,241 --> 00:19:53,511 Bombshell tonight. 390 00:19:53,511 --> 00:19:57,921 Tot mom's lawyer tells a stunned courtroom 391 00:19:57,921 --> 00:20:00,591 she has nothing to do with Caylee's death 392 00:20:00,591 --> 00:20:04,821 and disappearance, blaming her own father. 393 00:20:04,821 --> 00:20:08,061 It was really a shock, and it's all anyone 394 00:20:08,061 --> 00:20:10,351 could talk about afterwards. 395 00:20:10,351 --> 00:20:12,081 It's like, really? 396 00:20:12,081 --> 00:20:15,591 NARRATOR: When court resumes, the prosecution tries to refute 397 00:20:15,591 --> 00:20:18,741 Baez's explosive claims. 398 00:20:18,741 --> 00:20:20,541 And who was the very first witness? 399 00:20:20,541 --> 00:20:21,951 George Anthony. 400 00:20:21,951 --> 00:20:23,961 As he walked to the witness box, you 401 00:20:23,961 --> 00:20:28,011 could just see the weight of the world on this man's shoulders. 402 00:20:28,011 --> 00:20:31,191 The line of questioning everybody was waiting for was, 403 00:20:31,191 --> 00:20:34,031 did you sexually abuse your daughter? 404 00:20:34,031 --> 00:20:36,441 They wanted to nip this one in the bud. 405 00:20:36,441 --> 00:20:39,571 Get him on the stand and ask him about this. 406 00:20:39,571 --> 00:20:43,881 PROSECUTOR: Have you ever sexually molested 407 00:20:43,881 --> 00:20:47,221 your daughter, Casey Anthony? 408 00:20:47,221 --> 00:20:50,181 No, sir. 409 00:20:50,181 --> 00:20:53,941 PROSECUTOR: Were you present in your home 410 00:20:53,941 --> 00:20:55,841 when Caylee Anthony died? 411 00:20:59,731 --> 00:21:00,431 No. 412 00:21:00,431 --> 00:21:04,141 When I heard that today, it hurt really bad. 413 00:21:04,141 --> 00:21:07,261 We had already been forewarned that Jose was going 414 00:21:07,261 --> 00:21:09,061 to throw George under the bus. 415 00:21:09,061 --> 00:21:13,351 The state's attorney's office had notified our attorney 416 00:21:13,351 --> 00:21:17,041 and said that Jose is going to say 417 00:21:17,041 --> 00:21:20,491 that he sexually abused Casey. 418 00:21:20,491 --> 00:21:24,361 And we were like, where is this coming from? 419 00:21:24,361 --> 00:21:25,531 It was out of left field. 420 00:21:30,841 --> 00:21:32,211 No, definitely not. 421 00:21:32,211 --> 00:21:33,511 Definitely not would I ever do anything 422 00:21:33,511 --> 00:21:35,451 like that to my daughter. 423 00:21:35,451 --> 00:21:39,181 I sat in that courtroom that day, 424 00:21:39,181 --> 00:21:44,941 and to hear that opening statement from this attorney, 425 00:21:44,941 --> 00:21:46,831 you don't know how much I wanted to get up and just-- 426 00:21:50,681 --> 00:21:52,241 do something to him. 427 00:21:52,241 --> 00:21:54,311 NARRATOR: To bolster George's assertions, 428 00:21:54,311 --> 00:21:57,221 the prosecution enters a new exhibit. 429 00:21:57,221 --> 00:21:59,081 Part of the evidence to counter it 430 00:21:59,081 --> 00:22:01,991 was the jailhouse recordings of visits between Casey 431 00:22:01,991 --> 00:22:03,881 and her father between her arrest and trial. 432 00:22:31,041 --> 00:22:32,881 She's saying to her father "you've always been 433 00:22:32,881 --> 00:22:36,121 a great father," "I love you." 434 00:22:36,121 --> 00:22:39,571 This is not someone who sounds like she's 435 00:22:39,571 --> 00:22:41,131 been sexually abused. 436 00:22:41,131 --> 00:22:43,141 This sounds like a very different 437 00:22:43,141 --> 00:22:46,951 relationship from the one the defense is portraying. 438 00:22:46,951 --> 00:22:51,451 Now it's the defense's turn to question George Anthony. 439 00:22:51,451 --> 00:22:56,011 Inexplicably, Jose Baez doesn't really ask about sexual abuse. 440 00:22:56,011 --> 00:22:59,011 He turns to an incident that happened 441 00:22:59,011 --> 00:23:01,951 right after Caylee's remains were found and identified. 442 00:23:01,951 --> 00:23:06,021 And he goes right to the heart of George Anthony. 443 00:23:06,021 --> 00:23:08,781 JOSE BAEZ: Late January of 2009, you 444 00:23:08,781 --> 00:23:09,951 attempted to commit suicide. 445 00:23:12,651 --> 00:23:14,391 Did you, sir? 446 00:23:14,391 --> 00:23:16,281 Yes, sir, I did. 447 00:23:16,281 --> 00:23:18,561 In the third week of January 2009, 448 00:23:18,561 --> 00:23:20,121 George Anthony disappeared. 449 00:23:20,121 --> 00:23:21,651 They couldn't find him. 450 00:23:21,651 --> 00:23:25,101 He had gone to a hotel some distance away. 451 00:23:25,101 --> 00:23:30,081 I could not function after Caylee was found. 452 00:23:30,081 --> 00:23:31,821 I could not function. 453 00:23:31,821 --> 00:23:34,191 I drove as far as Daytona Beach, Florida, 454 00:23:34,191 --> 00:23:37,011 to the most rattiest hotel. 455 00:23:37,011 --> 00:23:40,311 I took about 70 pills. 456 00:23:40,311 --> 00:23:43,191 I drank as much beer as I possibly could. 457 00:23:43,191 --> 00:23:46,621 NARRATOR: Then George wrote a letter to his family. 458 00:23:46,621 --> 00:23:51,571 Because I didn't know what anymore to do. 459 00:23:51,571 --> 00:23:54,041 "Caylee Marie, I miss her. I miss her. 460 00:23:54,041 --> 00:23:55,971 I want my family back. 461 00:23:55,971 --> 00:23:57,621 I sit here, falling apart, because I 462 00:23:57,621 --> 00:23:59,991 should have done more. 463 00:23:59,991 --> 00:24:02,071 She was so close to home. 464 00:24:02,071 --> 00:24:05,961 Why is-- why is she gone? Why? 465 00:24:08,601 --> 00:24:11,001 I love you, Cindy Marie. 466 00:24:11,001 --> 00:24:11,871 Caylee, here I come." 467 00:24:15,601 --> 00:24:20,231 I needed, at that time, to go and be with Caylee. 468 00:24:20,231 --> 00:24:22,851 JOSE BAEZ: And you expressed that in the note. 469 00:24:22,851 --> 00:24:24,651 Yes, I did. 470 00:24:24,651 --> 00:24:28,451 Because I believe I failed her. 471 00:24:28,451 --> 00:24:31,541 [CRYING] 472 00:24:41,751 --> 00:24:43,461 George completely lost it. 473 00:24:43,461 --> 00:24:47,801 He just completely lost that this too would be brought up. 474 00:24:47,801 --> 00:24:51,561 First, he's accused of sexually abusing his daughter 475 00:24:51,561 --> 00:24:54,561 and hiding his granddaughter's dead body. 476 00:24:54,561 --> 00:24:57,971 And now, you're telling everyone that I tried to commit suicide. 477 00:25:00,471 --> 00:25:03,251 I couldn't imagine the hurt. 478 00:25:03,251 --> 00:25:05,151 It had to be probably one of the hardest 479 00:25:05,151 --> 00:25:06,291 things he had to go through. 480 00:25:09,831 --> 00:25:13,881 The defense uses this suicide note 481 00:25:13,881 --> 00:25:18,831 and turns it that he's actually sorry for his role in hiding 482 00:25:18,831 --> 00:25:21,411 the truth about Caylee's death. 483 00:25:21,411 --> 00:25:26,721 While they wanted to paint his suicide as related to guilt, 484 00:25:26,721 --> 00:25:29,331 I thought it was very clear that it wasn't related to guilt. 485 00:25:29,331 --> 00:25:34,491 It was related to finally wrestling with the fact 486 00:25:34,491 --> 00:25:37,761 that Caylee was dead, and that his daughter might 487 00:25:37,761 --> 00:25:39,291 have something to do with it. 488 00:25:39,291 --> 00:25:41,901 NARRATOR: Now on stable footing, the prosecution 489 00:25:41,901 --> 00:25:44,781 is ready to launch an offensive and establish 490 00:25:44,781 --> 00:25:47,451 the facts of their case. 491 00:25:47,451 --> 00:25:49,731 The prosecution knows she's a liar. 492 00:25:49,731 --> 00:25:52,261 Now they have to prove that she's also a murderer. 493 00:25:56,611 --> 00:25:59,941 NARRATOR: Prosecutor Jeff Ashton is convinced his team has 494 00:25:59,941 --> 00:26:03,571 the evidence to convict Casey Anthony of murder, 495 00:26:03,571 --> 00:26:06,091 and it all starts with her car. 496 00:26:06,091 --> 00:26:09,151 The car had run out of gas at a check cashing place here 497 00:26:09,151 --> 00:26:11,911 in town, and it had been towed. 498 00:26:11,911 --> 00:26:16,531 When I opened up the car door, the worst 499 00:26:16,531 --> 00:26:18,001 smell that you could ever possibly 500 00:26:18,001 --> 00:26:19,771 imagine I smelled in that car. 501 00:26:27,991 --> 00:26:29,701 The police took custody of the car. 502 00:26:29,701 --> 00:26:33,241 The minute they get the car into the forensic garage, 503 00:26:33,241 --> 00:26:34,831 the first thing they noticed is the smell. 504 00:26:34,831 --> 00:26:40,051 So they brought in a dog that is specifically trained to react 505 00:26:40,051 --> 00:26:43,171 to cadavers by smell, and the dog immediately 506 00:26:43,171 --> 00:26:46,021 alerted on the trunk of the car as being 507 00:26:46,021 --> 00:26:47,771 the main source of the odor. 508 00:26:47,771 --> 00:26:50,251 This indicated that a dead body had 509 00:26:50,251 --> 00:26:52,381 been in the back of that car. 510 00:26:52,381 --> 00:26:54,331 NARRATOR: But to prove it in a court of law, 511 00:26:54,331 --> 00:26:57,541 prosecutors need physical proof. 512 00:26:57,541 --> 00:26:59,101 When the investigator looked in the trunk, 513 00:26:59,101 --> 00:27:03,901 in addition to the smell, they could also see a stained area 514 00:27:03,901 --> 00:27:05,341 on the trunk liner. 515 00:27:05,341 --> 00:27:09,371 It was the size that could have been a child's body. 516 00:27:09,371 --> 00:27:13,321 This smell and this particular stain-- 517 00:27:13,321 --> 00:27:17,281 it just was hard to not put those two together. 518 00:27:17,281 --> 00:27:19,621 NARRATOR: Investigators send samples of the carpet 519 00:27:19,621 --> 00:27:23,941 to a research scientist named Dr. Arpad Vass. 520 00:27:23,941 --> 00:27:28,471 Dr. Vass had been studying the chemistry of decomposition. 521 00:27:28,471 --> 00:27:31,751 According to Dr. Vass, when a person dies, 522 00:27:31,751 --> 00:27:35,251 their body slowly starts to decompose, 523 00:27:35,251 --> 00:27:39,061 and it builds up gases, putrified gases, 524 00:27:39,061 --> 00:27:41,131 that are then released into the area 525 00:27:41,131 --> 00:27:44,381 around where the cadaver lays. 526 00:27:44,381 --> 00:27:47,051 NARRATOR: Vass has developed a testing technique that 527 00:27:47,051 --> 00:27:50,201 can identify the presence of decomposition gases 528 00:27:50,201 --> 00:27:52,481 in a sample of air. 529 00:27:52,481 --> 00:27:55,541 My name is Dr. Lawrence Kobilinsky. 530 00:27:55,541 --> 00:27:58,121 I'm a professor of forensic science. 531 00:27:58,121 --> 00:28:00,651 The sample from the trunk is collected. 532 00:28:00,651 --> 00:28:04,841 It's cut, put into a paint can, and sealed. 533 00:28:04,841 --> 00:28:10,011 The vapor then comes off the rug and is collected in the can. 534 00:28:10,011 --> 00:28:13,571 You then can remove a sample of that vapor, 535 00:28:13,571 --> 00:28:16,871 and then force it into this device 536 00:28:16,871 --> 00:28:19,481 to separate the chemicals individually, 537 00:28:19,481 --> 00:28:22,211 and then to identify what chemicals 538 00:28:22,211 --> 00:28:24,401 were in the original sample. 539 00:28:24,401 --> 00:28:29,421 Dr. Vass is a very brilliant, inquisitive person. 540 00:28:29,421 --> 00:28:33,341 And I think he saw this as a neat challenge of applying 541 00:28:33,341 --> 00:28:36,071 his science to something new. 542 00:28:36,071 --> 00:28:37,691 NARRATOR: After reviewing the data, 543 00:28:37,691 --> 00:28:41,291 Dr. Vass takes the stand for the prosecution. 544 00:28:41,291 --> 00:28:43,061 Do you have an opinion as to whether there was 545 00:28:43,061 --> 00:28:44,981 a decomposing human body in the trunk 546 00:28:44,981 --> 00:28:46,811 of that car at some point? 547 00:28:46,811 --> 00:28:49,361 I can find no other plausible explanation 548 00:28:49,361 --> 00:28:53,771 other than that to explain all the results we found. 549 00:28:53,771 --> 00:28:57,311 NARRATOR: To prove the body was Caylee's, the prosecution turns 550 00:28:57,311 --> 00:29:00,331 to another piece of evidence. 551 00:29:00,331 --> 00:29:02,501 The investigators found a number of hairs 552 00:29:02,501 --> 00:29:04,811 in the trunk of Casey's car. 553 00:29:04,811 --> 00:29:07,841 The hairs were sent to the FBI crime laboratory. 554 00:29:07,841 --> 00:29:10,641 They put them through a microscopic analysis. 555 00:29:10,641 --> 00:29:13,811 One hair in particular was a nine-inch-long, light 556 00:29:13,811 --> 00:29:16,581 brown, untreated hair. 557 00:29:16,581 --> 00:29:20,711 One of the things that hair analysts do is not only examine 558 00:29:20,711 --> 00:29:23,531 it microscopically, but what we do nowadays 559 00:29:23,531 --> 00:29:28,871 is mitochondrial DNA analysis of the shaft of the hair. 560 00:29:28,871 --> 00:29:30,611 Mitochondrial DNA is something that you 561 00:29:30,611 --> 00:29:32,681 get only from your mother. 562 00:29:32,681 --> 00:29:34,821 So when they tested the mitochondrial DNA, 563 00:29:34,821 --> 00:29:38,561 they found a hair that came from some 564 00:29:38,561 --> 00:29:40,511 maternal relative of Cindy's. 565 00:29:40,511 --> 00:29:42,551 It basically was a hair that had to either come 566 00:29:42,551 --> 00:29:46,061 from Caylee, Casey, or Cindy. 567 00:29:46,061 --> 00:29:48,491 But because of the length of the hair 568 00:29:48,491 --> 00:29:53,111 and the fact that it was not treated, it had to be Caylee's. 569 00:29:53,111 --> 00:29:56,171 NARRATOR: When forensic experts examine the hair closer, 570 00:29:56,171 --> 00:29:58,781 they find a distinctive pattern. 571 00:29:58,781 --> 00:30:01,091 The hair is a Caucasian head hair. 572 00:30:01,091 --> 00:30:03,011 It had a darkened end. 573 00:30:03,011 --> 00:30:07,391 It was an interesting type of hair because it had a very 574 00:30:07,391 --> 00:30:11,091 distinct pattern-- a single band that was very, 575 00:30:11,091 --> 00:30:13,571 very close to the root. 576 00:30:13,571 --> 00:30:15,851 NARRATOR: The band is a brown discoloration 577 00:30:15,851 --> 00:30:19,811 that forensic experts have given a descriptive name. 578 00:30:19,811 --> 00:30:23,381 It was known to many people that do hair analysis 579 00:30:23,381 --> 00:30:26,591 as a decomposition band because you can 580 00:30:26,591 --> 00:30:29,171 find it in a decomposing body. 581 00:30:29,171 --> 00:30:32,171 Did you find any hairs that showed evidence 582 00:30:32,171 --> 00:30:34,841 of apparent decomposition? 583 00:30:34,841 --> 00:30:38,521 One of the items had a hair that exhibited characteristics 584 00:30:38,521 --> 00:30:40,261 of decomposition. 585 00:30:40,261 --> 00:30:42,581 When you put it all together, to me, 586 00:30:42,581 --> 00:30:46,441 it was the inescapable conclusion that there had been 587 00:30:46,441 --> 00:30:49,831 a dead body in the back of that car, and that it, in all 588 00:30:49,831 --> 00:30:53,011 likelihood, was Caylee's. 589 00:30:53,011 --> 00:30:55,351 NARRATOR: With the evidence from the car established, 590 00:30:55,351 --> 00:30:58,861 the prosecution turns to a critical task. 591 00:30:58,861 --> 00:31:01,291 Juries like to have everything all tied up 592 00:31:01,291 --> 00:31:06,061 in a neat little bow, and one of the prosecution's critical jobs 593 00:31:06,061 --> 00:31:10,321 was to explain to the jury how this child died. 594 00:31:10,321 --> 00:31:12,871 NARRATOR: And once again, they rely upon the work 595 00:31:12,871 --> 00:31:15,091 of Dr. Arpad Vass. 596 00:31:15,091 --> 00:31:18,481 When Dr. Vass completed his analysis of the odor 597 00:31:18,481 --> 00:31:21,961 from the carpet, he found a chemical that surprised him, 598 00:31:21,961 --> 00:31:25,921 one that shouldn't have been in the sample at that level. 599 00:31:25,921 --> 00:31:33,171 Chloroform was shockingly high, unusually high. 600 00:31:33,171 --> 00:31:36,421 Chloroform is a product of decomposition. 601 00:31:36,421 --> 00:31:38,611 But there was a lot more chloroform, 602 00:31:38,611 --> 00:31:41,131 according to Dr. Vass, than one could 603 00:31:41,131 --> 00:31:43,421 explain from decomposition. 604 00:31:43,421 --> 00:31:46,411 Chloroform is known as a chemical that can be used 605 00:31:46,411 --> 00:31:48,601 to render people unconscious. 606 00:31:48,601 --> 00:31:51,811 So one of the theories that we worked on 607 00:31:51,811 --> 00:31:55,321 was that maybe Casey had used chloroform 608 00:31:55,321 --> 00:31:59,161 to knock Caylee out so that she would 609 00:31:59,161 --> 00:32:03,151 die in a more humane fashion. 610 00:32:03,151 --> 00:32:04,621 NARRATOR: But there's more to back 611 00:32:04,621 --> 00:32:07,351 up the prosecution's theory. 612 00:32:07,351 --> 00:32:09,811 After this finding of high levels of chloroform 613 00:32:09,811 --> 00:32:12,061 in the automobile trunk, the police 614 00:32:12,061 --> 00:32:15,061 then turned to the computer at the Anthony home. 615 00:32:15,061 --> 00:32:20,671 And on it, they found searches for how to make chloroform. 616 00:32:20,671 --> 00:32:24,121 There are commercial processes for making chloroform, 617 00:32:24,121 --> 00:32:26,901 but you can go on the internet, and there 618 00:32:26,901 --> 00:32:28,741 are very simple formulas. 619 00:32:28,741 --> 00:32:32,581 You can do it in your home from very simple to obtain 620 00:32:32,581 --> 00:32:34,431 chemicals. 621 00:32:34,431 --> 00:32:36,411 To the prosecution, this was more 622 00:32:36,411 --> 00:32:38,631 crucial pieces of the puzzle coming 623 00:32:38,631 --> 00:32:40,441 together against Casey Anthony. 624 00:32:40,441 --> 00:32:42,171 The chloroform searches were more 625 00:32:42,171 --> 00:32:45,591 significant because it gave us some indication 626 00:32:45,591 --> 00:32:48,011 of premeditation. This was huge. 627 00:32:53,811 --> 00:32:56,241 NARRATOR: Prosecutors in the Casey Anthony case 628 00:32:56,241 --> 00:33:00,111 are beginning to explain how her daughter, Caylee, died. 629 00:33:00,111 --> 00:33:06,051 The chloroform was shockingly high, unusually high. 630 00:33:06,051 --> 00:33:08,091 One of the theories that we worked on 631 00:33:08,091 --> 00:33:14,751 was that maybe Casey had used chloroform to knock Caylee out. 632 00:33:14,751 --> 00:33:18,471 If you are alleging somebody murdered a child 633 00:33:18,471 --> 00:33:22,251 in a premeditated way, in a capital case, 634 00:33:22,251 --> 00:33:25,371 the burden is on the prosecution to prove 635 00:33:25,371 --> 00:33:30,711 that Casey Anthony murdered Caylee in a deliberate way. 636 00:33:30,711 --> 00:33:32,961 NARRATOR: With the defense claiming Caylee's death 637 00:33:32,961 --> 00:33:37,041 was an accident, the prosecution calls medical examiner Dr. 638 00:33:37,041 --> 00:33:40,131 G to further build their case. 639 00:33:40,131 --> 00:33:44,991 The fact that it's tossed in a field to rot in bags 640 00:33:44,991 --> 00:33:49,921 is a clear indication that the body was trying to be hidden. 641 00:33:49,921 --> 00:33:52,731 We looked at each bone under a microscope 642 00:33:52,731 --> 00:33:54,531 for causes of death-- 643 00:33:54,531 --> 00:33:59,181 blows, knife marks, any type of sharp force 644 00:33:59,181 --> 00:34:01,191 injury to the bones. 645 00:34:01,191 --> 00:34:05,271 And we didn't find any trauma whatsoever. 646 00:34:05,271 --> 00:34:07,251 NARRATOR: But according to Dr. G, when 647 00:34:07,251 --> 00:34:09,741 the skull was discovered, investigators 648 00:34:09,741 --> 00:34:12,661 noticed something unusual. 649 00:34:12,661 --> 00:34:15,771 There's this gray duct tape-looking thing 650 00:34:15,771 --> 00:34:17,841 over the lower half of the jaw. 651 00:34:17,841 --> 00:34:20,421 But when you get up close, you see that there's 652 00:34:20,421 --> 00:34:22,881 something amiss here. 653 00:34:22,881 --> 00:34:28,551 The skull and the mandible are together in one unit. 654 00:34:28,551 --> 00:34:31,791 I've done hundreds of skeletons, I've never seen it. 655 00:34:31,791 --> 00:34:34,481 So that's a really remarkable finding. 656 00:34:34,481 --> 00:34:38,481 There's nothing holding your jaw on during decomposition. 657 00:34:38,481 --> 00:34:41,121 The only reason is because it was held 658 00:34:41,121 --> 00:34:44,411 in place with this duct tape. 659 00:34:44,411 --> 00:34:46,001 NARRATOR: This leads the prosecution 660 00:34:46,001 --> 00:34:47,651 to conclude that duct tape played 661 00:34:47,651 --> 00:34:50,271 a vital role in Caylee's death. 662 00:34:50,271 --> 00:34:53,621 The duct tape has always been the one piece of evidence 663 00:34:53,621 --> 00:34:57,131 that no theory other than murder can explain. 664 00:34:57,131 --> 00:35:01,691 There is no child that should have duct tape on its face 665 00:35:01,691 --> 00:35:03,511 when it dies. 666 00:35:03,511 --> 00:35:07,481 There is no reason to put duct tape on the face 667 00:35:07,481 --> 00:35:09,281 after they die. 668 00:35:09,281 --> 00:35:16,631 The circumstances of a skeleton being found in plastic bags, 669 00:35:16,631 --> 00:35:21,101 hidden in this swampy area, and that there's duct 670 00:35:21,101 --> 00:35:22,811 tape over the face. 671 00:35:22,811 --> 00:35:25,091 I felt that we had enough information 672 00:35:25,091 --> 00:35:26,771 to say that it's a homicide. 673 00:35:30,331 --> 00:35:31,921 NARRATOR: To help the jury visualize 674 00:35:31,921 --> 00:35:34,651 Caylee's gruesome fate, the prosecution 675 00:35:34,651 --> 00:35:37,021 presents a graphic video. 676 00:35:37,021 --> 00:35:41,941 The idea was to take what we know about where the duct 677 00:35:41,941 --> 00:35:45,571 tape was, and graphically demonstrate to the jury 678 00:35:45,571 --> 00:35:48,301 that if the duct tape was in the same position 679 00:35:48,301 --> 00:35:53,011 relative to the skull when the face was there, where would 680 00:35:53,011 --> 00:35:54,091 the tape have been? 681 00:35:54,091 --> 00:35:57,451 Obviously, emotionally, if you can get the jury 682 00:35:57,451 --> 00:36:02,251 to visualize the duct tape over Caylee's nose and mouth, 683 00:36:02,251 --> 00:36:04,981 it is much more compelling. 684 00:36:04,981 --> 00:36:08,281 It began with her smiling, live face, 685 00:36:08,281 --> 00:36:09,991 looking into the camera. 686 00:36:09,991 --> 00:36:15,331 And it slowly morphed into the cadaver face found 687 00:36:15,331 --> 00:36:17,231 all of those many months later. 688 00:36:17,231 --> 00:36:18,361 PROSECUTOR: Would the single piece 689 00:36:18,361 --> 00:36:22,371 of tape, if applied in the position shown on the video, 690 00:36:22,371 --> 00:36:25,111 been sufficient to have covered the nose and mouth, 691 00:36:25,111 --> 00:36:26,791 and made breathing impossible? 692 00:36:26,791 --> 00:36:28,981 Yes. 693 00:36:28,981 --> 00:36:32,251 I'll never forget that. 694 00:36:32,251 --> 00:36:33,871 I-- I had to leave. 695 00:36:33,871 --> 00:36:35,001 I didn't want to see that. 696 00:36:35,001 --> 00:36:37,251 To think that she would have been 697 00:36:37,251 --> 00:36:40,111 placed in garbage bags, taped-- 698 00:36:42,721 --> 00:36:45,491 just like-- just like garbage-- it's-- 699 00:36:48,681 --> 00:36:51,261 NARRATOR: Piecing together all of the evidence, 700 00:36:51,261 --> 00:36:54,081 the prosecution is finally ready to reveal 701 00:36:54,081 --> 00:36:59,801 how they believe Casey intentionally murdered Caylee. 702 00:36:59,801 --> 00:37:02,591 Our theory was that on the last day 703 00:37:02,591 --> 00:37:06,551 Caylee was seen, that at some point that afternoon, 704 00:37:06,551 --> 00:37:08,461 Casey rendered Caylee unconscious, 705 00:37:08,461 --> 00:37:10,421 maybe with chloroform. 706 00:37:10,421 --> 00:37:14,261 NARRATOR: Casey then used duct tape as the murder weapon. 707 00:37:14,261 --> 00:37:17,321 She put duct tape over her mouth and her nose 708 00:37:17,321 --> 00:37:20,201 so that she couldn't breathe, and allowed 709 00:37:20,201 --> 00:37:22,511 her to die in her sleep. 710 00:37:22,511 --> 00:37:24,551 And then wrapped her up in her favorite Winne 711 00:37:24,551 --> 00:37:28,981 the Pooh blanket, put her in a laundry bag, 712 00:37:28,981 --> 00:37:31,881 and put the laundry bag in some garbage bags, 713 00:37:31,881 --> 00:37:36,671 tied it up, and just put her in the trunk of the car. 714 00:37:36,671 --> 00:37:38,531 Went to her boyfriend's house. 715 00:37:38,531 --> 00:37:42,641 Next day, went out, probably at night, 716 00:37:42,641 --> 00:37:46,721 and just walked 20 feet back into the woods, 717 00:37:46,721 --> 00:37:51,621 and just laid her down there, and went on about her life. 718 00:37:51,621 --> 00:37:54,731 NARRATOR: But one big question remains. 719 00:37:54,731 --> 00:37:57,801 Why in the world would Casey need to kill her daughter? 720 00:38:02,881 --> 00:38:06,061 NARRATOR: After presenting forensic evidence to the jury, 721 00:38:06,061 --> 00:38:10,951 prosecutors in the Casey Anthony case turn to a critical task. 722 00:38:10,951 --> 00:38:15,211 The prosecution had to prove that for the 31 days Caylee was 723 00:38:15,211 --> 00:38:18,871 missing, Casey was completely enmeshing 724 00:38:18,871 --> 00:38:21,161 herself in a brand new life. 725 00:38:21,161 --> 00:38:24,451 It was a life that she didn't have 726 00:38:24,451 --> 00:38:28,471 at all, being tied to a two and a half year old child. 727 00:38:28,471 --> 00:38:32,431 NARRATOR: The prosecution calls Tony Lazzaro to the stand. 728 00:38:32,431 --> 00:38:33,751 This was her boyfriend. 729 00:38:33,751 --> 00:38:37,441 This is the man with whom she had spent those 31 730 00:38:37,441 --> 00:38:40,661 days while Caylee was missing. 731 00:38:40,661 --> 00:38:43,021 And he's with her on June 16. 732 00:38:43,021 --> 00:38:45,841 That is the last day that Caylee is seen 733 00:38:45,841 --> 00:38:48,511 by anyone other than Casey. 734 00:38:48,511 --> 00:38:50,411 They went to the Blockbuster Video 735 00:38:50,411 --> 00:38:52,291 on the 16th, rented two movies. 736 00:38:54,801 --> 00:38:57,351 Casey has her arm around Tony Lazzaro, 737 00:38:57,351 --> 00:38:58,791 and they're walking through Blockbuster 738 00:38:58,791 --> 00:39:03,621 to pay for these videos, very carefree. 739 00:39:03,621 --> 00:39:06,831 It just seemed like a date night. 740 00:39:06,831 --> 00:39:08,691 How would you describe her demeanor? 741 00:39:08,691 --> 00:39:09,731 Happy. 742 00:39:09,731 --> 00:39:11,201 Happy to see me. 743 00:39:11,201 --> 00:39:13,491 Having a grand old time. 744 00:39:13,491 --> 00:39:17,711 At any time did she ever cry? 745 00:39:17,711 --> 00:39:18,521 No. 746 00:39:18,521 --> 00:39:20,471 PROSECUTOR: Did she ever act scared? 747 00:39:20,471 --> 00:39:21,171 Nope. 748 00:39:21,171 --> 00:39:25,291 PROSECUTOR: Did she tell you that her daughter had gone 749 00:39:25,291 --> 00:39:26,401 missing? 750 00:39:26,401 --> 00:39:29,041 No. 751 00:39:29,041 --> 00:39:32,071 He was a critical witness to establish that this is a woman 752 00:39:32,071 --> 00:39:34,681 who continued to live this life of lies, 753 00:39:34,681 --> 00:39:37,771 but really wanted this child-free life 754 00:39:37,771 --> 00:39:39,841 that he was introducing her to. 755 00:39:39,841 --> 00:39:43,951 My name is Clint House, and I lived with Tony Lazzaro. 756 00:39:43,951 --> 00:39:46,141 Casey started spending a lot of time 757 00:39:46,141 --> 00:39:48,421 at the apartment on a regular basis 758 00:39:48,421 --> 00:39:50,941 at the beginning of June of 2008. 759 00:39:50,941 --> 00:39:52,741 Tony and I were DJs. 760 00:39:52,741 --> 00:39:55,801 Every Friday night, we would have a different type of party 761 00:39:55,801 --> 00:40:00,061 that we would throw, and Casey would come with us. 762 00:40:00,061 --> 00:40:04,261 One night, we had been promoting a hot body contest. 763 00:40:04,261 --> 00:40:06,001 Casey did compete in the contest. 764 00:40:06,001 --> 00:40:10,411 That was the photo of her in the infamous blue dress. 765 00:40:10,411 --> 00:40:15,331 They were these really shocking photos of Casey 766 00:40:15,331 --> 00:40:18,931 Anthony dirty dancing and partying 767 00:40:18,931 --> 00:40:23,371 in a very sexual manner while her daughter was already dead. 768 00:40:23,371 --> 00:40:25,851 There was just exhibit after exhibit 769 00:40:25,851 --> 00:40:29,771 of some of the wild and crazy things Casey Anthony was doing. 770 00:40:29,771 --> 00:40:33,931 People were outraged when they saw these photos. 771 00:40:33,931 --> 00:40:35,971 You just don't see a sense of urgency at all. 772 00:40:35,971 --> 00:40:39,301 Shortly after we believe would be the day that Caylee probably 773 00:40:39,301 --> 00:40:42,711 met her fate, we almost see a relaxed lifestyle 774 00:40:42,711 --> 00:40:44,791 that she no longer has to live with the burden 775 00:40:44,791 --> 00:40:46,471 of having this child. 776 00:40:46,471 --> 00:40:49,951 The prosecution's trying to present Casey as not a grieving 777 00:40:49,951 --> 00:40:53,131 mother, not a worried mother, a woman who 778 00:40:53,131 --> 00:40:56,011 is free from the responsibility of having 779 00:40:56,011 --> 00:40:58,431 a child, which goes to motive. 780 00:40:58,431 --> 00:41:02,371 And to drive home the point that Casey was embracing this 781 00:41:02,371 --> 00:41:04,921 new child-free life, the prosecution 782 00:41:04,921 --> 00:41:09,121 called a tattoo artist to the stand named Bobby Williams. 783 00:41:09,121 --> 00:41:12,271 Casey Anthony, during the time her daughter was missing, 784 00:41:12,271 --> 00:41:14,551 had gone to get a tattoo. 785 00:41:14,551 --> 00:41:17,491 And the tattoo says, "Bella Vita," which is 786 00:41:17,491 --> 00:41:20,191 Italian for "beautiful life." 787 00:41:20,191 --> 00:41:23,341 It seems like she's celebrating the fact 788 00:41:23,341 --> 00:41:26,401 that she no longer has this baggage called 789 00:41:26,401 --> 00:41:28,111 her toddler daughter around. 790 00:41:31,511 --> 00:41:33,581 NARRATOR: Next time on "Casey Anthony-- 791 00:41:33,581 --> 00:41:36,041 an American Murder Mystery." 792 00:41:36,041 --> 00:41:38,081 Everybody loves a good mystery, 793 00:41:38,081 --> 00:41:41,531 and this one had such intrigue. 794 00:41:41,531 --> 00:41:43,881 NARRATOR: The defense takes center stage. 795 00:41:43,881 --> 00:41:46,151 This is the level of absurdity, 796 00:41:46,151 --> 00:41:50,081 the desperation that this prosecution will take it to. 797 00:41:50,081 --> 00:41:51,941 Basically, he's saying you can't 798 00:41:51,941 --> 00:41:54,051 pay attention to everything at the crime scene. 799 00:41:54,051 --> 00:41:55,541 It's all contaminated. 800 00:41:55,541 --> 00:41:58,271 NARRATOR: The prosecution's most important piece of evidence 801 00:41:58,271 --> 00:41:59,681 is put to the test. 802 00:41:59,681 --> 00:42:02,231 It gave the defense some more fodder 803 00:42:02,231 --> 00:42:06,311 to work with in this mystery of what really happened to Caylee. 804 00:42:06,311 --> 00:42:08,681 NARRATOR: The verdict that stunned the nation. 805 00:42:08,681 --> 00:42:11,621 As to the charge of first degree murder, we, the jury, 806 00:42:11,621 --> 00:42:12,661 find the defendant-- 807 00:42:12,661 --> 00:42:15,341 It was like a bomb had been dropped. 808 00:42:15,341 --> 00:42:19,151 NARRATOR: Scandalous new details from a defense team insider. 809 00:42:19,151 --> 00:42:21,041 According to the affidavit, Casey 810 00:42:21,041 --> 00:42:25,421 was paying off the legal services in sexual favors. 811 00:42:25,421 --> 00:42:27,371 NARRATOR: And an exclusive interview 812 00:42:27,371 --> 00:42:29,081 with the Anthony family. 813 00:42:29,081 --> 00:42:31,691 I believe that Casey gave her something. 814 00:42:31,691 --> 00:42:34,151 Caylee didn't wake up.