Prosecuting Casey Anthony Page #6

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about something else.

Have you ever sexually molested

your daughter, Casey Anthony?

No, sir.

Have you ever committed any

sexually inappropriate behavior

with your daughter,

Casey Anthony?

No, sir.

Were you present in your home

when caylee Anthony died?

No, when I heard

about that, it...

It really hurt

because if I had known

something had happened

to caylee...

[ Sighs ]

...We wouldn't be here today.

You know that sex with a child

under the age of 12

is life in prison.

You are aware

of the possible penalties

of child molesting,

aren't you, sir?

Objection. Relevance.

Sustained.

[ Clears throat ]

You, of course,

would never admit

to molesting your own child,

would you, sir?

Objection.

Argumentative.

Judge Perry:
Overruled.

He can answer the question

if he can.

Sir, I would never do anything

like that to my daughter.

Well, the question is,

you would never admit to it,

would you, sir?

Sir, I would never do anything

to harm my daughter in that way.

Only in that way?

Objection! Argumentative.

Move to strike.

Sustained.

Velez-Mitchell:

So much astounding new video

of Casey Anthony

to show you tonight.

Mark Edgar Stevens,

body-language specialist.

Mark, George takes the stand

and denies

ever molesting Casey.

Let's watch.

Have you ever sexually molested

your daughter, Casey Anthony?

No, sir.

Mark, he looked down.

"No, sir."

Obviously,

he knew this piece of testimony

was going to come up,

and he was prepared for it.

But what we do

when we look down

is again, we're looking

for our feelings.

But it's also the place

that we look down for

whenever we're

hiding ourselves from shame.

And obviously,

there's some shame there.

We don't know what the truth

of it really may be,

but there's

definitely some shame

and some remorse going on.

Yeah, hamed that

his daughter's saying

that he did those things.

Remorse that

he raised a monster.

They're chasing ratings,

that's all.

Every network's doing it.

If you can't stand watching it,

then don't watch.

Yeah, that's good advice.

Frank:
Mr. lazzaro,

on the night of June 16th,

when you and Casey went

to the video store together,

how would you

describe her demeanor?

The way she was every day...

happy.

Happy to see me.

Looking back, there was no sign

that anything was going on.

Casey and caylee...

they had a very special bond.

She was a good mother.

[ Voice breaking ] It was

amazing to watch them together.

Morales:
She used to stay over

four or five nights a week,

almost always with caylee.

I slept on one side of the bed,

Casey in the middle,

and caylee on the other side.

You weren't intimate with Casey

while caylee

was in the bed, right?

I don't believe so, no.

Was Casey a good mother to her?

From what I saw.

I'd like to show you

a photograph, Mr. morales.

You know what

this photograph is, right?

I do.

And you posted this

on your MySpace page

while you were dating Casey,

including march, 2008.

I believe so, yes.

Why did you post this?

It was just a joke.

I... I found it humorous

at that time.

What kind of boyfriend

posts a picture like this?

I mean, it's a promotion

for date rape.

Well, we think the photo

is where Casey got the idea

to sedate caylee before

she put on the duct tape.

Why would Casey Anthony,

a high-school dropout,

ever try to manufacture some

dangerous and antiquated gas

when there is so much

cheap and easy sedation

available over the counter?

Was there any evidence that

she actually made chloroform?

None that law enforcement

could find.

But we had such strong forensics

without that.

Dr. arpad vass...

I'm a senior research scientist

with the oak Ridge

national laboratory

in oak Ridge, Tennessee.

When you opened the can

containing the carpet sample

from the trunk

of Casey Anthony's car,

what was your reaction?

[ Chuckles ] Uh,

I jumped back a foot or two.

The odor was extremely

overwhelming.

I was shocked a little bitty can

could have that much odor.

Did you immediately

recognize the odor?

Yes, I recognized it as the odor

of human decomposition.

Which you have smelled many,

many times before.

You have filed several patents

on your odor-testing

inventions

that you plan to sell

to police departments

around the country, do you not?

It's not my goal

to sell anything.

You would stand to earn money.

You get 15% of the royalties,

do you not?

Objection, your honor,

on the basis...

judge Perry:
Sustained.

Sir, can you tell the ladies

and gentlemen of the jury

what divining rods are?

Uh, divining rods

are antennae used to locate

specific properties

of specific materials.

Can a divining rod be made

with a coat hanger

from a dry cleaner?

Sure.

Have you taught on this subject

of using coat hangers

to look for hidden graves?

Absolutely. It's a hobby of

mine, like stamp collecting.

You also have attempted to put

electronic leashes on flies,

have you not, sir?

Objection, your honor.

Relevance.

Sustained.

Fireworks over forensics

exploding in court today.

Jose baez goes on the attack

and rips holes

in the prosecution's evidence.

Tonight,

there is a real question

if Jose keeps exploiting

prosecution blunders,

could Casey walk out

of that courtroom a free woman?

Jose is always trying to

make our guys look like

they're in the box for money.

"When you were hired..."

They're not hired,

they're consulted,

and he knows it.

Witnesses for the defense

get paid, too, don't they?

The man is such a hypocrite.

But he's a snappy dresser.

The pocket scarves.

Mr. Ashton?

Excuse me?

Could me and my sister

ask for your autograph?

[ Laughs ] Sure.

"To Kim"

and "to Lindsay."

We planned our whole vacation

around the trial.

You're amazing.

Thank you.

Enjoy Orlando.

Sorry to interrupt.

I know. I know.

It's not about me.

You love it.

Admit it.

I do like being part

of something.

You know, we've had cameras

in the courtroom for 20 years.

They're like

pieces of furniture,

and nobody watches.

But now, I have millions

of eyeballs watching me.

It's crazy.

Just don't get too used to it.

Judge Perry:

What exactly is the purpose

of this demonstration,

Mr. Ashton?

The issue is

whether the duct tape

was in fact the cause of death.

The video superimposition

will show

that a single piece

of duct tape...

and the evidence will prove

that there were three...

was sufficient

to cover the nose and mouth

of caylee Marie Anthony,

thus ending her life.

This is the evidence

that the duct tape

is the murder weapon.

Mr. baez?

[ Baez clears throat ]

Your honor, we've been

hearing a lot of testimony

about chloroform

as the state's theory

of what caused

this child's death.

Then today, it's duct tape,

their position being

"let's throw everything

against the wall

and see what sticks."

This disgusting superimposition

is nothing but a fantasy

intended to appeal

to the jury's emotions.

How does the state respond?

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