Toddler's Grandmother: "I Cannot Give You Names Of People"
Posted: 12:11 pm EDT July 31, 2008Updated: 4:14 pm EDT July 31, 2008
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The grandmother of missing toddler Caylee Anthony talked to Eyewitness News on Thursday morning and said the family is sharing what they know with investigators. Meanwhile, the lawyers for the mother of the missing 2-year-old girl will continue their fight to get her out jail.
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Caylee's grandmother was a bit defensive while she talked briefly with reporters after returning to her home Thursday. She asked the focus be maintained on her missing granddaughter Caylee Anthony."This is what it's all about, okay? This is what it's all about," Cindy said as she displayed a photo of 2-year-old Caylee.But Caylee Anthony remains missing. Cindy Anthony said her husband and son met with investigators for six hours Wednesday."Our whole family spent the entire day yesterday sharing things with the authorities. So, again, we cannot impede their investigation," she said. "I cannot give you names of people potentially linked to this thing."Meanwhile, Casey Anthony doesn't appear any closer to getting out of jail. Following an appeal court's denial of bond reduction, Cindy Anthony said Casey's attorney is now working on a federal appeal.Casey's real loss, though, is coming in the court of public opinion, because she won't tell investigators exactly where she thinks Caylee is or lead them to who might have her. But Cindy maintains her daughter has good reason."She's leading you to a place, but she's not telling you to the exact right apartment, because she's afraid, if someone walks in, something may happen to Caylee. That's all I can say without jeopardizing this case."
NEW JAILHOUSE PHONE CALL RELEASEDThe Orange County jail released a recording Wednesday night of a new phone call between a missing 2-year-old's mother and uncle. Casey Anthony gave her brother Lee information about people who may know the whereabouts of mysterious babysitter Zenaida Gonzalez."How is everything going as far as you're concerned?" Casey asked her brother in the jailhouse phone call.Casey Anthony called her brother to get an update Wednesday night. The last time the two talked she had given him information about people she said may know where the mysterious babysitter is. Lee Anthony said the information she gave him didn't lead anywhere, so he asked her for more."If there's ever anything particularly that I should look into or attempt to follow up on," Lee Anthony asked his sister, Casey."Yea, I'll definitely let you know as things come up if anything does at all," Casey responded.Phone calls and jailhouse visits are the only way the Anthony family has been able to talk to Casey. Earlier Wednesday, the grandparents of missing 2-year-old Caylee spent nearly 45 minutes inside the jail visitation center talking to Casey by video conference, but unlike her conversation with Lee, her parents didn't ask her for leads about their granddaughter's whereabouts."We didn't ask her for any information except how she's feeling and what she wanted me to tell Caylee. She continues to say she loves her with all her heart and she's okay," Cindy Anthony said of her conversations with Casey.
APPEALS COURT DENIES BOND REDUCTION REQUESTA court of appeals denied Casey's request to reduce her $500,000 bond. Casey's new attorney, Michael Walsh, said that he's frustrated with the decision and they'll keep trying to get Casey's bond reduced.In an earlier response to Anthony's request for a new hearing, the Florida Attorney General's Office wrote that her attorney "had failed to show the trial court abused its discretion.""A trial court's determination will be upheld by the appellate court 'unless the judicial action is arbitrary, fanciful, or unreasonable, which is another way of saying that discretion is abused only where no reasonable man would take the view adopted by the trial court,'" the Attorney General's Office wrote in the response. "The court set out what it determined to be reasonable conditions for Petitioner's release, and Petitioner has failed to show that such action by the trial court was 'arbitrary, fanciful, or unreasonable.'"Attorney Jose Baez wanted the appeals court to step in and help him get Casey Anthony out of jail. He hoped to get another bond hearing for his client to drastically reduce Casey's current $500,000 bond..Eyewitness News learned the results of Casey's psychological evaluation were turned over to the Fifth District Court of Appeals and they were the ones who ruled Wednesday afternoon that she would not get another bond hearing. The results of that evaluation are sealed.
Caylee's grandmother was a bit defensive while she talked briefly with reporters after returning to her home Thursday. She asked the focus be maintained on her missing granddaughter Caylee Anthony."This is what it's all about, okay? This is what it's all about," Cindy said as she displayed a photo of 2-year-old Caylee.But Caylee Anthony remains missing. Cindy Anthony said her husband and son met with investigators for six hours Wednesday."Our whole family spent the entire day yesterday sharing things with the authorities. So, again, we cannot impede their investigation," she said. "I cannot give you names of people potentially linked to this thing."Meanwhile, Casey Anthony doesn't appear any closer to getting out of jail. Following an appeal court's denial of bond reduction, Cindy Anthony said Casey's attorney is now working on a federal appeal.Casey's real loss, though, is coming in the court of public opinion, because she won't tell investigators exactly where she thinks Caylee is or lead them to who might have her. But Cindy maintains her daughter has good reason."She's leading you to a place, but she's not telling you to the exact right apartment, because she's afraid, if someone walks in, something may happen to Caylee. That's all I can say without jeopardizing this case."
NEW JAILHOUSE PHONE CALL RELEASEDThe Orange County jail released a recording Wednesday night of a new phone call between a missing 2-year-old's mother and uncle. Casey Anthony gave her brother Lee information about people who may know the whereabouts of mysterious babysitter Zenaida Gonzalez."How is everything going as far as you're concerned?" Casey asked her brother in the jailhouse phone call.Casey Anthony called her brother to get an update Wednesday night. The last time the two talked she had given him information about people she said may know where the mysterious babysitter is. Lee Anthony said the information she gave him didn't lead anywhere, so he asked her for more."If there's ever anything particularly that I should look into or attempt to follow up on," Lee Anthony asked his sister, Casey."Yea, I'll definitely let you know as things come up if anything does at all," Casey responded.Phone calls and jailhouse visits are the only way the Anthony family has been able to talk to Casey. Earlier Wednesday, the grandparents of missing 2-year-old Caylee spent nearly 45 minutes inside the jail visitation center talking to Casey by video conference, but unlike her conversation with Lee, her parents didn't ask her for leads about their granddaughter's whereabouts."We didn't ask her for any information except how she's feeling and what she wanted me to tell Caylee. She continues to say she loves her with all her heart and she's okay," Cindy Anthony said of her conversations with Casey.
APPEALS COURT DENIES BOND REDUCTION REQUESTA court of appeals denied Casey's request to reduce her $500,000 bond. Casey's new attorney, Michael Walsh, said that he's frustrated with the decision and they'll keep trying to get Casey's bond reduced.In an earlier response to Anthony's request for a new hearing, the Florida Attorney General's Office wrote that her attorney "had failed to show the trial court abused its discretion.""A trial court's determination will be upheld by the appellate court 'unless the judicial action is arbitrary, fanciful, or unreasonable, which is another way of saying that discretion is abused only where no reasonable man would take the view adopted by the trial court,'" the Attorney General's Office wrote in the response. "The court set out what it determined to be reasonable conditions for Petitioner's release, and Petitioner has failed to show that such action by the trial court was 'arbitrary, fanciful, or unreasonable.'"Attorney Jose Baez wanted the appeals court to step in and help him get Casey Anthony out of jail. He hoped to get another bond hearing for his client to drastically reduce Casey's current $500,000 bond..Eyewitness News learned the results of Casey's psychological evaluation were turned over to the Fifth District Court of Appeals and they were the ones who ruled Wednesday afternoon that she would not get another bond hearing. The results of that evaluation are sealed.
Previous Stories:
- July 31, 2008: Casey Anthony Won't Get New Bond Hearing
- July 28, 2008: Nearly 200 Attend Vigil For Missing 2-Year-Old Caylee Anthony
- July 28, 2008: Jail Phone Call, 911 Calls Released In Casey Anthony Case
- July 25, 2008: Crimeline Being Flooded By Tips In Caylee Anthony Search
- July 25, 2008: Grandfather Of Missing Toddler: "Don't Paint Bad Picture Of Family"
- July 25, 2008: 911 Call: "Smells Like There's Been A Dead Body In The Damn Car"
- July 24, 2008: Source Claims New Slab Of Concrete Or Pavers Behind Anthony Home
- July 24, 2008: Casey Anthony's Friends Reveal New Details To Channel 9
- July 24, 2008: Lawyer For Arrested Mom Makes Accusations Against Sheriff's Office
- July 23, 2008: Undisclosed Holds Put On Release Of Missing Toddler's Mother
- July 23, 2008: Anthony Family Says Caylee Is Alive, Trying To Post Bond
- July 23, 2008: Judge Sets Bond At $500,000 For Mother Of Missing 2-Year-Old
- July 23, 2008: Crime Expert Analyzes Casey Anthony Case, Evidence
- July 22, 2008: Arrested Mom's Ex-Fiancé Reveals Information That Could Change Timeline
- July 22, 2008: Mom Of Missing 2-Year-Old Could Be Released On Bond Tuesday
- July 21, 2008: Lawyer Says Denial Of Bond For Arrested Mom Was "Incorrect Ruling"
- July 21, 2008: Casey Anthony's Lawyer Trying To Get Her Out Of Jail On Bond
- July 20, 2008: Search For Toddler Continues, Prayer Vigil Held In Her Honor
- July 18, 2008: Cadaver Dogs, Investigators Search For Missing 2-Year-Old In Backyard
- July 18, 2008: Five Big Lies Hang Over Case Involving Mother Of Missing Toddler
- July 18, 2008: Investigators Say Missing Girl's Mom Borrowed Shovel From Neighbor
- July 18, 2008: Web Sites Give Glimpse Of Arrested Mother's Life, Family Problems
- July 17, 2008: Grandmother Of Missing Girl Praying For Toddler's Safe Return
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