Casey Anthony Trial Update: Defense says it will call final witnesses
(CBS/WKMG/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - The defense for Casey Anthony is expected to rest Thursday after calling its final witnesses, though it's still not known if Casey Anthony herself will take the stand to answer questions about the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008.
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On Wednesday, the defense may have been dealt a blow when Anthony's father, George, broke into tears when telling jurors about his suicide attempt one month after the remains of his granddaughter, Caylee, were found. The defense has said that Caylee was not killed by Casey Anthony, but instead accidentally drowned in her grandparents' pool and that George Anthony helped cover it up.
George Anthony told prosecutor Jeff Ashton that he wrote a suicide note on Jan. 22, 2009. In the note, according to George Anthony, he explained that he wanted to commit suicide because he had unanswered questions about what happened to Caylee and never alluded to knowing what caused her death.
While the defense objected to prosecutors admitting the note as evidence. Ashton explained that the defense had brought up the suicide attempt and that the note shows that when George Anthony tried to kill himself he didn't know where Caylee was.
Judge Belvin Perry said closing arguments could be held Saturday, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.
Anthony, 25, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in Caylee's death and could get the death penalty if convicted of that charge. The prosecution says she used duct tape to suffocate the toddler. The defense says the girl drowned in her grandparents' swimming pool.
The Casey Anthony case was recently reported on by "48 Hours Mystery."