There are many people this evening asking that question. What did happen today on the 23rd floor of the Orlando Court House.
It is very rare that I call a halt to a radio program, but I did indeed do that today. At about the 30 minute mark my guest Orlando Magazine Journalist Dave Knechel exclaimed ‘Gotta go, there is a verdict’. Seconds later HLN and WFTV were saying the same thing. You can catch our conversation here.
So, after three years of investigation, and six weeks of trial, what would the jury decide?
I am still in shock, here are the results.
I talked to Dave Knechel about 30 minutes after this drama unfolded. He was in the court room. As the verdicts were read:
There was a stunned silence
The jury found Casey Anthony Not Guilty on all of the major charges. This is shades of OJ Simpson!
The four minor charges that the jury did give a guilty verdict on, are just that, minor. Each carries a maximum of one year. Play it as hard as you want, with time served, and time off for being a good prisoner, she will be out in a few months. In fact she may be out by this weekend.
She will be able to resume her life with all of her imaginary friends. She will be able to resume her imaginary job at Universal Studio’s. Even better, she will no require an imaginary nanny.
Has Casey Anthony beaten the system? Not so fast!
She still has to deal with the civil law suit brought by the real Zenaida. I hear you say, so what? Well there is a big ‘so what’. Casey Anthony may be broke right now, but Books, Movies, and Interviews could make her quite rich. Should this civil trial go south, it will be a replay of OJ Simpson and ‘if I Did It‘.
Actually there are some other people that might have a bit of a beef with Casey Anthony. These folks could also attach themselves firmly to her bank account.
As soon as Casey Anthony walks out of the jail, watch the civil suits fly.
There is also the question of where Casey might live. She will have to do some real groveling to be permitted back in her parents home. I am sure that Tony Lazaro has no interest, Amy Huizinger would need to buy a lock box for her check book, and I seriously doubt that the Grund family would entertain her with open arms.
In some ways Casey Anthony and her team have won a very hollow victory. Who is going to employ Casey? Would you?
But this is true for several people featured in this trial. Celeb status lasts only so long, who is going to employ George and Cindy Anthony? Who is going to employ Roy Kronk?
I am not sure that I should share this, but I will. Jessie Grund is a nice young man, his father Richard Grund is a thoughtful and caring man. Jessie lost his job over his involvement in this case. Jessie did nothing wrong, he loved Casey and Caylee. Father Richard Grund also came under attack. The National Inquirer obviously did not have enough Elvis, UFO, or pictures of some politicians naughty bits, so they went after Richard Grund.
It does not matter how you ‘slice it and dice it’ lives have been changed.
It is almost as if, if you see something, keep your mouth closed. Nothing good can come from telling the truth!
Simon Barrett
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackTrue Simon, nothing good came from telling the truth in this case. Nothing good came from honest lawyers, and media such as you and Jan who invested their lives into justice for Caylee. IMO this case has made a mockery of truth and justice. I am so disappointed in my peers who sat on that jury. Where is the sanctity for life?? What happened to Caylee’s value?? What happened to, “do not lie under oath”? What happened to the laws of even child neglect?? Since when is it ok to murder your child, if you MAY have been molested??
Simon and Jan, speaking for Caylee and ALL the missing children that you have written about, prayed for, and grown to love, I say thank you.
Thank you for all the hours you have spent researching info, writing articles, and keeping their names and the TRUTH about them alive, even through the circuses, liars, and attackers. I know you have never profited anything and have taken much ridicule, false accusations, and pain from your efforts. Please know that there have been many that have gained strength and hope from all you have done. I am devastated over this verdict but I am thankful to have met you both and been able to witness your caring hearts.
The family strikes me as really dysfunctional. What Father attends his daughter’s labor? It’s incestuous at most and smacks of unhealthy emeshment at the very least. I believe their is alcoholism somewhere in this group, perhaps grandfathers or grandmothers and that George and his wife are what is known as “adult children”. George Anthony reminds me of a friend’s father who had a breakdown when his granddaughter died. Not the mother of the child, not the father, but the grandfather.”There’s more going on there than the child’s death”, said a reputable psychiatrist when told this.
Jesse Grund did not lose his job over this case. He was fired the week Caylee went missing!!
Very good article but we must not let the sociopaths of the world get to us. We have to keep up the good fight for the most innocent among us especially in this case. This was a travesty of Justice and we as a collective must not let any of the parasites profit by this murder by boycotting,calling,writing to anyone allowing them a voice in the public arena.
This is a sad day for the American Justice system. LEO and the prosecuting team worked so hard and put on a compelling case, a winning case IMO. My heart breaks for them but the pain I feel is for Baby Caylee who was born into a family that didn’t appreciate or deserve her.
RIP baby girl, we know the truth.
It is just a big shame all the way around. It sends a bad message to the struggle of child abuse, neglect and murder. We all know pretty positive that she killed her and threw her in the woods. Thanks Simon and Jan for all you have covered on this case and many others that you guys write about. I feel for Jeff Ashton, who is one of the best. He says he is retiring and I understand that completely. Jan keep up the fight dear heart.
Thank you Simon and Jan.
Today was a travesty of Justice.I watched this case unfold for the last 3 years. The State of Florida was fabulous! They stood and spoke for Caylee to bring Justice for her. How in the world this jury missed all the evidence is beyond me.I wonder even if they cared to inspect that evidence and seach for the truth in what happened to her and by whom? IMO the State gave them every bit of the evidence and it only pointed to Casey.
God will punish Casey Marie Anthony for what she did.
ALL imo
Jane – obviously you are operating on old news. I will say no more.
Jessie left his LE job on his own accord because he decided LE was not a good “fit” for him. It was Anthony Rusciano who lost his LE job b/c he had a relationship with ICA and kept it secret. Jessie was not fired.
Jp said “at this time” when reading the decision on first degree murder. Wonder why.
I hope the media pounds on “Where will Casey go now?” forcing Bozo to take her in and support her when no one else will….only for her to rob him blind during the process!
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Now hope they go after the other 2. They couldnt stay-pity. George was not too happy. There goes HIS bankroll and visions of untold wealth.
Goodbye Foundation. LOL! LOL! LOL!
Biaz only cares about Casey because she was a stepping stone in his career, she will be on her own. Biaz talks out both sides of his mouth. Look at the interview where he said poor Caylee is gone too soon but not 10 minutes later he is popping champagne corks dancing around at his victory, What victory? Beating a prosecution team whose job it is to prosecute killers of innocent citizens? Biaz knows darned well Casey was guilty but his focus is on the brass ring. jmo
Melinda, Its over there will be no more done for Caylee. Nichole S. and Ron G. are the same as Caylee, legally it is over. jmo
Casey also cant use Caylees name since Cindy has it copywritten. Guess they are tied together if they plan on selling anything. jmo
I can’t sleep, can’t stand to see her lying sociopathic face everywhere on TV. I went out and walked for 3 miles, then ate 1/2 pint of cookie dough ice cream, all I can see is the trash bag Caylee was put in and thrown away in a swamp. I agree Melinda & Tobias w/the inner turmoil that will take place when Casey reaps the rewards of her misdeeds & not Cindy & Baez using her as a stepping stone. It was sickening to see that mop head Social Security Attorney jumping up and down at their celebration, what the hell are they celebrating? No class at all.
George will always wear the stink of child molestor. This family like Mersa will spread and feed on itself.
Hopefully the wonderful Judge Perry will impose the longest sentence he can under the law and jailhouse justice will prevail.
Casey’s next victim will be on the jurors account. Casey feel invincible now. She beat the system again. She now knows she can get away with anything and she will use that knowledge. I don’t believe for a minute a young highly dangerous psychopathic killer ends her career at 24. No way. Next victim perhaps will be some boyfriend, maybe one of those pathetic souls who have kept sending her money.
I hope Casey will get a miserable life. In and out of prison. Working as a low class hooker to survive. I hope people will shun her like they did with O J Simpson. As Casey will keep stealing and lying there is a considerable chance she messes up with the wrong person and pays the ultimate price one day. It is a dangerous life ahead for baby killer Casey Anthony.
OJ, we heard from him again, didn’t we?
Joran van der Sloot, we heard from him too, didn’t we?
Who believes we will never hear from Casey again?
Now maybe Casey & OJ can look for the real killers together.
In some states it is a crime to not report a dead body. Since her attorney said that she and her father found Caylee dead and they did not report it they should be charged.
Luckily, many of use believe in a higher authority. This case proves that justice can come down to a lawyer personality contest. It seemed obvious to me that Baez Conned the jury. All his smiling & kissing up every time he made eye contact with them. The prosecution played a straight evidence approach. Not enough to convict an attractive young female defendant,in this day & age. Yes.. Casey is as Guilty as Sin, but one day she’ll have to answer to the ultimate judge, & I’m quite confident she will have to pay the price for her evil deeds.
I wish the judge could throw the book at her on the 4 guilty charges. Like they did with the Croslin clan.
Right on again, Sherlock!
The truth is that Casey is such a sociopath and narcissist that she will slip up again, just like O.J.
Regardless of how far removed we appear to be from these types of situations in our own personal lives, the outcome of these cases affect all of us. If there’s anything positive to come from any of this, let it be a loud shout out to law enforcement to take all tips seriously and investigate them thoroughly and timely to prevent this from happening again…to someone else that you do know!
Here’s more proof of what’s wrong with this jury and a reality check for America in general. Obviously it’s impossible to find 12 people out of a population of 238,000 that haven’t been convicted of a crime themselves or have an immediate family member sitting in jail. All of which could have made these jurors biased against law enforcement.
http://www.wftv.com/news/27970046/detail.html
Now here’s class for you (NOT) – check out this photo of Mason yesterday at the celebration. He shows the ultimate in pride:
http://yfrog.com/gyj33xij
Proof is in the picture they say.
Simon + Jan –
Thank you for being there these past three years. Thank you for reviewing the documents/evidence and breaking down the details of Florida law. Thank you for posting news reports asap. Thank you for being a voice for tiny Caylee Marie! Thank you to every blogger who every posted here!
I am just so shocked by the verdict… and like Jeff Ashton “I quit!”
I am just so sad, THERE WILL BE NO JUSTICE FOR CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY!
“Tot Mom Not Guilty!” and “The Devil is dancing tonight!” – Nancy Grace
I am beyond sickened! How did our Lady Justice fail that tiny baby!?! It was not the fault of Linda Drane-Burdict, Jeff Ashton, Yuri Melich… and a thousand others that worked on this case – they did thier very best – ”…it is a dry bones case…” – Lawson Lamar.
In part I blame Cindy for lying on the stand – LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER – “A liar does not a murderer make” – Cindy Anthony. Well $pindy be prepared to welcome home your loving daughter… she will be out soon…. btw do you have Tony Lazzaro’s phone number – Casey wants it!
THERE WILL BE NO JUSTICE FOR CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY!
Patent That!
Sara Jane – IN Parent
You think some seasoned FBI agent isnt going to dig into this further-You got to be kidding! There are enough angry people in the world who have been lied to by Geo and Sin. The last thing they mentioned, the burial of pets said it all and showed the complete puzzle and proof not with 1 garbage bag but with 2, just like Caylee! Check your facts. Casey did not have her car between June 16 thru to the 22nd. Yea sure she might have borrowed a shovel-no DNA-but nobody saw her backing the car into the Ants garage. She was not home on the 15 or the 16th, but go and believe the poor pitiful grandparents/parent-Wait til they unseal those documents they have. Its much worse than just DNA on paternity.
I agree with Ceney Mason’s one finger salute to the twisted media.
NO, lE IS NOT TURNING THIS ONE LOOSE, UNSOLVED BUT NOT A COLD CASE.
Melinda, I sure would like to know where you get your information. Any statements from you in the future should be backed up with a link!
Jurors are hiring publisists and asking for big bucks for interviews. I find this appaulling and have to wonder is this the reason for the not guilty verdict? They planned on making a profit? This verdict made their interviews high demand. jmo
To Simon, Jan and Everyone Else:
Thank you for being there these past three years. Thank you for reviewing the documents/evidence and breaking down the details of Florida law. Thank you for being a voice of reason. Thank you for being here, there and everywhere!
I am just so shocked by the verdict… and like Jeff Ashton “I quit!”
I am just so sad, THERE WILL BE NO JUSTICE FOR CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY!
“Tot Mom Not Guilty!” and “The Devil is dancing tonight!” – Nancy Grace
I am beyond sickened! How did Our Lady Justice fail that tiny baby!?! It was not the fault of Linda Drane-Burdict, Jeff Ashton, Yuri Melich… and a thousand others that worked on this case – they did thier very best – ”…it is a dry bones case…” – Lawson Lamar.
In part I blame Cindy for lying on the stand – LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER – “A liar does not a murderer make” – Cindy Anthony. Well $pindy be prepared to welcome home your loving daughter… she will be out soon…. btw do you have Tony Lazzaro’s phone number – Casey wants it!
THERE WILL BE NO JUSTICE FOR CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY!
Patent That!
Sara Jane – IN Parent
just had to come here..back to were i first came since the start of our love for caylee and her voice for justice…i am lost as to why..why did the jurors not spend time on the evidence…
having watch here from ireland i can only say what pride i felt for jeff ashton and team in their fight for caylee…they did not let her down… her family done that…
since it is stated that casey has said caylee was never missing but died can some case not be brought against her from all the resourses used in trying to find a live caylee??? the thought that she and her parasite team can go and make money from books..tv makes me sick…
JUSTICE FOR CAYLEE…nite babygirl.xxx.
Casey IS guilty, I am certain I know exactly what happened. Casey heard chloroform will knock you out. Casey found out how, and proceeded to make chloroform. She practiced on the dogs, remember? Cindy said the dogs were DROWSY. Didn’t kill the the dogs so used it on Caylee, just like so many mother’s use benadryl etc. Just to make sure she didn’t scream upon awakening, a couple of wraps of duct tape over the mouth. Caylee either died of overdose or vomit aspiration. Too skeletonized to be sure. Casey freaked. Borrowed shovel from neighbor, set Caylee’s body in playhouse, dug shallow grave, put body there, also tried burying body in sandbox. That’s why cadaver dogs hit on those three locations. Googled “one Tree Hill” episode about nanny that steals kid. Goes to Sawgrass, raids office, steals visitor card of Zenaida. No mother anywhere who’s worried about a missing child tells police”I just talked to her on the phone” NONE, ANYWHERE. Every lie was geared to effectively STOP investigation. So, by process of deduction, she knows she’s dead and has something to hide. I wish I could have prosecuted this case. Oh, also the acetone search, look up how to make chloroform, that search had nada to do with purell. Trust me.
Jesse Grund was fired from the Orlando police department. I suggest you read the documents and documated written reports that led up to the loss of his job with the police department. His 6 month on the job review was unfavorable resulting in his being let go. There are several places on the internet where his whole 6 month review is located. His depositions taken by the Sheriff Department in regards to the Anthony case are also on the internet.
Simon – Jane is correct. You are wrong.
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