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ORLANDO, Fla. — The grandparents of slain Florida toddler Caylee Anthony are set to make an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show sometime in May. The television talk show says Cindy and George Anthony will speak about their granddaughter and the investigation into her death. The interview with Oprah will be their first sit-down since Caylee's remains were found in December, six months after she disappeared. The girl's mother, Casey Anthony, has been charged with murder.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- George Anthony, father of Casey Anthony, was reported missing, early Friday morning after allegedly threatening suicide. He was later found at a Daytona Beach motel. The Anthonys' attorney, Brad Conway, said George was okay. He was taken into custody under Florida's Baker Act, which allows the state to hold people involuntarily pending a psychiatric evaluation. The lead investigator in the case and several Orange County sheriff's deputies responded to the house of George and Cindy Anthony late Thursday night. His family had grown increasingly concerned when George missed a scheduled meeting Thursday afternoon. Sheriff’s officials and...

A former bodyguard for Casey Anthony has addressed accusations that he knew where Caylee Anthony’s remains were before they were found in December. Dominic Casey, a private investigator, is still in the inner circle of the Anthony family and he has blasted reports that in November, while searching the area where Caylee’s remains were later found, he came across the remains himself. "Had I the misfortune of stumbling across any remains the first thing I would have done is, I would have prayed," Casey said. "The second thing I would have done is stayed at the location and called 911."...

ORLANDO — The lawyer for George and Cindy Anthony wants his clients to have immunity before they speak with prosecutors again about their daughter, Casey Anthony. Immunity would ensure the couple could tell investigators everything they know without fear of prosecution, attorney Brad Conway said. He doesn't think the Anthonys would say something that would land them in legal trouble, but he wants them protected. The Anthonys did not ask him to request immunity, Conway said. No deal has been made yet, he said. Casey Anthony, 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie....

WFTV-Channel 9 asked why private investigator Jim Hoover -- who was apparently working with the Anthony family -- was videotaping in November where toddler Caylee Anthony's remains were found a month later. "He says the tape shows Caylee's body was not here at that time," Kathi Belich reported. "But now investigators want to know why he was here with a camera in mid-November." The same could be said for anyone who has been following this story closely. Hoover had shown a short portion of the tape to a WFTV photographer, and it looked authentic, Belich said. "We'll definitely look into...

The remains of little 2 year old Caylee Marie Anthony was discovered Thursday December 11 by a utility meter reading man. Caylee had been missing since mid June as most people know. Her mother, Casey Anthony didn’t seem to think it was important enough to bother calling the police to report her daughter missing saying she thought she would do her own investigation to find her instead. The problem with that is that she looked in strange places like night clubs, Blockbusters and Target Department stores. It is quite obvious that this woman was not worried about finding her daughter...

A skull and bones found near the Florida home of missing child Caylee Anthony are those of the little girl and she was the victim of a homicide, the Orange County medical examiner said Friday."With regret, I'm here to inform you that the skeletal remains are those of the missing toddler," said Dr. Jan Garavaglia. The manner of death was ruled a homicide by unknown means, according to Garavaglia. Garavaglia determined the bones found in a privately-owned wooded lot were 2-year-old Caylee's through nuclear DNA analysis. "They are not intact. They are all disarticulated. They are completely skeletonized," the medical...

A major announcement is expected Friday in the Caylee Anthony case during a news conference from local police and the FBI, CNN has learned. Caylee Anthony, 2, has been missing since June in a case that has received national attention. Caylee Anthony, 2, has been missing since June in a case that has received national attention. Click to view previous image 1 of 3 Click to view next image The identity of the remains, believed to be Caylee's, found last week in a wooded area could be confirmed at the news conference. Earlier this week, the Orange County Sheriff's Department...

Florida police investigating the disappearance of Caylee Anthony say they are re-interviewing a county water meter reader who earlier this month discovered what likely are the girl's remains, but they deny that the person is a suspect in the girl's death. The worker found bones Dec. 11 near the Orlando home where then 2-year-old Caylee lived with her mother and maternal grandparents. He also had called in a tip to police on Aug. 11, 12 and 13, telling them to look in the same are for the remains, police said. Orange County Sheriff's officials say they believe the unidentified tipster...

ORLANDO, Fla. - The state confirmed Wednesday that clothing was also found in the trash bag full of a child's remains discovered near the Anthony home. The remains were found last Thursday just blocks away from the home of Caylee Anthony, who was first reported missing five months ago. Her mother, Casey Anthony, has been jailed on a first-degree murder charge. The clothing discovery is the strongest sign yet that the state believes the remains belong to Caylee, reported WESH 2's Bob Kealing. Authorities said they're uncovering new evidence almost every day. Sources said they believe the victim was dumped...

George and Cindy Anthony were "devastated" upon learning a toddler's corpse had been found near their Orlando, Florida, home, attorney Brad Conway said, but the couple is waiting for authorities to confirm the body's identity. "They're not grieving yet, because they don't know whose body this is, but if it is identified as Caylee they're going to go through that grieving process privately, and when they're ready to speak, they will," Conway told reporters. Outside agencies, including the FBI, were helping the sheriff's office sift through the area "in order to make sure that no stone, no area, is left...

Investigators found a trail of bones over the weekend in a wooded area near the Orlando home of missing child Caylee Anthony as the FBI worked to identify a skull discovered there last week. The new bones were located in an area less than a half-mile from the home the young child shared with her mother and grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, and a lawyer for the couple said the family was preparing for the worst. "They're devastated," Brad Conway told MyFOXOrlando.com. "They're trying to deal with this the best they can. They're realistic about the probability that it's Caylee,...

-- A corpse has been tentatively identified as missing toddler Caylee Anthony's, attorneys for her mother told a Florida judge on Friday.

The Caylee Anthony case took a dramatic turn yesterday when a child's skeletal remains were found approximately three-tenths of a mile from the home of Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony. Since that time, the remains have been sent off for positive identification and a search warrant has been obtained for the Anthony family home. Investigators conducting the search of the home have been seen removing enough items to fill up at least three vehicles. The search, which began yesterday evening, continued until early this morning. A sheriff's deputy has now been posted in front of the house to...

Authorities say they are seeking a search warrant for the Orlando home of a missing 3-year-old girl after a small child's remains were found nearby. Orange County sheriff's spokesman Carlos Padilla said Thursday that investigators cordoned off the home belonging to the grandparents of Caylee Anthony, who often stayed at the home with her mother.

EquuSearch's leader said sheriff's office investigator thinks the remains found today belong to missing toddler Caylee Marie Anthony. Tim Miller, the founder and director of EquuSearch, said the remains "appear to be Caylee, but with any case, we have to wait until a positive ID is made." "It looks like finally it's over with," Miller said. Orange County deputies said a utility worker found the remains of a young child this morning in the area of S. Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive -- less than 1/4 mile from the Anthonys' home on Hopespring Drive. Spokesman Jim Solomons of the Orange...

The skeletal remains of a small child were found Thursday near the home of a missing Orlando toddler's family, FOXNews.com confirmed. Orange County sheriffs and forensics teams were at the location where the remains were discovered, near the home of 3-year-old Caylee Anthony's family. "All we know is that remains of a child have been found," a police spokeswoman told FOXNews.com. Orange County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jim Solomons told The Associated Press that a utility worker found the body at 9:32 a.m. Thursday. There is nothing that immediately indicates that the bones belong to Caylee. Click here for photos. There...

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Missing Girl Last Seen In Mid-June ORLANDO, Fla. -- A utility worker on Thursday found the remains of a child in Orange County in a wooded area located less than half mile from the home of the Anthonys, whose granddaughter, Caylee, has been missing since mid-June, authorities said. The discovery was made around 9:30 a.m. at South Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive. "Deputies did respond to that area, and once we were on the scene, we determined that we do have the remains of a young child. Obviously, our concern is that it's in close proximity to some recent activity...

Despite claims as recent as Wednesday that missing toddler Caylee Anthony is still alive, mom and accused killer Casey Anthony's defense team now has a new story. In a 30-page document sent to prosecutors, her lawyers argue that if Caylee is dead, "it was almost certainly a tragic accident." The documents state Caylee could've been poisoned by Chloroform or she could have died while she was sedated. Their bottom line: The cause of death may have been an unwitting overdose of a sedative.

New reports show the mother of missing toddler Caylee Anthony researched how to create her own deadly concoction. We already knew there were high levels of chloroform in the trunk of Casey Anthony's car where investigators say Caylee's body had been, along with a mysterious stain in the trunk and Caylee's hairs and dirt. We also knew someone using Casey Anthony's computer had been researching for where to buy chloroform. But now we learn searches for "chloroform recipes" were also found on Casey's computer. According to a guest on "Nancy Grace," creating chloroform is not only cheap, it's easy to...

Casey Anthony has finally been indicted for the first-degree murder of her daughter, Caylee Anthony. Casey is a sociopathic, superficial sensationalist. To a mental health professional, she fits the description of someone with an antisocial personality disorder - just a fancy name for "sociopath." The disorder is recognizable by a lack of concern for others, as evidenced by her behavior after Caylee disappeared. She did not call 911 to report her daughter missing; that task was left to her mother, weeks after Caylee disappeared. While her daughter was missing, Casey was out ”clubbing”, buying lingerie and other sundry items for...

Few women face execution -- but will Casey Anthony? Attorney's spokesman says child is dead 7:35 a.m. A spokesman for Casey Anthony's defense team told a national television news station that her young daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, is dead. Todd Black, Baez's spokesman, was live on a phone interview on CNN Wednesday night when he said, "It's very difficult. This is a serious case involving not just the loss of the life of this little girl, but the loss of whatever is going to happen with Casey Anthony." He faltered slightly after saying the girl died. The Anthony family maintains...

Casey Anthony appears before judge, no bond ordered 9:01 a.m. Casey Anthony appeared before an Orange County judge this morning for a first-appearance that lasted less than one minute. Anthony stood beside her defense attorney Jose Baez. Judge John Jordan read the charges: First degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of providing false information to law enforcement. "There's no bond on these charges," Jordan said. The judge asked Baez if he would be filing a notice of appearance. Baez responded that he would. Casey Anthony is 19 on list to appear before judge...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- An attorney for the mother of missing Caylee Anthony lashed out at law enforcement and what he called "systematic leaks" in the case as a tearful Casey Anthony stood next to him during a news conference. Attorney Jose Baez and Anthony walked in front of a group of reporters and first discussed a grand jury that could charge the woman with murder. "(The grand jury) is secret for various reasons," Baez said. "One, you don't want it to compromise the integrity of the grand jury. Two, you certainly don't want any targets of the grand jury be...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A grand jury indicted the mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony, Casey, on first-degree murder and other charges. rosecutors announced that Casey Anthony was indicted and arrested on charges that she killed her daughter Caylee Tuesday night. Investigators had previously questioned why Anthony, 22, didn't contact authorities for a month after her daughter's June disappearance. Casey Anthony's father, George, testified behind closed doors to the grand jury along with a detective and an FBI agent.

Following a full day of testimony by a string of witnesses in the case of Casey Anthony and her missing two-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony, a Florida grand jury has decided to indict Casey Anthony on a capital count. The exact count that Anthony has been indicted on has been sealed until she is taken into custody. Since it is a capital crime, Anthony will not be allowed to bond out of jail. Sources say Anthony should be taken into custody within the hour. Stay with Investigation Discovery for more on this case as it develops!

A new discovery that has been leaked out in the case of the missing Florida toddler, Caylee Anthony, may be the connecting piece in the crime. Caylee has been missing since June but test results revealed a strong possibility the little girl is dead. After a wild roller coaster ride involving the missing toddler, Caylee Anthony, a new piece of evidence may have been discovered. In an interview with Nancy Grace, some very direct questions were asked that required a yes or no answer and Tim Miller, the head of Texas EquuSearch, answers them. Miller admits that the discovery was...

There have been several new developments in the case of Casey Anthony and her missing 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony. According to a source close to the investigation, prosecutors now have enough forensic evidence to ask a grand jury to indict Anthony for her daughter's murder. That evidence allegedly proves that Caylee's body was in the trunk of the car Casey Anthony was driving and at one point in the backyard of the Anthony family home. Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, have voluntarily provided investigators with DNA samples, which are currently being compared to hairs found in the trunk...

Source: State Will Seek Homicide Charge Against Anthony Casey Anthony’s attorney declined Thursday morning to predict whether she will be indicted on a homicide charge when a grand jury meets next week. “I’m not a fortune teller,” Jose Baez said on NBC-TV’s "Today" show. “We’ve been preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.” Baez again criticized prosecutors, saying they were trying Anthony in the media and “tainting the jury pool.” Anthony’s 3-year-old daughter Caylee has not been seen since June. She is charged at this time with child neglect and filing a false report to law enforcement. But...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony, the mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee, is seeking freedom from her home confinement restraints so she can have the ability to travel and search for her daughter, according to newly released court documents. A judge on Friday will consider the motion, along with several others at a court hearing. It is not known where Anthony, 22, wants to travel in the search for Caylee, who was last seen in mid-June but wasn't reported missing until mid-July. Anthony's family recently said that a baby sitter may have taken Caylee to Puerto Rico. Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez,...

Casey calls Caylee "the little snot head" in instant messages to her ex. Read the shocking transcripts. We're getting a look at instant messages Casey Anthony sent to ex-boyfriend Tony Rusciano. In the IMs, Rusciano never calls Casey's three-year-old daughter Caylee by name, only referring to her as "the offspring." Casey, in turn, callously calls Caylee "the little snot head." Check out the transcripts. May 3, 2008 9:13 p.m. casey o marie: I'm going crazy over here. 9:13 p.m. casey o marie: I'm online so I can stay awake. 9:13 p.m. casey o marie: At least the kid is passed...

A family dog brought home a child's severed foot, but searchers combing surrounding woods in northwest Alabama found no signs of any other remains and don't know where the child might be. CBS station WHNT in Huntsville, Ala. Interviewed Russellville Police Chief Chris Hargett, who called the case "mind-boggling". No children have been reported missing, killed or maimed in or around Russellville. Hargett said investigators were studying missing persons reports from nearby areas and sent the severed foot for forensic tests in a bid to narrow the search, but as WHNT's Jaime McGriff reports, so far, the investigation has generated...

Is there a Puerto Rico connection to Caylee Anthony's disappearance or is it just another lie from Casey? Sources who knew the family intimately during the past few months told Eyewitness News that Casey convinced her mother that Caylee was sold to someone in Puerto Rico. You can find mention of the Puerto Rico connection buried in the documents investigators just released. On July 22, after Caylee was reported missing, Casey's former best friend, Amy Huizenga, got a text message in the middle of the night from an unidentified person about a trip she and two of Casey's friends took...

Eyewitness News uncovered new information about who's cashing in on the Casey Anthony case. Sources extremely close to the family told Eyewitness News that the Anthonys have signed a $2 million movie deal with the Lifetime Movie Network. There are also claims that Casey's attorney is purposely trying to create drama in the case. A movie director wouldn't have to make up the drama of Casey Anthony's first release from jail. When faced with Eyewitness News' tough questions, Casey turned away and nuzzled her face into her attorney's neck as he hugged her and shielded her from the rain and...

The young mother of Caylee Anthony is being sued. High-profile Orlando attorney John Morgan filed a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of a woman named Zenaida Gonzalez, the same name as the so-called nanny that Casey claims kidnapped her little girl. Zenaida Gonzalez says she has had enough. The civil suit was filed Wednesday afternoon. She wants Casey Anthony to pay for her lies. T-shirts reading "The Nanny Did It" and "Zanny the Nanny" are just some one of the reasons why Zenaida Gonzales is suing Casey Anthony. Gonzales has never shown her face, but says thousands of people believe she...

Casey Anthony has lived for years with "one toe" in reality and would likely fall apart if anything happened to her young daughter, her ex-fiancé told detectives investigating the child's disappearance. "I think if something happened to Caylee, her one toe that she's had in reality for the last couple years, her one foot, would be gone and she would be completely in her own separate world," Jesse Grund said. Grund's interview with Orange County sheriff's detectives was included in nearly 600 pages of legal documents released Tuesday as part of the investigation into Caylee Marie's disappearance. More than two...

The State Attorney's Office has released nearly 600 of pages of documents in the case against Casey Anthony, the mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Marie. The documents, including interviews with family members and other investigative material, are released as part of discovery, which is procedure where the state releases information to defense. According to the newly-released documents, Lee Anthony said Casey's mother was immediately worried about Caylee's wellbeing because of the smell from the car Casey had abandoned that "went over [their] garage like a wave." Lee also said Casey said her mom constantly reminded her of what an unfit...

Reports, Interviews Describe Hours Leading Up To Frantic 911 Call There are still questions about what happened in those first 24 hours leading to a frantic 911 call reporting Caylee Anthony missing. All the details for this story are pulled from court records, taped conversations with deputies and police reports. According to investigative records, the day Caylee Anthony was reported missing started with George and Cindy Anthony getting a letter from Johnson's Towing. It said their white Pontiac Sunfire, which their daughter, Casey Anthony, had been driving, had been towed to Johnson's wrecker yard. A few hours later, George and...

An anonymous tip led police into the home of an innocent family today looking for the missing Caylee Anthony which ended up being a false lead. The police say that they had to risk it though just to be sure. The deputies swarmed into the home of Wayne and Kim Tupper in Volusia County Florida which is about an hour’s drive from where the Anthony’s live. The Tupper’s daughter has an amazing resemblance to the missing Caylee and she even shares the same first name only they spell hers with a K as in Kaylee. Wayne Tupper told Eyewitness News...

A group of rock-throwing protesters shined flashlights into the windows of the home of missing toddler Caylee Anthony's grandparents and fought with the family early Thursday before trying to drag Anthony's grandfather into the street. Since Caylee's mother, Casey, was released from jail for a third time, protesters have continued to gather outside the home and become more aggressive. Several people were seen banging on the Anthony family's home and throwing rocks at the structure. "(We're here) just to protest," a woman said outside of the home. "It's just to break them down. I think they are just protecting their...

Homeless and without a job, Zenaida Gonzalez sat in her hotel room and took comfort in the arms of her youngest daughter. Gonzalez has chosen not to show her face on camera. She has been sucked into the vortex of one of the most highly-charged, controversial, missing child's case the nation has ever seen, and for Zenaida, it all started with her name. On July 15 Orange County sheriff's deputies first learned that Caylee Anthony, then 2, was missing, and had been missing for 31 days. Mother Casey Anthony, 22, claimed her daughter had been kidnapped by the babysitter. She...

The mother of missing Caylee Anthony was released from jail Tuesday for the third time in recent weeks as a national search for her daughter continues. Casey Anthony and her attorney, Jose Baez, left jail after 1 p.m., following behind two men dressed in black. They jumped in a vehicle and drove to the woman's home in Orange County. Anthony did not answer reporters' questions during the walk out of jail. Orange County sheriff's deputies took Anthony into custody Monday as she visited the jail to meet with her case manager about other charges. Detectives have said lab tests show...

The mother of a missing Central Florida toddler was taken into custody for the third time Monday. Casey Anthony was visiting her home confinement officer at the Orange County jail when sheriff's deputies re-arrested her on new check fraud charges. A hearing on the new charges is scheduled for Tuesday. Casey reported her three-year-old daughter Caylee missing in mid-July, though police say Caylee had been missing since mid-June. Casey was first arrested shortly after reporting her daughter missing. A bail bondsman from California provided bail, but Casey was re-arrested on theft and fraud charges unrelated to Caylee's disappearance. Investigators say...

A series of responses given by Casey Anthony during police interviews are not consistent with a desperate mother who wants to find her daughter, a psychologist told Local 6. "Most people who are interviewed by police officers don't manage their emotions that well," Dr. Deborah Day said of Casey Anthony during questioning over her daughter. "They get upset, they get agitated and they get angry." Audio recordings of interviews conducted by investigators with Casey Anthony were released Friday by the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Day listened to the interviews and said she believes Casey Anthony's tone and responses are detached....

      The Orange County Sheriff's Office today released the audio recordings of interviews conducted between Casey Anthony and investigators on July 16 - the day the 22-year-old mother was arrested. Listen to the two interviews: Interview 1 (19 minutes, 18Mb mp3) | Interview 2 (1 hour, 4 minutes, 56 Mb mp3) Thursday passed much as days typically do on Hopespring Drive, thanks to the infamous case of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony. Protesters angry at her mother, Casey, who faces a child-neglect charge, ate fast food on the sidewalk and smoked cigarettes outside her home in east Orange County....

ORLANDO -- The Orange County Sheriff's office is releasing the audio recording of an interview between investigators and Casey Anthony after her initial arrest on child neglect charges. The interview was conducted on July 16. It took place shortly after Casey Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, called 911 to report Caylee was missing. Investigators said Casey seemed to be very nonchalant as they asked her a number of questions about Caylee. In an impromptu press conference, the sheriff's office revealed that even more charges could be coming in connection to economic crimes and it is possible she could be rearrested. Jose...

Commotion erupted Thursday between Lee Anthony, brother of Casey Anthony, and some of the many protesters that have become permanent fixtures at the Anthonys' East Orange County home. When Lee Anthony arrived at his parents' house to the usual group of protesters, one woman claimed that he almost clipped her and she spun around as he pulled into the driveway. She said he would not stop. "Because I had the baby in my hands. He was right next to me and he didn't even stop. Of course I hit the car to make him stop because there's a baby. What...

Celebrity bounty hunter Leonard Padilla says the FBI and law enforcement offered the family of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony an opportunity to take lie detector tests, but they declined the offer. The bounty hunter and his associates provided $500,000 bond for Caylee's mother Casey Anthony after she was initially arrested. Padilla spoke to FOX 35 Friday morning and says he was present when the family was offered the chance to take a lie detector test. “We were, myself and my associates were sitting in the RV and Lee basically said that the individuals at the home were law enforcement and...

The State Attorney's Office filed formal charges against Casey Anthony on Thursday for allegedly stealing money from a friend. Thursday's announcement simply formalizes charges already filed against Casey by the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The ten charges include third-degree grand theft, fraudulent use of personal identification information and forgery (read document). The charges stem from checks police say she stole from her friend, Amy Huizenga. Casey was re-arrested on the charges recently, but is now free on bond. It's possible she could be re-arrested again since other charges are pending. WOMAN LEAVES FLOWERS, NOTE FOR ANTHONYS Just as he's done...