contradiction that we see shg, jonna, which is that no one said that she didn't love her child. >> and linda drane-burdick brought that up, where did you get that information from? you got it from people who were her friends and people who have their own lives and good on linda's part where she sort of juxtaposed a lot of that, and if you can't -- her theme was that casey anthony is the biggest liar that has ever walked the face of the planet, so you can't even believe that she was a good mother, because she was such a huge liar and even her friends, because those are the only people who could vouch for her being a good mother, and she wove that theme throughout the closing argument. >> and so, did linda drain byrdak bring it together? >> well, she impressed me big time. both of the prosecutors have done a good job throughout the trial, and ashton was amazing and not that good this morning, but linda drane-burdick brought it home and i'm not worried about a first-degree verdict here, because this is the last thing that the jury listens to in delivery and she hears casey saying the f-bomb to her mother rep

is that what linda drane burdick needs to play on? >> absolutely. when you're a trial attorney, they tell you women are more likely to find guilt. obviously in this -- >> why is that? >> those are just the statistics. i don't know why what is. i can't generalize everybody. in a case like this, with a mom, most moms would be curled up, i could tell you, i used to do division of youth and family services. not just chloroform, women who killed their kids, giving them alcohol so they can go out, benzene, zoloft, here in these cases, here in new york, went partied, threw up in a bucket and drowned her child in a bucket. she called the police. in every one of those cases, even though they were the cause of the harm, they called up. that's what seven women on the jury is going to do. they're going to say even if you were at fault, you're going to call the police. you're going to do something. you're going to make some attempt to save your child. >> you got to go for that sort of practical thing, like what was she doing in all that time she was missing. we'

linda drane-burdick is an incredible adversary. and i think that she certainly is one of the best lawyers i have ever seen. frank george also was a very important member of that team that really held them together, and made them very cohesive, a cohesive unit, and mr. ashton is a fierce opponent, and i think that all three of them served the state of florida very well. as i said, i'm not as -- i'm very happy for casey. i'm ecstatic for her and i want her to be able to grieve, and grow and somehow get her life back together. i think that this case is a perfect example of why the death penalty does not work. and think twice about a country that decides to kill its own citizens. murder is not right who does it, whether it is a ritual killing or someone becoming a victim in a driveby shooting. it is disgusting. and if this case gets any attention i think should be on this issue that we need to stop trying to kill our people. the best feeling that i have today is that i know that i can go home and my daughter will ask me, what did you d

linda drane burdick is an incredible adversary. and, um, i think that she's certainly one of the best lawyers i've ever seen. frank george also was a very important member of that team that really held them together and made them very cohesive, a cohesive unit. and mr. ashton is a fierce opponent, and i, um, i think that the state of florida, all three of them serve the state of florida very well. as i said, i'm not as -- i'm very happy for casey. um, i'm ecstatic for her, and i want her to be able to grieve and grow and somehow get her life back together. i'm, i think that this case is a perfect example of why the death penalty does not work. and why we all need to stop and look and think twice about a country that decides to kill its own citizens. murder's not right no matter who does it whether it's a ritual killing or someone becoming a victim in a drive-by shooting. it's disgusting. and i think if this case gets any attention, it should focus on that issue, that we need to stop trying to kill our people. um, i -- the, the best

linda drane burdick painting her as a pathological liar and trying to leave a lasting impression, the final impression this jury takes into the deliberations room as a woman who wanted to live a life free of the burden of a child. take a listen to this excerpt. >> no person would ever make the accidental death of a child look like murr. the defendant's actions during those 31 days, and her response to this are completely inconsistent with what people do 100% of the time. >> reporter: linda drane burdick, reminding this jury, reminding them that -- they played the interview with the investigators, the initial interview after caylee was then missing, where the detective, who is going through lie, after lie, after lie that he had already checked out and didn't pan out, for example this location of an apartment where the nanny supposedly had caylee, and nobody lived there by that name forever, actually, in fact that apartment had been vacant for a longtime. he even suggested to casey anthony right there, you know, i've dealt with a lot of missing children, and you know what, a lot of acci

. >> judge jeanine: quite a summation from linda drane-burdick. the most well documented liar.? >> i think she is reacting. because she is going to have a strong reaction to how she feels about herself. she knows that a major decision on behalf of her life is going to be made. it is very possible her attorneys have said, please make no affect at all during this time because it can work to your disadvantage. she will be very careful to make sure she will not do anything to work to her disadvantage at this point. for her, for casey anthony, it is all about survival and what -- doing what is in her own best interests. sometimes that means killing people, if you have a certain kind of disorder. >> judge jeanine: doctor, what is amazing is that casey did get he know shegs al yesterday as -- did get emotional yesterday as jose baez spoke. where you look at, there are signs of what happened to -- caylee that was a perfect example, that caylee loved the pool. casey was as protective as she could be. on that occasion, casey stopped her from drowning on that day and running into the pool

. >> judge jeanine: that was lead prosecutor, linda drane-burdick giving her closing argument today. joining me with reaction forensic pathologist, dr. baden. psychiatrist dr. keith ablo, and diana tennis. okay team here you have the prosecutor saying the fact that she is a mother doesn't mean she is the mother of the year. dr. keith ablow, what do you think of that? >> look, judge i disagree with the prosecutor. this idea that because she is portrayed as a great mother she can't have this a typical -- atypical reaction to the loss of her daughter. i don't agree that statement is incorrect. i've treated people who respond to the loss of their children in very bizarre ways indeed. with psychosis, with manic symptoms. remember, casey was out dancing with friends, being hyper sexual. spending money. staying up all hours of the night. what's that? for one thing, potentially, i'm not saying this is the case, but are those manic symptoms? yes, they are. so it is factually incorrect what the prosecutors assert. >> judge jeanine: okay. mark, do you agree with dr. ab low? >> i do. but for ano

the prosecutor, linda drane-burdick stood up and said this is not about casey anthony. now is the time to tell the story of caylee anthony. what she did very effectively after prosecutor jeff ashton got up, talked about the forensic, the science, said to the jury, we know it's confusing. but linda drane-burdick brought it all home and said this case is about a little 2 1/2-year-old. a 2 1/2-year-old who was sacrificed because her mother wanted the beautiful life, she wanted to go party. when you look at the last person to say that charge, who the had chloroform searches, who had the dead body in their trunk? when you look at all that, who else could have murdered this 2-year-old girl because everybody else was crazy about her except her mother. she was getting in the way. >> what are the jurors faced with now? they're going to get some instructions. they've been sequestered. after imagine after six weeks or so, they're itching to get something done here and wrap this things up. >> that is the most frustrating thing about being a sequestered jury. you are told every time

. >> reporter: prosecutors jeff ashton and linda drane burdick who said so much during the trial remainedt after the verdict, but state attorney lawson lamar shared their frustration. >> we're disappointed with the verdict today and surprised. >> reporter: for anthony and her defense team, there seemed to be a sense relief. casy did not murder caylee. it's that simple. >> reporter: their excitement after the decision, tempered they say by the little girl at the center of this tragedy. >> there are no winners in this case. caylee has passed on far, far too soon. >> reporter: it may be the only thing that everyone involved, both inside and outside the courtroom, can agree on here. casey anthony was found guilty on four misdemeanor count of providing false information to law enforcement. sentencing is set for thursday morning with the very real possibility that she could be free by the afternoon. in orlando, i'm jay gray. now back to you. >> the interest in this case has truly been widespread. an nbc employee took this picture on an airman 35,000 feet up and said an audible gasp would be hea

here is the lead prosecutor, linda drane burdick.nd for our viewers, listen carefully for how she's trying to frame her best argument. roll it, and i'll ask you about it. >> what do guilty people do? they lie. they avoid. they run. they mislead. not just their family, but the police. they divert attention away from themselves, and they act like nothing is wrong. that's why you heard about what happened those 31 days. bill: responses to guilt are so predictable, she says. what do guilty people do? they lie, they avoid, they run, they mislead. effective? >> well, i think it may be effective, but what someone might add and what a juror might be thinking is, yes, but do they take the police to a film studio as their place of work? is thareally an effective means of avoidance? don't guilty people sometimes i want to talk to a lawyer, up like what casey anthony did? her explanations seem almost in the realm of disordered thinking, almost reflect a mental disorder. i'm not saying she didn't do this, but what i am saying is that much of her

here is linda drane burdick wrapping up the state's case against casey anthony. >> the way these remains were disposed of show complete, complete indifference to the child. it speaks volumes about how the person who disposed of her really felt about her. >> reporter: phil keating is outside the courtroom now there for all the action in orlando. all right, phil they have a lot of options here, the first one is capital murder which requires premeditation, and that is what the prosecutor wants. you were in the courtroom, you've seen this jury reacting all along, any thoughts? >> reporter: i would say this jury, and i've covered some trials through my career here seemed very a tentative throughout. at times at the end of the day maybe you'd see them rocking in their chairs. during the forensic evidence they seemed a bit bored. a lot of the jurors took down lots of notes. they are together. the alternates have been placed in a separate sequestration room. they will not be involved with the actual 12 jurors who have begun deliberations on the first degree murder charge and the others for casey

linda drane-burdick is an incredible adversary. i think that she certainly one of the best lawyers i've ever seen. frank george also was a very important member of that team that really held them together and made them very -- a cohesive unit. mr. ashton is a fierce opponent. and i think that the state of florida, all three of them served the state of florida very well. as i said, i'm not as -- i'm very happy for casey. i'm ecstatic for her. and i want her to be able to grieve and grow and somehow get her life back together. >> . i think this case is a perfect example of why the -- of why the death penalty does not work. and why we all need to stop and look and think twice about a country that decides to kill its own citizens. murder is not right, no matter who does it. whether it's a ritual killing or someone becoming a victim in a drive-by shooting. it is disgusting. and i think if this case gets any attention it should focus on that issue. that we need to top trying to kill our people. -- to stapp trying to kill our people. the

. >> prosecutor linda drane-burdick arguing that casey anthony killed caylee and for 31 days she lived the good life, shopping, clubbing, and partying with friends. >> casey anthony is just gal vanting around orlando captured on video at target, captured at video at bank of america. no one knows where caylee is. >> meanwhile, cindy anthony, caylee's grandmother, was trying desperately to see the little girl. the prosecution says that casey avoided her, putting her off with a escalating series of lies about a fictitious job, made-up locations and a nanny that never existed. >> cindy anthony pressing her daughter wants to know where caylee anthony is. 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 tr

. >> i think what we'll see is linda drane burdick. she stood up in the beginning of this trial.she said is this is not about casey anthony. now is the time to tell the story of caylee marie anthony. and i think that is what we're going to see tomorrow. we're going to see her circling all the way back around. coming home and saying, this is about the baby and justice for her. >> and jane velez-mitchell. i am hearing that women, mostly women. the men are interested as well. they are dvr'ing this. they are watching it when they get home because of the mother instinct. most people cannot fathom a mother killing her own child. >> let's hope it is a cautionary story about the dangers of getting pregnant when you're a teenager. you don't have the maturity and the finances to properly care for a child and this is happening all over america. teenagers having children. under the wrong circumstances. and we as a society really need to address it. >> jane velez-mitchell. drew petrimoulx, prosecutor holly hughes here in atlanta, martin savidge and david mattingly. thank you for joining us. a

linda drane burdick pointed to the fact of why you hate her, 31 days, tattoo, hot body contest.ry difficult to defend somebody who has that kind of aura around them. >> then jeff ashton told the jurors that there are two ways to get to a first degree murder trial. you can go through premeditation. you can get there through some aggravated child abuse charge. that's bad news for the defense? >> terrible, multiple choice. six people can say this thing, six can say this. you can go to the death penalty, lethal injection, even if they don't agree with why. >> how do you think the death penalty weighs with the jurors? it's one thing to to bring a murder charge to someone who you know might be executed as a result. >> right. it's very heavy. i once tried a murder case and a juror had wet her pants on the jury because the death penalty is to weighty. when you're a defense attorney you pick a different jury. you may pick one that will convict but not the death penalty. it's a whole different dynamic in that courtroom but it's very hard on everyone. >> do you think prosecutors have done

i think, linda drane burdick is laying that out, attempting to establish, there is no possible way it can be anything but somebody's premeditated act to kill their daughter and it doesn't makes sense in terms of the defense points being made about, you know, george's involvement or anybody else, and, trying to deflect anything, and i think she's being really effective at this, gregg and it does not bode well at all for the defense at this point. >> a marie, it also goes to, as patti ann talked to me off camera, it goes to the motive in this case as it was laid out yesterday, by her co-prosecutor, when he said, look, her daughter became inconvenient and wanted to live this fun lifestyle, and, so, according to the prosecution, she got rid of her daughter. patti ann: and they did a fabulous job, lake out, there was a reason for the lie and it's not about a woman who lies but used them to divert attention from herself as a phones murder suspect and to divert government resources that would have otherwise be put to putting a case together against her from the get-go and instead, they went

all of you saw that linda drane-burdick brought together a precision case.eff ashton plented wonderful scientific evidence. frank george presented a series of complex witnesses, and we owe them a lot. their staff backed them the whole way. in 2008, they provided them this indo i want and we thank them for their work. i want to personally reiterate to juri melic, john allen, eric edwards, the fbi, their laboratory people did work that was not only relevant in each and every case, but excellent. i want to thank special agent nick savage, karen callen and paula wolf, their general council. i want to thank texas equusearch and the thousands of volunteers who searched for caylee marie anthony. the florida department of law enforcement, their laboratories did extremely fine work for all of us, the citizens. we're proud of all of them, and you need to realize that tomorrow, my homicide teams go back to work like they do every day. approximately 140 pending murder cases in orange county. child murders wre greatfully and terribly are not rare inform america today. th

mark, linda drane burdick one of the prosecutors when giving the closing argument she was afraid commonld be lost in all the testimony and the length of this trial. is that what you think happened? >> absolutely. i think these jurors went into that room and they were so inundated with exactly the weight of this trial, and this ridiculous assumption that reasonable doubt is some kind of miss call kind of level of jurisprudence that somehow only jurors can see. they do it every day when they deal with their kids, their bosses their own life. it's common sense. when you have a set of circumstances that lead you to one point, that is not reasonable doubt. that is reasonable guilt. and this is, i don't think the jury did their job. you listen to this alternate juror. you listened to him. he said, one hair in the trunk didn't prove that the caylee anthony was in that trunk. the smell of death, there are some people that didn't smell it. you listen to this, they didn't bring a motive. they didn't bring a motive. the prosecution doesn't have to bring a motive. then he said this. that is the mos

but watch her lips, specifically try to read her lips here as linda drane burdick the prosecutor was basically talking about the whole accidental drowning incident. >> throw cindy into the mix too as a possible perpetrator, because casey anthony would have you believe that if this is all her mother's fault any way for leaving the ladder down. let's twist the knife in my mom a little more. >> you can see casey's lips saying, i never said that. there was another moment during the closing arguments where they were trying to dispell the whole no, sir that george anthony, the father of casey anthony and according to the testimony a very loving, caring grandfather was absolutely not involved. and you could see casey anthony's lips again, it appeared she said, it is his fault. very telling stuff inch 0 side e courtroom. we are getting word that the jury is taking a little break right now. they are free to take breaks whenever they want to. the judge, belvin perry jr. gives them that latitude. they're having a little break. maybe it's a 15-minute break. walk a round a little bit, get some fr

dorothy broke down and started crying dururg linda drane burdick's closing argument clutching tot mom'snd under the table. she's the rubber. she rubs tot mom all the way through the trial, the back massage, they both broke down and started crying in the middle of drane burdick's closing arguments. i would say it was a pretty good job. >> dan, casey anthony chose not to testify but, boy, you could tell she wanted to talk. >> she wanted to talk to her lawyers and the problem, of course, for her even though she didn't testify you still heard her words throughout the trial and heard them on the tape and you also heard them in the jailhouse discussions that she had with her family members and i think actually that that might have even been a stronger way to end the case is those conversations she's having with cindy and george anthony from prison where george anthony would have had to have been the greatest actor in the world to pretend that he had no idea that he was looking for her because, of course, the defense's theory is he knew what was happening all along and he and casey beth knew w