Until the case against Casey Anthony is heard and until a conviction has been imposed there is going to be no rest as we, a whole wide world unknown to this child await Justice for little Caylee.
Tonight, Caylee’s grandfather sits in a hospital room, a place I am sure that he never imagined he’d ever be-but a place in which the world understands. The months of agony, of the uncertainties, the lies, the misleading, the not knowing, and then the discoveries- the totality of it all would crack even the strongest of characters, how this family has survived thus far, I don’t know. It’s all so incomprehensible.
Her father feels responsible. The signs have been there all along- the sadness, the sorrow, the regrets- the “ what if’s” have emanated from his expressions, his voice, his apologies to the little girl he loves most in this world and doesn’t want to believe that she has done what we know that she has. There had been on-going tensions between Casey and George in the weeks before his granddaughter disappeared. The bizarre behavior of his daughter that followed her leaving the house and “denying” Caylee’s grandparents access to them, or them to her- is volumistic.
Between July and August 2007, Casey was in custody and released 3 times. The 7 criminal charges she is facing now are just a few of the dozens of charges she could have pressed against her. While out on bail, Casey continued to thieve, landing her back in jail before a week could pass. The pathological nature of Casey Anthony does not solely cling to her ability to lie without fluctuation, without pause, without thought- it’s all natural behavior- to her.
It is probable that she will face criminal penalties for the thefts at a later date, but the consequences will not end there. The stories Casey Anthony told to police during the initial stages of the investigation were so well carried out it was almost as if she actually believed herself. I do have to commend the countless officers and agencies that actually brought this case together and peeled back the layers of Casey’s lies …without that she could go on hurting people in any of the ways that proves herself capable of. Where she is now is a good place for her to be, where she will be- will prevent future victims. Murder is just one of the more serious things she is capable of and capable of pretending she isn’t.
Of course, there is talk of filing for a change of venue- but thus far, no motions are in play. What has been asked from Casey’s defense is access to the private property for the next 2 years where she left little Caylee to- disintegrate and of course records pertaining to the volunteers who searched for little Caylee Anthony. So, not only do we know the defense wants to delay this, and that somehow the young woman sitting in protective custody can sleep at night so regardless.
I wonder if they would find a relative of Zenaida Gonzalez amongst those volunteers? Since she never really existed, who knows he could have fled to Mexico and is a person of interest? Sure there is no file identifying or linking such a person, not even by ethnicity but…maybe Universal studios has it hidden in the secret room Casey referred to as her “office”.
As for the real Zenaida Gonzalez, she has stood up and wants to sue Casey for defaming her name. Well the woman does have a point here, however, there will be nothing gained. No money. No fruition –just a piece of paper saying this prisoner for life- who may eventually earn a $1 a day owes her some money, and any received in bits and pieces probably wont even help Zenaida cover the monthly electric bill. It would be unfair, unjust and cruel to try to get money from Casey’s parents.
Also in Orlando, is another matricidal mother. Emmalee Fore.
Another tragic case, where a child has died after being brought to the attention of the State Department whose job it is: is to protect them but fails – abandons them back into the abusive, destructive arms of dangerous parents. The system is endlessly flawed. It is not simply a state problem it is a national crisis. All we do is sweep it under the rug and let it serve its cosmetic purposes rather then demand better of it. 15-month-old Blake Rupee did not have to die and more then one person is responsible for it. Firing two social workers doesn’t solve the problem here.
The case of Blake Rupee opened and closed in less then a year. The social workers wanted to give Emmalee the benefit of the doubt although her son has received a significant injury in her care. When his lifeless body was found, Emmalee might not have been home, although that’s still up in the air at this hour, but the child had broken bones all over his body- a collarbone, his arms, one in his thigh and 2 ribs. How old were those injuries? How long after the case was filed as closed did this little boy die? Within months.
