Casey Attorney Jose Baez - Amazing Story Of Tot's Death

Attorney Claims Caylee Anthony Was Never Missing, Abuse By Father, Meter Reader Hiding Body

In a bombshell defense opening statement, lead attorney for Casey Anthony tells the 12-member jury in Orlando, Florida that Anthony's 2-year old daughter Caylee died in a swimming pool accident at the Anthony home on June 16th, 2008.

Baez tells the jury that this trial should not be a murder trial against his client, but a tragic tale of an accident, and accuses the meter reader Roy Kronk, who found the body, of hiding the tot's body in the woods near the Anthony home. The child's remains were not discovered until December 2008, six months after the alleged swimming pool drowning accident.

Baez, an attorney for 5 years, in a meandering tale of amazing ramifications if true, explains his client is not guilty of 1st degree murder, while accusing Anthony's father, in very graphic language, of sexual abuse against Casey Anthony for many years.

George Anthony, an ex-detective was also accused of having a mistress who paid him, while pretending to be at work, so at to fool wife Cindy Anthony.

George and Cindy Anthony, not showing any facial expressions during the statements by Baez are allowed to be in the courtroom because they are considered victims in this case. Ordinarily, prospective witnesses are not allowed to hear any testimony during a trial.

The reason they are appearing extraordinarily calm may be because the Judge had previously ordered all in the courtroom to not have any outbursts or show any facial reactions to what was occurring during the trial, or face being removed from the courtroom.

He goes on to explain why there were "psychic" search dogs and others failing to find the child's body until December 11th, when the meter reader goes to urinate in the same areas where searchers had been, and claims to find the skull and bones of the child. Baez insinuates the man had the remains all along and plants the evidence to get a reward for finding the missing child.

Baez made his extraordinary claims before the jury until 2:22 p.m. Tuesday afternoon when he smilingly asked  Judge Pery if he should continue after a break, but the jury indicated to the Judge they wanted Baez to continue with his statement.

Baez continued with more explanations of what really happened according to his client, casting dispersions on the state's evidence and witnesses who may be expected to testify later. As a defense attorney his job is to create doubt in the jury's mind, and he's certainly making a lot of claims that contradict what the prosecution claims.

Attorney Baez concluded his opening statement at 2:52 p.m.asking the jury to consider how Caylee Anthony really died. The official death, according to the state is from undetermined causes but classified a homicide. Baez claims the child's death was not a homicide but an accident.

Convincing story by Baez and Casey Anthony? That's for the jury to decide at the conclusion of this trial, expected to last six to eight weeks, but after they hear all the evidence collected by the state and it's investigators.