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New Documents Released In Case Against Casey Anthony

Hundreds of pages were released Friday in the case against Casey Anthony. Among them is new information about the Orange County deputy fired for how he handled a tip about the case.

Last August, Deputy Richard Cain responded to a tip to search the woods where Caylee Anthony's body was eventually found. Deputy Cain was sent to the scene specifically to meet with Roy Kronk and figure out, once and for all, what Kronk had found. According to the investigative documents, Cain did not do that.


DOCUMENTS RELEASED MAY 1 2009:
» Administrator Interviews In Deputy Cain Investigation
» Yuri Melich Interview Jan 22 2009
» Adrian Acevedo Interview Dec 17 2008
» Alex Roberts Interview Jan 6 2009
» Rosa Heisler Interview On Jan 21 2009
» Roy Kronk Interview #1 On Jan 6 2009
» Roy Kronk Interview #2 On Jan 6 2009
» Deputy Cain Administrative Investigation Reports
» Carl Spare Interview Jan 20 2009
» Christopher Gibson Interview Jan 6 2009
» Deputy Sheriff Elizabeth Collins
» Deputy Sheriff Eduard Turso Jan 8 2009
» Transcripts Of Roy Kronk 911 Calls Aug 11, 12, 13
» Deputy Cain - Two Interviews
» Deputy Kethlin Cutcher Interview #1
» Deputy Kethlin Cutcher Interview #2
» Keith Williams Interview #1
» Keith Williams Interview #2
» FBI Reports On Examination Of Evidence
» Sgt. John Allen Interview January 22 2009

VIDEO REPORT: New Documents Released

Also in the documents are results from FBI testing on evidence found in Casey's house and in her car. The tests show that the kitchen knife found in Casey Anthony's car did not have any duct tape adhesive on it, but did have a clear sticky substance of some kind.

The FBI also says the dirt and debris found in Casey's trunk could not be definitively matched to the dirt where Caylee's remains were found, nor could the limited amount of debris found on several pairs of shoes taken from the Anthony home, although no connection can be totally ruled out either.

The new documents also show the FBI did not find evidence of more than a dozen prescription drugs in Caylee's hair, drugs that were taken from the Anthonys'' home. The FBI said it did not test for chloroform, because the FBI's chemistry unit said that wouldn't tell them anything, because chloroform is a by-product of decomposition.

Also, the new documents show county meter reader Roy Kronk talked about getting a reward on December 11 after having found Caylee's remains and that he told coworkers and Deputy Cain in August that he thought he had seen a skull near the bag he found in the woods.

As for Kronk's talk about getting a reward the same day he found the remains, his lawyer told Eyewitness News on Friday that Kronk deserves it for bringing closure to the community and saving taxpayer money by putting an end to the exhaustive search for Caylee.

Anthony, 23, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony. The remains of the toddler were found December 11 less than one-mile from the Anthony family home after a nearly six-month search for her.

Casey Anthony told investigators she left her daughter with a babysitter in June and they disappeared. Casey Anthony was already under indictment and in jail when her daughter's body was recovered.


TAXPAYERS MAY PAY FOR METER READER'S LAWYER

Eyewitness News has learned that Orange County taxpayers are likely to pay more money for an attorney to represent meter reader Roy Kronk.

Kronk called 911 last year after he found a suspicious trash bag near Casey Anthony's East Orange County home. It was later discovered that the trash bag contained Caylee Anthony's remains.


VIDEO REPORT: Meter Reader's Legal Fees

Orange County commissioners are about to spend more tax money to pay for Kronk's lawyer. Last December, Orange County agreed to pay $10,000 for an attorney to help Roy Kronk deal with the media.

Officials felt, after all, that he broke a national case and discovered Caylee's remains while on the job.

"When you get ensnared in a legal problem while on you the job I think we have a moral obligation to pay his [bills]," said Orange County Commissioner Bill Segal.

Kronk is asking the county to pay another $2,500 to get ready for the legal case.

As a meter reader, Kronk makes $11 an hour and the attorney makes $225 an hour. It would take Kronk 7 months to be able to pay for his $12,000 legal bill, so far.

Legal analyst Bill Sheaffer says it's highly unusual for the county to pay an attorney's legal fees especially since Kronk is only a witness.

"When you're subpoenaed for a deposition, the State Attorney is present and would interpose any objections if appropriate, so it would be superfluous to have an attorney there," said Sheaffer.

When Kronk interviewed with National Media in January, it was reported he collected licensing fees as well as reward money.

Commissioner Linda Stewart wants to meet in the middle and pay half of Kronk's bills.

"Should all Orange County taxpayers pay all his legal bills or should we share?" stated Stewart.


WHAT'S NEXT FOR CASEY?

On May 5, Casey Anthony's attorney is scheduled to question a jail guard who was with Casey the day she learned her daughter's remains had been found. There is a videotape of that moment, but it hasn't been released.

Casey will go to court with attorney Jose Baez on May 28. They're asking the court to make sure the public never sees the tape.

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