[wolfcreek]

http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/article/134635/175/How-the-Casey-Anthony-Case-Came-Apart

This article provides some details.

Essentially there was no physical evidence to tie the mother to the child's death. (fingerprints, hair samples, DNA, nada)

[dforest]

Many years ago the science for deciding guilt didn't rely on actual scientific evidence. In this case, the very person who lied and obstructed justice with lies, benefited from her lies. If she had told the truth about this whole thing and where Caylee’s body was, remember people hunted all over for this little girl when her mother knew where she was at all the time, there would have been enough left of this little girl to make positive determinations.

We have set a precedent where there has to be absolute proof. If not, the murderer walks free. This was not what the system had in mind from the outset.

[Quix]

Interesting.

Will take your word for it. Still don’t want too deep into the case.

I get outraged when it seems clear that the innocent of horrific abuse and murder go free.

Nevertheless, sometimes I remember, in Moses construction on legal realities as I understand it, there had to be 3 witnesses TO THE MURDER to convict. Wasn’t it the same for adultery?

[tioga]

Proves nothing. It was explained that the fact that the body was so decomposed, spent so much time in a swamp during a huricane no less, that there would be little if anything to find.