george anthony, krystal holloway or who? >> well, honestly, don, i do not know.ony serves some important purposes in the case, because the defense is trying to label george as a liar. and if he could lie about this, maybe it is possible that he is lying about other things that he is testifying to. that would be key to the defense. she testified that george anthony told her that caylee died in an accident that snowballed out of control and partly aiding the defense theory, but on the prosecution and cross, prosecutor jeff ashton got her to talk about her story changing when she was initially confronted by law enforcement, and also some tabloid money involved in the story, and she -- >> oh, my god. >> -- and she also said that while george said it was an accident, he didn't say he knew it was an accident, so it is not clear if he had said this as maybe that is what he was thinking in his head, but not -- she never said that he came out and told her that he found her in the pool, and that there was this whole cover-up, so it was a good witness for the defense, but n

. >> reporter: on top of that, her lawyer today calls a woman named krystal holloway, claiming to have had an affair with george, her father, who is married. >> was this an intimate relationship? >> yes. >> reporter: and to put yourself in george anthony's place, it's awful. and we saw that on the stand yesterday when, yet one more time, they took him through the events of the day that he learned his granddaughter's body had been found. >> up to that moment, had you held out the hope that caylee would be found alive? >> absolutely. every day from july 15th until the day we were told it was caylee -- >> reporter: and all during these minutes, on the face of his daughter? nothing. which is such a dramatic contrast to the father-daughter story that was told earlier in this trial the jailhouse scenes that the prosecution built into its case. except for the glass that separated them, they were obviously shoulder to shoulder at that point. >> you are the best father and by far the best grandfather that i have ever met. >> reporter: and he clearly loved his granddaughter the day she was born,

but died the result of an accident, covered up by casey and her father. >> the defense calls krystal holloway>> reporter: holloway the defense claims had unique access to the truth through casey's dad. >> did you develop a relationship with mr. anthony? >> yes,sir, i did. >> and was this an intimate relationship? >> yes. >> and did mr. anthony go to your home or your apartment? >> it was my home. and yes, he did. >> about how many times did he go to your house? >> maybe 12. >> reporter: and it was a one night in her home she said george anthony broke down. >> he was sitting on my couch. and i was sitting on the floor. and he had told me -- he had said it was an accident that snowballed out of control. but i was in shock. and by the time i looked up, his eyes were filled with tears. and i didn't elaborate. i didn't ask him anything further. >> did -- was this before caylee was found? >> yes,sir. >> reporter: on cross-examination, prosecution attorney jeff ashton said holloway told police she never had an affair with anthony. suggesting she manufactured the story to sell to the media. >> and th

and when he denied having an affair with krystal holloway and then krystal holloway got on the stand she said, no, we did have an affair, under the law, martin, the jury was instructed that if they did not believe a part of george anthony's testimony they could disregard all of his testimony. they could find him not to be credible. and when we are now hearing from some of these jurors, a lot of them are saying they felt odd about george anthony. they felt something was amiss. they felt that this was an accident that spiralled of of control. and those were the words that krystal holloway said when she was on the witness stand. so i think that was certainly a game changer. george anthony's testimony and the defense's opening statement. >> and jean, how do george and cindy anthony pick up the pieces now? the sexual abuse allegations, obviously very damaging to both george's reputation and to the family. so how do they mend things? >> you know, it's a good question. because the allegations that were made in this trial by the defense were criminal allegations, truly, that george anthony h

and when he denied having an affair with krystal holloway and then krystal holloway got on the stand and was quite credible when she said, no, we did have an affair, under the law, martin, the jury was instructed that if they did not believe a part of george anthony's testimony they could disregard all of his testimony. they could find him not to be credible. and when we are now hearing from some of these jurors, a lot of them are saying they felt odd about george anthony. they felt something was amiss. they felt that this was an accident that spiralled of of control. and those were the words that krystal holloway said when she was on the witness stand. so i think that was certainly a game changer. george anthony's testimony and the defense's opening statement. >> and jean, how do george and cindy anthony pick up the pieces now? the sexual abuse allegations, obviously very damaging to both george's reputation and to the family. so how do they mend things? >> you know, it's a good question. because the allegations that were made in this trial by the defense were criminal allegations,

>> i think he certainly seemed to be when we heard from krystal holloway.sic brought in by jose baez, about secret lives, incest, it still sits out there with the for instances he used in -- with the inferences he used in closing arguments. at the end of the day, i think what -- those jailhouse phone calls brought the jury back saying wait a minute, it is not about him. he was there for herk3ñ all along. he was not the most dysfunctional father of the century as he was portrayed to be in the closing argument of jose baez. >> judge jeanine: do you think peter he's a liar because he lied about having an affair with this krystal holloway, a/k/a river cruz? does that moon he would frame his daughter for murder when there was an -- accident? >> i don't know, false in one thing, false in all things. we also know that mr. anthony allegedly smelled the death at the time of trial. prior to the time of trial he did not. at that point he didn't believe his daughter was guilty of a crime. that influenced him. now he does believe that his daughter is in fact guilty of a

now before calling krystal holloway, also known as river cruz to the stand. holloway claims she had an affair with george anthony. and george told her caylee's death was an accident. >> do you know george anthony? >> yes. >> how do you know him? >> i met him at a tent when his granddaughter was missing. >> when? >> i believe it was july, august maybe. >> august of what year? >> '08. >> 2008? >> correct. >> how often did you go to the tent? >> everyday. >> did you get to know mr. anthony a little better? >> yes. >> did you develop a relationship with mr. anthony? >> yes, sir i did. >> was this an intimate relationship? >> yes. >> did mr. anthony go to your home or your apartment? >> it was my home and yes he did. >> about how many times, did he go to our house? >> maybe 12. >> miss holloway, did there ever come an occasion where you had a heart to heart conversation with george anthony, as to what happened to his granddaughter? >> yes. >> tell the ladies and gentlemen of the jury what you were doing and how that transpired. >> particular night that you are ref

krystal holloway's good witness for the defense. i think that hurt his credibility.is to take attention away from the facts that is casey was partying for 31 days. and the dysfunctional family defense does not work. >> judge jeanine: okay. thanks so much to the panel tonight. finally, my thoughts, on the trial that we've watched unfold over the last five weeks, we have been transfixed by this case. the harsh reality that maybe a precious 2-year-old was actually killed by her own mother. the media has covered this drama like a sporting event. inside the courtroom we've watched the prosecution and defense wagering who is winning and who is not. attorneys have treated this like a jousting match, as the anthony family lives out their nightmare for everyone to see. prosecuting attorney linda drane-burdick was right when she said a trial is the search for the truth. the defense has stitched together a quilt of excuses about why casey anthony is not evil, just pathetic in an effort to convince a jury she not a murderer, she is just a victim. we cannot forget this trial is a

life of her father george once again comes under scrutiny george anthony's alleged mistress krystal holloway on the stand right now prosecutors cross-examining her the defense has not produced one thing they stated they were going to give the jury in opening statements and i think they were i am forgetting to this any further can i just make one quick statement who the hell decided that mark firmat the last analysts that you saw in that clip was a good person to go on t.v. and talk about the trial i don't forget this is the guy who. is accused of planting evidence and basically bungling the o.j. simpson police case but he really screwed up and that's who fox news brought on to talk about casey anthony and you guys must be getting really desperate maybe everybody else is so sick about talking about this that they refuse to come on maybe maybe you're just getting even more stupid as the last brain cells of cable news teams fade away after devoting their lives to gossip and non news anyway i don't even think that i can begin to explain to you the joy that i feel the thought of this trial going

krystal holloway, the woman who claimed she had a brief affair with casey's father. >> was this an intimateelationship? >> yes. >> reporter: george anthony admits they were friends but denies they were anything more and he also denies what has become the cornerstone of the defense, that he, caylee's grandfather, knew this was not a murder at all. >> he had said it was an accident that snowballed out of control but i was in shock. >> reporter: the defense claims caylee died in a swimming pool accident and granddad george helped dispose of the body the same way he buried household pets over the years. >> when you found out that your granddaughter was found with a blanket and with a plastic bag and with duct tape, did you tell law enforcement that that is the way you used to bury your pets?? >> reporter: and then, finally, the case that began with such drama, had one more chance to compel but casey anthony decided not to have the last word. >> miss anthony, do you understand, first of all, is it your decision not to testify? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: so there it is. the defense case ends with

i never had a romantic affair with krystal holloway, river cruz or whatever name she wants to give you or the world. >> did you develop a relationship with mr. anthony? >> yes, sir i did. >> was this an intimate relationship? >> yes. he was sitting on my couch. i was sitting on the floor. and he told me, he said it was an accident that snowballed out of control. but i was in shock. by the time i looked up, his eyes were filled with tears. >> had you held out the hope that caylee would be found alive? >> absolutely, everyday from july 15th, until the day we were told it was caylee. >> i did not search for neck-breaking. but i do recall there was a pop-up that was showing a youtube regarding a skateboarder that was skate wording -- that was skateboarding on rails. >> i believe mrs. anthony testified that during her searches there was a pop-up. >> not the result of a pop-up. but is the result of a human being specifically entering neck and breaking into the google search box and pressing search. >> why would your work schedule show that you were working? >> could have been an error if my

the morning began with george anthony's alleged affair, krystal holloway who also goes by the name river cruz flip- flopping under oath telling detectives she never had an intimate relationship with george anthony but today on the stand saying she did. both sides grilling her on what and how george anthony allegedly said caylee's death was an accident beginning with defense attorney jose baez. >> he said it was an accident that snowballed out of control. >> reporter: the prosecution pressing holloway in cross. >> other than he believed it was an accident that snowballed out of control and she tried to cover it up. >> that's not what he said. he said it was an accident that snowballed out of control. >> reporter: all three of casey anthony's immediate family members were also asked by the defense about how exactly their family pets were buried, whether they were all wrapped in blankets, plastic and duct tape similar to the way caylee's remains were discovered in the woods. george's memory was spotty. >> was it also wrapped in duct tape? >> sir, i have no idea. you're going back almost 30

look, krystal holloway was long awaited the his truss of george anthony. she was somewhat critical in the beginning. as the prosecution went after her it was clear. here ho shear a woman who told the police she never had an affair. as soon as the national enquirer comes in a couple days that her sister called him she says i was his mistress and goes on and on. this is nothing more than the defense trying to make it that anyone other than casey anthony committed this crime. george anthony molested her as a child. george anthony pulled the kid out of the pool. george anthony said your mother will never forgive you. i mean, it's gone on and on. we got to a very critical point yesterday when george anthony took the stand suicide note came in where he says, you know what? i want to be with my granddaughter. i can't take this anymore. i'm telling you, he was in tears and so was the jury they proved nothing, not that they had to. everything they tried to insinuate the innuendo. not there for the defense. >> the attorney seems to have missed a few key opportunitie

krystal holloway took the stand yesterday, aka river cruz, was she credible?e sounded credible and believable if you think that was only about her wanting to get the truth out. but if you believe that this is the kind of woman who attaches herself to high-profile incidents, which she even had to admit on the witness stand, then you would not find her credible. >> i would add, even if you do believe her, and you believe that george anthony said that key statement, "this was just an accident that snowballed out of control," number one, i think jurors could think, well maybe that's what he believed at the time. it's not exactly a smoking gun statement. and number two, i bet star was going to say -- the judge gave a limiting instruction saying you can't use this. >> when the jury could start deliberating this weekend, has the prosecution laid out an adequate case or are there major holes in this the jury will pick apart when they start deliberating? >> i think there may be some holes for first-degree murder, but i do think she's going to be convicted ultramatdly.

. >> gregg: a woman by the name of krystal holloway, a/k/a river cruz.she an affair with george anthony during the time of the searches for little caylee. and then she claims that george confessed this to her. take a listen: >> he was sitting on my couch and i was sitting on the floor. he had said it was an accident that snowballed out of control. i was in shock. by the time i looked up, his eyes were filled with tears. and i didn't elaborate. i didn't ask him anything further. >> gregg: judge, if believed, wouldn't that support the defense theory of an accident, in this case an accidental drowning, that's what they claim and thus create reasonable doubt? >> absolutely that was one of the more powerful witnesses the defense expected to put on. she was credible as to aspects of her testimony, including the relationship with george many which i found him not to be so credible on when he denied it. however, the prosecution was able to illicit the -- elicit the rest of the statement they gave right after she said it was an accident that snowballed out of con