Judge Strickland disqualifies himself from Casey Anthony case!!

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Chief Judge Belvin Perry, known for being no-nonsense, will handle Casey Anthony’s case

The Orlando Sentinel

orlandosentinel.com

April 19, 2010

The man who arguably became Central Florida's most recognized judge — without ever making public comment about the case that thrust him into the national spotlight — left some piercing, parting words for Casey Anthony's defense attorneys on Monday.

In an order granting Anthony's request for him to step down from the case, Orange County Circuit Judge Stan Strickland wrote: "At its core, defense counsel's motion accuses the undersigned of being a ‘self-aggrandizing media hound.' Indeed. The irony is rich."

Anthony's defense team filed a motion late Friday asking Strickland to disqualify himself from her first-degree murder case because of a "personal relationship" he has with a blogger who has been critical of their client...

According to the defense's motion, Anthony feared she wouldn't get a fair trial because of the relationship between Strickland and blogger Dave Knechel — known online as "Marinade Dave."
In his order, Strickland noted that he did talk to the blogger in court — with a TV camera rolling, microphones on, and in front of the attorneys.

Strickland wrote that he recently began looking at Internet material and blogs to get an idea of what people are saying about the case, which is relevant to the defense's motion for change of venue...

read entire article here--much more

Judge Strickland recuses himself from Anthony case

STRICKLAND STEPS DOWN: Read His Order Judge Appointed

The latest on the new search for Haleigh Cummings

The cousin denies the allegations. The search for Haleigh Cummings continues.
Orlando Sentinel
orlandosentinel.com
April 15, 2010

The grandmother of Misty Croslin told The Florida Times-Union that she received a phone call from Croslin's brother in jail last weekend. He told her that a cousin, who now lives in Tennessee, took 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings in February 2009, according to Jacksonville.com. The cousin denies it.
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Cousin vs. cousin over Haleigh Cummings' disappearance
The Florida Times-Union
jacksonville.com
April 14, 2010

Last weekend, a grandmother said, she had to decide which of her grandsons to believe about what happened to Haleigh Cummings.

The first grandson, Hank “Tommy” Croslin Jr., called from jail saying his cousin entered the Satsuma trailer with a knife that night in February 2009 and left with 5-year-old Haleigh.

The other, Joseph Overstreet, says he’s sorry for what the family is going through but swears he didn’t hurt the girl.

Ultimately, Flo Hollars says, she immediately called authorities, spurring a revived search for Haleigh and a quick trip by Putnam County detectives to Nashville, Tenn., to interview Overstreet...

Near the end of their news conference, a reporter told Overstreet she spoke with his grandmother. Immediately, he clenched his fists and walked away from the cameras. His mother followed to console him. She came back a few minutes later, alone.
EXCELLENT, INFORMATIVE ARTICLE by writers Jim Schoettler, Kate Howard, Dana Treen.
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Ex-FBI Agent: I've Solved Haleigh Case

Misty Croslin Seen At Haleigh Search Site
wkmg local 6
clickorlando.com
April 14, 2010

Misty Croslin, the last person to see Haleigh Cummings before she disappeared in February 2009, was spotted Wednesday at the scene of a search for evidence in the case...

It was unknown what investigators were saying to Croslin at the dock, but from their body language, it appeared intense as they pointed to the murky water. At one point, Croslin covered her face with her hands as detectives spoke to her. She spent only a few minutes at the dock before a female detective slowly walked her back to an unmarked patrol car.
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Authorities in Tennessee Question Misty Croslin's Relative About Haleigh's Disappearance

April 14, 2010
firstcoastnews.com
Patricia Jimenez and Jackelyn Barnard
fcn writers
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NASHVILLE, Tn. -- ...Misty Croslin's cousin, Joe Overstreet, was interviewed late Tuesday night.
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The 20-year-old lives in Nashville, Tennessee...
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His mother, who...is Misty Croslin's aunt, told First Coast News Tuesday...that "my son is at home not doing anything, not bothering anyone and people continue to bother him."
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...Overstreet spent the Tuesday evening with family and friends. Then around 11:30 p.m. his attorney, Shawn Sirgo, showed up. The two talked...and then left in his attorney's car.
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First Coast News followed the two to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in Nashville.
Overstreet and his attorney were escorted inside. Less than 45 minutes later, Overstreet was out and on his way back home...Sirgo says his client is innocent.

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also read:
Lead brings new search for Haleigh on St. Johns
http://www.news4jax.com/video/23145771/index.html very interesting video of former FBI agent Steve Brown who has been working with Crystal Sheffield and claims to have solved the case on Monday. I hope he has. .
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Now, I'm not defending Misty, but I must point out:
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Even in the early interviews Misty gave, she says quite a few times that Joe could be responsible. At the beginning in an interview with Matt Lauer in front of the tent camp, she said "no, I'm not at all sure he had nothing to do with it."
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She said he had been there that day with Tommy, she said he had been a criminal all his life.
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Misty said he had "tried to mess with her when she was 13."
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It was she that brought up the original and second stolen gun stories, and the "dream" of seeing Joe in the doorway with Haleigh.
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Plus, Chelsea said he had taken her van that night, parking it differently than she had left it and that he slept in his clothes, which was unusual for him.
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It was law enforcement that kept saying he was cleared.
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In a jail phone call with her mom she says "I've told them all I know and they just don't listen."
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Add in the fact that he left the morning that the news was breaking that Haleigh was missing. Planned or not, it seems odd he would leave at that time--like he didn't want to be interviewed--and did indeed avoid that until authorities in Tennessee interviewed him.
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The problem for Misty as I see it is, who knew which statements were true, when she couldn't tell the same story twice?
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Another report from a neighbor of the current search at Shell Harbour Way, east of 309, was that LE is asking if anyone has information on a 1990's Chrysler van...
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And who drove a 1990's Chrysler Town & Country minivan?

.Right: a map from Google Earth that shows the area of the current search in proximity to 130 Magnolia St, Satsuma, a house that Hank Sr and Lisa Croslin were owners of until February of 2009. It is .3 miles. The entire Croslin family would have been familiar with that boat dock.

St. Johns River search connected to missing girl Haleigh Cummings

Tip In Haleigh Case Prompts River Search

news4jax.com

April 13, 2010

SATSUMA, Fla. -- Deputies from four counties and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement were searching the St. Johns River south of Satsuma Tuesday, and authorities confirmed the search is connected to the Haleigh Cummings investigation.

Putnam County Sheriff's Office Lt. Johnny Greenwood said the search was prompted by one of over 5,000 leads received by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office since the then-5-year-old girl disappeared from her bed in her father's mobile home 14 months ago.

read entire story here

According to television news reports this evening, there was a box found and removed from the river and that family members on both maternal and paternal sides were summoned by Putnam County Law Enforcement.

read more here:

Search Continues for Haleigh at Boat Ramp

More on the Haleigh Cummings Investigation

Haleigh Update: Suspect May Be In Custody?

Report: River search connected to missing girl Haleigh Cummings

Casey Anthony Document Dump April, 2010

The Prairie Chicken
April 11, 2010

Below I've pasted some links to the letters so loudly hailed in the past week between Casey Anthony and Robyn Adams in the early months of Casey's incarceration at the Orange County jail.

Casey writes in an immature 'double-bubble' script that makes it hard to read at times. Any of the good information is in the links below, but what I noticed in reading through her letters was that when Jesse Grund was interviewed, he told Yuri Melich that Casey would morph into what ever person she needed/wanted to be.

He said that when she was with him and trying to win over his parents she was heavy with faith and gods love. With Tony she was totally into hip-hop or screech or what ever that music is called now.

Here--knowing Robyn is religious--Casey goes on and on like a Sunday School teacher. She says she wants to start an RV ministry together and travel the country, those two and Robyn's kids. But then she also says they should get a house together, where Casey's #1 must have is a king size bed, and then there is the sport's bar Casey wants to open.

So, Jesse is right. Casey was trying hard to morph into Robyn's world, but the materialism gave her away.

Also hilarious was Casey complaining about the clothes her mother brought her. Her mom has no control over how fat Casey's ass is getting. She probably expects some new items. Maybe some spring ensembles.

I still want to see Mallory Parker's interview. The fact that she has not been mentioned at all tells me she is one the prosecutions secret/surprise witness. Mark my word.

news4jax.com:
LETTERS: 1 2 3 4 5
READ REPORT: Part 1 Part 2

orlandosentinel.com:
READ IT NOW: Casey Anthony letters (PDF)
READ IT NOW: Casey Anthony letters continued (PDF)
Transcript of Joy Wray's interview in Casey Anthony case (pdf)
Transcript of Tony Rovinksy's interview in Casey Anthony case (pdf)
Psychologists: Jailhouse letters offer insight into Casey Anthony’s life behind bars
Casey Anthony jailhouse letters started with a wave

clickorlando.com:
April 9, 2010: Calls From Anthony's Pen Pal
April 8, 2010: Details Of Anthony Jail Friendship Surface
April 7, 2010: FDLE: Casey Used Chloroform To Get Caylee To Sleep
April 5, 2010: Judge Denies Anthony's Witness Request