Search Continues Where Child's Body Found

(CBS/AP)  For a third day, authorities are searching the wooded area in Orlando where a child's skull was found in hopes of discovering more clues to solve the case of a missing girl.

Orange County Sheriff's officials say evidence is mounting that the skull belongs to toddler Caylee Anthony. Caylee's mother, 22-year-old Casey Anthony, reported the girl missing in July and was charged with first-degree murder before the remains were found.

A utility worker found the remains Thursday, about a half-mile from Anthony's home.

One of Anthony's attorneys said Friday that "anthropological measurements and hair color" of the remains matched Caylee.

On the CBS Early Show Saturday, Carlos Padilla, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department, said that police are not yet able to confirm that the body is that of Caylee, "but the likelihood that it is, is very high and we're confident and we believe that it is her."

Padilla said the FBI had informed police that they would work 'round the clock if necessary to identify the body.

The Orange County Medical Examiner's office and FBI forensics experts say it could be a week before conclusive DNA results are released, but investigators believe this is their big break.

CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann says that investigators would be surprised if tests identified the remains as anyone other than Caylee. For one thing, there are no other reports of missing small children in the community where the Anthonys live.

On Friday investigators hauled away more boxes and bags of potential evidence from the house Caylee Anthony called home, that could link her killing to what a utility worker found Thursday morning in a wooded lot, not a half-mile away: Human remains of a little girl.

Casey Anthony, Caylee's mother, sits behind bars charged with her daughter's murder.

Beth Karas, a senior correspondent for Tru-TV, said on The Early Show that prosecutors had not pursued the death penalty when charging Casey Anthony with premeditated, first-degree murder, but if this body is positively identified as her daughter, they could opt for it.

"She is also charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child," Karas said. "That's count three of a seven-count indictment. Possibly she was charged with that because they wanted to elect which theory to go forward, since no body was found. Since a body may have been found, it leads them to believe they have a first-degree provable case."

Karas said the examination of remains would work toward identifying not only the body but also the possible cause of death.

[ren4866]

how could anyone want to hurt such a precious little human being. this story really brings tears to my eyes.i will never understand how a mother could ever harm her own child.the death penalty is to good for this monster.

[debinok1]

Sorry for the typos. enzyme. and any I didnt catch.

[debinok1]

That report on the body decomposition only includes SEVEN of the more

than 400 a body gases puts out during decomposition. The gases named

are scents included in some cleaners.

The chloroform can be made by spilling chlorine bleach on nail polish

remover (acetone). One of them could come from decomposing cabbage.

These Ph.Ds at the Body Farm are trying to prove the use of this pseudo

science in forensics. The gases were taken from the rug and analysed at

the University.

Likely, though, they left chloroform in the rug in testing as they tried to

extract DNA from the rug. It is one of the components used for that

purpose in testing.

No wonder they want to be alone when they do the autopsy. With a witness

there, it would be harder to misinterpret or create "evidence."

Posted by johnlloydsch
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John,
You have been ready way to many conspiracy theory web sites. The enzime used to extract DNA has no resemblance to chloroform, yes you can get the effects of chloroform from mixing those 2 chemicals but it is not the same molecular formula and does not chart as chloroform. The "body farm" is a legitimate forensic lab that deals in decomposition. Your gonna make yourself paranoid listening to the conspiracy theorists.

[usgeneral-2009]

Meanwhile, just as OJ continues to hunt for the "real killer", Cindy and George continue to search restaurants and shopping malls trying to find Caylee.

A chronic, habitual, absurd lie is hard to stop.

Casey must be executed for 1st degree murder; Cindy and George must be jailed for obstruction of justice.

[4marlene]

Maybe grandpa was molesting both girls. First Casey then later Caylee? And after years of abuse became the nutcase she is. Hope the DNA also exposes the real father of this baby. maybe.... grandpa? uncle? Is Casey protecting her father under some kind of mind control or threat? The entire family needs to be under indictment.

[jnocook]

To: johnlloydsch What is this Body Farm pseudo science forensics ***? What are you trying to say by your "[n]o wonder they want to be alone when they do the autopsy[?]"? If you have something akin to prosecutorial misfeasance, you need to bring it to the proper authorities. If your''s is more no - nothing speculative pseudo = scientific ***, you need to learn to keep your mouth shut!

[generey]

This little girl was adorable. Never did anything to anybody. NOW her "mommy" has more "rights" than anyone. What a system. She needs "street justice".

[joni36-2009]

this story makes me sick as well as this women.going out danceing and haveing fun while her girl is dead and she killed her.im all for her being put to death. there are people who are mistreeted as kids who do bad things to kids but theres a way out of that. i was treeted bad as a kid and i got a boy 7 and a girl 9. lord forbid anything done to them. i love them so much and my eyes are on them all the time. some times they can not understand me watching them all the time. godbless the girl

[johnlloydsch]

This is as bad as the Jonbenet Ramsey case.

http://www.bouldercounty.org/newsroom/articlefiles/1256-Letter_to_John_

Ramsey.pdf

That report on the body decomposition only includes SEVEN of the more

than 400 a body gases puts out during decomposition. The gases named

are scents included in some cleaners.

The chloroform can be made by spilling chlorine bleach on nail polish

remover (acetone). One of them could come from decomposing cabbage.

These Ph.Ds at the Body Farm are trying to prove the use of this pseudo

science in forensics. The gases were taken from the rug and analysed at

the University.

Likely, though, they left chloroform in the rug in testing as they tried to

extract DNA from the rug. It is one of the components used for that

purpose in testing.

No wonder they want to be alone when they do the autopsy. With a witness

there, it would be harder to misinterpret or create "evidence."

[valopinion]

PUT THE DEATH PENALTY BACK ON THE TABLE. OFFER LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE IF SHE WILL TALK. IF NOT, SHE SHOULD GET WHAT SHE DESERVES..LETHAL INJECTION...PERIOD.