Grandmother: 'Pieces of the puzzle' coming together in Caylee's disappearance

Bianca Prieto

Sentinel Staff Writer
July 30, 2008

The grandmother of missing 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony told reporters outside the Orange County Jail this morning that she's closer to the truth about the child's disappearance.

"I think I've put almost everything together last night," Cindy Anthony said before meeting with her daughter, Casey Anthony, who has been in jail since July 16. "The pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together."

Cindy Anthony also expressed her frustration with the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the media's coverage of 22-year-old Casey Anthony and her missing granddaughter.

"They [sheriff's investigators] are looking for Caylee, but building a case against my daughter based on circumstantial evidence," she said. "You guys [the media] are trying my daughter right now for something she hasn't been charged with. Where is her rights?" (I would ask, where were Caylee's rights when mommy dumped her?)

Casey Anthony's 2-year-old daughter was last seen in June, however she her disappearance was not reported until July 15. Casey Anthony was arrested a day later on charges of child neglect, filing a false official statement and obstructing a criminal investigation.

She has told a series of lies to investigators about where to find the missing child and about herself.