Skeletal remains confirmed to be those of Caylee Anthony

[Barb]

From CNN.com:

The remains found in a wooded area last week in Orange County, Florida, are those of Caylee Anthony, authorities confirmed at a news conference Friday.

Dr. Jan Garavaglia and Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary spoke at the news conference Friday.

"It is with regret that I'm here to inform you that the skeletal remains found December 11 are those of the missing toddler," said Dr. Jan Garavaglia, the Orange County medical examiner.

The remains were confirmed to be Caylee's through a DNA match, authorities said.

Garavaglia said the cause of death was homicide, but she could not determine how Caylee was killed.

Casey Anthony, 22, faces charges including first-degree murder in the June disappearance of her daughter. She could face a sentence of life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors said this month that they would not seek the death penalty.

Authorities said they called the jail where Anthony is being held to let her know about the discovery.

Caylee's remains were found last week a half-mile from Casey Anthony's parents' home, in the area where a meter reader first directed police.

At the news conference, Garavaglia said that the remains were completely skeletonized and that no tissue was present. She said there was no trauma to the bones before Caylee's death. Watch the medical examiner discuss her findings »

Dr. Michael Bell, a forensic cardiopathologist and chief medical examiner of Palm Beach County, said hairs could still exist if the remains were completely skeletonized.

Garavaglia said toxicology testing was still being done on the remains.

The announcement marks the end of a six-month search for the 2-year-old.

"This is a sheriff's nightmare," Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said. "I think there's been an open wound in the community. No child should have to go through this, and we have far too many incidents like this across the country all the time."

full article here: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/19/caylee.anthony/index.html

 

[I Started A Cult]

The only thing that angers me is that somehow this child is special. Countless children get murdered each year, and somehow only one or two by the decade get countrywide press via means other than CourTV, now TruTV, and Coast to Coast AM. Don't get me wrong, this is quite a tragedy, all child murders are, but celebrities' children should not get press for dying. Now if Caylee was this generation's Shirley Temple, a prominent child prodigy, or simething to that effect, this would be, in my opinion, news. But as far as I know, Caylee never did anything special other than be the daughter of some lady the tabloids picked on.

 

[Mooites]

doesnt the media suck?

 

[Lethal Carnivine]

Let's not forget the hidden criteria. Cute and white(no offense, but you have to admit, when was the last time you saw T.V reports about a missing black child)

Someone needs to effectively reform the media now.

 

[DCM]

Let's not forget the hidden criteria. Cute and white(no offense, but you have to admit, when was the last time you saw T.V reports about a missing black child)

Someone needs to effectively reform the media now.

They are all over the news here in the baystate. In fact they report more missing black kids than white

 

[F-22]

Let's not forget the hidden criteria. Cute and white(no offense, but you have to admit, when was the last time you saw T.V reports about a missing black child)

Someone needs to effectively reform the media now.

Actually, there was an Onion article mocking this. It's nothing new.

Though in tabloids, there are worse stories of children of minorities being killed in worse circumstances. No offense to Caylee, and yes this is certainly a tragedy, but "no trauma to the bones" cannot compare to a 2 year old Hispanic girl who was abused and beaten to death by her mother and boyfriend (I can't recall the name now..)

But then again, I don't know why something so disgusting has to be publicized, at least less than something like this, so I agree with the other posters. Instead of the media teaching people to sit back and freak out over this, there needs to be more helpful prevention to terrible crimes starting with neglectful parents.

 

[Snake Bandage]

Instead of the media teaching people to sit back and freak out over this, there needs to be more helpful prevention to terrible crimes starting with neglectful parents.

So what do you suggest? Parenting licenses?

 

[I Started A Cult]

I've noticed that the more famous a child-bearing celebrity is, the worse they are at parenting. Maybe if the tabloids just left people alone, they would pay more attention to their child, as opposed to how much the tabloids are ruining their lives.