Prosecuting Casey Anthony Page #7

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The video will demonstrate

the duct tape's ability

to cover caylee's

nose and mouth, your honor.

The court will permit

its admission into evidence.

Okay,

let's bring back the jury.

Warren:

Michael Warren.

I'm an associate Professor

of anthropology

at the university of Florida.

Before you proceed, Mr. Ashton,

I want to give fair warning.

For those of you in

this courtroom who may have

queasiness or uneasiness

about enduring graphic images,

this would be a good time

to exit.

Anybody else?

You may publish to the jury,

Mr. Ashton.

Dr. Warren,

could you tell us

how you created

this video superimposition?

Yes, we took a photo

of the decedent

and a photo of the skull

and scaled them to the same size

using anatomical landmarks,

like the bottom of the teeth,

the edge of the ocular orbits,

the top of the head,

the contour of the skull.

Once they were aligned,

we were able to

superimpose a photograph

of the duct tape

that had the same metric scale

and adjust the size

until they matched.

That allowed us

to overlay the duct tape

on the soft tissue.

Would a single piece

of duct tape

that we see

in the video be sufficient

to prevent breathing?

Yes.

No further questions.

[ Sobbing ]

You're not testifying

in any way

that that's what actually

happened, are you, sir?

No, I'm not.

It's a form of speculation,

since you don't know...

in fact, you can't, correct?

Right.

Are you aware that a portion

of the duct tape

was found nine feet away

from the skull?

I was not aware of that.

[ Casey crying ]

Ladies and gentlemen

of the jury,

we are going to recess.

Don't smile.

Juror number three

is watching you.

Think she's faking it?

No.

I think she's genuinely

feeling sorry for herself.

Tears, giggles, frustration, rage.

Casey Anthony's been all over

the map during this trial.

Her extreme, unpredictable

emotional outbursts

beg the question...

what's real?

Cheney Mason wants to see us

and the judge right now.

Now there's a guy who cares

more about his client

than he does his career.

He must have talked Casey

into a plea.

I think that your video

finally got to her.

Broke my heart to watch it.

Every time.

Was the consejero on the call?

He was not.

Of course not, because a plea

ends the Jose baez show.

She won't even listen

to the idea of a plea.

Then why are we here?

Because every time I try

to talk to her about it,

she gives me a blank look,

like she doesn't even know

the meaning of the word,

and then she turns her face

away from me.

You brought us here for that?

I have concerns

about the defendant's

competency, your honor.

Judge Perry:
Do you believe

that miss Anthony

may not understand

what is happening at trial

or that she can't aid

in her defense?

I do.

Well, then the court

needs to recess

for a competency examination.

Now, what do you want to tell

the media about this thing?

The truth.

"A legal issue has come up."

Nice and simple.

Jeff:
Three separate

psychologists were brought in

to evaluate

Casey's mental state.

She was tested

for hours and hours.

She flew through them,

was deemed competent

to stand trial,

and on we went.

If Casey had testified,

what's the one question you

would have wanted to ask her?

About the tattoo.

See, I believe that's the

clearest expression of motive.

Your daughter is dead

or missing for three weeks,

and you go and get a tattoo

that says, "Bella vita"?

I'd have asked her,

"what does 'Bella vita'

mean to you?"

I would have loved to have heard

her explanation for that.

Woman:
Lift your shirt,

please.

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Bobby:
Bobby Williams.

I'm a tattoo artist.

Frank:

A tattoo artist?

Yes, sir.

Do you know

what "Bella vita" means?

"Beautiful life" in Italian.

While you were

applying the tattoo,

how was she acting?

Normal.

Did she seem happy?

Yeah, pretty happy,

for the most part.

Did she mention her daughter?

She said she was with her na.

Thank you,

Mr. Williams.

Judge Perry:

Cross-exam, Mr. baez.

Is it customary

in your business

that people get tattoos

to remember their loved ones

that have passed?

They do, yes.

That's something you do

quite often.

Yes, sir.

And did you do the tattoos

on George and Cindy Anthony

that they have had done

to commemorate caylee Anthony?

Objection. Irrelevant.

Matter outside the scope.

Sustained.

No more questions.

The state may call

their next witness.

Your honor, at this point,

the state of Florida would rest.

Woman:
And the battle

of the experts continues

in the defense phase

of the Casey Anthony trial,

including celebrity pathologist

Dr. Werner spitz,

who consulted on the autopsies

of both president Kennedy

and Martin Luther King.

He called the medical

examiner's autopsy "shoddy."

If the duct tape was attached

to the face,

there would have been DNA

from the face

on the duct tape.

I think the duct tape

was a later event,

after decomposition.

I've seen that expression

before.

The prosecution has argued

that Casey used duct tape

to suffocate

her 2-year-old daughter,

but the chief investigator

for the medical examiner,

Stephen hanson,

admitted that the

original placement was unclear.

More fireworks expected

when George Anthony

takes the stand again,

called this time

by the defense.

Baez:
Now, sir,

in late January of 2009,

you attempted

to commit suicide.

Did you, sir?

Yes, sir, I did.

You even wrote a suicide note.

Yes, sir.

You expressed a lot of guilt.

Is it possible...

objection.

The best evidence

of the document

is the document itself.

I'll withdraw the question.

Sustained.

And within a week of that,

you were back

making media appearances?

I don't remember what I did.

Do you recall

being on "48 hours"?

Yes, sir.

Do you recall making $20,000

on that appearance?

You know, Mr. baez,

I have been nice to you.

I've tried

to answer every question

to the best of my ability.

I did everything I could

to bring awareness

to everyone

who fell in love with caylee.

Did you make an appearance

on "the early show"?

I don't remember

my exact itinerary.

All these

media appearances stopped

when the allegations

of abuse came out, correct?

I believe that was done

through you, sir.

The attempted suicide...

that was alcohol and pills?

Yes.

Yeah.

The alcohol was beer,

the pills were blood-pressure

medication, correct?

I took a large amount

of different medication

along with drinking beer.

And subsequent to that,

you had two warrants

issued on your home

by law enforcement,

who went there and went through

a lot of your things,

is that correct, sir?

I'm trying not to get upset.

You're making me upset.

Specifically, your things,

things associated with you,

your personal things,

not Casey's, correct?

I don't know.

I wasn't there.

Because you were

doing the Larry king show?

Objection.

Not relevant to this case.

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