bill sheaffer, what about joan's question? >> the bottom line is is that george made this statement, that the child was dead, one month before the body was found. when in public, he's saying the body was kidnapped. that shows that either he had direct knowledge of that death of the child or that the killer confided it -- confided that information to him, that the child was dead. and the only person that has that relationship with hip m is the killer -- the mother.

bill sheaffer, what about joan's question?> the bottom line is is that george made this statement, that the child was dead, one month before the body was found, when in public he's professing that the child has been kidnapped. that shows that either he had direct dodge of that death of the child or that the killer confided it -- confided that information to him that the child was dead. and the only person that has that relationship with him is the killer. the mother. >>> i'm brooke anderson. here is a "showbiz tonight" news break. here is what is coming up on "showbiz tonight" at the top of the hour. the people stalking victim strikes back. erin andrews speaks out today in her very first interview since her stalker was sentenced. >>> jessica simpson/jennifer aniston smackdown, what jen can learn from jess about dating and love that is your "showbiz tonight" news break. tv's most provocative show starts at the top of the hour here on hln. >>> a beautiful young mom and her 8-year-old little boy missing, only clue left behind, he

to bill sheaffer, what about it? and another thing. about cindy anthony, i know that she has come across harshly on many occasions. but you've got to remember the context in which we are seeing her. her granddaughter, the joy of her life, is dead, murdered, and her daughter probably did it. and that's how we meet cindy anthony. so you know what? as harshly as she appears sometimes, sometimes i feel like we've got to give her a break, a little bit of a break. ll sheaffer, what about joan's question? >> the bottom line is is that george made this statement, that the child was dead, one month before the body was found. when i public, shows that eithe direct knowledge of that death of the child, or that the killer confided that information to him, that the child was dead. and the only person that has that relationship with him is the killer. the mother.

bill sheaffer, what about joan's question?> the bottom line is is that george made this statement, that the child was dead, one month before the body was found, when in public he's professing that the kidnapped. that shows that either he had direct knowledge of that death of the child or that the killer confided it -- confided that information to him that the child was dead. and the only person that has that relationship with him is the killer. the mother. >>> tonight on "the joy behar show," corey haim was buried in toronto today. todd bridge, a former child star who survived hollywood, drugs and himself will be here too talk about his late friend. >>> rielle hunter says she's repulsed by the photos in gq. really? how does she think those poor up. pets feel? huh? tiger woods is going back to augusta. surprise. augusta is a place, not a cocktail waitress. that and more right after nancy. >>> a beautiful young mom and her 8-year-old little boy missing. only clue left behind, her gold vehicle. inside the vehicle, her wallet. the

joining us tonight, expert in florida law, bill sheaffer, former prosecutor, wftv legal analyst. renee rockwell, veteran defense attorney, handling felony cases out of atlanta. and out of new york, practicing in multiple jurisdictions, along with the other two lawyers, mickey sherman, defense attorney, author of "how can you defend those people?" first to you, sheaffer. surprised about the turn of events today? >> absolutely not surprised. and i'm going to tell you something. we as the citizens of florida should hope that the judge does grant this motion for cost and that the taxpayers do pick it up. and by the way, i'm one of those taxpayers. here's the reason why. do we really want to deny her cost of investigation of this case, so that she gets convicted and on appeal she raises the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel, denial of due process, because the court refused to grant her indigency status? it's going to happen. >> renee rockwell, he's right. if you screw up at trial level, then you can look forward to retrying the case all over again, which would be double the t