They demonstrated in that closing that the parents clearly were behaving consistently with a missing granddaughter, whereas Casey was out partying and lying to the family and police. There closing was quite powerful. Most thought it was a winner.
I agree with your statement.
The state presented what evidence existed.
What part of “circumstantial” didn’t these jurors understand?
It seems they were afraid to make a judgment call without a smoking gun and a notarized 8 X 10 glossy of Casey wrapping the baby in duct tape.
Based on the conduct of all concerned there is only one reasonable conclusion to be reached - Casey murdered Caylee.
If Caylee died accidentally in the backyard pool why would the defense spend so much time trying to portray the father and brother as molesters of Casey? What would that have to do with a drowning scenario?
Justice was not served in this case - Casey got off on slimy, unethical legal tactics.