ORLANDO -- The search for missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony is not over, as bounty hunter Leonard Padilla heads to Blanchard Park Tuesday for the second day of his search around the area.
Padilla's search for the toddler's body in the Little Econ River prompted a very angry George and Cindy Anthony to confront the bounty hunter.
The Anthonys said Padilla is creating a pointless spectacle, and he will not find their granddaughter in the park, insisting she is still alive. The Anthony family released a statement Tuesday morning criticizing Padilla.
Padilla and Pastor Richard Grund led a prayer service for Caylee Tuesday morning in front of Little Econ River, where Padilla believes Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, dumped Caylee's body.
Nearly 100 people showed up to participate in the service in an effort to bring closure to a story to which so many people have become attached.
The service ended with people placing roses in front of a memorial near the river as they held each other in rememberance of Caylee.
Anthony Family Upset Over Service
The Anthony family was nowhere to be found at the service. Cindy Anthony told News 13 earlier Tuesday she was upset Padilla had called it a "memorial service." Padilla has since corrected his comment, and renamed the service a "prayer service."
Despite the Anthony family's criticism, Padilla's team of divers continues to search for any sign of the missing toddler. "Anything round that may feel like a skull, a bone, hip bone or pelvic bone," said Spyder Dalton, a member of Padilla's search team.
Padilla started his search separately from the recovery group Texas EquuSearch, which called off its efforts Monday after three days, saying the search for Caylee has cost the group too much money and energy, and they would like to see their efforts benefit more missing children elsewhere.
Padilla said his search led him to Blanchard Park after EquuSearch found a beaded cross on a tree there in August.
A member of Padilla's team who lived with the Anthonys when Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, was first bonded out of jail, said Thursday she recognized the same beads found on the cross in the Anthony home.
The bounty hunter claimed he has spent enough time speaking with the Anthonys and finding out intimate details about the case that he is confident Caylee's body is somewhere in the river. He also claimed the details he knows will come out once the case goes to trial in January.
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