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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- George Anthony, father of Casey Anthony, was reported missing, early Friday morning after allegedly threatening suicide. He was later found at a Daytona Beach motel. The Anthonys' attorney, Brad Conway, said George was okay. He was taken into custody under Florida's Baker Act, which allows the state to hold people involuntarily pending a psychiatric evaluation. The lead investigator in the case and several Orange County sheriff's deputies responded to the house of George and Cindy Anthony late Thursday night. His family had grown increasingly concerned when George missed a scheduled meeting Thursday afternoon. Sheriff’s officials and...

A former bodyguard for Casey Anthony has addressed accusations that he knew where Caylee Anthony’s remains were before they were found in December. Dominic Casey, a private investigator, is still in the inner circle of the Anthony family and he has blasted reports that in November, while searching the area where Caylee’s remains were later found, he came across the remains himself. "Had I the misfortune of stumbling across any remains the first thing I would have done is, I would have prayed," Casey said. "The second thing I would have done is stayed at the location and called 911."...

ORLANDO — The lawyer for George and Cindy Anthony wants his clients to have immunity before they speak with prosecutors again about their daughter, Casey Anthony. Immunity would ensure the couple could tell investigators everything they know without fear of prosecution, attorney Brad Conway said. He doesn't think the Anthonys would say something that would land them in legal trouble, but he wants them protected. The Anthonys did not ask him to request immunity, Conway said. No deal has been made yet, he said. Casey Anthony, 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie....

WFTV-Channel 9 asked why private investigator Jim Hoover -- who was apparently working with the Anthony family -- was videotaping in November where toddler Caylee Anthony's remains were found a month later. "He says the tape shows Caylee's body was not here at that time," Kathi Belich reported. "But now investigators want to know why he was here with a camera in mid-November." The same could be said for anyone who has been following this story closely. Hoover had shown a short portion of the tape to a WFTV photographer, and it looked authentic, Belich said. "We'll definitely look into...

The remains of little 2 year old Caylee Marie Anthony was discovered Thursday December 11 by a utility meter reading man. Caylee had been missing since mid June as most people know. Her mother, Casey Anthony didn’t seem to think it was important enough to bother calling the police to report her daughter missing saying she thought she would do her own investigation to find her instead. The problem with that is that she looked in strange places like night clubs, Blockbusters and Target Department stores. It is quite obvious that this woman was not worried about finding her daughter...

A skull and bones found near the Florida home of missing child Caylee Anthony are those of the little girl and she was the victim of a homicide, the Orange County medical examiner said Friday."With regret, I'm here to inform you that the skeletal remains are those of the missing toddler," said Dr. Jan Garavaglia. The manner of death was ruled a homicide by unknown means, according to Garavaglia. Garavaglia determined the bones found in a privately-owned wooded lot were 2-year-old Caylee's through nuclear DNA analysis. "They are not intact. They are all disarticulated. They are completely skeletonized," the medical...

A major announcement is expected Friday in the Caylee Anthony case during a news conference from local police and the FBI, CNN has learned. Caylee Anthony, 2, has been missing since June in a case that has received national attention. Caylee Anthony, 2, has been missing since June in a case that has received national attention. Click to view previous image 1 of 3 Click to view next image The identity of the remains, believed to be Caylee's, found last week in a wooded area could be confirmed at the news conference. Earlier this week, the Orange County Sheriff's Department...

Florida police investigating the disappearance of Caylee Anthony say they are re-interviewing a county water meter reader who earlier this month discovered what likely are the girl's remains, but they deny that the person is a suspect in the girl's death. The worker found bones Dec. 11 near the Orlando home where then 2-year-old Caylee lived with her mother and maternal grandparents. He also had called in a tip to police on Aug. 11, 12 and 13, telling them to look in the same are for the remains, police said. Orange County Sheriff's officials say they believe the unidentified tipster...

ORLANDO, Fla. - The state confirmed Wednesday that clothing was also found in the trash bag full of a child's remains discovered near the Anthony home. The remains were found last Thursday just blocks away from the home of Caylee Anthony, who was first reported missing five months ago. Her mother, Casey Anthony, has been jailed on a first-degree murder charge. The clothing discovery is the strongest sign yet that the state believes the remains belong to Caylee, reported WESH 2's Bob Kealing. Authorities said they're uncovering new evidence almost every day. Sources said they believe the victim was dumped...

George and Cindy Anthony were "devastated" upon learning a toddler's corpse had been found near their Orlando, Florida, home, attorney Brad Conway said, but the couple is waiting for authorities to confirm the body's identity. "They're not grieving yet, because they don't know whose body this is, but if it is identified as Caylee they're going to go through that grieving process privately, and when they're ready to speak, they will," Conway told reporters. Outside agencies, including the FBI, were helping the sheriff's office sift through the area "in order to make sure that no stone, no area, is left...

Investigators found a trail of bones over the weekend in a wooded area near the Orlando home of missing child Caylee Anthony as the FBI worked to identify a skull discovered there last week. The new bones were located in an area less than a half-mile from the home the young child shared with her mother and grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, and a lawyer for the couple said the family was preparing for the worst. "They're devastated," Brad Conway told MyFOXOrlando.com. "They're trying to deal with this the best they can. They're realistic about the probability that it's Caylee,...

-- A corpse has been tentatively identified as missing toddler Caylee Anthony's, attorneys for her mother told a Florida judge on Friday.

The Caylee Anthony case took a dramatic turn yesterday when a child's skeletal remains were found approximately three-tenths of a mile from the home of Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony. Since that time, the remains have been sent off for positive identification and a search warrant has been obtained for the Anthony family home. Investigators conducting the search of the home have been seen removing enough items to fill up at least three vehicles. The search, which began yesterday evening, continued until early this morning. A sheriff's deputy has now been posted in front of the house to...

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...