Casey Anthony Trial - "All They Care About Is Getting Caylee Back"

I keep coming back to a statement made by Casey Anthony. I think it helps show that George had no involvement in Caylee's disposal or knowledge of her whereabouts. During Casey's first call home after being arrested, one of the people she spoke with was a friend, Christine.

Christine told Casey that her family were 100% behind her. Casey said that they weren't; that she'd been watching the news and nobody in her family was on her side. "All they care about is getting Caylee back." (After a pause, having realized how that sounded, she awkwardly added that that's what she wanted, too.)

I believe that single statement shows that no one in that family other than Casey had any knowledge of what had happened to Caylee or where she was. "All they care about is getting Caylee back."

I also believe that statement ties in to motive. Casey was demonstrably pissed that her family's focus/concern was for a "missing" Caylee instead of an incarcerated Casey. I think that was part of an overall pattern of selfishness - lying, stealing, taking advantage of family and friends over and over for her own selfish benefit.

She may have tried to "love" Caylee (as much as she was capable), maybe even enjoyed her when it was convenient to do so (especially as a means of attention-grabbing). But when the chips were down and Caylee became an overwhelming inconvenience, Casey did what Casey does - put herself first.

There was testimony that Casey said her mom "owed" her babysitting, many power struggles between them over Caylee. Maybe it was a combination of resentment over Caylee being the "favored" child, contempt for her mother's control in her life (possibly including forcing her to keep a child she didn't want or, at least, forcing her to be responsible for Caylee at times she didn't want to be) and the desire to live the "bella vita" that motivated her to get rid of Caylee.

Resentment, spite, unimaginable selfishness. Motive.

"All they care about is getting Caylee back." Amidst all the lies, a single truth.