TBO.com - TBO is Tampa Bay Online

Prosecutors Build DNA Case Against Mom Of Missing Tot

The Associated Press

Casey Anthony cried as she was arrested Tuesday after a grand jury indicted her on charges including first-degree murder.

ADVERTISEMENT

The Associated Press

Published: October 16, 2008

Caylee Marie Anthony

ORLANDO - Prosecutors have DNA tests and hair samples. They have testimony about "the smell of death" in the trunk of the suspect's car.

What they do not have is a body.

Prosecutors building a case against a single 22-year-old Florida mother accused of killing her young daughter Caylee will have to rely on forensic evidence and persuade a jury that Casey Anthony lacks credibility and had a motive, legal experts say.

To help build the case, the prosecutor will be using what he described as cutting-edge forensic tests, including air testing for compounds released when a body decomposes.

A judge denied Anthony bond Wednesday. Dressed in a jumpsuit, Anthony made no comment during the minute-long hearing. Her attorney, Jose Baez, declined comment. She will be arraigned in a month.

Share this:

Loading Comments...

Email Print

ADVERTISEMENT