where is caylee anthony? >> caylee, the prosecution says, was already dead. >> you will learn that three pieces of overlapping duct tape covered the nose and mouth of caylee anthony. >> the prosecution then spells out the motive. >> caylee's death allows casey anthony to live the good life, at least for those 31 days. >> everyone wants to know what happened. >> defense attorney jose baez has long suggested that the truth will come out at trial. >> how in the world can a mother wait 30 days before ever reporting her child missing? it's insane. it's bizarre. something's just not right about that. >> when he makes his opening statement, it's a bombshell. >> the answer is actually relatively simple. she never was missing. caylee anthony died on june 16th, 2008 when she drowned in the family's swimming pool. >> pure accident. if they're able to prove that, that's a complete defense to every degree of murder. >> if it was an accident, why didn't casey report it and why 31 days later did he say caylee was kidnapped b

two, casey marie anthony's acts or act caused the death of caylee marie anthony or the death of caylee marie anthony was caused by the culpable negligence of casey marie anthony. i will now define culpable negligence for you. each of us has a duty to act reasonably towards others. if there is a violation of that duty, without any conscious intent to harm, that violation is negligence. but culpable negligence is more than a failure to use ordinary care towards others. in order for negligence to be culpable, it must be gross and flagrant. culpable negligence is a course of conduct showing reckless disregard of human life or of the safety of a person is exposed to its dangerous effects or such an entire want of care as to riaise a presumption of conscious indifference to the conscious results or showing a wantonness or recklessness or grossly recklessness of the safe regard of the public. or such an indifference to the rights of others as is equivalent to an intentional violation of such rights. the negligent act or omission must have been committed with other disregard for the safety of

this hair could only come from caylee marie anthony. remember, the testimony is that the hairs actually taken from caylee's body also had the band just like the hair from the trunk. the only difference was the hairs from the broad difficult, the roots had completely decomposed, where the one in the trunk had not. as hard as it is to accept, when casey anthony was at blockbuster on june 16 walking arm in arm with her boyfriend tony, caylee was in the trunk of her car in the early stages of decomposition. when casey returned to the house on the 17th or 18th, she backed her car into the garage with the intention of burying caylee in the back yard. she went to brian burner and borrowed a shovel. based upon the dog alert ms. the back yard, she in all likelihood actually took caylee's body back to the back yard and set it down for a period of time. was digging too much work? perhaps. she decided instead to toss caylee's body in a swamp. the evidence in this case proves beyond any reasonable doubt that casey anthony decided on june 16th that so

happened to caylee marie anthony. we know what happened to caylee. the question is, who killed caylee? for the longest time caylee was alive. nobody killed caylee. caylee is alive. until her remains are found. as i told you, as i warned you about in opening statement, as the facts and circumstances changed over the course of time, the defendant's lies changed. they got bigger. they got better. they involved mor people. mr. baez, in his closing statement, would have you believe that there must be something wrong with casey anthony, because, she has, quote-unquote, imaginary friends. those were not imaginary friends. those were lies. every one of them was a lie. ask yourselves, a lie designed to do what? a lie designed for a specific purpose. to get casey out of a jam. so, for the longest time caylee is alive. until her remains are found. and then, of course, the lie can't be caylee is with t nanny, she's alive, she has been kidnapped... >> may we approach? >> no. >> the lie must change. i told you in opening statement,

how did caylee anthony die? was it is an accident or did her mother do the unthinkable and murder her own flesh and blood. welcome to special edition, the casey anthony murder trial. 2-year-old missing and the circumstances will enrage you is >> we believe our granddaughter is alive and out there. >> we are going to bring her home. >> she killed this beautiful baby. >> i told you my daughter was gone for a month i found her today but i can't fan my granddaughter. she just admitted she has been trying to find her, herself there is something wrong. i saw my daughter's car today and it smells like there has been a dead body in the damn car. >> greta: tonight we are in florida. >> one thing i know for sure, casey knows who has caylee, but didn't know where caylee's at. >> greta: do you 100% believe your daughter? >> yes. >> greta: george? >> more than 100%. >> i have specific instructions for the bondsmen and bounty hunters they are not to question her in any shape or form. >> the attorney has told her not to speak

caylee anthony wasn't there. caylee anthony wasn't at tony lazaro's. she wasn't with her grandmother cindy. so where is caylee? >> reporter: at the start it looked like the prosecution had a clear edge. the jury saw pictures of casey out partying, getting a tattoo, enjoying the wildlife even as her daughter went missing. the state said this was evidence enough that young mom did not want to be a mother anymore and planned her child's murder on a home computer. john bradley is a software expert. >> is that a koog el search? >> yes, it is. >> for? >> the words "neck breaking" with a space in between. "head underscore injury" "ruptured spleen" "chest trauma" "hand-to-hand combat. the search turned up "internal bleeding". >> how many times was that site visited? >> according to the histories 84 times. >> reporter: sentra tral to the case was that casey used chloroform and duct tape to kill caylee. then came a bombshell from casey's mother, cindy anthony. >> do you recall in march of 2008 you doing any types of searches for any items that might include chlor

caylee anthony wasn't there. caylee anthony wasn't at tony lazaro's. her cindy. so where is caylee? >> reporter: at the start it looked like the prosecution had a clear edge. the jury saw pictures of casey out partying, getting a tattoo, enjoying the wildlife even as her daughter went missing. the state said this was evidence enough that young mom did not want to be a mother anymore and planned her child's murder on a home computer. john bradley is a software expert. >> is that a koog el search? >> yes, it is. >> for? >> the words "neck breaking" with a space in between. "head underscore injury" "ruptured spleen" "chest trauma" "hand-to-hand combat. the search turned up "internal bleeding". >> how many times was that site visited? >> according to the histories 84 times. >> reporter: sentra tral to the case was that casey used chloroform and duct tape to kill caylee. then came a bombshell from casey's mother, cindy anthony. >> do you recall in march of 2008 you doing any types of searches for any items that might include chloroform? >> yes. >> reporter:

two, casey marie anthony's act or acts caused the death caylee marie anthony or the death of caylee marieulpable negligence of casey marie anthony. however, the defendant cannot be guilty of man slaughter is the killing was justifiable or excusable homicide. the killing of a human being is justifiable homicide and lawful if necessarily done while attempting, resisting an attempt to murder or commit a felony upon the defendant or to commit a felony in any dwelling house in which the defendant was at the time of the killing. the killing of a human being is excusable and, therefore, lawful under any one of the following three circumstances. one, when the killing is committed by accident or misfortune in doing any lawful act by lawful means with usually ordinary caution and without any unlawful intent or, two, when the killing occurred by accident and misfortune in the heat of passion upon any sudden and sufficient provocation or, three, when the killing is committed by accident or misfortune resulting from sudden combat if a dangerous weapon is not used in the killing, not done in a cruel an

this hair could only come from caylee marie anthony. and remember the testimony is that the hairs actually taken from caylee's body also had the band just like the hair from the trunk. the only difference was the hairs from the body, the roots had completely decomposed where the one in the trunk had not. as hard as it is to accept, when casey anthony was at blockbuster on june 16th walking arm and arm with her boyfriend, tony. caylee was in the trunk of her car in the early stages of decomposition. when caylee -- casey returned to the house on the 17th or 18th, she backed her car into the garage with the intention of burying caylee in the backyard. she went to brian burner and borrowed a shovel. based upon the dog alerts in the backyard, she in all likelihood actually took caylee's body back to the backyard and set it down for a period of time. was digging too much work? perhaps. and she decided instead to toss caylee's body in a swamp. the evidence in this case proves beyond any reasonable doubt that casey anthony decided on june 16th t

two, casey marie anthony's act or acts caused the death of caylee marie anthony or the death of caylee marie anthony was caused by the culpable negligence of casey marie anthony. however, the defendant cannot be guilty of manslaughter if the killing was either justifiable or excusable homicide. the killing of a human being is justifiable homicide and lawful if necessarily done while attempting resisting an attempt to murder or commit a felony upon the defendant or to commit a felony in any dwelling house in which the defendant was at the time of the killing. the killing of a human being is excusable and therefore lawful under any one of the following three circumstances. one, when the killing is committed by accident or misfortune and doing any lawful act by lawful means using ordinary caution and without any unlawful intent, or two, when the willing occurred by accident and misfortune in the heat of passion upon any sudden and sufficient provocation or three, when the killing is committed by accident or misfortune resulting from sudden combat if a dangerous weapon is not used and the

that duct tape on caylee anthony's face, came from the anthony home.fact that there is just no conceivable reason why anybody would put duct tape on the face of a dead child. i said it before, people don't make accidents look like murder. that's absurd. >> judge jeanine: all right, prosecutor linda drain-burdick had harsh words for casey. dr. ludwig, are you there? >> i am here. >> judge jeanine: okay. let me ask you, in response to the prosecution in closing arguments, what do you think the jury is thinking? >> it is so hard to figure out what the jury is thinking, because we done have the benefit of looking at their -- we don't have the benefit of looking at their faces and getting the sense of how they are reacting to the prosecution, defense, casey anthony. it is a little like reading tea leaves and guessing. but, what we do know about death penalty qualified jurors is they are very much going to be looking at what the prosecution says and thinking that it has a little bit more of a legitimate stance. so any move that casey anthony makes, any cry,

casey anthony found not guilty for the death of her 2-year-old daughter caylee. how jurors reached this decision. the shock and the second guessing. and what's likely to happen to casey anthony next. wolf blitzer is off. i'm joe johns, and you're in the situation room. >> tears of joys from casey anthony and gasps of surprise. jurors in orlando, florida, clearing anthony of all the most serious counts against her in the death of her 2-year-old daughter caylee. we have a release from the family. while the family may never know what happened to caylee marie anthony, they have closure in this chapter of their life. they will now begin the long process of rebuilding their lives. the family believes the jury made a fair decision based on the evidence presented, the testimony presented, the scientific information presented, and the rules given to them. the family homes that they will be given the time by the media to reflect on this verdict and decide the best way to move forward privately. anthony was found guilty on lesser counts of lying. but now it's very possible t

maybe wanted to see where caylee anthony's body was discovered. d there's going to be too much public attention. they want to make sure they can get back to their lives as early as they can. of course, the anthonys saying they're going to take a long, long time for them to rebuild their lives. so the orange county sheriff tonight, just making sure the residents out there get their wish, have a little bit of peace after this very highly and intensely watched trial. >> thanks for your reporting. >> 12 jurors deliberated less than 1 hours before proclaiming casey anthony not guilty of the most serious charges in the death of her little daughter caylee. so who are these men and women behind the decision that's being analyzed across the country right now. our brian todd is looking into that. brian? >> joe, we had seven women, five men, ten of them white, two of them african-american. in talking to jury expertings today, they all said what likely swayed these jurors is the inability to pinpoint a cost of death or specific time when caylee anthony died. w

who is caylee anthony's father? it was a big question mark going into the trial. se it to their advantage. here's randi kaye. >> reporter: it is the other question in the casey anthony trial. -- the fbi's dna tests ruled out george or lee anthony. but that didn't stop the defense from suggesting it during one of the most explosive moments of the trial. >> were you asked to conduct a paternity test for lee anthony as to caylee -- being the potential father of caylee anthony? >> jesse grund, casey anthony's ex fiance, isn't the father, either. >> i got a paternity test done to prove that i was not caylee's biological father. >> grund says a pregnant casey told him the baby was his. but when caylee was born less than seven months after the couple had met, he knew it wasn't true. even so, grund wanted to be a father to her. >> did you love little caylee like she was your own child? >> a piece of paper couldn't tell me not to love her like she was my daughter. >> reporter: but casey anthony told different things to different people. according to this deposition by britt

anthony asserting that she received a phone call from caylee marie anthony. >> just a second. since you just provided these cases to me. >> yes, sir. let me read them right quick to see if i have any additional questions before i hear from the state of florida. bill: so as we await the judge and the state to approach the bench, what the denies appears to be arguing is that all the lies were committed during the same conversation, but what the judge appears to be going for is what was the result of those lies. did they send sheriff's deputies and local police on a wild goose chase, and if so, what did that cost the county. judge andrew napolitano is listening, too, do i have it right? >> you do, bill. the opinions that judge perry is reading now are opinions of florida appellate courts which have held according to the way those opinions have been described by defense counsel, that if a series of lies is told in one continuous conversation, that the lies should be treated as if they were one lie, for the purposes of sentencing. that would mean, of course, that she's already serv

been count five, award casey anthony informed o47 authorities that se had left her child caylee marie anthony f. the sawgrass apartments with a babysitter. that cost law enforcement again, as a result of a missing persons report, to develop where and follow various leasds trying to locate this babysitter accounting sixth dealt with the fact that she had informed to employees of universal studios jeff hawkins and juliette lewis in of the and the disappearance of caving marie anthony. in count seven hope casey anthony indicated to law enforcement and all that she had received a phone call and spoke to caylee marine anthony. wh on july 15, 8 at approximately 12:00 p.m.. this caused law-enforcement to devote extensive resources. can as a result of those four separate and distinct lies, law enforcement extended a great deal of time, energy and manpower ring looking for young caylee marie anthony. but the search for her and went on from july-december. hfor several months, people were trying to find caylee murray anthony. four distinct, separate just as the jury spoke loud and clear on their

. >> administer chloroform to caylee anthony. i think to deny that would be die nidenying miss anthony prop ability to argue her defense. >> state, do you agree with that? >> no, sir. we would take the position -- >> what that was, point number three of the 16 counts in which the judge said, counsel will avoid making arguments not based on facts in evidence or reasonable inferences that can be drawn from there. you heard them also talking about this chloroform that is something that was searched for some 84 times on the anthony family computer. you heard also during the trial, cindy anthony, casey's mother, saying it was she that had done searches. that was refuted by a fellow co-worker who said, impossible, because she was at work at the time when certains were allegedly done on the hume computer which brings it back to the possibility of casey having done searches of chloroform, if that was the manner in which chloroformed to death if you will, little 2-year-old caylee anthony died. so these procedures are going through judge pe

it was in 2008 two-year-old caylee anthony disappeared from her florida home. almost six months later, her skeletal remains were found in two plastic bags dumped in the woods-- walking distance from the home where she had lived with her grandparents and her mother, casey anthony. prosecutors said there was duct tape placed on caylee anthony's mouth and nose but none of her mother's fingerprints or d.n.a. was on the tape. the medical examiner never determined the cause of caylee anthony's death, but did rule it a homicide. >> the fact that it's tossed in a field to rot in bags is a clear indication that the body was trying to be hidden. >> reporter: prosecutors focused on casey anthony as the murderer. she did not tell anyone that her daughter was missing for a month and during that time she spent her nights partying. >> she never was missing. >> reporter: anthony originally claimed her daughter was kidnapped by a nanny... a nanny who did not exist. at trial, anthony's story changed. her defense team claimed the two-year-old accidentally drowned in the family's

the vial casey anthony found not guilty of murdering her two-year-old daughter caylee, that is the subject of the talking points memo. i say she is vial because for 30 days she did not report her baby missing. 30 days. this the time the soas ye socic anthony partied hard and good a tatoo and ignored the flight of her missing two-year-old who was found dead in a swamp. those are facts beyond a reasonable doubt. reasonable doubt in the murder, maybe. i i will not condemn the jury. let's hear from them before we make any judgments. the problem is the jury doesn't want to explain their verdict to us. >> at this time there are no jurors interested in speaking to any members of the immediateddia. they do, however, have your packets and they have asked for their privacy and they will contact you if they are interested in speaking to you. >> well, perhaps some jury members are too exhausted to explain at this point. perhaps some of them are looking for money to talk. they did convict casey anthony a narcissistic woman of lying to investigators trying to find h her baby. why did she lie? talking po

the caylee anthony anthony case is putting -- the caylee anthony case is putting the spotlight on missing sharon. >>> and it's out, the list of the cleanest and dirtiest beaches. we'll tell you the spots you may know. those tour store -- those stories and are coming up. >>> the weather was muggy, but better than last year. what about the rest of the week. it's a look at the rest of the summer. we have a chance of storms. wyatt gives us a look at the forecast so we can make summer plans. >>> make it a snow and ice night for us. -- make it a nice night for us. the shower and storms are down the beachside. they'll move out quickly. tomorrow, a better chance of storms around baltimore and the center part of the state. be ready for that and the weekend looks dry, too. are you a t bone guy? >> just give me the meat. >> that's it for us at 6:00. we'll see you back here at 11:00. world news is next with diane sawyer. don't forget about the casey anthony special at 10:00.

you'll be glad you did. >> the stap that is found on caylee anthony's remains you can look at. three pieces of duct tape with a distinctive brand on it. it is found on caylee's body. >> the duct tape played a major role the duct tape found on little caylee's remains. the prosecution first reminding the jury about where the tape comes from. >> the same tape found on caylee's body was also found on a gas can taken from her home. you will see from the sales combubtive this tape is a fairly rare kind of tape. hasn't been sold since 2011. it's a very unusual tape. it's on caylee's body it is on the exhibit, it has to be the most bizarre part of this case. that very tape was used unknowingly by her own father to display the photograph of caylee that missing person poster. the tape that was used to kill caylee anthony was used to implore people to look for her. >> the prosecution then attacked the defense argument linking george to the duct tape and to the broken little body. >> the defense council said follow the tape but then in the same opening statement he suggested to you that roy

they say that caylee anthony did not get justice. now in terms of the police and law enforcement, we're seeing sheriff deputies y ies on horse foot, on bike, just previewing what might happen if casey anthony walks out, which is a likely possibility since she's already served some time in jail. if she gets just time served. we don't know what the plan is but there's a great deal of protest going on. and we hear one of the possibilities is she might be taken to a local airport and from there, flown somewhere undisclosed. >> how many people can you estimate that are standing out there today? >> earlier today, i was just around where we are standing, just back here i saw about 50 people. now that i'm looking back, i'm seeing about maybe 100 or so. not good at that. the math of counting and being able to tell you. but certainly more than 50 people are out there. between 50 and 100 claiming for what they call is justice. i did hear this morning that it's most likely casey anthony handed her passport to authorities. if she's planning to go

it's a call for all to leave their porch lights onto honor the life of caylee anthony. you can see pictures people sent of the porch light. >>> this is video showing how case anthony's defense team celebrated after the verdict. they gathered near the courthouse and had drinks not long after the verdict was read. take a closer look and you can see them clapping and jumping up and down near the bar. the team ate at this restaurant nearly every day of the 35-day trial. abc news will be airing is special tonight on the casey anthony trial and it will air tonight from 10 p.m. until 11. one hour special. that special will replace the regularly scheduled night line prime time beyond belief. >>> so a memphis man convicted of killing a man also in that city says he also killed a baltimore doctor back in 1998. dale martis confessed to killing the man dr. henry being aerman. dr. akerman was in memphis to buy a truck. a witness went to memphis police last month telling them to look at the doctor's disappearance. they wanted to know more about this so memphis contacted baltimore pd w

of the largest search efforts in american history tim miller of texas equi search looking for caylee anthony organized 100 people spent hundreds of thousands of dollars looking for the young lady and now suing casey anthony to get some of the money back. >> that's what we are doing. we are not proud to say we are doing that but we feel as though we needed to do that. >> days after 2-year-old caylee anthony was reported missing miller showed up with an army of volunteers. they came on all-terrain vehicles and on foot to search a trail already 31 days cold. >> that one of the most sophisticated mapping equipment available. we have all of the right rye sources and people. >> we were with them and with little to go on there's more money you are spending to find caylee anthony when you find so many missing children? >> it is frustrate to go all of us. it was near the $75,000 mark. we have other families calling us that we can't get to. i fought for a straight period of time you could have brought this to an end a long long time ago. >> two months after he ended his search a tiny body with light c

barbara walters there. >>> next up in this special edition of "nightline," we may never knowow caylee anthony died. but in the face of that, we can still ask, did the justice system work? i'm just a piece of dust living at the corner of j and k, spending too many nights alone at the spacecer. will love ever find me? ♪ oh yes! ♪ what about love?! [ female announcer ] swiffer attracts dust. swiffer 360 dusters gets in hard to reach places. you're just my type! [ laughs ] [ female announcer ] swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning. keeps getting better. a tweet here, a post there, and then the floodgates opened. five iihs top safety picks, five consumers digest best buy awards, and 2011 north american car of the year. but the good news doesn't end there. announcing the chevy model year wrap up. get in on our greatest model year yet. find out why at chevy.com. >>> the advantage of a jury system is that jurors aren't experts. the idea is they are ordinary citizens who can be trusted to give their peers a fair shake. but what happens when the jury inside the courthouse doesn't agree with the cr

weren't you offended as an american who wants justice for caylee anthony? weren't you offended by that? i was offended by that. >> a lot of the things that jose brought up that he wasn't able to argue in closing by virtue of it being kept out by the judge and a lot of things that he knew couldn't come in. >> bill: the judge doesn't bar you unless you can't back it up. you can't back it up. >> and he didn't close on it. >> bill: they didn't close on it. >> they did not bring it into closing. >> bill: because they weren't allowed. isn't that corrupting the system 12346789. >> you are still sending it to the jury at the end. 12 people that don't have a take in the case that are in this case sequestered and in a vacuum and they just looked at lye evidence rather impartial and without emotion and came up with a verdict. i know that you have probably been hearing this for two days but the state had an incredible uphill battle. they didn't have the evidence. >> bill: i have no beef against casey anthony. i don't know the woman. i put it together as guilty. >> an o

in, counselor.or m >> my pleasure. >> bill: we will talk with a man who partied with casey anthony while caylee was missing. >> bill: personal story segment tonight. during the casey anthony trial a man named clint house testified for the prosecution that he partied with casey anthony while her two-year-old daughter was missing. >> the nights that you were at fusion with the defendant, what can you tell the jury about her overall demeanor? >> she was partying and having a good time. >> when you say partying, are you talking about drinking? >> drinking, yes, sir. >> dancing? >> yes, sir. >> did she ever display any emotions to you that would indicate that she was upset about anything. in. >> no. >> did she appear happy? >> yes. >> bill: joining us from jacksonville, florida, is clint house. the scenario you spoke about is hard to believe for many people, mr. house. a mother gala vaninvanting arod while korving up her daughter's disappearance. you knew casey anthony because your friend dated her. is that correct? >> that is, correct. onyou have spoken to her omaha many occasions, would that be ac

a woman who says anthony falsely identified her as the nanny who kidnapped caylee has filed a lawsuit. and the rescue group, texas equisearch says it's considering suing anthony for the more than $100,000 the group says it spent looking for caylee. all seem to be eyeing the money many expect anthony could make from her new-found fame once she is free, which by the way will be almost exactly three years since caylee was reported 7 are a missing, july 15, 2008 by her frantic grandmother. >> 911. what's your emergency? >> i found out my granddaughter has been taken. she has been missing for a month. her mother finally admitted that she's been missing. >> reporter: the call that started it all. >> martin, the judge in the case heard a controversial motion to unseal the names of the jurors involved. what do you know about it? >> reporter: well, you know, this is a debate that came up as a result of the news media. and it was triggered as a result of the fact that the jury immediately after the trial declined to talk. now, that's their right. they don't have to. but of course, so much focus

and to say that no one will ever know what happened to caylee anthony, oh, i think someone does know. and i think that person is casey anthony. whether she will ever tell us, well, no, i don't think so. >> lisa bloom, very quickly. what happens to casey anthony next? >> on thursday is her sentencing. i expect her to get time served for the four misdemeanors, and that will probably be it. i want to say one other quick point that nobody has addressed. when we talk about the media, high-profile cases attract skilled, free attorneys. and she didn't just have one attorney, jose baez, who we all talk about. she really got a dream team, not only skilled attorneys but investigators and experts who worked for nothing or next to nothing. that's what makes a difference in an o.j. simpson case, in a casey anthony case. you know, where people are more likely to get that acquittal because they have a very skilled team around them that other indigent defendants in this country don't get. >> explain why a skilled attorney would raise an issue of abuse? >> oh, go on. alan? >> i'm wondering why a skill

. >> after been in custody for three years, caylee anthony walked out of an orlando jail the 25 herouitted of murder and child neglect charges earlier this month in the 2008 death of kurt two year- old daughter caylee anthony. the jury's verdict was controversial. many felt she should of been found guilty in the toddlers death whose remains are found in 2008 in a wooded field. there is also concern that someone on--and happy to take a step further this facebook page says and i hate to get --i hate can -casey anthony-. >> she is like any other resident, we have the obligation to protect her security. >> her legal team says that they're unsure of her post incarceration plans. >> she was convicted of four counts of misleading investigators her attorney plan on appealing those convictions. >> of fog is the big weather word for tonight. visibility has been limited in said francisco and at the coast. the fog is deep and moving quickly. temperatures in the sixties and fifties. satellite shows that we have some weather systems and the pacific better scanning about. and they are actually affe

who is caylee anthony's father? mystery that casey's lawyer introduced as part of her defense and it turned out to be one of the most memorable moments in the trial. all at the top of the hour. for now, though, piers, back to you. >> thanks so much, john. >>> it's been called o.j. simpson 2. the casey anthony trial is probably the most followed, most watched and most controversial since that o.v. verdict nearly 16 years ago. here to discuss with me now gloria allred, judge laifrry siden, anna nicole smith custody trial and yale ga planter. mr. ga planter, you lefted o.j. simpson and charlie sheen. what is it like to defend such a person with such a negative public opinion up start. >> it's like you're swimming upstream. you have to confront the media, all the talking heads every night. it's very difficult to get a verdict like this in this type of the case. kudos to the defense. they did a wonderful job. >> i mean, it was extraordinary. judge sidler, you judged the anna nicole smith trial, one of the most high profi

was caylee anthony murdered? and if not, how did she die? >> the jurors probably focused on cause of death. which is that the prosecution couldn't demonstrate based on physical evidence that the cause of death was a homicide, meaning that she definitely died at someone else's hands, as opposed to the possibility of an accident. and my guess is that these jurors felt that there was reasonable doubt. >> reporter: casey anthony will be back in court on thursday for sentencing. she could get up to another year in jail in addition to the time she's already served. but then she'll likely be free, since an acquittal on murder can never be appealele today george and cindy anthony, along with their son lee, released a statement through their lawyer, asking for privacy. it reads in part, "while the family may never know what has happened to caylee marie anthony, they now have closure for this chapter of their life. they now will begin the long process of rebuilding their lives. >> she can never have the life back that she once had. her child is dead.