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Casey Anthony Case: Detectives Overlook Crucial Google Search Evidence

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December 3, 2012

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The sheriff’s department in Orange County now claims local investigators missed evidence found on the Anthony family computer that may have altered the outcome of the Casey Anthony case. After confiscating the computer, officers found over one dozen unusual search entries found in the history files of Internet Explorer. According to the prosecution, someone in the household conducted web searches for:

  • Chloroform
  • How to make chloroform
  • Chest trauma
  • Internal bleeding
  • Neck breaking

Prosecution Missed Gruesome Firefox Search

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Having a lack of DNA evidence, investigators relied on a trail of digital and physical findings for formulating a case against Casey Anthony. Supposed new evidence indicates that someone in the home performed a search using the Firefox browser for “fool proof suffocation.” The search occurred on the last known day of little Caylee’s life. Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez claims this information is not new. The attorney released a book last summer, describing the trial in detail and acknowledges that defense investigators found the search entries. Baez claims that George Anthony performed the search with suicidal ideations, as the next history entry discovered involved an article referring to poisoning and self-imposed suffocation using a plastic bag.

Local Orange County television news anchor Tony Pipitone read Baez’ book. His curiosity grew as to why this history did not emerge during the trial. Members of the prosecutor’s office claimed they were unaware of the information. Perhaps detectives performed a limited search of the Firefox history and merely missed the entry. The extent of the Firefox history may have appeared too daunting, which led to only searching the Internet Explorer files. Representatives from both the sheriff’s and the prosecutor’s offices believe that local law enforcement learned a valuable lesson in not acquiring assistance from federal investigators.

Defense and Prosecution Continue Verbal Sparring

Baez does not believe that the prosecution lacked knowledge of the information. He continued that any and all possible resources of evidence remained available to both teams. The defense team expected full disclosure of the evidence by the State Attorney’s Office during the trial. The attorney believes the state buried the information because previous witness testimony reportedly established that Casey was not present in the house at the time of the search. The prosecution denies this theory and adds that following the entry for the suffocation search, someone spent time on a MySpace page. That someone was Casey Anthony.

The state contends that after re-examining the entries in comparison with timelines, George Anthony was working at the time of the Internet inquiries. Whether or not possessing this information might have influenced the jury into arriving at a different conclusion remains unknown. Unaware of the subject of the suffocation inquisition, the prosecution insisted that Caylee suffered chloroform poisoning and probable suffocation from having her face covered with duct tape. Prolonged decomposition made cause of death determination impossible. Using maternal and grandparent identification through DNA testing, forensic specialists successfully identified the remains of Caylee Anthony.

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How DNA Set Her Free: Casey Anthony Verdict NOT GUILTY for Murder

Filed Under: DNA Testing, In The News by dnatesting101 — 1 Comment
July 5, 2011

It was announced earlier today that the jury had reached a verdict on the Casey Anthony murder trial and that Chief Judge Belvin Perry would be publicly reading the verdict at 2:15 p.m. EST. The world now knows that a jury of Casey Anthony’s peers has found her not guilty of murder in the first degree. Casey Anthony was also found not guilty for aggravated child abuse and not guilty for the aggravated manslaughter of a child.

casey anthony not guilty 300x211 How DNA Set Her Free: Casey Anthony Verdict NOT GUILTY for MurderSo how is it that after jurors deliberated nearly 11 hours to reach this verdict, Casey Anthony was only found guilty on four counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer? The answer to that is DNA. The total lack of Casey Anthony’s DNA and forensic evidence on and around the remains of Caylee Anthony was  most likely the factor that caused to jury to find her not guilty.

What is DNA?

DNA is a genetic code twisted in a long chain known as a double helix. A double helix is comprised of four nucleotides (adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine) that all interlink to create your individual genetic code.

Each human being, unless a twin, holds a unique genetic marker comprised of DNA combined from your parents. Each of the 23 chromosomal pairs that link to make DNA is either comprised of one chromosome from your mother or your father.

The Role of DNA in Court

The unique marker, like fingerprints, is what makes DNA evidence so critical during a court case. It is difficult for any lawyer to question the credibility of proven science. And DNA has definitely proven to be direct indicators of guilt or innocence during a trial.

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Did you know that it only takes a few cells to identify a suspect with relative certainty? DNA can be gathered from blood, skin, semen, hair, saliva, sweat, mucus or earwax. Did you know humans shed 30,000-40,000 skin cells a minute? Think about the sweat, blood or hair that can easily be left at a crime scene. Especially in the moments that unfortunately lead to murder.

This is why law enforcement officials must always ensure they handle evidence with the utmost care. The only way to discredit evidence is by proving that it has been contaminated.

The most common and major guidelines officials follow are:

  • To place evidence in paper bags, plastic bags produce moisture that can damage DNA.
  • DNA forensic evidence should also be kept somewhere cool to protect biological matter from heat.
  • Chain-of-custody must be followed to ensure that the DNA evidence hasn’t been tampered with on the way to the lab.

After officials did DNA analysis on the evidence collected from Caylee Anthony’s body it was found that there was no DNA evidence from Casey Anthony. The defense was even able to explain that the digital forensic evidence collected from the Anthony house computer was not enough to implicate Casey Anthony in the crime. And now Casey Anthony walks free.

How do you feel about this verdict?

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Casey Anthony Trial: DNA Proves Incest Accusations are False

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June 24, 2011
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The latest update in the Casey Anthony trial:

The unsolved mystery of Caylee Anthony’s death continues as heated court room battles erupt and the case takes multiple detours in directions nowhere near an answer.

The most recent turn in the Anthony trial was when the defendant accused her own brother and father of incest, claiming she was sexually abused growing up and (to really take the light off the possibility of Casey Anthony killing her daughter) that her brother, Lee Anthony could have been Caylee’s father. If DNA matched, this case could have taken a turn for the worst.

After paternity tests were conducted on both George Anthony (Caylee’s grandfather) and Lee Anthony (Caylee’s Uncle), tests excluded both family members of having a DNA match.

Whether or not Casey and the rest of her defendant party are trying their best to divert the attention with outlandish accusations or not, there is no doubt that lies, cover-ups and sick and twisted behavior surrounds the Anthony family.

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Is the defendant trying to divert the attention from herself?

As other DNA finds prove useless in the Anthony case, it might be years until answers are given as to why and how young Caylee died and who exactly was involved.

Without conclusive evidence it seems the case will drag on.

Follow updates online for the latest new on the Casey Anthony trial.

 

 

 

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DNA and Blood NOT Found: The Latest on Casey Anthony Trial

Filed Under: DNA Testing, In The News by dnatesting101 — 3 Comments
June 17, 2011

Most people know by now that DNA is a factor that can make a case or break it. Since Casey Anthony was indicted in 2008 for murdering her 2-year old daughter Caylee Anthony, DNA has been a major factor for both the defense and the prosecution. The prosecution recently brought up a paternity test, claiming incest between Casey and the men in her family. The prosecution seems to be scrambling since the latest evidence from the FBI is that the duct tape found on the body of Caylee Anthony has no evidence of blood or DNA from the defendant and mother of the child, Casey Anthony.

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Two participants in the trial, Judge Perry and Prosecutor Jeff Ashton were both involved in the first use of DNA in an American court years ago. This case will obviously lean towards the favor of scientific and DNA evidence.

An FBI forensic document examiner, Lorie Gottesman, testified that she found no evidence of DNA or blood in the evidence that she examined. She did find a trace of DNA but it turned out to be her own. Gerardo Bloise, an Orange County crime scene investigator, and Heather Seubert, a chief agent at the FBI lab also testified that they found no blood or DNA but that this does not immediately implicate innocence.

Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton reminded the jury while questioning Seubert that it is not uncommon for there to be a lack of blood evidence in murder cases where the cause of death didn’t involve bloodshed.

“The likelihood of obtaining a DNA result does start to diminish as the body starts to decompose,” she said.

Lee Anthony and George Anthony – Who is Caylee’s Father?

The defense also brought up the paternity test conducted to test the suspicions of one FBI agent regarding incest and the actual father of Caylee Anthony. A heated set of objections were made by the prosecution against this line of questioning.

Why did they bring up the paternity? Casey’s attorney, Baez, is trying to support his claim that his client was a victim of child abuse. And that it was this sexual abuse that caused Casey Anthony to become the instinctive liar she is today.cindy george anthony 300x234 DNA and Blood NOT Found: The Latest on Casey Anthony Trial

The defense stated that this as not appropriate because Baez is aware that the test proved that neither of the Anthony men father Casey’s child.

Death Penalty

This is a capital punishment case and if convicted Casey Anthony will be put to death. The case itself has garnered massive media coverage, especially in the state of California. More recently, a fight broke out in the court room cause an early adjournment. And everyday people are camped outside the courthouse picketing, selling shirts and hoping to catch a glimpse of the action.

Do you think that Casey Anthony killed her daughter? Or do you think the defense is telling the truth when they claim that it was actually George Anthony, Casey’s father, who found Caylee drowned in the pool and then disposed of the body?

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