A Year Later, Caylee's Kin Helping Others

(CBS)  The grandparents of a murdered central Florida two-year old say the father of a missing northern Florida five-year-old is making a mistake by rejecting their offers to come to his aid.

"When your child's missing, you take any bit of help that you can," Cindy Anthony remarked to Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez Tuesday. "You take every help. You don't turn anybody away. You can't turn anybody away."

Cindy's daughter, Casey Anthony, 23, has pleaded not guilty to first degree murder in the death of Casey's daughter, Caylee Anthony. Prosecutors say they'll seek the death penalty.

Caylee was last seen by Cindy and her husband, George Anthony, a year ago. It wasn't until a month later that Casey revealed Caylee was missing. Casey was arrested in October. Caylee's body was found in December. Casey's trial is tentatively set for this coming October.

Casey has claimed Caylee was with a babysitter when she vanished.

Cindy Anthony was responding Tuesday to the recent rejection of efforts by her and George to help Ronald Cummings, a 25-year-old northern Florida man whose daughter, Haleigh Cummings, has been missing since early February.

Haleigh was reported missing when Ronald Cummings returned home from work to his mobile home in a heavily wooded area north of Satsuma. Ronald Cummings' girlfriend, Misty Croslin, 17, says she tucked Haleigh into her own bed at 8 o'clock and, when she woke up, Haleigh had vanished.

Rodriguez reminded Cindy and George Anthony that, in nixing their efforts to reach out to them, Ronald Cummings had said they were doing so because have their own agenda.

"They have every right to say what they want to say," George observed to Rodriguez, "because they are controlling that. And I understand that. We're just here to help in any way we can -- just a little bit of support. I'll stand in the background. I'm not gonna be there in the forefront. I never was at the beginning.

"I was just offering some support, some moral support and some ways that he could possibly bring more awareness for his child. That's what I was trying to help with. ... And if he called and said, 'George, I need your help, I'd still be there to help him. I'm not going to stop unless he tells me to stop. But I understand. It's a tough situation for everybody."

Cindy told Rodriguez Cummings is erring in turning her and George away. "You know," Cindy said, "that one exposure of your child's face out there could be that one time. So, you know, to him I say, you made a mistake.

"We're the ones who got national attention for their daughter the first night, because I was on the phone with national media. And that was the day of Caylee's memorial, Feb. 10. We had just gotten home from her memorial and heard about Haleigh. So we hurried up and made desperate phone calls to people in the national media to say, 'Hey, start covering the story.' And that was a day that I should have been home just worrying about myself."

Cindy wept when telling Rodriguez how she feels at this point. "It's been a year," Cindy recalled. "Yesterday was a tough day. Today is a tough day. Every day has been a tough day this last year. And I just miss her. I just miss her so much."

George said, "The last time I saw her was June 16, one year ago today. I woke up with her in the morning at 7:30, got a chance to have breakfast with her. Just before 1:00 that day, I didn't ever realize that that'd be the last time I would see her, have a chance to kiss her, hold her. I would hear her call me Jo-Jo, and put her in a car and wave good-bye to her."

Cindy and George have set up a foundation in Caylee's memory "to continue to bring awareness of children, you know, children that are missing," Cindy says, and give their families emotional and financial support.

[IDespair]

Go actually do some investigative journalism for a change.
Why do the public give these two no sympathy?.
Go read Cindy Anthony's FBI tapes and see that Caylee was reduced to window dressing. She inititated the meeting 2 weeks after Caylee was reported missing which would be over 6 weeks since this poor little girl had been seen alive. They interestingly enough let her talk and talk.
Her agenda was clear, soley trying to get her daughter off.

Im sure the FBI had a profiler listen to her rambling accusatory sh*t.

[jurisgirl]

Once again CBS gives these people a platform to raise money for their daughter's defense. Why do even call yourselves a news channel?

[texas747]

I can't believe any media is giving these lying grandparents any face time. It's pathetic. They are doing nothing but running a fake foundation living off of their dead grandchild,not even standing up for her. They are to fragile to have the autopsy released yet they can stick there face on tv and tell BS. The public is sick of these 2 enough is enough!! Justice for Caylee!!

[12345-]

I think cummings turned them down because he knows what happened to his daughter

[baileyccc]

Caylee evil Grandmother and Grandfather are lining there pockets. These two liars need to be in a cell close to their murderous daughter so they can all lie together.

[Carol7013]

They deserve to be thrown out on their behinds. They rejected Tim Miller and his group, defend Caylee's MURDURER and now want to help other children. I wouldn't allow them to help find a thing nor wish to have them in my presence. They aren't worthy enough to be around. They continually use Caylee as a tool for sympathy and money while defending Caylee's murderer. Both of them deserve lethal injection -same as Casey. Never once, not once did they ever say "we want Caylee's murdered punished to the fullest extent of the law" never once - if they believe Casey didn't do it - OK then say it for someone else but never never do they support Caylee unless they have a camera on them. When the camera is off - it is all Casey.

[TheMasses0003]

dizzydeluxe June 17, 2009 2:31 PM PDT
Yup, it is all about you isn't it Cindy, you make me sick.
Why would they want your help, you didn't help to look for your own
grand child,where were you when she was missing for a month???
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She was living her 15 minutes of fame to the hilt.
She's still trying to.
Too bad George's suicide attempt didn't stick.
All great candidates for a waterboarding session.

[dizzydeluxe]

Yea, she is sickening to watch anymore. I can't wait for the trial.
I hear casey gets monies from all over the world for her commissary in jail. I hope she chokes on her cheddar puffs. lol

[dizzydeluxe]

Yup, it is all about you isn't it Cindy, you make me sick.
Why would they want your help, you didn't help to look for your own
grand child,where were you when she was missing for a month???
You make my stomach turn.

[TheMasses0003]

The Anthonys are all a bunch of whackos.
The family turning down their help may be no better.
Dysfunction all the way around to the detriment of 2 small children.

[andie52]

If they had been doing their jobs in the first place Caylee might still be alive. I have no sympathy for them or Casey; thay are all
culpable in the death of that child.

[dizzydeluxe]

I agree andie52. If you had a grand child with a wacko mom, wouldn't you demand to see if the child is ok, for a whole month she didn't see her.That part bothers me the most. I have children and I just can't get over that.