Casey Anthony Remains Jailed On Murder Charge
January 14, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- In an e-mail obtained by Local 6 News that was sent by Cindy Anthony three days ago, she wrote that her daughter, Casey Anthony, never harmed Caylee and that fact would be proven, presumably in court.
January 14, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- In an e-mail obtained by Local 6 News that was sent by Cindy Anthony three days ago, she wrote that her daughter, Casey Anthony, never harmed Caylee and that fact would be proven, presumably in court.
Casey Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found last month in a wooded area near the Anthony family's Orange County home.
In the e-mail obtained by Local 6 News, Cindy Anthony wrote to Lois Peter, "As for my daughter, she never hurt Caylee and that will be proven. She loved her deeply."
In August, Peter's 12-year-old granddaughter hosted a candlelight vigil for Caylee in St. Cloud while Casey Anthony was home on bond. Casey Anthony sent the girl a bracelet, a letter and some e-mails, which prompted Peter to unsuccessfully seek a restraining order against Cindy Anthony, who continued to correspond with the girl after Casey Anthony returned to jail.
In recent days, Cindy Anthony and Peter have exchanged biting e-mails, with Cindy Anthony telling Peter that she would not be invited to Caylee's funeral.
Peter responded in an e-mail, saying, "I would not want my granddaughter around a person that condones her daughter killing her own child. At least I know where mine is."
That's when Cindy Anthony replied, "As for my daughter, she never hurt Caylee and that will be proven, she loved her deeply."
Cindy Anthony and her husband, George Anthony, have avoided the media since Caylee's remains were discovered, allowing their attorney to speak on their behalf.
The last time Cindy Anthony spoke publicly was on CNN's "Larry King Live," the day before Caylee's remains were found. She also defended her daughter during that interview.
"I can say with 100 percent of my being (that) Casey has nothing to do with Caylee's disappearance," Cindy Anthony said.
"How are you holding up?" Larry King asked.
"We take one day at a time. A lot of sleep lost, weight lost," Cindy Anthony said.
Meter Reader Describes Finding Caylee Remains
Man Says He Spotted Bag While Seeking Shade
January 13, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orange County meter reader who discovered the body of toddler Caylee Anthony said an Orange County sheriff's deputy who checked on his tip in August was rude to him and did not search the area thoroughly.
January 13, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orange County meter reader who discovered the body of toddler Caylee Anthony said an Orange County sheriff's deputy who checked on his tip in August was rude to him and did not search the area thoroughly.
Roy Kronk, who found Caylee's remains in December in a wooded area near the girl's grandparents' home, said he was looking for a shady spot to take a break along his route in August when he pulled over and saw what looked like a suspicious bag.
Kronk ended up calling authorities three times over the next three days to get them to come out to the area. When they finally did, nothing was found.
"The officer showed up, he pulls out a metal baton (and) went to the water's edge. I pointed in the area where it was at, and he just swept his head back and forth and said, 'I don't see anything,'" Kronk said in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America." "There was water there in August, and I guess the deputy didn't want to go out in the water to look in the bag."
"He didn't feel he got a very warm welcome from the deputy," Kronk's attorney, David Evans, said. "Whenever you're trying to run that many things down, I'm sure your patience wears after awhile."
"The cop was like -- I would say he was kind of rude to me. I'm trying to help out. I'm trying to be a nice guy and instead I'm catching all of this, so I just didn't care anymore."
The Orange County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that an administrative review is under way involving the deputy who responded Aug. 13, and his actions are being reviewed.
In December, Kronk returned to the woods and found a bag with Caylee's remains inside.
One legal analyst said that Kronk's credibility may be brought into question because he was paid a licensing fee of up to $20,000 for providing a picture to "Good Morning America," Local 6 News reported. The picture showed a large snake.
Kronk also said he has never met the Anthony family and had nothing to do with the girl's disappearance
Man Who Found Caylee's Remains Once Arrested On Kidnapping Charge
Meter Reader Likely To Grant Network TV Interview
January 10, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orange County utility worker who last month discovered the remains of Caylee Anthony in a wooded area near the girl's grandparents' home was arrested in the early 1990s on kidnapping charges, Local 6 News reported.
January 10, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orange County utility worker who last month discovered the remains of Caylee Anthony in a wooded area near the girl's grandparents' home was arrested in the early 1990s on kidnapping charges, Local 6 News reported.
Roy Kronk, an Orange County water meter reader, found Caylee's remains Dec. 11 off Suburban Drive, less than half a mile from the Hopespring Drive home of George and Cindy Anthony, where Caylee lived with her mother, Casey Anthony.
Casey Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in her daughter's death.
Kronk said in a statement issued to Local 6 News that the kidnapping involved a domestic situation with a man who was living with his former girlfriend.
"In the early 1990s, while on duty with the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida, I had a girlfriend who made the decision to discontinue her relationship with me and move to South Carolina to reside with another man.
At some time after her departure, she called me and asked me to come to South Carolina and help her move away from that individual. I travelled to South Carolina to assist her. Upon my arrival in South Carolina, the man she was living with engaged me in a confrontation.
As a result of that confrontation, I was arrested based on false allegations that I had kidnapped my former girlfriend. The matter was submitted to a grand jury in South Carolina. The grand jury determined that there was no probable cause to bring charges against me. In recognition of the falsity of these allegations, all records relating to this arrest were expunged by the South Carolina court.
"When I applied for employment by Orange County, since the records of this arrest had been expunged, I would have been within my rights to not disclose this incident. However, I chose to disclose this arrest and the expungement of the records because I had nothing to hide and have a personal policy of openness and honesty about events in my life," the statement said.
Local 6 News has confirmed that the information is included in the criminal background check conducted on Kronk prior to his hiring with Orange County.
Meanwhile, Kronk will likely give a network television interview next week, although it's not known if he will be paid a licensing fee for any videos or pictures he intends to sell, Local 6 News reported.
Kronk's attorney, David Evans, told Local 6 News on Friday that it is likely his client will likely give the interview Monday or Tuesday. Evans would not say which network would conduct the interview. It's customary for networks to pay expenses for its guests -- which Evans said would happen -- but he would not say if Kronk was being paid for the interview.
"Roy Kronk lost his wife to cancer last year, and that battle brought him down to his last dime," said Evans, who added that he would like to find a way to get his client some compensation.
Kronk's only comments since the discovery were made three weeks ago when he held a news conference and issued a brief statement.
"Back in August of this year, I had previously reported to Crimeline and to the sheriff's communications center that I had spotted something suspicious, a bag in the same area," Kronk said in August. "I have been and will continue to cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation by the sheriff's office and the FBI. I have provided detailed information to law enforcement but I respectfully decline at this time to get into the details of what I saw at the crime scene."
There are numerous conspiracy theories that have circulated about Kronk's role in the case, and Evans said his client feels the time is right to set the record straight.
Evans said he is preparing Kronk for all types of scrutiny. Kronk and Evans have been unwilling to sit down and answer any questions from Anthony's defense team.
Sources: Mom Killed Girl Intentionally
Sources close to the Casey Anthony case told Local 6 News on Thursday that they have overwhelming evidence showing that she intentionally killed Caylee and was solely responsible for the toddler's death.
Caylee was 2 years old when she was reported missing in mid-July, a month after she had last been seen.
Sources also said investigators have now established a time frame of death that dates back to June, according to reports returned by forensic botanists and entomologists brought in to analyze the terrain and insect growth where Caylee's remains were found. Sources said plants were growing through the skeleton and bug evidence was also recovered, both of which helped scientists reach their conclusion.
Orange County sheriff's detectives believe Anthony took actions that led to her daughter's death June 16, which corresponds to the June time frame of death, Local 6 News reported.
Investigators believe Anthony dumped Caylee's body around June 18 in the wooded area where the remains were found, sources said.
According to test results conducted on the trunk of Anthony's car by the Oakridge National Laboratory, the girl's body spent at least two days there before it was dumped, sources said.
A hair, which showed signs of decomposition, was also found in the trunk. Sources said the hair matches hair taken from Caylee's remains.
Sources said the time frame coupled with other evidence -- duct tape found over the mouth of Caylee's skull, high levels of chloroform detected in the trunk and cell phone pings from Anthony's phone that place her near the crime scene in mid-June -- points only to Anthony as the killer.
Sources said although a cause of Caylee's death may never be known, they believe Anthony will be convicted based on extremely strong evidence.
Investigators who initially thought that Caylee's death could have been an accident have changed their minds, sources said.
Anthony on Thursday was required by a judge to attend a hearing that centered around autopsy photos of Caylee. It was the first time Anthony had been seen in months.
Anthony Family: Former P.I. Trying To Sell Video Of Caylee Site
Man Says He Recorded Area Where Girl's Remains Found
January 12, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The grandparents of Caylee Anthony said a private investigator they hired to search for the then-missing girl is attempting to sell a video he said he taped in November of the wooded area where the girl's remains were found a month later.
January 12, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The grandparents of Caylee Anthony said a private investigator they hired to search for the then-missing girl is attempting to sell a video he said he taped in November of the wooded area where the girl's remains were found a month later.
Jim Hoover, who no longer works for George and Cindy Anthony, said he recorded the video in mid-November in the woods off Suburban Drive -- near the Anthony's home -- with Dominic Casey, another private investigator for the family.
Hoover claims that Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, 22, who remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in her daughter's death, knew Caylee was dead and the video shows that he was looking for the girl's remains.
Casey Anthony has denied the claim, and the attorney representing her parents said the family feels betrayed by Hoover.
"By virtue of my representation, it is my videotape, not Mr. Hoover's, and our position is that he has taken this tape from us and tried to shop it and tried to profit from a tragedy that he has no right to be involved in," Brad Conway said.
Hoover's attorney told Local 6 News that several people have offered money to his client for the video, but he would not comment on whether Hoover has attempted to sell the video to the media.
Local 6 News was given a copy of the video from Fox News, but neither media outlet paid to receive the recording. The video apparently shows a large portion of the wooded area, including the location where Caylee's remains were found.
Meanwhile, the Orange County utility worker who discovered Caylee's remains in December will be interviewed Tuesday by "Good Morning America" and is being paid as much as $20,000 for a picture he took of the wooded area, sources told Local 6 News.
David Evans, the attorney for Roy Kronk, confirmed to Local 6 News that there is a picture of the woods and it has been handed over to law enforcement.
Evans would not comment on what the picture shows, and he would not say if his client was being compensated for his upcoming TV appearance.
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