Friday, December 12, 2008
Media Grandma of missing Fla. girl says Caylee spotted in Tenn. on Larry King Live; TBI says 'no way'
Posted by Brantley Hargrove on Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 8:12 AM
Caylee Anthony
Cindy Anthony, the grandmother of toddler Caylee Anthony, who went missing in June and was reported missing in July, said on Larry King Live Wednesday night that she received a tip that Caylee had been seen at a Tennessee grocery store at 4 p.m. She didn't specify where.
A spokeswoman for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the information is bologna. The tip actually came in months ago and was proven unfounded. As far as missing child cases that capture broad media attention, this probably isn't unusual. Sightings are probably occurring across the nation, at least among those who haven't figured out that, unfortunately, this little girl was probably killed by her mother, Casey, who I hear is a rather unsavory character. In fact, reports began filtering in Thursday afternoon that remains found in the woods only a quarter mile from Caylee's home probably belong to the little girl.
When the grandmother reported an awful smell coming from Casey's car, later attributing it to the reek of a rotting pizza, our very own UT stepped up. The University's Body Farm determined that the smell in Casey's car was certainly no pizza, but, rather, the odor of a decomposing human body.
Though it's difficult to ID such a young child from badly decomposed remains, the end of this tragedy is likely in sight. It's hard to believe it took authorities all this time to find her when she was right under their noses.
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It's not hard to believe that authorities could not locate Caylee, when she was right under their noses. She was also underwater, too. One of the neighborhood kids interviewed said that, during the summer, there was water knee/thigh high in that area, and that it just dried out during the last 2 weeks.
I like to watch many forensic programs, and it seems that people who tend to find missing persons like this are utility workers, highway department workers, and farmers, and in this case, another utility worker made the discovery.
Given the close proximity to the Anthony home, the "skeletal" state of the body, and the fact that there are no other reported missing children in this area, it is highly likely that this is, indeed, Caylee Anthony. It is just so horrible that someone (probably her mother), stuffed that precious little body in a trash bag and threw it out like so much garbage.
I wish she were alive like her grandparents thought, but I'm really glad her remains can now be laid to rest properly. I truly believe the scripture: "abscent from the body, present with the Lord," and that Caylee has really been with God while all those dedicated people were looking for her.
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I really have trouble understanding the public's pity for Cindy & George Anthony. I believe that Casey's ability to weave the stories that she does and the probability that she could commit such a heinous act is mostly due to the fact that her mother has consistently made excuses or even lied on behalf of her daughter many times. It appeared to me throughout the coverage of this case that Cindy displays the same characteristics of weaving and changing her story just like Casey. George seems like he wants to do the right thing but for whatever reason, is terrified of his wife. I am a mother of three grown children and I can say with complete honesty that I would not cover up for the wrongdoing of any of my children no matter how much it would pain my heart. Had the Anthony's required more accountability from their daughter, little Caylee would have been able to live the life she was entitled to.
