Casey Anthony Murder Trial Underway

[Ptarmigan]

Yeah, and OJ is serving a prison sentence just outside of Las Vegas currently.  

Casey doesn't have her million dollars... yet.  And yes, it's so sick to think she is going to get paid for committing murder.

I am sure Al-Qaeda will pay her. I heard Osama bin Laden left some money for Casey Anthony. Two scumbags of the same kind.

[JLO]

I'm upset Caylee will never get justice.

Me also -  I'm still just dumbfounded with the verdict.

[Gina]

This picture tells all doesn't it?

[Alpha Mare]

There's no way on earth she'd be able to live anywhere without fear of being abused or worse.   I wonder if she has a ton of fan mail from weirdos while she was in jail...so maybe one will be the "lucky guy"....Maybe she'll find a sugar daddy that'll have her identity changed.

I wasn't around when OJ killed  his wife, but  I wonder if he ever left his house without fear...

You need to read his book, "If I Did It".  He did. You might still be able to find it online.

[olde north church]

What shocks me is the number of people willing to accept something as Gospel because the source is someone in a position of authority.  Why don't you think back to the prosecutor's statement after the verdict.  He blamed everybody except his own office.  It was the typical prosecutorial hubris that case, pure and simple.  She could have been charged with any other form of homicide or manslaughter and she would be walking an 8x12 cell.  Place the blame where it belongs.
Here's the facts of the case we know to be true:  An innocent child is dead.  Period.  End of story.  Full stop.  Everything else beyond that point is opinion, theory, conjecture.  You don't know.  I don't know.  The killer knows.  Accomplices know.  God knows.
There was a little nugget from Dr. Keith Ablow in the Fox News wrap-up regarding the grandfather's suicide attempt.  In his 20 years as a forensic psychologist he has never known a grandparent to attempt suicide in a situation like this but guilty people do.
 

[NHSparky]

[Randy]

There was a soul or 2 sold to get this verdict.

Someone made a comment in the online chat yesterday to Jose Baez. Hey Jose if you have plans to go out celebrating this weekend Casey should be available to babysit Friday.

I wonder how many on the defense team would allow her anywhere near their kids.

[debk]

Prosecuter Ashton is on The View right now. In NYC.

First one to be making money from all of this is the lead prosecuter. Who da thought?

[Evil_Conservative]

You need to read his book, "If I Did It".  He did. You might still be able to find it online.

Agree!  I read it and was disgusted.  He had too many details that only the killer would know.

[DumbAss Tanker]

This picture tells all doesn't it?

Well, really, if you had just found out that instead of a death warrant and the needle, you were suddenly only looking at serving time for four misdemeanors and with the majority of even that already behind you, wouldn't you crack a smile?  Yeah, she's a scumdog, but it's a basic human reaction. 

[olde north church]

Prosecuter Ashton is on The View right now. In NYC.

First one to be making money from all of this is the lead prosecuter. Who da thought?

It was his hubris that brought the Not Guilty verdict.
Let's do a little bit of prosector speak, shall we?  "This was going to be his crowning achievement.  The cherry on top of his career.  Going out in a blaze of glory!
He could have gone for a lesser charge but what would that be?  Convicting some 23 year old bimbo on a circumstantial case?  That wasn't anyway to go out, he had to go for the gold!
But ladies and gentleman of the jury, that is what happens when pride makes you fly too close to the Sun.  You lose.  Just like this guy lost.  "

It was a sure bet he was gonna hit the talk show circuit.  Vince Bugliosi started that train rolling.

[Boudicca]

Mods, this post probably needs to be moved somewhere else, as I'm getting totally 


This case reminds me of the controversy and questions that linger in the Jeffrey R. MacDonald conviction of the murder of his wife and two kids.  His wife was pregnant, so actually he was guilty of four murders.  If he was truly guilty...I've read alot about the case, and still can't decide whether or not he actually committed the crime.
One of the prosecutors, James Blackburn, was later disbarred.  The crime scene was trampled by MP's and everyone's brother initially-no one was logging in the people who entered the Ft. Bragg quarters.
I read Fatal Vision, whose author settled out of court with MacDonald for 200K after being sued for ethical breaches in journalism.  Then I read the rebuttal book, Fatal Justice.  Not sure why this case, among a handful of others, have intrigued me for so long.  Diane Downs is another.  And Cullen Davis' acquittal for wounding his ex-wife and killing his preteen stepdaughter.

All of these cases involved babies, or young children.  Death is such a waste, particularly when the very young are involved.

[Ptarmigan]

It was his hubris that brought the Not Guilty verdict.
Let's do a little bit of prosector speak, shall we?  "This was going to be his crowning achievement.  The cherry on top of his career.  Going out in a blaze of glory!
He could have gone for a lesser charge but what would that be?  Convicting some 23 year old bimbo on a circumstantial case?  That wasn't anyway to go out, he had to go for the gold!
But ladies and gentleman of the jury, that is what happens when pride makes you fly too close to the Sun.  You lose.  Just like this guy lost.  "

It was a sure bet he was gonna hit the talk show circuit.  Vince Bugliosi started that train rolling.

I think the suicide was just an attention ploy. The whole family loves attention and will do anything for it. A family of attention whores. 

[Ptarmigan]

Casey Anthony Writes About Wanting More Babies
http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-children/story?id=14009375

 

[olde north church]

I think the suicide was just an attention ploy. The whole family loves attention and will do anything for it. A family of attention whores. 

Ain't that the truth!

[Evil_Conservative]

Casey Anthony Writes About Wanting More Babies
http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-children/story?id=14009375

 

She talks about a possible adoption.  Yeah, like any adoption agency would give HER a baby.

[Ptarmigan]

She talks about a possible adoption.  Yeah, like any adoption agency would give HER a baby.

If I was an adoption agency, I would rather give a baby to Nadya Suleman than Casey Anthony. 

[Ptarmigan]

Casey Anthony Subpoenaed In Civil Case
http://www.wesh.com/r/28463623/detail.html

Zenaida Gonzalez-Fernandez is suing. I expect more civil suits against Casey Anthony.

After acquittal, what lies ahead for Casey Anthony: A life in hiding? A book deal? Motherhood?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/after-acquittal-what-lies-ahead-for-casey-anthony-a-life-in-hiding-a-book-deal-motherhood/2011/07/06/gIQATcJ90H_story.html

“Anthony will always be dogged by the belief that she killed her child,” said Lewis Katz, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. “She will never lead a normal life.”

I have never heard of anyone like Anthony of Simpson reverse their image. People like them are hated even in death.

he may have to get out of town. Threats have been made against her, and online she is being vilified. Nearly 15,000 people “liked” the “I hate Casey Anthony” page on Facebook, which included comments wishing her the same fate that befell little Caylee. Ti McCleod, who lives a few doors from Anthony’s parents, said: “Society is a danger to Casey; she’s not a danger to society.”

I still stand by that she should go to North Korea, Venezuela, Afghanistan, or Pakistan.

[Revolution]

Good. I gope the real "Zanni" does go for her throat. I hope every red cent this bitch makes off of movie, book, interview deals goes DIRECTLY to Zenaida. Targeted for no reason. Now at least SHE'LL get some retribution.

[Ptarmigan]

Good. I gope the real "Zanni" does go for her throat. I hope every red cent this bitch makes off of movie, book, interview deals goes DIRECTLY to Zenaida. Targeted for no reason. Now at least SHE'LL get some retribution.

Also, Equusearch is considering suing Anthony.

Local search group considers suing Casey Anthony
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=8235234

[Ptarmigan]

Anthony faces many challenges once freed
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-07-06-casey-anthony-what-next_n.htm

He said Anthony has to work hard to rehabilitate her image, starting with showing remorse or grief over her daughter's death.

I don't see that happening. People like her are not like that.

Seattle psychologist Gregory Jantz said Anthony's experience puts her at risk of depression, anxiety and panic attacks.

"This is a girl who needs help," he said. He said Anthony may turn to addiction or return to the hard-partying lifestyle she led before her arrest as a way to numb her feelings.

Jantz said not just Anthony but also her parents and brother need counseling.

"It's a very dysfunctional family system that could explode," he said.

I don't think Anthony can be saved. She is a sociopath/psychopath and they cannot be changed let alone reasoned.

[thundley4]

Anthony faces many challenges once freed
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-07-06-casey-anthony-what-next_n.htm
I don't see that happening. People like her are not like that.
I don't think Anthony can be saved. She is a sociopath/psychopath and they cannot be changed let alone reasoned.

Wouldn't bother me if she takes the suicide route as long as she does it only to herself.

[GOBUCKS]

She talks about a possible adoption.  Yeah, like any adoption agency would give HER a baby.

If she has enough money, there's no doubt whatever that she could buy an "adopted" child from some third world hellhole.
It's being done every day.
She'd probably have to use an agent to avoid publicity, but with money it would be a snap.

[Chris_]

UPDATE: Casey Anthony to be released next week
Judge Belvin Perry sentenced Casey Anthony to 4 years in prison for lying to investigators

Read more: http://www.wlac.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=104668&article=8801240#ixzz1RRLArpTQ

Has anyone heard if the state will file an appeal?

[thundley4]

Has anyone heard if the state will file an appeal?

Haven't heard anything official, but I have heard several former prosecutors on Fox say that they didn't think there was any grounds for it.