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Eyewitnesses: George, Cindy Got Caylee Tattoo

Posted: 5:21 pm EST November 3, 2009Updated: 5:25 pm EST November 3, 2009

There are reports that both George and Cindy Anthony got tattoos to memorialize their murdered granddaughter, Caylee.


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PASSENGER PHOTOS: Anthonys Laying Out, Enjoying Cruise

Eyewitnesses say they saw the tattoos on George's chest and Cindy's stomach when they went on a cruise last month. Eyewitness News obtained pictures of George, Cindy and Lee Anthony sun tanning (see photos | read report).

Prosecutors hope to use a tattoo Casey got on her back after Caylee disappeared as evidence in their case. It say "Bella Vita," which means beautiful life.


DEFENSE FILES NEW MOTIONS

Casey Anthony's defense team has filed three new motions in the case. One concerns the check fraud charges and the other two concern the death penalty murder case against her.

Casey is in the Orange County jail, accused of murdering her daughter Caylee Marie Anthony.


MOTIONS: Fraud | To Dismiss | Death Procedure
VIDEO REPORT: Motions Filed Against Casey

The defense says the death penalty should be dropped because the only reason prosecutors are seeking a death sentence is to seat a conviction-prone jury.

Also, Anthony's lawyers say there is no proof that Caylee was killed in a cold, calculated and cruel manner. They argue the indictment is defective, because it contains no facts; therefore, the defense has no idea how to defend her against the murder charge.

“But for the fact that we're dealing with the death of a child and a mother who's facing the death penalty you bet, that's just a laughable motion to be filed in the case at this time. It's just almost, when is the defense ever going to get serious?” WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said.

The defense is also arguing that prosecutors should not have filed three charges against Casey for every check she's accused of stealing from her best friend. They want the judge to drop some of the charges.

Casey’s pretrial for her check fraud case has been changed from December 18 to December 11, which is the anniversary of when Caylee’s remains were found.


CASEY CASE MADE INTO PLAY CALLED "TOT MOM"

The Casey Anthony case is coming to a stage in Australia. A play called "Tot Mom" will be headlining at the Sydney Theatre Company in Australia starting in late December.

The mastermind behind the idea is Oscar-Winning director Steven Soderbergh, who is famous for directing movies like the Ocean's Eleven series and Erin Brokovich.


CASEY IMAGES: In Court | Pics Of Tattoo

According to the company's web site, Soderbergh uses “excerpts from transcripts of Nancy Grace's show, court documents and police reports to create a compelling drama for our sensation-hungry times."

Grace is apparently a prominent figure in the production. She's being played by Essie Davis, who appeared in "Australia" and "The Matrix Revolutions." A spokeswoman said Grace had no comment on the play.

The play will run December 18 through January 31.


P.I. FIGHTS BEING DEPOSED IN CASEY CASE

A private investigator has stepped up his fight to keep from going under oath in the case against Casey Anthony. Dominic Casey filed a motion on October 21, to stop his deposition scheduled for November.

In the motion (read), Dominic said his information is privileged because he once worked for Casey Anthony and for her lawyers.


MOTION: P.I.'s Privilege Log

He was videotaped in the woods near the Anthony family home in November, a month before Caylee Anthony’s remains were found in that same location.


METER READER TO BE DEPOSED IN CASEY CASE

Casey Anthony's defense team scheduled its deposition of meter reader Roy Kronk (read document). He is the man who found Caylee Anthony’s remains on December 11.

Kronk will be deposed on November 19.


READ: Notice Of Deposition | Notice Of Provision

Roy Kronk says December 11 was not the first time he found Caylee's remains in the woods off Suburban Drive. He says he first saw them in August of 2008, but the deputy who was sent to investigate did a poor job. The deputy was fired for lying when he was questioned about the incident.

Also in the case against Casey, prosecutors have given the defense more than 2,000 pages of new documents and more photographs (read document).


JUDGE REFUSES TO DISMISS CASEY'S CIVIL CASE

A judge refused to throw out the defamation lawsuit against Casey Anthony, filed by Zenaida Gonzalez. Judge Rodriguez, Monday, (read order) denied her defense team’s motion to get Casey’s civil case dismissed.


READ: Judge’s Order Denying Motion
VIDEO REPORT: Judge Refuses To Dismiss Case

Gonzales shares the name as the mystery nanny that Casey says disappeared with her daughter Caylee. Casey's civil attorney had argued that it was not fair for Casey to have to defend herself in the civil case, before going to trial for murder.

But the judge disagreed, ruling that since Zenaida's lawyers backed off of demanding Casey answer very specific questions about the nanny, it would not hurt her defense in the murder trial.

The case against Casey will go back to court in December. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled in her check fraud case for December 18, with the trial set for January 25. Her defense team has asked that the trial be moved out of Orange County, but a judge has yet to rule on that.

In a hearing last week, (images) | (video) the defense won the right to have the photographs of Caylee's remains copied on CDs, which they will send to their experts.
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