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Updated: 9:57 a.m. Thursday, May 14, 2009 | Posted: 10:27 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2009

George, Cindy Defend Casey On National TV

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —

George and Cindy Anthony are still defending their daughter, Casey Anthony. The couple and their attorney were on Larry King Live on Wednesday night and they say they still think Casey isn't responsible for Caylee's death (watch full interview | see images).

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"I don't want to believe I have a child that would hurt a child and I still don't think she would hurt a child," George Anthony told Larry King Wednesday night.

George and Cindy are really making the rounds on national TV right now, but like most TV interviews they didn't want to answer all of the questions.

Larry King began by asking George and Cindy about the day Caylee was found dead just a couple of blocks from the family home.

The Anthonys found out about the discovery of Caylee's remains at the airport waiting to fly back to Orlando.

"That was the longest flight I've ever taken," said Cindy Anthony.

"Was it a surprise?" King asked.

"We didn't realize it was actually Caylee for about eight or nine days later, until it was confirmed it was actually her," Cindy said.

The last time the two were on the national cable show was the night before Caylee's body was discovered. Wednesday night, attorney Brad Conway would often step up to answer questions.

For a long time, George and Cindy have avoided visiting their daughter in jail because they don't want the taped visitations released to the media. However, Conway doesn't seem to mind releasing the audio recordings.

"I don't see the downside to that. They have good things to say to their daughter. "I love you," and our prayers are with her, so I don't see a downside to going in there or a downside to that being broadcast," Conway said.

Cindy said she hasn't talked to Casey since October 14 of last year. That's when Casey was indicted for murder and taken to jail.

During the interview, the two said that even if their daughter Casey is found guilty of killing their granddaughter, they will still support her.

"I don't want to believe I have a child that would hurt a child and I still don't think she would hurt a child," Cindy said.

Conway also disputed the claim there was a heart sticker on the piece of duct tape over Caylee's mouth.

"Not true, there was no heart-shaped sticker on the duct tape," Conway said.

CASEY'S ATTORNEY DEPOSES DCF WORKER

Casey Anthony didn't call Caylee her daughter, she called her "that child," according to a DCF child abuse investigator who talked to Casey before she was charged with Caylee's murder.

VIDEO REPORT: DCF Worker Deposed By BaezBOMBSHELL? Sheaffer On Attorney's Comments

That DCF worker was questioned under oath Wednesday by Casey's attorney.

Casey lied to the child abuse investigator and she lied to another witness the defense questioned Wednesday, a Universal Studios security guard where she said she worked.

Jose Baez was uncharacteristically quiet with reporters again Wednesday. He didn't stop to talk, never even took off his sunglasses, as he raced past cameras into the State Attorney's Office. He was there to question under oath a state child abuse investigator about what Casey told him last summer.

The DCF worker says Casey referred to Caylee as "that child," according to documents previously released to Eyewitness News. He says Casey told him she was very interested in telling her side of the story and repeated she was innocent. Casey told him Caylee's father, a middle school classmate who was killed in a crash after moving to Kentucky, had set up a trust fund in her name. She said his family now lives in Italy.

Though she said she could get overemotional about Caylee, she was the opposite, very cool and smooth. Casey told DCF that she enjoyed working with the agencies and volunteers looking for Caylee, but she did not cooperate with them or help them in the search.

Universal Studios Security Guard Leonard Tortura also heard Casey's lies for himself. She tried to convince him to let her in when she took detectives there claiming she had an office where they might find clues about Caylee's whereabouts. She didn't work there or anywhere else for two years.

Jose Baez also questioned one of the Orange County deputies who was the first to see Caylee's remains on December 11. He answered meter reader Roy Kronk's 911 call that day and saw Caylee's skull with duct tape attached.

WHAT'S NEXT IN CASE AGAINST CASEY?

Casey Anthony will be back in court on May 28. At that time, we may learn more about the mystery death penalty-qualified attorney that Jose Baez says has joined the defense team.

Casey's attorneys will also fight to keep a jail video secret. It shows Casey doubling over and hyper-ventilating after she learned a young girl's remains had been found that turned out to be her daughter.

Previous Stories: May 13, 2009: Baez Continues To Question Witnesses In Casey Case May 13, 2009: Legal Analyst: Attorney's Comments Bombshell In Case Against Casey May 13, 2009: DCF Worker: Casey Referred To Caylee As "That Child" May 13, 2009: Casey's Death Penalty Attorney Explains Why He Quit May 12, 2009: Casey's Defense Questions Three People Under Oath May 8, 2009: Fired Deputy Will Try To Get Job Back In Casey Case May 8, 2009: Casey's Defense Team To Add New Attorney May 8, 2009: Anthonys Making Another TV Appearance May 8, 2009: Casey's Legal Team May Not Be Qualified May 6, 2009: Baez Says He's Not Done With Corrections Officers May 5, 2009: Casey Anthony's Attorney Questions Witnesses May 5, 2009: Baez Files For Change Of Venue In Casey Case May 4, 2009: New Documents Released In Case Against Casey Anthony May 4, 2009: New Documents May Give Casey's Defense Ammunition April 29, 2009: Taxpayers May Pay For Meter Reader's Lawyer April 29, 2009: Taxpayers Will Have To Pay For Kronk's Legal Fees

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