Presumed Guilty: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story

422 Pages·2012·3.96 MB·English

by  Jose Baez

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CASEY ANTHONY:
THE INSIDE STORY
JOSE BAEZ
AND
PETER GOLENBOCK
Copyright © 2012 by Jose Baez
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quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
The facts presented in this narrative have been pieced together from
testimony in the trial, public record, and interviews and research done by the
authors.
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Behind a good man stands an even better woman … This book is dedicated
to the wonderful women in my life who have made me a better man: my mother,
Carmen, who sacrificed so much and only asked for love in return; my wife,
Lorena, who endured far more than she deserved; my daughter, Christina, who
was my inspiration; my three sisters, Ruthy, Mildred, and Lucy, who made me as
tough as nails; and my very special law partner, Michelle Medina, who is as
loyal and dedicated as the day is long. I love you all.
& To the seventeen men and women who served on our jury. I am ashamed at
how our system has treated you. May this book shed light on why your decision
was not only the lawful but true verdict.
J.B.

To Wendy Sears Grassi, who helps me enjoy every day. My love.
P. G.
CONTENTS

COPYRIGHT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ONE LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE
TWO THE PHONE RINGS
THREE THE BOND HEARING
FOUR ROOKIE LAWYER
FIVE CASEY COMES HOME—AGAIN AND AGAIN
SIX THE GRAND JURY INDICTS
SEVEN THE CAR
EIGHT THE WACK PACK
NINE THE DAY CAYLEE WAS FOUND
TEN THE DAYS AFTER
ELEVEN THE KRONK CHRONICLES
TWELVE A STAGED CRIME SCENE
THIRTEEN THE ANTHONY FAMILY SECRETS
FOURTEEN WHAT HAPPENED ON JUNE 16, 2008
FIFTEEN MAKING UP A CAUSE AND MANNER OF DEATH
SIXTEEN THE PROSECUTION’S EVIDENCE WAS GARBAGE
SEVENTEEN THE PROSECUTION’S FANTASY OF FORENSICS
EIGHTEEN SLINGS AND ARROWS
NINETEEN THE SHRINKS
TWENTY YOUR HONOR
TWENTY-ONE PREPARING FOR TRIAL
TWENTY-TWO THE SIDES ARE DRAWN
TWENTY-THREE PICKING A JURY
TWENTY-FOUR A FLOWER IN THE ATTIC
TWENTY-FIVE THE FOCKERS
TWENTY-SIX DAVID FINDS HIS ROCK
TWENTY-SEVEN THE STATE’S CASE TURNS TO HUMAN DECOMPOSITION
TWENTY-EIGHT HOPING IT STICKS
TWENTY-NINE MY TURN
THIRTY DESTROYING THE FANTASY
THIRTY-ONE THE PET CEMETERY
THIRTY-TWO THE LAUGHING GUY
THIRTY-THREE JUSTICE
THIRTY-FOUR A PRISONER IN HER OWN FREEDOM
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I WANT TO THANK all of the people who supported me on this journey
beginning with our defense team, both past and present: Dorothy Clay Sims,
Cheney Mason, Michelle Medina, William Slabaugh, Lisabeth Fryer, Ann
Finnell, Linda Kenney Baden, Andrea Lyon, Todd Macaluso, Pat McKenna, Jack
Weiss, Jeanene Barrette, Katie Delanie, Mort Smith, Michael D. Walsh, Jonathan
Kasen, Diana Marku, Coreen Yawn, Audrey Paul, Jim Lucas, and Tyler Benson;
Legal GraphicWorks; and all of our wonderful and talented interns from Florida
A&M University College of Law, George Paul Lemieux and Robert Haney; all
of our wonderful and talented expert witnesses, Werner Spitz, Jane Bock, Ken
Furton, Barry Logan, Kathy Reichs, William Rodriguez, Larry Daniels, Josh
Restrivo, Larry Kobilinsky, Nick Petreco, Richard and Selma Eikelenboom,
Timothy Huntington, Henry Lee, Richard Gabriel, and Sally Karioth; my law
partners, Ronald J. Manto and Juan M. Gonzalez, for supporting me and
believing in the cause to serve our clients in the search for justice.
Also a very special thanks to Howard Messing. If it weren’t for his
unbelievable acts of kindness, I wouldn’t be a lawyer today. And to Professor
Tim Chinaris, who always made sure that everything we did was done ethically
and professionally.
Also to Glenn Yeffeth, for believing in me; Michael Wright, for his
expertise and his friendship, and his partner, Leslie Garson; Frank Weimann for
arranging the deal; and a special thanks to Peter Golenbock for being my partner
in this endeavor.
And finally, to Casey Anthony for giving me the permission to tell my
story. May you find the strength and peace in God to mourn and move forward
in your life.
—J B
OSE AEZ

I WISH TO THANK Frank Weimann, for insisting that I get involved with
this project; Jose Baez, an inspiration and a man I am proud to call my friend;
and to all my friends in St. Pete who have supported me over the years.
—P G
ETER OLENBOCK
When I see hatred that faces the accused in high-profile cases I am
reminded of a passage in A Man for All Seasons that reads in part:
W R : So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law!
ILLIAM OPER
S T M : Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through
IR HOMAS ORE
the law to get after the Devil?
W R : Yes, I’d cut down every law in England to do that!
ILLIAM OPER
S T M : Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil
IR HOMAS ORE
turned ’round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat?
This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man’s laws, not
God’s! And if you cut them down, and you’re just the man to do it, do you
really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then?
Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake!

That is what justice requires …