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The Smell of Death Exonerates Casey Anthony
In the matter of murder, the most perplexing thing is how to dispose of the body; and in a premeditated murder, preceded by research and planning, that challenge would be considered and resolved. Finally, if the victim is a small child, the challenge is reduced by a body size that is easily lifted, hidden and transported. Consequently, as a matter of common sense, if Casey Anthony carried around a decomposing body, of a small child, in the trunk of her car, until it was stinking, that was not a plan . . .
When the smell of the corpse forced her to act, cadaver dogs established that she placed it near Caylee's sand box, and her playhouse, and it appears from where the body was found, that she ultimately left it less than a mile up the street from her house, that doesn't sound like a plan either . . .
The fact that Casey held onto the body, and where she attempted to place it, says a lot. She held onto the body because she couldn't bare to let her daughter go; and when the smell forced her to, she tried to put Caylee where she loved to be — in her sandbox, or her playhouse . . . And when she couldn't do that, she kept her as near as she dared, right up the street from her house.
The decomposing corpse, and the attempts to dispose of the body, make the case that the death of Caylee Anthony, was not a pre-meditated murder.


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at 05:44 on June 17th, 2011
There is at least one other way to look at Caylee's mother's actions, Hargrove.
There could have been a plan, just not a well thought out plan. After intentionally killing her daughter, she mentally struggled with exactly what to do with the remains, leaving them in the car for awhile trying to figure out what to do, considering the sandbox area, then finally dumping her not far from her home.
If looking for possible perceived signs of remorse, which seems indicated by your narrative, those signs, it would seem, should have been in the form of taking more care with how the body was disposed of, not dumping the little girl in a trash bag in the woods.
The possibility that Caylee's mouth and nose were duct taped to suffocate her is heartrending.
at 07:29 on June 17th, 2011
I can't believe that a person who planned a murder, couldn't figure what to do with the body of a small child.
As for "dumping the little girl in a trash bag," when a body is decomposing, it ain't pleasant, and there's still the requirement that the body remain hidden.
As for the duct tape, I think that if it was placed on the body at all, it was after Caylee's death, to make it look like a murder. In my opinion, Casey over-dosed her daughter with chloroform, tried to cover it up, but was reluctant to part with the body until decomposition forced her to do so.
at 09:16 on June 17th, 2011
I think from what I've been hearing so far, that Casey was a victim of sexual abuse as a child, and this murder wasn't intentional. As for hiding the body, I don't believe Casey acted alone, that someone else knew about what happened and tried to help her cover it up in the end. Eitherway Casey sounds emotionally sick now and needs psychological help. I personally don't see her as a cold blooded murderer of her daughter.
at 14:28 on June 21st, 2011
I agree with most of what you said, but I think Casey disposed of the body herself. Like you said, she's sick, but she's also strong. How many young girls could refrain from confessing after repeated interrogation, and decline to see their family for two years, to prevent eavesdropping.