tonight on "nightline," enough to execute? the prosecution rests in the death penalty trial of casey anthony, the mother accused of killing her toddler. we'll take you inside the courtroom. rock camp. for anyone with dreams of guitar glory, a fantasy camp where the rock god kons lorps play backup for campers and share tips on trashing hotel rooms. >> we're going to need a lot of extension korpds. >> but can this tone deaf reporter tap his inner jagger? tonight, "nightline" goes there. >> and, go the blooep to sleep. how a profane bedtime book became a hit. >> you know where you can go?

the [ bleep ] to sleep. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," june 15th, 2011. >> good evening. for more than a month, police searched central florida for a beautiful toddler named caylee anthony. after her mother told police a nanny had kidnapped her. now, almost three years later, that mother, casey, faces the death penalty. she's accused of smothering her child, hiding the body in the trunk of her car. and after four weeks of presenting an avalanche of largely circumstantial evidence, the prosecution wrapped its case today. ashleigh banfield is there and brings us this report for our series "crime and punishment." >> the question is whether or not this was an intentional act designed to cause the child's death. >> reporter: casey's story? after the child died

accidentally, her father george helped spin a cover up tale and dispose of caylee's remains. but prosecutors were quick to point out how kay sip's behavior said otherwise. >> how did she appear? >> completely normal. >> she seemed happy. she was in a hot body contest. >> reporter: her attorney blamed her wild behavior after the death of her child on a lifetime of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her four and brother lee. her father denied it all and went further. >> did you obtain duct tape from your shed of garage and place it over the nose and mouth of caylee anthony? >> no, i did not. >> reporter: and casey's jailhouse conversations didn't help her case. watch how she interacts with the man she now alleges molested her. >> dad, it's not your fault. you know how much i love you, how much i've always loved you. >> reporter: and the case against casey got worse from there. >> i know what that smells like. >> reporter: a chorus of

witnesses described an overwhelming stench coming from the trunk of casey's car. even the k-9 officer smelled what his dogs detected. >> i was overwhelmed at that point, because same thing, i'm hitting the same time he is. >> reporter: casey's own mother was doubled over on the stand as she listened to her own 911 call reporting that smell. >> it smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car. >> reporter: it's been a grueling 30 days of trial for cindy anthony, who on one hand, is faced with defense lawyers who are painting her husband as a child me leolester. and on the other hand, seeing prosecutors paint her daughter as a baby killer. her breaking point came when she found out little caylee was missing. >> i overheard her tell lee that caylee had been gone for 31 days. >> reporter: prosecutors turned from emotion to forensics. introducing pieces of casey's

trunk, sealed in canisters for three years. investigators said they contained the smell of death. which her defense team shot down as junk science. >> sir, the testimony that you've given here today is the first time that you have given this type of testimony in a court of law. isn't that correct? >> yes. >> reporter: but the forensic evidence kept coming. a strand of hair believed to be caylee's that showed signs of decomposition. again, the defense called foul. >> that one hair is still something that you cannot say came from a dead person. >> i can't say absolutely that that's the reason the charact characteristics are present, yes. >> reporter: casey's lawyer even took on the chemist, who found traces of chloroform in the trunk of casey's car. >> you can find chloroform in any number of household items, correct? >> it has been detected in household cleaning agents and other items, yes. >> reporter: also in the trunk, a bag of garbage, containing a

used cleaning agent. but that garbage became a problem as it contained evidence of bugs, attracted to decomposition. the same kind of bugs that were found on caylee's remains. and also troubling for the defense, the search history on the anthony family computer. >> it found the word chloroform. >> the word chloroform. >> how to make chloroform. >> is that a google search? >> yes, it is. >> for? >> neck breaking. >> reporter: there were searches made months before little caylee disappeared. >> death. head injuries. chest trauma. internal bleeding. >> reporter: though the defense claims caylee drowned accidentally, dr. g, a famous tv medical examiner, says there was little chance of that. >> even if being put in a bag is a very big red flag for homicide. and the fact that there's duct tape anywhere attached to that child's face is, to me, indication of a homicide.

>> reporter: their final witness, casey's tattoo artist who inked this, an italian expression that may speak volumes about casey's grief. it's translation? "beautiful life." perhaps an ode to her child. "the good life." perhaps an ode to her freedom. for "nightline," this is ashleigh banfield in orlando. >> and we'll have more on "good morning america" tomorrow. thanks to ashleigh banfield. attention all fellow wannabe rockers. come along to a fantasy island, where the guys from kiss and motley crue play in your band, and the stage fright melts away. ♪

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>> announcer: "nightline" continues from new york city with bill weir. >> little confession. if the devil ever approached me, say, at a cross roads and offered the ability to play guitar like hendrix and sing like plant in exchange for my soul, i'd hug him. so, when of my producers approacheded with a chance to enroll in rock and roll fantasy camp, i wanted to hug her. i was so excited. right up to the moment where i learned i would have to sing. in front of people. for the first time ever.

witness a man about to wet himself in nervous terror. my heart is hammering like a little bunny. i've been fan that sizing about this moment ever since the first time i heard led zeppelin for the first time. while i'm not afraid of piranhas, got no problem with heights, nothing is more terrifying than the idea of singing on stage. because as these paying customers are about to learn -- i can't sing. but let's back up. to better understand how a tone deaf hack gets in such a pickle. >> hello. >> reporter: hi. they baited me with eight words. rock and roll fantasy camp. in the bahamas. and i'm not alone following this siren song. there are ramones fans here. a group of texas moms. >> hey, bill. >> reporter: and more than a few

passty garage band fellas like me. plus, tommy lee. >> no way, dude! that's just freaking me out, man. >> reporter: there's kiss guitarist ace frehley. chip winger. leta ford. exactly the kind of pro-am blend david imagined when the former sports and music agent hatched this idea while houring with ringo starr. and what these appeal for the rock star? >> it reminds the rock stars what it was like when they first started and they become professors. >> reporter: and mine? mark hudson who has produced everyone from ozzie to hanson and wrote this little ditty for air mow smith. ♪ living on the edge >> reporter: this is the band. >> called blow hole. >> reporter: we're made up of a car dealer, a michigan grandfather. a stay at home dad from

manhattan on guitar. there's a husband and wife bass and vocal team from texas. quiet dude from massachusetts who has never played with people. and nan, a brain tumor survivor. don't have much training, a bit of bee yan nope as a younger person. part of the fantasy of the rock and roll fantasy camp is, you don't know what you're going to do when up get there. >> reporter: i need to tune. >> if you know the words, you might be a singer. >> reporter: be y default? mark decides i'm going to take lead on "the wait." which immediately sounds like a horrible idea. ♪ you put the load right on me >> we let the song become our song that we take with us for the rest of our life. >> reporter: luckily, i get to take a backseat on "pure poison." it's a catchy little rocker

written by sara from dallas. >> let's go from the top now. >> reporter: and polished by our producer. >> and do a little -- ♪ >> reporter: magically, these nine strangers get tighter with every note. so much that it inspires tommy lee to jump in for a little jam. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and as long as he's around, might as well soak up some knowledge. >> i think part of the package is, i get to trash my hotel room. do you have any tips for me? >> yeah, we're going to need a lot of extension cords. people -- what they do, they make the mistake of throwing the tv set out the window. if you do that, plugged in, into the pool, it gets good. >> reporter: brilliant. okay. note to self. >> blow hole!

are you ready to record? >> oh, yeah. let's do it. >> reporter: after a bit of rehearsal, we rush into the studio. and after laying down "pure poison" as our first single, the drummers have a flash of inspiration. to match the beat of the song with a bit of billy idol's "mony mony." >> 3 96 of them are going to go -- >> let's do it. >> reporter: except the singer. >> do you want to do it? >> i will get in line with everybody else. >> we're going to rock! >> reporter: we head into the night with a bit of creative tension. with the crowd filing into the arena only adds to the increasing tension. we go on next. on a good night i get paid to talk to 5 million people, i think. but right now, there's maybe 200

people here and my heart is a jackhammer. and i feel like i want to throw up. okay, here we go. rock and roll. ♪ ♪ hey mister can you tell me ♪ where i man might fine -- >> reporter: right around here, the anxiety melts. and the next four minutes are a blur. ♪ take a load off annie ♪ take a load for free ♪ take a load off annie ♪ and ♪ and ♪ and ♪ put the load right on me ♪ >> reporter: and when blow hole faces its moments of truth, sara

goes back and forth from "mony mone mon mony" to "pure poison" like a pro. >> she just jumped up and -- >> i'm not going to bail on my band. >> reporter: let's go have indiscriminate sex and develop drug habits. >> yeah! >> bill weir -- >> reporter: and blow hole. 33 mpg, over 500 highway miles a tank. one of our 9 models over 30 mpg highway. fuel up, rock on. very well qualified lessees can get a low mileage lease on a chevy malibu ls for around $179 a month. fuel economy based on epa estimates. and there's a great selection of inventory available now at your chevy dealer.

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according to people who study such things, kids today are swearing earlier and more often than prior generations. and we can't blame the media, but rather loving yet potty mouthed parents. exactly the demographic that is sending a new bedtime story to the top of the best seller list. and for david wright, it's a "sign of the times." >> reporter: when your kids refuse to count sheep and bedtime decide not to sleep, try as you might to turn out the light, enough to make any mom bleep. >> the story starts with a lot of sleepless nights and one day after putting my daughter vivian to bed -- >> reporter: hence this four-letter lullaby meant to shock. >> i posted on facebook as a joke, look out for my book, "go

the f to sleep." i didn't say f. i'm trying to be respectful. after making that joke a few more times, i sat down and actually wrote the book. in probably two sittings. the cats nestle close to their kittens. >> reporter: little wonder the book has gained traction. them we can play just a fraction. >> all the kids from day care. >> reporter: the cadence and drawing, so sweet and so coying. that voice, yes, it's samuel l. jackson. >> hell, no, you can't go to the bathroom. you know where you can go? the [ bleep ] to sleep! >> i wanted the book to be reminiscence of all of these very classic, loving, gentle, sleepy bedtime books but to have a dual narrative. >> reporter: the idea caught fire. the video viral, before it was even a book. the artist who drew this nighttime nirvana also did a kids book about marn. >> some people say marn makes them feel happy.

>> reporter: bill o'reilly wasn't so smiley. >> there are over 6 million parents out there who are smoking -- >> and that's child abuse if they smoke it in front of their kids. >> reporter: mansbach says this book is not for kids. >> it says on the back, don't read this book to children. >> reporter: but for parents -- >> everyone who picks up the book seems to know where it is coming from. i get a lot of e-mails from parents who say, they feel less alone. now when they go in and it takes them two hours to put their kid to bed, they know across the globe there are millions of other parents doing the same thing. >> reporter: who with ever cute little verse -- >> the [ bleep ] to sleep! >> reporter: quietly multier a forgivable curse. i'm david wright for "nightline" in los angeles. >> our thanks to daddy david wright. that's our report tonight. thank you for watching abc news. we do hope you'll check in with "gma." they'll have a live