The "Montauk Monster" mystery solved?

Mystified by the poor carcass that washed ashore on a Montauk beach recently, I did some serious looking at it and I believe it is a Pitbull, dumped in the ocean, probably after losing a fight.

Note the shape of the head. The eyes and ears are located just as a Pitbull. The ears are consistant with a Pit.

On the dead animal, all of the top teeth are missing, as is the entire muzzle.

With the teeth and muzzle missing, the part of the skull where the front teeth should be protrudes, causing it to look like a beak.

Look at the location and shape of the nasal cavity on the dead animal compared to the skull.

Compare the fangs on the dead animal to the lower fangs on the skull below--see how they curve outwards.

The hair that is left appears to be from a Pit that is Brindle colored.

You can see even in its decomposed condition that it had powerful chest muscles.

Other than that, it appears to be about the same size as a Pit, although there is nothing else in the photo to suggest scale.

And last, it is terribly bloated and had been in the water long enough to loose most of the hair, and with the muzzle missing, it has an eerily, monsterous look.

One of the witnesses of the animal said it looked like it had "died angry". I don't know in what way they meant, but with most of its face gone, it's not going to be very happy.

Of course that could have happened in the water, but if it was sea creatures eating on it, the ears and toes/claws and tail would also be gone.

I would like to read comments from everyone. I really think its a Pitbull.

Newest unconfirmed rumor on Caylee Anthony disappearance

Right: The last photograph of Caylee Marie Anthony, with her Great-grampa.

According to an unsourced report, the DNA report has been obtained from the samples taken in the trunk of Casey/Cindy Anthony's car.



The impromptu search of the Anthony's house today was to obtain items that would have Caylee's DNA on them for comparison.



We should know the truth by next week.



God Bless little Caylee. She is in a better place.

Sheriff's Office: 'Casey Has The Key'

Right: Casey Anthony "wow, my lips are chapped."

Friday, August 01, 2008

ORLANDO -- Deputy Sheriff Carlos Padilla told the media Friday that they still believe Casey Anthony knows more than she is saying.

When a reporter asked Padilla who is not cooperating with their investigation, Padilla said, bluntly, "Casey. Casey has the key to this. Casey was the last person to be seen with the child and we still believe that Casey knows more than what she's telling us and she's the only one who can tell us something that can turn this around."

Evidence Bags Taken

Earlier in the day, crime scene technicians from the Orange County Sheriff's Office removed several bags of evidence from the Anthony home.

They were in the home for about five minutes before they left with evidence in large brown paper bags. Investigators on the scene did not reveal what the bags contained. News 13 is still waiting on DNA results from evidence taken from the Anthony's home earlier and from the trunk of Casey Anthony's car.

Benefit Friday Night For Missing Children

A benefit is being held Friday in Daytona Beach to raise money to assist in the search for Caylee and other missing children.

All donations will go to the Kid Finders Network. The families of Caylee Anthony and and Trenton Duckett will be there.

The Kid Finder Network will also be on hand to take photos and fingerprint kids.
The event runs 4 p.m. until midnight at Speed Park Motorsports.

Cindy Anthony Tells Larry King She's Not A Liar

The grandmother of missing 2-year-old Caylee Anthony weighed in on her meeting with the FBI during another appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live" Thursday night.

Cindy Anthony said her meeting Wednesday with federal investigators went well, but she would not say what information she told.

Cindy told King she thinks she knows who has the toddler, but was on the defensive again about the day she called 911.

"I said whatever I needed to do to get the authorities to come help me," Cindy Anthony said. "I worked on whatever I could to get them out there, so I'm not a liar. I just stretched the truth a little bit.

The car wasn't where it was supposed to be, so I said it was stolen, because I didn't have any reason to come to my house. That doesn't make me a liar or a murderer, and that doesn't make my daughter either, just because she had some mistruths."

Sooo, it never occurred to her that if she told the police a child was missing, they would come right over? She had to lie about the car being stolen? What a piece of work. A family of liars.

Caylee On Cover Of 'People'

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is making national headlines for its investigation into the disappearance of Caylee Anthony.

Carlos Padilla, with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, said Casey Anthony is the last person to have had contact with Caylee, but she refuses to sit down with law enforcement.

"We truly believe she has info that could help us find her little daughter," Padilla said.

Padilla sat down with People magazine for this week's cover story, which will be released Friday.
"I honestly can say we've had other cases that made the national media, (but) I don't recall anything more than this. (It's) something that's been phenomenal, unbelievable," Padilla told News 13.

The national attention in this case means investigators have a lot of interviews to watch. Padilla said investigators are watching those interviews as a way to connect the dots and get a picture of what happened.

"Keep in mind, we have a whole unit and also have civilian personnel taking down tips and turning them over to police," Padilla said.

In the article, Padilla said there is no evidence to prove the toddler is dead.

He also said several suspects have been ruled out, including Casey Anthony's boyfriend, who has been fully cooperative. Padilla said that Caylee's biological father is dead, but he would not say who the father is.

According to Padilla, DNA results, including evidence collected from the trunk of Casey Anthony's car and her parent's backyard is expected to be in by late next week.

Detectives take evidence from home of Caylee Anthony's grandparents

Sarah Lundy and Walter Pacheco

Sentinel Staff Writers

August 1, 2008

Investigators are not saying what were in the two evidence bags carried out of the Anthony's family home this morning. The items were taken from outside the Hopespring Drive house -- possibly the backyard, said Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Carlos Padilla.

Missing 2-year-old Caylee Anthony's grandparents, Cindy and George Anthony, spent about three hours at the sheriff's office headquarters for a scheduled interview. George Anthony went with crime scene technicians to the house and let them into the garage. The couple continues to cooperate in the investigation.

"They have the same desire we have and it's to locate Caylee," Padilla said.However, Padilla said, Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, remains in the Orange County Jail and has not been cooperating. "

"Casey has the key to this," Padilla said. "We still believe that Casey knows more than what she is telling us." Investigators are going to only relying on Casey Anthony.

"If we sat there waiting for her to open up, we would not be gaining any ground in this," he said.

"She is obviously an important part of this but she is not in the game."Cindy and George Anthony left the sheriff's office around 12:15 p.m. They did not comment on their visit with investigators or what was taken from their home. They said they were late to a Caylee fundraiser in Daytona Beach. They drove away in their sports utility vehicle, which is covered with pictures of the missing toddler.

Detectives with the sheriff's office criminal investigation unit made a brief stop at the Anthony's home and walked out carrying two large brown paper bags with evidence. Sgt. John Allen, one of the investigators in the case, gave few details on this morning's visit at the Anthony home."We're collecting evidence," Allen said. "That's about all I can say."

Wichita toddler found dead; search continues for father

BY STAN FINGER
The Wichita Eagle

The search for a missing toddler has become a homicide investigation, and police are looking for the girl's father.

The 1-year-old child was found dead at about 7:30 a.m. today inside a home in the 1500 block of North Green, Lt. Ken Landwehr said.

Authorities are now searching for 23-year-old Jonell K. Lloyd, who lives at that address and is believed to be the child's father.

The name of the child is being withheld pending the notification of kin.

The search began at about 8:15 p.m. Thursday when the child's mother notified police that Lloyd had called her to say he had taken the child to Grove Park and she had vanished when he wasn't looking.

Police searched the park but found no sign of her.

"The story given to us didn't seem feasible," Landwer said, because a 1-year-old would not be capable of wandering very far.

Authorities say the toddler's body was found in the attic. Police believe the girl was killed sometime between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday -- hours before she was reported missing.
"It's a homicide," Landwehr said.

Her mother had dropped the child off at the house for a few days because she needed to undergo and recover from minor surgery, Landwehr said.

A 4-month-old boy found in the house was taken into protective custody. The boy's mother, who lives at the house, is not a suspect in the girl's death.

Lloyd does not have a car, and police believe he is still in Wichita. He was already wanted on two felony warrants, Deputy Chief Tom Stolz said: aggravated escape and violating parole for a conviction of aggravated battery with firearms.

Anyone with information on the crime should call 911 or CrimeStoppers at 267-2111.