FSC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Trace Evidence, Outer Perimeter, Homicide
Document Summary
Grandmother reported casey"s car smelled like dead body. Casey lied to police: said caylee kidnapped by nanny. Charged by police with first degree murder before body found. Duct tape found in association with skull but death officially reported as homicide with. Social media trial of the century time magazine. Casey wished to free herself from her life as a mom. Killed daughter with chloroform and duct tape. Child accidentally drowned in family swimming pool. Body deposed of as attempt to cover up. Prosecution unable to determine how caylee died. Jurors have a hard time accepting how science is unable to determine cause of death. Casey anthony"s dna not on duct tape that prosecutors say was used to suffocate caylee. Many jurors consider dna to be gold standard of evidence, and questions arise when not present. No evidence placing casey where remains ultimately found. No direct evidence linking casey anthony to daughter"s death. Case lacked a tremendous amount of physical evidence.
