ORANGE COUNTY, Fla.,None — George and Cindy Anthony spoke out about the case against their daughter Casey. June 15, 2010 marked the two year anniversary of when they last saw their granddaughter Caylee alive.
In an interview on ABC's Good Morning America Tuesday morning, Cindy wore jewelry in tribute to Caylee and George showed off a tattoo he got in memory of his slain granddaughter (raw video | images).
GMA INTERVIEW: Raw Video | See Images VIDEO REPORT: George's Tattoo, "My Sunshine"
"It just means so, so much to me. Like, when people, like, pledge allegiance or something like that. Even when I do that or I put my hand of my heart, I'm like, ‘Ah man. She's here with me,'" George Anthony said to reporter Ashleigh Banfield.
"Do you foresee a day where you might stop wearing those bracelets?" Banfield asked.
"No," Cindy Anthony replied.
"Not gonna do that," George said.
In July 2008, people in Orlando remember a now infamous 911 call made by Cindy when Caylee disappeared.
In the call, Cindy told the dispatcher, "I found my daughter's car today and it smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car."
But Cindy insists she only mentioned a body to get deputies to her East Orange County home quicker.
"So when you said that it smells like there's been a body in the trunk, you didn't mean that? You just wanted the police out faster?" Banfield asked.
"Yeah, because, there was never, I never thought that," Cindy said Tuesday.
The Anthonys believe their daughter is innocent and claim investigators have tried to paint her as a monster.
"I think they were frustrated with Casey, because I was told by the investigators the first night that they took her that they were gonna break her in 24 to 48 hours. And they didn't break her and they haven't broken her because there's nothing to break," Cindy said.
But Casey lied to investigators multiple times during the first 48 hours.
"I can understand their suspicion. But there's still nothing that proves that Casey did anything, except lie to them about her work and things like that," Cindy explained.
"But isn't that powerful?" Banfield asked Cindy.
"I don't know. A liar doesn't make you a murderer," Cindy replied.
As the Anthonys enter the third year of this, they're still trying to come to terms with Caylee's death.
"We've been dealing with this almost as long as Caylee was alive, because Caylee wasn't quite three when this started. So it seems like this nightmare is, has lasted longer than the moments that we had with her. That makes is very, very difficult," Cindy said.
Cindy said she believes Casey will not be convicted and will return home to their house on Hopespring Drive soon.
Casey Anthony is facing the death penalty for Caylee's murder. Casey's murder trial is set to begin in May 2011.
PROSECUTORS WANT CINDY ANTHONY'S 911 CALL HEARD
Prosecutors in the case against Casey Anthony say that 911 calls made by Casey's mother, Cindy, should be heard during her murder trial.
DOCUMENT: Motion To Hear 911 Call CINDY'S 911 CALLS: Dead Body | Turn In Casey | Caylee Missing
"There's something wrong. I found my daughter's car today and it smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car," Cindy Anthony said in the 911 call (hear it).
Prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday (read it) to include the calls, saying they help show the progression of stories Casey Anthony told to explain the disappearance of her daughter Caylee. But the defense team says the calls should be excluded because they're "testimonial."
Chief Judge Belvin Perry says he will decide on the issue later on in the case.
WHAT'S NEXT IN THE CASE?
The hearing originally scheduled for June 17 has been rescheduled for July 15 at 2:00pm. Also, a status hearing is scheduled for June 21 at 1:30pm. Casey will not be attending the status hearing.
JUDGE DENIES REQUEST TO SEAL CASEY'S VISITORS
Chief Judge Belvin Perry has denied the defense's request to seal the names of Casey Anthony's jail visitors, WFTV learned Tuesday.
READ: Judge Denies Motion To Seal
Judge Perry has ruled that the list of her visitors at the Orange County jail won't be kept secret. Perry filed his ruling Monday.
The judge also denied two other motions, one to compel forensic discovery and the other to strike state's notice of aggravating circumstances.
WITNESSES DEPOSED IN CASEY ANTHONY CASE
Several witnesses were deposed Friday in the case against Casey Anthony. Casey's attorneys questioned several people under oath, but they wouldn't say why they handpicked those witnesses.
VIDEO REPORT: Witnesses Deposed
Friday's deposition list included a wide range of people. Every one from her mother's co-worker to their next door neighbor, who lent Casey a shovel, to her boyfriend's roommate was on the list.
Casey Anthony's defense team is on a tight schedule to finish up its depositions. Friday's depositions went quickly and they finished ahead of schedule.
Friday's first witness was Cindy Anthony's co-worker, Debbi Bennett, who said Cindy told her Casey's car smelled like "a dead body" the same month the car was found.
The defense also deposed Casey's friend J.P. Chatt, who was at Caylee's second birthday party and owns the condo where Casey hung out with her best friend, Amy Huizenga, and her boyfriend Ricky Morales.
Brian Burner, the Anthonys' next door neighbor who loaned Casey a shovel days after Caylee disappeared, was also questioned. He dodged WFTV's cameras and did not want to answer any questions.
Casey's boyfriend's roommate, Nate Leiniwicz, was also on the list. He told WFTV and CNN's Nancy Grace that Casey never mentioned that Caylee was missing and never acted worried; she cooked for them and partied with them as usual.
Orange County Sheriff's Office Investigator Samara Melich was Friday's last witness. She had investigated a reported sighting of Caylee at Orlando International Airport on July 2, 2008 and found no proof. Investigators say Caylee was murdered two weeks before that.
The defense isn't talking about what they found out Friday.
"As a policy, I don't talk about what we talk about in the depos unless they're filed and we have a reason to make them public. We try to keep them private," Jose Baez said.
CASEY'S FALL COULD LEAD TO CHANGES
The courthouse fall that injured Casey Anthony this week could lead to changes about how inmates are transferred.
WFTV reported on Tuesday when Casey tripped while getting in a courthouse elevator for a hearing. Casey was shackled at the time.
The county jail spokesperson said he'll recommend that court officers hold an inmate's arm or waist chains in the future to prevent similar accidents.
CASEY'S STATEMENT ON COURTHOUSE FALL RELEASED
A review released Thursday of what happened when Casey Anthony fell while going to court this week found no violation of any procedures.
DOCUMENT: Casey's Statement On Fall
Surveillance video showed Casey falling face-first, as she walked into an elevator on Tuesday. Investigators said her shackles got caught in the elevator door.
Casey was treated for minor injuries, including a busted lip, chipped tooth and a bruised knee.
In a part of the review of the incident, Casey wrote a statement about what happened: "Both officers helped me up, one calling for medical help, and the other assisting me in stopping the bleeding."
Previous Stories: June 10, 2010: Prosecutors Want Cindy Anthony's 911 Call Heard June 8, 2010: Judge Denies Request To Seal Casey's Visitors June 4, 2010: Witnesses Deposed In Casey Anthony Case June 3, 2010: Casey's Statement On Courthouse Fall Released June 2, 2010: Video Released Of Casey Falling At Courthouse June 2, 2010: Casey A No-Show At Court Hearing After Falling May 27, 2010: Prosecutors File Response In Casey Case May 24, 2010: Lawyers Want To Question Casey's Pen Pal May 21, 2010: 586 Pages Of Evidence Released In Casey Case May 20, 2010: Casey's Lawyers File Motion To Strike In Case May 19, 2010: Casey's Defense Turns In Deposition Schedule
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