It's pretty obvious Casey was holding Caley over Cindy's head....either put up or she'd remove Caley. And it's pretty obvious Casey was jealous of her own daughter.
I have come to the point where I believe Casey and Cindy did have another big fight...and Casey ran off then with Caley......and we know the rest of the story.
But I do think that Cindy had difficulty accepting Caley was dead...and easier to believe her daughter than risk Casey would not come back home with Caley. None of the family members wanted to “upset” Casey any further because they weren't certain Casey wouldn't do something to Caley.
Not sure how far I would go either if it meant my grandchild would return to where it is safe. But this family knew well what they had to do to appease Casey....it's like trying to tame a wild cat...
You can hear her brother and Christine being very direct yet walking gingerly with Casey in their phone call from the jail. I think they all were doing that for a very long time, but with the idea by doing so Casey might reveal where Caley was.........but she was already gone.
I'm not at all surprised Cindy has major control issue....when you live daily with a sociopath you are in alert mode 24/7. And since she already lost Caley I suppose Cindy wasn't about to loose Casey too and would go thru fire to make sure she wasn't found guilt.
As for George...just as rick and others wrote...George thru in the towel long ago...it was just easier than buttingheads with Cindy all the time...the end result we saw in George's suicide letter and on the stand. He surely blames himself...and most men would, for having done so.
Their marriage won't survive this...Caley and Casey were the glue that held it together.
I am with you on most of what you wrote but not about when Cindy knew Caylee was dead. She was a nurse and might have an idea of how death smelt but that doesn’t really matter because SHE told 911 the car smelled like a dead body had been in it. And George knew exactly what the awful smell was because he TOLD the detectives he smelled it and how he knew what it was. So...
On July 16th they got that car back and IMMEDIATELY got the stuff out of it...the doll and Caylee’s car seat which Cindy scrubbed, Casey’s pants which Cindy washed. Even worse, they VACUUMED that trunk repeatedly. Ever wonder why only ONE Caylee hair was found in it?
George was a cop and he knew better than to do that. But he didn’t stop Cindy and he didn’t call the police to stop her either. Tampering with Evidence. Obstruction of Justice. A CHILD was still missing for pete’s sake.
That car was said to be detailed better than a professional could do it before the police got there. Why do you suppose they did that IF they didn’t know Casey had done something really TERRIBLE to Caylee?
The smell of death is really the last and only clue you need to know that Cindy Anthony knew on July 16th that Caylee was dead. And the reason she knew it was Casey and/or Lee told her after she hung up with 911 and before the police got to the house. That’s just how people like this operate. They draw the wagons around when one of them needs defending no matter what that person did.
Cindy gets no sympathy from me. I see what she did and I see why she did it and it appalls me. George is nothing but a marshmallow of a man who does whatever Cindy told him and Lee is just plain creepy.
You do know that George filed for divorce from Cindy on December 20, 2008...about 4 or 5 months AFTER Caylee was born, don’t you?
He requested alimony from her because she worked full time, had a good job and according to George had always been the breadwinner in the family.
George had moved out to another city...can’t remember the name or how far away it was. I also have no idea why he moved back and dropped the divorce.
I’m not so sure those two will ever part if for nothing more than keeping THE FAMILY SECRET safe.
I think you are spot on. People like to blame Cindy for how Casey is but I don’t. When my first born was a day old I realized she was what she was and there was only so much I could do with her.
“”Their marriage won’t survive this...Caley and Casey were the glue that held it together.””
I agree wholeheartedly with that statement. I believe that Cindy will want to take Casey back to their home and that George will finally put his foot down. He’ll say “no way” and Cindy will listen to him for once or he’ll pack up and walk!! Couldn’t blame him.
I guess he has his own demons to fight but I think the man deserves some peace. He apparently has had problems holding a job but just how much did his family life contribute to that? He could have been the type of person who could go to work and put it all behind him or he could have stewed over the situation at home until he couldn’t function.
The verdict is a sad one and the destruction of so many people’s lives - including the death of a child - just can’t be put into words. A horrible shame!