Documents: Casey Anthony Claims Odor in Car Was Dead Squirrel
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
MyFOXOrlando.com
Caylee Marie Anthony
Caylee Marie Anthony
The mother of an Orlando toddler who has been missing for more than three months said a strong odor in her car was a dead squirrel, according to newly released documents.
Nearly 600 pages of evidence were released by Orange Osceola State Attorney’s Office this week in the case of toddler Caylee Anthony, who was last seen on June 16. The girl's mother, 22-year-old Casey Anthony, is a suspect in her disappearance.
During a police interview, Casey Anthony's friend Amy Huizenga said that Casey told friends her car smelled like something died, that her dad may have run over something. She told her brother Lee Anthony it was a squirrel that crawled up in the engine before telling Huizenga it was an animal stuck on the front of her car, according to the documents obtained by MyFOXOrlando.com.
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Police said earlier this month that there was evidence of a decomposing body in the trunk of her vehicle.
As authorities probe the police documents, the FBI concluded that a possible sighting of the missing Orlando toddler, who would have turned 3 on Aug. 9, at a Tennessee McDonald's restaurant turned out to be unfounded, the MyFOXOrlando.com reported.
Casey Anthony, has been named a suspect in her daughter's disappearance, has only been charged with child neglect and lying to investigators in the case.
She also faces unrelated check fraud charges and is currently at home with her parents on house arrest after several stints in the Orange County Jail.
Meanwhile, the State Attorney's Office is reviewing complaints about the money being spent on searching for Caylee.
- Protesters Want Anthony Family to Admit Caylee's Dead
- Missing Caylee Anthony's Grandparents Clash With Protesters
- Caylee's Mom Casey Anthony Out of Jail Again
- Caylee's Mom, Casey Anthony, Returns to Jail
- Newly Released Tapes Reveal Police Accusing Caylee's Mom of Lying Early in Investigation
- Caylee's Mom Expected to Make Appearance
- Police Remove Gun From Caylee's Grandfather's Car
- Mother of Missing Tot Caylee Anthony Released From Jail Again
- Mother of Missing Tot Caylee Anthony Dodges Court on New Charges After Alleged Chloroform Find
- Chloroform Reportedly Found in Car of Missing Florida Tot Caylee Anthony's Mom
- Searchers Continue Hunt for Missing Toddler Caylee, Determined to 'Find This Baby' Despite Death Theory
- Missing Toddler Caylee Anthony Likely Dead, Florida Police Say
- Caylee's Mother Casey Anthony Back in Jail, Bond Withdrawn
- Reports: Hair Found in Trunk Likely That of Missing Tot Caylee, Efforts to Revoke Mom's Bail Halted
- Florida Cop Fired for Allegedly Lying About Rendezvous With Missing Tot's Mom
- Missing Florida Toddler Caylee's Mom Wanted to Give Her Up, New Documents Show
- Orlando Toddler Caylee Anthony's Mom Leaves Jail With Lawyer — and Ankle Monitor
- Caylee Anthony's Mom Close to Jail Release
- Bounty Hunter, Bondsman to Spring Missing Florida Toddler's Mom
- Boyfriend's Roommate: Caylee's Mom a Good Parent But Lies
- Third Birthday of Missing Florida Toddler Comes With No Sign of the Girl
- CSI Team Descends on Home of Missing Tot's Grandparents After They Say Child's Life in Danger
- Formal State Criminal Charges Filed in Missing Florida Toddler Case, DNA Tests Complete
- Photos Show Missing Florida Girl's Mother Partying at Club
- Judge Denies Request by Missing Tot's Mom to Stop Release of Jailhouse Tapes
- Video May Be Released of Missing Florida Girl's Grandmother Jailhouse Meeting With Daughter
- Missing Florida Girl's Mother, Grandmother Argue in Jailhouse Phone Call
- Missing Florida Girl's Grandmother Asks Police to Arrest Daughter for 'Grand Theft' in 911 Call
- Family of Missing Toddler Caylee Anthony Mum on TV Reports of New Concrete Slab in Yard
- Grandmother of Missing Caylee Anthony Disputes Decomposition Claims
- Judge Sets Bond at $500G for Mother of Missing Florida Tot, Police Name Her 'Person of Interest'
- Detectives Dig Through Backyard of Missing Florida Toddler's Grandparents for Clues
- 'Compulsive Liar' Florida Mother Arrested in Toddler's Disappearance Last Month
At issue is the alleged misuse of funds in the Anthony case and possible charity fraud, but the office was mum on details, according to MyFOXOrlando.com.
On Monday, the protesters who have been a fixture on the Anthony family's lawn tried to force the family to confess that Caylee is dead.
The demonstrators believe 22-year-old Casey Anthony killed her small daughter and her parents, George and Cindy Anthony, are covering up the crime.
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