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Authorities say they are seeking a search warrant for the Orlando home of a missing 3-year-old girl after a small child's remains were found nearby. Orange County sheriff's spokesman Carlos Padilla said Thursday that investigators cordoned off the home belonging to the grandparents of Caylee Anthony, who often stayed at the home with her mother.

EquuSearch's leader said sheriff's office investigator thinks the remains found today belong to missing toddler Caylee Marie Anthony. Tim Miller, the founder and director of EquuSearch, said the remains "appear to be Caylee, but with any case, we have to wait until a positive ID is made." "It looks like finally it's over with," Miller said. Orange County deputies said a utility worker found the remains of a young child this morning in the area of S. Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive -- less than 1/4 mile from the Anthonys' home on Hopespring Drive. Spokesman Jim Solomons of the Orange...

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Missing Girl Last Seen In Mid-June ORLANDO, Fla. -- A utility worker on Thursday found the remains of a child in Orange County in a wooded area located less than half mile from the home of the Anthonys, whose granddaughter, Caylee, has been missing since mid-June, authorities said. The discovery was made around 9:30 a.m. at South Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive. "Deputies did respond to that area, and once we were on the scene, we determined that we do have the remains of a young child. Obviously, our concern is that it's in close proximity to some recent activity...

Despite claims as recent as Wednesday that missing toddler Caylee Anthony is still alive, mom and accused killer Casey Anthony's defense team now has a new story. In a 30-page document sent to prosecutors, her lawyers argue that if Caylee is dead, "it was almost certainly a tragic accident." The documents state Caylee could've been poisoned by Chloroform or she could have died while she was sedated. Their bottom line: The cause of death may have been an unwitting overdose of a sedative.

New reports show the mother of missing toddler Caylee Anthony researched how to create her own deadly concoction. We already knew there were high levels of chloroform in the trunk of Casey Anthony's car where investigators say Caylee's body had been, along with a mysterious stain in the trunk and Caylee's hairs and dirt. We also knew someone using Casey Anthony's computer had been researching for where to buy chloroform. But now we learn searches for "chloroform recipes" were also found on Casey's computer. According to a guest on "Nancy Grace," creating chloroform is not only cheap, it's easy to...

Casey Anthony has finally been indicted for the first-degree murder of her daughter, Caylee Anthony. Casey is a sociopathic, superficial sensationalist. To a mental health professional, she fits the description of someone with an antisocial personality disorder - just a fancy name for "sociopath." The disorder is recognizable by a lack of concern for others, as evidenced by her behavior after Caylee disappeared. She did not call 911 to report her daughter missing; that task was left to her mother, weeks after Caylee disappeared. While her daughter was missing, Casey was out ”clubbing”, buying lingerie and other sundry items for...

Few women face execution -- but will Casey Anthony? Attorney's spokesman says child is dead 7:35 a.m. A spokesman for Casey Anthony's defense team told a national television news station that her young daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, is dead. Todd Black, Baez's spokesman, was live on a phone interview on CNN Wednesday night when he said, "It's very difficult. This is a serious case involving not just the loss of the life of this little girl, but the loss of whatever is going to happen with Casey Anthony." He faltered slightly after saying the girl died. The Anthony family maintains...

Casey Anthony appears before judge, no bond ordered 9:01 a.m. Casey Anthony appeared before an Orange County judge this morning for a first-appearance that lasted less than one minute. Anthony stood beside her defense attorney Jose Baez. Judge John Jordan read the charges: First degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of providing false information to law enforcement. "There's no bond on these charges," Jordan said. The judge asked Baez if he would be filing a notice of appearance. Baez responded that he would. Casey Anthony is 19 on list to appear before judge...

Following a full day of testimony by a string of witnesses in the case of Casey Anthony and her missing two-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony, a Florida grand jury has decided to indict Casey Anthony on a capital count. The exact count that Anthony has been indicted on has been sealed until she is taken into custody. Since it is a capital crime, Anthony will not be allowed to bond out of jail. Sources say Anthony should be taken into custody within the hour. Stay with Investigation Discovery for more on this case as it develops!

A new discovery that has been leaked out in the case of the missing Florida toddler, Caylee Anthony, may be the connecting piece in the crime. Caylee has been missing since June but test results revealed a strong possibility the little girl is dead. After a wild roller coaster ride involving the missing toddler, Caylee Anthony, a new piece of evidence may have been discovered. In an interview with Nancy Grace, some very direct questions were asked that required a yes or no answer and Tim Miller, the head of Texas EquuSearch, answers them. Miller admits that the discovery was...

There have been several new developments in the case of Casey Anthony and her missing 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony. According to a source close to the investigation, prosecutors now have enough forensic evidence to ask a grand jury to indict Anthony for her daughter's murder. That evidence allegedly proves that Caylee's body was in the trunk of the car Casey Anthony was driving and at one point in the backyard of the Anthony family home. Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, have voluntarily provided investigators with DNA samples, which are currently being compared to hairs found in the trunk...

Source: State Will Seek Homicide Charge Against Anthony Casey Anthony’s attorney declined Thursday morning to predict whether she will be indicted on a homicide charge when a grand jury meets next week. “I’m not a fortune teller,” Jose Baez said on NBC-TV’s "Today" show. “We’ve been preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.” Baez again criticized prosecutors, saying they were trying Anthony in the media and “tainting the jury pool.” Anthony’s 3-year-old daughter Caylee has not been seen since June. She is charged at this time with child neglect and filing a false report to law enforcement. But...

Casey calls Caylee "the little snot head" in instant messages to her ex. Read the shocking transcripts. We're getting a look at instant messages Casey Anthony sent to ex-boyfriend Tony Rusciano. In the IMs, Rusciano never calls Casey's three-year-old daughter Caylee by name, only referring to her as "the offspring." Casey, in turn, callously calls Caylee "the little snot head." Check out the transcripts. May 3, 2008 9:13 p.m. casey o marie: I'm going crazy over here. 9:13 p.m. casey o marie: I'm online so I can stay awake. 9:13 p.m. casey o marie: At least the kid is passed...

A family dog brought home a child's severed foot, but searchers combing surrounding woods in northwest Alabama found no signs of any other remains and don't know where the child might be. CBS station WHNT in Huntsville, Ala. Interviewed Russellville Police Chief Chris Hargett, who called the case "mind-boggling". No children have been reported missing, killed or maimed in or around Russellville. Hargett said investigators were studying missing persons reports from nearby areas and sent the severed foot for forensic tests in a bid to narrow the search, but as WHNT's Jaime McGriff reports, so far, the investigation has generated...

Is there a Puerto Rico connection to Caylee Anthony's disappearance or is it just another lie from Casey? Sources who knew the family intimately during the past few months told Eyewitness News that Casey convinced her mother that Caylee was sold to someone in Puerto Rico. You can find mention of the Puerto Rico connection buried in the documents investigators just released. On July 22, after Caylee was reported missing, Casey's former best friend, Amy Huizenga, got a text message in the middle of the night from an unidentified person about a trip she and two of Casey's friends took...

Eyewitness News uncovered new information about who's cashing in on the Casey Anthony case. Sources extremely close to the family told Eyewitness News that the Anthonys have signed a $2 million movie deal with the Lifetime Movie Network. There are also claims that Casey's attorney is purposely trying to create drama in the case. A movie director wouldn't have to make up the drama of Casey Anthony's first release from jail. When faced with Eyewitness News' tough questions, Casey turned away and nuzzled her face into her attorney's neck as he hugged her and shielded her from the rain and...

The young mother of Caylee Anthony is being sued. High-profile Orlando attorney John Morgan filed a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of a woman named Zenaida Gonzalez, the same name as the so-called nanny that Casey claims kidnapped her little girl. Zenaida Gonzalez says she has had enough. The civil suit was filed Wednesday afternoon. She wants Casey Anthony to pay for her lies. T-shirts reading "The Nanny Did It" and "Zanny the Nanny" are just some one of the reasons why Zenaida Gonzales is suing Casey Anthony. Gonzales has never shown her face, but says thousands of people believe she...

Casey Anthony has lived for years with "one toe" in reality and would likely fall apart if anything happened to her young daughter, her ex-fiancé told detectives investigating the child's disappearance. "I think if something happened to Caylee, her one toe that she's had in reality for the last couple years, her one foot, would be gone and she would be completely in her own separate world," Jesse Grund said. Grund's interview with Orange County sheriff's detectives was included in nearly 600 pages of legal documents released Tuesday as part of the investigation into Caylee Marie's disappearance. More than two...

The State Attorney's Office has released nearly 600 of pages of documents in the case against Casey Anthony, the mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Marie. The documents, including interviews with family members and other investigative material, are released as part of discovery, which is procedure where the state releases information to defense. According to the newly-released documents, Lee Anthony said Casey's mother was immediately worried about Caylee's wellbeing because of the smell from the car Casey had abandoned that "went over [their] garage like a wave." Lee also said Casey said her mom constantly reminded her of what an unfit...