Caylee/Casey Anthony Case: Mock Trial On CBS- They Got The Mock Part Right- CBS Footing Bill For Richard Gabriel Defense Jury Consultant
Orlando, FL-
On Saturday evening, Central Broadcasting Service, the second major affiliate to pay Anthony family members for “licensing”, $20,000 for the 48 hours segments, aired what was labeled as a pseudo mock trial with a pseudo mock jury.
CBS 48 Hours also STATES THEY COMMISSIONED the focus group. Are we clear on that? CBS has outright admitted to contributing to the costs of the defense expenditures of Casey Anthony. That is a source of income to this defendant, period.
It was not until one tuned into the program that we learn what was billed as a mock trial of sorts, whereby previews show jurors would acquit Casey Anthony based on the evidence to date, of 1st degree murder, that this is actually a "focus group" where the moderator, Richard Gabriel, President of Decision Analysis, actually works for the Anthony defense team.
Bio Excerpt:
Richard Gabriel: President
Photo Credit CBS 48 hours
Richard Gabriel is the President of Decision Analysis. Since 1985, Mr. Gabriel has been a leader in the field of jury research, jury selection, and litigation communication in nearly a thousand trials in both the civil and criminal arenas across the country. Mr. Gabriel has assisted counsel in the O.J. Simpson, Heidi Fleiss, Phillip Spector, Enron Broadband, and Whitewater trials, and is currently working with attorneys in the Casey Anthony matter. Three cases he has participated in have resulted in United States Supreme Court rulings.
Judge Perry denied Jose Baez's request for payment to Richard Gabriel as a jury consultant to the defense. In some fashion, we must assume he is paid.
I say that facetiously- this man is the Jack Welch of jury consulting and influence. During the broadcast, host Troy Roberts discloses that CBS is footing the bill, as a thinly veiled disclosure of sorts.
Say what you want about Gabriel, he is pioneer in his field, and he is being paid to do what he was hired for.
In a pre-trial engagement, the focus group is the pre-cursor to an actual mock trial, should the defense engage the further services of Decision Analysis.
Forgive my oversimplification for a moment, but in layman's terms, this is a straight up product development strategy, exactly the same in process as any major consumer brand attempts to develop or re-brand something they want YOU the consumer to purchase in abundance.
The "re-brand" in this offering: THE INNOCENCE OF CASEY ANTHONY FOR THE MURDER OF HER DAUGHTER CAYLEE.
HEH?
As a former Advertising Professional, this epiphany gave me my first chuckle for the hour.
Allow me to present a hypothetical scenario, I say hypothetical because hypothetically my former client would have requested a confidentiality agreement with my firm of course.
Scope: Recruitment Initiative, Conduct, Moderate and Quantify Result of Focus Group.
Account Supervisor: Deena Whitman Draper
Project Code: Condiment Verdi
Let's start with the recruitment. It is mission critical for any part of the focus group to even matter, to secure the right market analysis which personifies the optimum "buyer" for which the product analysis is being conducted.
In Law: We replace the "buyer" with the juror, or the trier of facts.
In last nights episode, we were never told how this group was recruited. We do not know if everyone of those folks are paid actors. We do not know if they are members of any one's family affiliated with this case. We do not know if any of them thinks Casey Anthony dancing on a table with her bewbs popping out of her dress, paid for with stolen funds, which resulted in her felony conviction.
You get the gist.
Focus group participants ARE PAID. Focus groups appearing on CBS 48 hours are PAID WELL. Focus group moderators are PAID. Jury Consultants posing as focus group moderators make a freaking fortune.
WHO IS PAYING ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WHEN THE CLIENT IS INDIGENT???
I digress. Please allow the following example in demonstration.
Project Summary Excerpt:
The focus group for Project Condiment Verdi indicated an overwhelming negative reaction to the proposed product offering. This data is further supported by the market trend analysis presented in Exhibit A. Ms. Draper, Account Supervisor to BEINZ, outlines some additional launch concerns in the forward thinking section of the recommendation outline, including, but not limited to, a child's association with similar substances of similar hue and viscosity may be mistaken for said product and be harmful.
The recommendation of this project director is that BEINZ abandon exploring additional R&D and launch options for this product. Moreover, in the event that BEINZ elects to move forward with Condiment Verdi, the undersigned does not feel that our firm could best represent Beinz's interests for a launch design or additional campaign needs for this product.
You see where I am headed with this, right?
The hypothetical client launched anyway, and it was an abysmal failure.
Expensive focus group, expensive launch, expensive loss.
The BAEZ LAW FIRM is no stranger to expensive losses, however. It would seem that although Casey Anthony and members of her family, were the recipients of at least $275K from abc, a large amount of which is still unaccounted for, money is no object.
Photo Credit CBS 48 Hours
Also appearing on the 48Hours episode and introduced as a former member of Casey Anthony's defense team, Linda Kenney Baden discusses what is not in evidence.
Did I miss a release floating around somewhere? Would the fact that she is former council for the defendant in the instant case PRECLUDE her from discussing what is tantamount to work product? Who waived this privilege for her statements?
Additionally, as she claims to have departed from the defense team in October 2010 due to the inability to pay travel expenses, who is paying for her travel expenses and any monies for her appearance on 48 hours?
People- she still works for Casey Anthony as a consultant, she was present and identified at the deposition of Dr. Timothy Huntington in January 2011.
Again, I say, how is she being paid now?
In theory, if an attorney withdraws their appearance, in her case, pro hac vice, can they return as a consultant paid for by another source? YOU BETCHA.
Last Friday Jose Baez argued before the court that he has concerns that his client would be unduly influenced or PREJUDICED by pre-trial publicity in this case.
He was of course denied, because contrary to what has seemingly occurred to date in this case, the Supreme Court of Florida does not give a rats azz about Nielson.
Short Version: CBS and this defense has engaged Richard Gabriel and Decision Analysis for EXACTLY the purpose of influencing potential jurors. Says so, right on his webume.
Is that the role of the media during sweeps now?
Sometimes, successful longevity tested products DO gain some alterations to their iconic reference.
For example, a fave of mine as a kid, and widely sold to this day in hundreds of variations of product distributables, is also used synonymously with suicide and altering rational thought.
Don't drink the Cool-aid folks. Drink the Kool-aid. Big difference, one is real.
Wow. What a novel concept.
Influencing criminal case outcomes to sell more advertising based on consumer interest.
I certainly hope the net result of that is not maternal homicide for diaper ads cash to get away with it.
What next, "Big things come in little packages" on the side of a funeral urn?
Be appropriately horrified. Do something about it.
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TiaMaria – very well observed!! Great post, mirrors my thoughts exactly.
Blink,
You are correct about the forum, and that we don’t know anything about the people who were used in this forum. And this was from the defense point of view, and Linda Kenney Baden discusses what is not in evidence.
And after snooping around the internet I did not see that it changed anyone’s point of view. I did read others who said that it was tainting the Jury pool. Huh? The evidence is what it is. A subliminal message from the defense is not going to change the evidence. Is the evidence going to be enough to convict Casey. I don’t think so. What I took away from the show is what Pam Bondi had to say, which was nothing. She spoke with conviction, but didn’t offer anything substantial to walk away from the show saying “the prosecution has it right” Casey didn’t want to be a mother anymore(is not what any witness has said) That Casey was the only one that could have done something, (that is not true) No DNA (but that doesn’t matter) And parting and lying for 31 days. I just don’t think it enough.
I wonder if the prosecution is going to go with June 16th as time of death? or a couple of days?
Word Girl
Blink caught that one when she replied to you. That big fat “F” was done on purpose. My hands are large and sometimes a fat finger will hit a key that I don’t intend to hit and I do not catch it. Not this time.
Perhaps I should be more respectful of Mr. Baez, but his behavior makes it difficult and Blink’s caption seems to fit him to a “T”.
We don’t know what is going on behind those big eyes of Casey. Probably for the first time since she was ten years old, she is not able to manipulate the entire scene. What is her reality? Being a sociopath makes it difficult to seperate fiction from real events.
I don’t know if, under Florida law, there must be total agreement by the jury in a death penality verdict. Could one or more jurors affect the outcome? This may be the only hope the defense team has.
I think the prosecution will present a case so strong that the defense will feel like they have been taken apart by a chain saw.
Blink,Thank you! You answered my question on following the money in this article.
So sad, how this small child’s life ended and where she ended up in the swamp near her home. Her(the child’s)story will be told soon.
Keep up the neccessary work. Everything can not be sugar coated.
Again, Thank you!
You know, sitting directly across from the jury, its one of the things that I just don’t understand from this team. They have done stoopid before, but are they really going to have ICA face the jury on a daily basis, watching her non-mother type of reaction to everything that is being said, regarding her innocently pure, adorable 2 yr old, trusting baby girl,that the inmate unceremoniously suffocated and tossed like a used Kleenex? Something’s up…..unless, of course, the inmates ego is again in hyper-drive and she thinks she can convince those 12 people without saying a thing.
2.A Texas Grandfather says:
I so agree and my take is that the defense will walk out of court very much defeated on conviction/judgement day!!
I think the prosecution will present their case with finesse! and expertise/experience.
I dont think that mason nor baez can out do the state! for one baez who reeks of arrogance and fumbles and mumbles!! for what to say that would sound right! than you have mason!! arrogant and mean! full of himself! mumbles to where you can bearly comprehend what he is trying to say!! what a team!!
tia maria
well said!! her attorneys have also done the touchee feelee thingie and that is not professionel courtroom behaviour! they cannot change her demeanor not for long!! her constant grooming!! is enbedded into her like her tatoo!!
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/04/casey-anthony-48-hours-mystery-ratings-are-small.html
so not so good ratings hmmm
I think the Defense moving the their table to face the jury is a strategic move for four reasons. One, the jury cannot seeing any touching that might be going on under the table: touching in the sense of squeezing someone’s knee to “remind” her to cry or not to react angrily/contemptuously or touching in an unprofessional/familiar way, as Baez has been previously warned about and Casey has been exhibiting in court. I found it hilarious that after the jury room meeting last Friday with JBP, Casey, the Defense, and the State, that Mason physically stepped back several feet to give Casey a wide berth when she returned alone to the table. It was equally telling that from that point on Baez, Casey, and Mason were careful to keep their personal space for the rest for the rest of the hearing.
Secondly,moving the table forces the jury to concentrate more on the person testifying and less on Casey. It also makes it easier for Casey to not be looking at state witnesses or her family head-on. Apparently, the video cameras at the front of the courtroom have been making her, Baez, and Mason feel very uncomfortable. You can tell because of their antagonistic behavior toward the camera man (Baez repeatedly accusing the camera men of zooming in on what his client is writing/their computer screens/etc., Baez blocking the camera, Baez making silly faces ,Casey shooting her middle finger up the left side of her face at the camera & camera man, the barely contained contemptuous looks Baez/Casey/Mason often shoot at the camera/camera man, etc.). I cry, “FOUL!” on all points here. Why should the state of FL be so concerned about accomodating this one inmate? I’m not the slightest bit concerned about her comfort because she wasn’t about Caylee’s. It’s sickening to hear Cindy go on and on with her concern for Casey-Where was her concern for Caylee three years ago?
Thirdly, Casey can try to play up looking all sad, forlorn,young, and innocent to a captive audience. Of course, this strategy will backfire because she has no real emotions other than her excitement over partying and scoring herself a man. I’m sure Tony has thanked God numerous times that he’s “the One that got away”. I’m sure he had no clue what he’d really hooked up with.
Finally,any future book/made-for-TV movie deals are going to need good shots of Casey, Cindy, George, Lee, and Casey’s defense team, don’tcha know? BLECH!
All of the above is my opinion. I’m not worried though. The Creator of Heaven, Earth, and Caylee is on the throne and justice IS coming. If Casey and the Ants had any sense, they’d be running to repentance (a sincere change of heart accompanied by heart-rending sorrow and admitting personal sins; followed by visible long-term change in behavior and demeanor). That’s fact.
Adding a P.S. to my above post (#4). The state needs to point out that not only did Casey kill Caylee, she actually eradicated all of Caylee’s descendants as well. She eliminated an entire branch of the family tree. That’s why God hates murder. Not only does it destroy a Designer Original, but all of their descendants as well.
The jury must be unanimous in their decision during the guilt phase.
momof3
hi there! I love the expression mocumentery!!
casey didnt call 911 on her daughter mssing but she sure called when the protesters were outside of the home! she calls 911 says that the police needs to come NOW!! because this needs to stop the protesters! this has got to stop she says!! and even went as far as calling them punks!!!
they were there because of her killing caylee!! and she calls them punks!! oh lord fry her now!!!she needs a perm!!!
great post momof3 as always!!
and besides if they didnt want to deal with the protesters they would have done this!! roll the shades down!! and go about your day!! ignore them they may go away!! but oh no they come out like tag team wrestlers sporting hammers and water hoses!! who does that!!!
who stoops to the level of arguing!!
Gina
yes my dear’ her fate is sealed!! amen that!!
chelsea
lol I just get so wound up at these cast of characters!! lol!!
I would love to knock some sense into baez!! I wouldnt even have to use my footstool!! to reach him!!
I think this whole 48 hr thing will bite them royal! someone here made mention of these people (mock jurors) possibly being selected for the jury should they live in the area!! that is scarry!! the judge has baez number’
he knows about the 48 hrs that the judge giving baez enough rope to hang himself!!!
great posts today and always! things are getting gooder lol!!
I have forewarned my family !!DO! NOT!! call or visit during the hours of 9-6 on trial days!! no walkins.
am gonna stockup on food and snacks!! invest in comfty buttock pillows!! sitting there for those long hrs can be brutal to the buttocks!!
Blink, you know what will really suck about actual jury selection? That there probably won’t be any single moms on the jury. I would imagine that any single mom, who has possibly struggled and sacrificed and put her child (or children) first would be appalled and very likely to give Casey the needle themselves. However with the high probability of being sequestered in another county for up to 3 months or more, that alone most certainly will exclude them. See, unlike the inmate, they are working their behinds off to do the best for their precious children.
Blink thank you for sharing your vast expertize with us- in respect to your years of experience in marketing and think tanks.
What I didnt write is that everyone I talked to after the show, came away- not even realizing that this is a death penalty case.(Iknow it was discussed but no one seemed phased by it, I guess 48hrs glossed over that little tidbit too—or maybe it was lost in the never ending commercial breaks. Unlike my family and friends ect, the real jurors will know undoubtedly they are seated on a death penalty case.
The whole feel sorry for Casey & dont be like the messed-up protesters message was lost. IMO Everyone I talked to was convinced of her guilt & ready to give her the maximum sentence- for first degree murder, whatever that may be.
The defense and all of their team did not present any evidence to the contrary. 48HRS never showed the evidence that was presented to the focus group- – they never gave any reasons for why the public should just accept that Casey is a liar, not a killer… and why The Zanny lie wasnt a grossly thought up premediated lie/ attempt at an alibi, but just a continuation of Casey just being Casey ( whatever that is supposed to imply -ect
Blink LOL on your analogy of poop flinging monkeys- and running for cover- brilliant- speaking of poop…
In the show
The Zanny lie was mentioned and poo pooed away
The 31 days missing/partying was mentioned and poo pooed away.
The 7 mnths of searching for a kidnapped/missing child was mentioned and poo pooed away
The disposal site was mentioned and poo pooed away.
The fly evidence was mentioned and poo pooed away-
The smell in the car was mentioned and poo pooed away.
The hair evidence was mentioned and poo pooed away.
The most dramatic moments of the whole show was the footage of the protesters- Thanks to you, Blink I now understand why- “subliminal message” indeed.
I do hope the jury hears, sees and smells all of the trunk evidence.
I too feel sorry for what the jurors will have to endure- but I think you are 1000% correct Blink- they will never be able to think panicked clean-up-accident-and loving mother.
Casey went to great lengths to clean that car… the car she says reeked like something died in… and the car in which she stated something was dead “plastered” to the frame o , but she had got rid of “it”…why clean if you are gonna leave the source of the smell in the trunk? She left the trash because no matter how she tried the stain and smell remained- The truth assaulted her senses at every turn- she cleaned because she was trying to rid herself of her deed that couldnt be erased. She abandoned the car for the same reason- “Out Damn spot”
The jurors will never be able to equate the trunk evidence Stain/smell with a trash bag which contained nothing that would account for the stench and stain.. no milk- no cheese -no salami- no pizza…they will understand the amount of cleaning that went into the cover-up and the effort that went into the lies. They will understand why there was only a few hairs left behind, they will understand why the trash bag was left in the car, & why the car was abandoned. They will know why Casey went on with her bella vita NEVER alerting authorities and why she made up the Zanny alibi and all the rest.
Its as plain as the nose on her face- she did it- she meant to do it and she is glad she did it- everything that came after was her attempt to get away with it.
AJMO
Great posts y’all!!!! Blink, kudos to you and your team for always laying it down the way it is! A shout out to Valhall too. Caylee’s warriors….thank you for answering the call!!!!!
*waving to chica, Mom3.0, ATG, Chelsea, Eloise and all Blinkers….of course, Blink!
Great to see new posters!!!!!!! Welcome to BOC. (((GROUP HUGS)))
I did not watch. My nerves are shot as it is and I know my husband loves the tv he saved for. Besides, who really wants to see these people blown up in HD on a 48″ screen, really. By the comments themselves, I can see it was a ‘biased’ on most levels.
It would seem that the defense’s objective to ‘taint’ backfired. I wonder if they ever considered the possibility of failure. It makes me wonder, though, who’s @$$ they’re protecting at this point. IMO. their careers are on a fine line. Claiming Casey as an indigent while seeking other unethical avenues of payment is disgusting on all levels. If anything, I hope the Florida tax payers are enlightened as to how the defense has been wrecklessly squandering their hard earned income on this disaster. BTW, nice suits Baez. YEAH, I went there.
XO!
They still got their money is what they are thinking about? why don’t Casey have to pay the courts with the money she got from that?
Makes me ill and she is more and more hated every penny she earns off her daughter,,, I know you and your team are on it Blink, you let me know if there is ANYTHING I can do to help please.
Blink
wont they just take them to the garage to smell and see the whole car and stain in the liner? and see where the angel had to sleep her last days near her mother?
LOL about the poking her eyes to make herself cry, I have always noticed that but afraid to say anything but she ALWAYS does and she also looks like she is tryin to squeeze them out of her face… hehe
Actually….the table the defense asked for gives us better shots of casey’s reactions. The cameramen were NEVER trying to get shots of the defenses’ laptops. But from across the room there will be better shots of the WHOLE table including casey’s under the table actions. IMHO, this was one of their biggest mistakes. NOW, they are wide open to the camera and its ability to pan the wide shot. Whereas in the current spot, the camera was limited in its abiltiies.
I hope this gets shots of casey she never thought about. And Simms and her ridiculous insincere worries will get thwarted for once and for all.
I agree with A Texas Grandfather. I think the evidence is overwhelming.
1. Cindy (the RN’s) initial reaction to the smell in the car.
2. George (the detectives) statements regarding Casey to law enforcement.
3. Casey’s little trips all over town with LE making up stories as they drove.
4. The destruction of Zanny’s life. Perhaps CBS might assist her in her honest recovery of damages? This story might actually grab an audience.
5. The lies and theft Casey exposed her friends, extended family and her Grandmother too. Cindy didn’t protect her mother from Casey either.
6. The testimony of her friends.
7. The horrendous disregard she had for the life of a baby that couldn’t defend herself. She wasn’t even buried with the dignity of a pet.
8. The evidence left with Caylee by the roadside, such as: , clothes, bones, weeds, stickers, tape and God willing fingerprints.
9. The dogs hitting on something in the backyard.
10. The intense cell phone calls and the plumber.
11. All of the Professional testimony, the trunk liner and the evidence that LE is saving (I hope, hope, hope).
12. The many things I probably forgot?
I am not a brain in anything that is legal. I am just drawn to this story of an unwanted little girl who wasn’t saved by any of her family members. I can’t imagine what happened to Caylee, but I pray for justice. I love this website; because, it attempts to defend the defenseless. “The Money Trail,” what a great article. Thanks Blink!
To all, Please may I ad that what I said is only my opinion.
If she was innocent there would be noo need to clean the car! as it would help! find the killer!! DNA any kind of evidence! but no one on 48 mentions those kind of questions for fear of upsetting cindy!! greta wouldnt give her what she wanted platform to taint people of her innocence.
you wouldnt wash the items in the car and fabreeze it! because you want to find the killers prints!!
caylee lived
caylee died
now she will forever go byebye!
About the ‘side table’….
OrlandoNative, I think so too. The jury will be facing ICA, all of the time. I think this was a big booboo too, because although we won’t see the sneakies that they are always doing, we will see how hard the inmate has to work at looking innocent all the time. I don’t think she can hold it up through out all of the testimony. How can she not show how she really feels? And the jurors will be looking for those tell tale signs to judge how they feel about her, right now she is prolly the most hated female in American history…..
Thanks ISpy….I feel better.
Bringing this over from the Hinky-
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/27591815/detail.html
—Snipped-90 added by me
Casey Anthony’s lawyers have turned over a recording of the news report to prosecutors, suggesting they will use video of that duct tape (at the shpping center/ Caylee table) at trial to defend their client.
If so, the video could confirm he had access to the duct tape, which prosecutors call a possible murder weapon, Local 6 News reported.
However, the defense could also suggest that Caylee Anthony’s kidnapper stole the duct tape from the table and planted it with the body in the woods to frame her family for the murder.
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Gee George or whomever – NOT Casey and NOT Zanny…wistfully and stupidly used the same duct tape to put up missing signs …we are supposed to believe he/or anyone would not simply throw out the duct tape and remove it from the gas cans ect..if he or any other Anthony was aware of its use in the “crime” why would they risk its exposure?
As for someone stealing it and planting it yeah right- it was put on before decomposition occurred- which begins very soon after death..and was holding Caylees mandible in place and was attached to the hair mat…good luck with this ploy guys- go ahead point out the obvious to the jury..Casey had access to the duct tape the gas cans the car the trash the trunk and the body…and wasnt afraid to throw it all back into Georges face
AJMO
I take great joy that they only have 22 more days to play this. I can’t wait to see all the wailing and gnashing of teeth when they declare her guilty as hell. I may go to Orlando the last week just to be there to celebrate a victory for Caylee.
Ivvys grama
True they made a major problem there!! because she will be closely scrutenized by the jury!! Baez didnt want the cameras in the courtroom for that reason!!! the excuse he gave was lame considering he has been in the media excessively and especialy lately!!
I was kind of upset that the judge didnt come down on him friday and came to the conclusion that he is giving baez enough rope to hang himself!!
The judge did reference a 48 hr reversal to let baez know he had his number!!!
baez doesnt have much room to complain about the jury because he shot himself in the foot on that one by going on t.v!!! his inexperience as a lawyer along with his over blown hubris are not allowing him to take baby steps and learn from his many mistakes.
they are all going down!!!the path to defeat!!
Something I would like to say, I always look at both sides of everything, while I am up to date with this case currently, when I first learned about Caylee, when she was still missing, the one thing that constantly comes to mind is the 911 tape. If I were a member of the jury, I’m not sorry to say, but I would have made up my mind as to a guilty verdict as soon as I heard her talk to the operator. The more I listen to the recording it feels like Casey has a sense of pride in her voice when she says “My daughter has been missing for the last 31 days.” Notice it’s not 30 days, it’s 31. Looking through evidence photo’s, I’ve never seen a trunk so clean (meaning the carpet), besides the ‘stain’, my stance is she moved the body, cleaned her trunk, and put garbage in the back thinking it would cover up the smell of decomposition, or someone would think it was due to the garbage. I think that’s why they only found one hair, not to mention the fact that the baby was placed in two bags, not one. Another question I have is who drives around or puts garbage in their trunk for supposive weeks at a time anyway? I’m thinking they probably should have went with a mental defense, there are no other explanations to this crime. I have also never seen two incompetent attorney’s in all my days of watching cases unfold, half the time Baez can’t even spell when he’s doing his wonderful little powerpoints for the court to see, jee all the time he probably put in those! I don’t get her mother, Cindy, trying to make up her mind about statements, and how magical medication helps her ‘remember’ things after two and a half years, and the way they give attitude to the prosecution and even the judge at one time or another. I can’t wait to hear an anynomous guilty verdict for this case. Honestly, I can’t even be happy with her getting life in prison to ‘think about what she’s done,’ because she simply doesn’t care what she’s done. I want her to know she is sentenced to death, and I wonder if we’ll see tears then when we didn’t see tears when her two year old baby was alone, most-likely drugged, couldn’t breathe, died, was thrown out like garbage, first in the car, then in the wet, filthy woods. It breaks my heart, and I want justice for Caylee, not for her scum of the earth mother. I also can’t wait for this ‘compelling’ information the defense has to offer!
Thanks Blink Wish I had a tiny bit of your brain
OK what I want to know is if KC is getting money and the Anthony’s are getting money and I dont care how it is labeled….How can she be considered INDIGENT
Is the bald man who is always there and was sitting with Cindy all the time but now is on the other side of the court the man who works for CBS
Thanks in advance
No that is Jim Lichenstein, he is with NBC, if I know who your referring to, and I have not seen him sit neither Cindy in forever.
B
Blink I have flowed this case from the beginning. I’ve never posted on your site but have been a faithful follower. I think the fact that she didn’t report her daughter missing along with the statement that she made to her family that she feels that she is close by will nail her.
You think that Cindy found something in the yard that told her something was wrong. Do you think she found Casey’s diary and read Casey’s horrifying actions and thoughts on her new life. Case would have had time to write the details the day that Tony picked her up at location where she abanded her car.
Please excuse spelling I’m typing on my cell phone and I’m not very good at it
ISpy
I so agree with your comment that Casey has destroyed a designer original and eradicated an entire branch of the family tree.
Cindy stated that Caylee did not just belong to Casey she belonged to all of them. My thought on this is that once Caylee was born she belonged to the world. As with all innocent children who have been murdered by a parent, pedophile or other type of whack job we will never know what they might have grown up to be. Maybe someone who would have discovered a cure for cancer, an answer to the climate change problems, a peacekeeper or simply an average joe. Could one of them have done something that would have a positive impact us or our childrem or grandchildren. All of these children would have grown up to be somebody. While we may never have known them personally they would have been important to someone. We will never know what Casey has taken away from the world.
Could casey be waiting until the end of trial to do the same as she did at universal studios. Turn around and say,
“Oh, by the way this is a lie too, I killed my daughter and look how far I have come with all this. Wow, don’t I deserve an Oscar.”
I hope they bring the liner into the court room or at least the teplar can and sample that Dr. Vass received, causing him to ‘jump back 2 feet’ when it was opened. If the stain is still visible on the liner, and HHJP allows it into evidence, that would be very powerful stuff for the jury. I also hope they take the jury to Suburban Dr. so they can see where Casey dumped her precious child. Even better if the area is flooded so they can see why the searchers couldn’t check there. This trial will be excrutiatingly painful for jurors with children or grandchildren, to say the least. No matter where they come from, I cannot imagine them not convicting Casey. Her demeanor and the unprofessionalism of Team Anthony will will make it a no brainer for them.
Blink….
I know you stay busy… I will be very patient. Please reply to this 2 part question… even if it takes days… I check in EVERY day. Please.
IF the defense decides to “throw George under the bus”, will this work and Casey walk free? I visit several blogs and this is a concern for alot of No Life Bloggers! We need reassurance. =(
If Casey walks, what happens then to George?
Thanks so much!
Robbie
Defense point of view? I thought they covered both sides. I heard a counterargument for everything from Pam Bondi. Did everyone seem to miss that? Or do people on this site only hear one side of things? They’re okay with Pam Bondi making statements, and all the statements from police and the prosecution since day one, but they’re not okay with someone making statements that might shine doubt on the evidence or Ms. Anthony’s guilt? We’ve heard in the media constantly information that promotes the prosecution’s made-up scenario without proof, but how dare anyone look at the other side? Let’s just make up our minds and come to judgments after hearing one side alone because then we’ll be sure to satisfy our lynch mob mentality. Who cares about Constitutional rights!
Well one of your constitutional rights just let you say that- so there.
I heard no counterargument, I heard the same lame drivel I have heard for what will soon be 3 years-
“It will come out at trial”.. Except for this next 40 minutes, where we play “courtroom” and let the viewing public hit the bathroom vanity for the alka seltzer an hour before bed for the privilege.
What I saw support AG Bondi’s position for the state was photos, and witness accounts.
Maybe I missed it, was there someone else caught in a photo tossing a baby in the swamp?
Turning cardboard into maggot infestation?
Was there a photo or witnesses to a Zanny?
You are missing the most pivotal element that the DEFENSE has going into this case-
NOBODY wants to believe a Mother of a 34 month old could harm her. N O B O D Y.
Where that would have helped, is if Casey would have told the truth and struck a deal.
Now it is just a temporary mindset for a few minutes while the jurors here why that is an absolute reality.
B
Thank you for another great posting..the financials in this case have long concerned many of us, that’s for sure!
I have to add one more time, I wish media people would stop saying Casey waited 31 days to report her missing baby..she never did. And never would have, had her mom not called..
Also..anyone else think LKB has had a lot of surgical/makeover work? She looks very different than around the Spector trial..
Marc, I believe you’ve been served.
THINKER
praise god were almost there!! the truth will come out by the state not baez first two minutes of opening statements as he states! caylee will get her justice.
momof3
great thinking as usual!!
Love to read your comments!! everyone has good insight!! love it when blink gets fired up by negative comments! she isnt defending herself she is defending caylees honor!!bless you blink.
corinne
what the anthonys and defense fail to comprehend! the anthonys because they have never gone through this before and baez because he should have never been allowed to take this case with what little experience he has had!!
anyways what baez does not get being so green behind the ears!!
is that LE and the prosecution have worked these cases for so many years and know what death smells like!! what does baez think or what is he thinking to go against professionels in their field!!
CURIOUS
how ironic that casey never reported caylee missing but yet called 911 on the punks she referred as the protesters!
they were angry with casey and her behaviour!!she told 911 that they needed to send lots of help now! this has to stop now! she says!! imagine that!
Myers
george said in his interview with LE that casey loves to push the envelope / limit as far as ashe can!! so who knows!
dadgum
speculation is yes she had plastic surjery! thuus the platic cup look!!
Defense Wants Someone Else To Tell Casey’s Story To Jury
Posted: 5:02 pm EDT April 19, 2011
Updated: 5:10 pm EDT April 19, 2011
http://www.wftv.com/news/27602287/detail.html
Bill Sheaffer: Analysis of the defense plan:
http://www.wftv.com/video/27601997/index.html
…and the defense , once again, is allegedly trying to cut corners to get Casey’s mental state to explain why she didn’t report Caylee missing during the 31 days.
WFTV is reporting that the defense wants to put someone else on the stand to tell Casey’s story. Bottomline, they want this heard w/o the prosecution having the ability to cross examine Casey. The lies must be protected y’all!
WTH???????????? How can they do that? It screams hearsay, imo. It’s not like the prosecution wouldn’t tear it up on Casey stand in.
Have at her. Let her rip! No matter what, it’s going to backfire and at least demonstrate that the defense knows Casey is her own worst witness.
Morgyn says:
April 19, 2011 at 8:42 am
Hi Morgyn! Welcome to BOC.
The best thing to do is to read the last few posts by Blink. Questions like yours have been addressed by Blink. The bolded responses to posters give up some of this information, too.
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dadgum says:
April 19, 2011 at 4:20 pm
You brought up an excellent reminder and I hope the prosecution will remind the jurors WHO reported Caylee missing after 31 days. There is no explanation b/c Casey never intended to report her daughter missing. She knew her daughter was dead (as per one of Blink’s past comments). It was Cindy’s intervention and persistence alone that revealed Caylee was ‘gone’.
Let’s not forget Casey begging Cindy to give her one more day. For what???????
Ragdoll says:
April 19, 2011 at 5:28 pm
That is a really good question, “begged” for one more day for what?
It doesn’t exactly scream of a mother who knows her daughter is dead.
Ragdoll
hello friend
The defense is desperate! running out of options! lol would serve cindy right if casey threw her under the bus biggtime! casey has no loyalty to anyone but herself!!
I have to agree with Chica; Casey had no problem whatsoever picking up the phone to call 911 to report the protesters but she couldn’t do the same to report Caylee missing!!! That says it all to me!
ok…………………..
Sceneria:
We have Goerge being blamed.
We have George taking the stand and pleading the 5th.
We now have “resonable doubt”.
Blink: Could Dt use your own articles in this case to explain things such as….let’s say the tape???
“My dad killed Caylee, when I found her—her mouch the gaping wide…and make me vomit I had to cover that. I had to take care of that. I loved her so I put a heart on her mouth to let her know I will get vengence for what her g-pa did”
KC mindes the child’s body, because she doesn’t want her dad arrested and lets her family know where she is at….yada yada yada
COULD THE DEFENSE USE THE “O” THERORY TO EXPLAIN THE TAPE AND HEART?
Please tell me I am wrong.
They already have used things that appear here and of course other coverage, certainly.
The good thing is when they do, it will be old news.
B
casey wouldnt sit in jail that long for anyone! dont forget casey loves casey and is so self absorbed!! casey does not fear cindy nor george either!
a person that fears someone does not! steal large amounts of money from her parents! she literaly hacked into her mothers accounts for large amounts to pay her cell phone bills and shop.
thanks valleygirl!!
from all we have seen ! its all about casey! for three years her defense team has tried everything to find a plausable defense!! still yet!!
so many team members have come and gone! dont you find that ironic! makes you wonder if they bumped heads with baez as to strategies (his) he is so much like casey unbelievably!! and that is not considered! great minds thinking alike!
I have always thought that mason joined the team to associate himself with the likes of linda kenny baden and her husband! well known lawyers! also andrea lyons the angel of death row! remember he was against the defense team spoke out publicly even said the defense should have taken a plea! and even referenced the carnival atmosphere!! unbelievable!!
Anyone remember the “promise” Lee howled out to CMA at the memorial? she may be cashing in her chip. Maybe Lee will be the martyr for the clan to try and get their princess back. Everybody is focusing on George but Lee is the one that publicly swore to CMA that he’d keep his promise…and I sure don’t think it was to his niece.
MJ
That whole memorial was a mockery! and disrespectful to caylee!! I remember what lee said to CMA it was the wirdest most bazaar thing I have ever seen in my life. what were conversations and holidays and get togethers like in that twisted family!!
Blink
was so cool to hear your voice on the radio today! I have been here for three years! and have never listened to the radio on S.M
your caylees hero and her voice!!! bless you
TY Chica
B
randie
george can plead the 5th all he wants by the time the prosecution gets through with him he may need to not only plead the fifth but drink a 5th to calm HIS nerves!!