Death of Caylee Anthony
On July 15th 2008, Caylee Anthony was reported missing by her grandmother, Cindy, who claimed that she had not seen her granddaughter in 31 days. Cindy called the police after picking up her daughter Casey’s impounded vehicle, which smelled strongly of a decomposing body. Cindy found a bag of garbage in the trunk of Casey’s car but no trace of a body. Cindy had attempted to contact and visit Caylee over the past month, but Casey Anthony refused visitation, claiming that Caylee was with a nanny named Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez, or at the beach or parks. Casey had given Cindy various explanations as to Caylee’s whereabouts before finally telling her mother that she had not seen Caylee for multiple weeks.
Casey told the police that the nanny, Zenaida, had kidnapped her daughter but it was later proven that Casey did not have a nanny for Caylee at all. After investigations conducted by the police, Zenaida was determined to be a real person but had no connection to Casey Anthony and had never met any members of her family. Casey also told the police during the initial investigation that she worked for Universal Studio’s but after the police asked to see her office, she admitted that she had been fired years ago.
Casey was arrested on July 16th, 2008 and charged the following day with giving false statements to law enforcement, child neglect and obstruction of a criminal investigation. Casey was interviewed by officers regarding the disappearance of Caylee and claimed that she “felt that Caylee was still alive” (YouTube, 2008). Casey remained calm, emotionless and flirty throughout the interview with the police officer and continued to claim that she did not know the whereabouts of Caylee and insisted on disc...
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Laci Peterson, a 27-year-old wife who was eight months pregnant, disappeared on December 24, 2002. When the body of the California woman and her unborn child were found four months later, her husband, Scott, was charged with two counts of murder. Detective Craig Grogan gave a sworn statement that he had probable cause to believe Mr. Peterson committed two counts of the crime of 187 Penal Code, homicide, on or about December 23, 2002 or December 24,2002, in the county of Stanislaus. April 17, 2003 at 0658 hours the Judge of the Superior Court in Stanislaus County, California issued a warrant for the arrest of Scott Lee Peterson. The court found that the District Attorney’s office did, in fact, have probable cause to bring Scott Peterson in. The Judge specifically addressed bail in the warrant. No bail was granted. April 18, 2003 at 1110 hours, Scott Peterson was arrested at the Torrey Pines Golf Course, in Sand Diego County, California. At the time of his arrest, Peterson had colored his hair blonde, grown a beard and mustache, and was carrying $15,000.00 in cash. During his arrest police also discovered that Peterson’s car was full of camping and survival equipment. Peterson was arrested less than 20 minutes from the Mexican border. Peterson waived booking in San Mateo County, California, and was transferred back to Stanislaus County, California, where he was formally booked by the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department.
To begin, I will provide a summary of what happened prior-to and throughout the duration of the trial. Caylee Marie Anthony was a two-year-old American girl who lived in Orlando, Florida with her mother, Casey Marie Anthony, and her maternal grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony. On July 15, 2008, she was reported missing to 9-1-1 by Cindy, who said she h...
In Jaycee’s case, she was ready to testify as well. Jaycee had already met with the prosecutor and stated that she was willing to testify. Although she was concerned for her two daughters, because they would have to testify as well. Again, there was no sign of loyalty for her captors, when it came to the injustices that were placed upon her. Jaycee, did feel loyalty to Phillip as her children’s father, but it stopped there. When it came to Nancy, she called her “Just as evil as Phillip” (ABC News, Diane Sawyer, YouTube July 12, 2011
Casey Anthony. Throughout those six weeks, there were claims that the Anthony family had dark family secrets which included that Casey was sexually abused by both her father and her brother. The defense made claims that Caylee’s death was caused by accidental drowning in the family’s pool. The prosecution told the story of the days after the las day Caylee was seen. They highlighted Casey as a party girl who possessed new found freedom once Caylee was out of the picture. There were also claims that the meter reader who found the body moved it from its original
On July 15, 2008, grandmother Cindy Anthony notifies the Orange County Sheriff’s Office of the disappearance of her 2-year-old granddaughter, Caylee Anthony. The 911 call to the sheriff’s office comes just two days after Cindy and her husband, George Anthony, had received a letter in the mail notifying them that their daughter and the mother of Caylee, Casey Anthony’s car had been towed. Upon receiving this information, Cindy contacted Casey to further question her about the whereabouts of her granddaughter Caylee. At this time Casey admitted that she had not seen Caylee in 31 days after leaving her with a babysitter named Zenaida "Zanny" Fernandez-Gonzalez. (Biography.com Editors, n.d.)
R/s he was unable to reach the family, until Friday. R/s Charmie reported to him that she is living with her boyfriend, Anthony and his mother, Donna. R/s according to Charmie, Sandra is homeless because she was evicted. R/s there is a juvenile warrant for Charmie and she will be picked up today. R/s he has a scheduled meeting at 9:30 am this morning with Charmie. R/s Charmie will be placed in hold for 48 hours at the DJJ Correction Center in Columbia.
It was a hot 92 F summer morning. Doug Green, Anna Garcia’s neighbor/ex-boyfriend contacted the police, because he was worried about his next door neighbor, Anna Garcia. He had spoken to Anna the previous morning when he saw her walking her dog at 6:30 AM. It is usually a quiet suburban neighborhood. The emergency call came in at 9:45 AM. Anna Garcia was found dead in her home with her dog in her home at 9:56 AM. Anna was wearing a sweater during the heatwave. The call came in on 9:45 AM for noise complaints by her dog barking for 2 hours straight. As well Anna not answering the phone and her doorbell.
Prior to leaving the above location, Macias admitted that she gave me her sister’s, Natalia name instead of hers. Macias stated that she gave me her sister’s name because she had a warrant for her arrest. Macias then gave me her true name and date of birth. I conducted a records check through PPD Dispatch and learned that Macias had two outstanding warrants for her arrest (see attached printouts). I additional charged Macias with PC 148.9(a)-Falsely Identifying Oneself.
Various people were questioned throughout the investigation, including Erin’s husband. Evidence, including witness statements, indicated that Erin was having an affair with the then neighbor, Christopher Brandon Lee. Lee, who is now 27-years-old was a marine like Erin’s husband at the time of the murder. When Erin found out that she was pregnant she shared the news with family and had planned to meet Lee to celebrate her pregnancy at Joshua Tree National Park. Prosecutors believed, according to court testimony, that Lee's had a much different plan in hopes that he could continue to keep his extramarital affair from his wife.
Sally (aunt) took her brother Willie (dad) 3 children in when he went to jail 2 months ago. 2 months ago Durrell went to the paternal grandma house (Sarah) and told him that Tony (Sally’s boyfriend) was raping Miracle. Durrell gave Tony a gun. The two went to Sally’s house and they opened the door and Tony had his penis in Miracle. Willie shot Tony in the arm. Willie went to jail, he is currently at the Carthage County Jail. Tony went to the hospital and is back at the home. Reporter stated that Sally told Miracle she will whip her ass and she better not tell that Tony suck his privates in her. Reporter stated Miracle was question and she told the people no. Miracle did not have a rape kit or receive any medical attention. Other
While being a student at University of San Diego, Mr. Patterson had worked as a “caddy” at the local gold course. He was working in San Luis Obispo café as a waiter when he had later met his soon to be wife Laci Patterson. In 1997, the two had gotten married. Christmas Eve of 2002, Mrs. Laci Patterson was reported missing. She was pregnant with her 8 month unborn child. That same day it was said that the two had been killed. The couple’s child was supposed to be born February 10th of 2003.
After making bail, Rose moved into a halfway house with her son Stephen and her daughter Mae. The police weren’t convinced of her innocence and bugged the house. Nevertheless, Rose stuck to it and never spoke of anything that would involve her in murder. Only charges of sexual offense remained against her.
In Orlando, Florida Caylee lived with her grandparents and her mom in her grandparent’s home. Caylee’s grandmother, Cindy, was the one who made the initial 9-1-1 call to report her missing after not seeing her granddaughter for an entire month. She then goes on to tell the 9-1-1 operator that her daughter Casey’s car smells as if a dead body had been inside the trunk. In October of 2008, Casey Anthony was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and six other charges which included manslaughter, lying to a detective, and child neglect, yet she pleaded not guilty. Cindy goes on to tell detectives that Casey told her many different stories to support Caylee’s whereabouts. One of the stories included that Caylee’s nanny had kidnapped her back in June and that Casey has been trying to get her back herself without involving the authorities. It was in December of 2008 that Caylee’s body was found, which was completely decomposed in skeleton form. The remains were found inside a black trash bag that had been duct taped and then wrapped in a blanket that was also duct taped in a wooded area by the grandparent’s home. Due to the decomposition of the body, the little girl’s death is considered unknown. The trial took place in May of 2011 and it was a six week trial. The prosecutor's argument is that Casey Anthony murdered her daughter by using chloroform and
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As a professional in today’s society, it is greatly important to be able to communicate effectively with other professionals, with clients, and with those that are encountered in daily living. In order to communicate in a proper manner, not only is talking and non-verbal communication, but a large aspect is the ability to listen. Listening is a vital task in order to build a relationship and find meaning in someone else’s words. In order to find this meaning one must follow the characteristics of active listening, face the challenges to listening, and reflect upon one’s own listening skills.