Helen of Troy

"Loving me kills people, destroys families, causes such grief
you cannot imagine." -Helen, from the tv movie 'Helen of Troy' (2003)

Troy Davis was executed last night.

Cindy Anthony, spent the second half of June and the first half of July, 2008 repeatedly asking to see her granddaughter Caylee. Her daughter! Casey, made up an assortment of reasons why that would not be possible, including her being away with a nanny named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez (also referred to as "Zanny the Nanny" by Casey).

Troy Davis was executed last night.

On July 13, 2008 George Anthony, Casey's father, received a notice from the USPS to pick up a certified letter at the post office. On July 15, 2008 he went to the post office to retrieve the letter, which informed him that his daughter Casey's car was in a tow yard. When he went to pick up the car, he and the tow yard worker each noted that the car had a strong stench emanating from the trunk and each described the smell as that of "decomposing flesh." When they opened the trunk there was no body, but a bag of trash they determined not to be the source of the smell. When George returned home and told his wife of the discovery, Cindy Anthony did not call her daughter, she called 911.

Troy Davis was executed last night.

Cindy Anthony did not report her daughter, the owner of the car, as missing to police. Instead, she reported her granddaughter Caylee missing and, more importantly, said she "had been missing for 31 days (the last time SHE had seen the child). In her conversation with police she told them, "There is something wrong. I found my daughter's car today and it smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car."

Troy Davis was executed last night.

When the original detective investigating the case questioned Casey Anthony, she told him Caylee had been kidnapped by her nanny, Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez. Police questioned friends and family; not a single person had ever seen this nanny before—not even once.

She told investigators she worked for Universal Studios. When they took her to the company and asked her to show them to her office, Casey walked them around the campus for a few hours before admitting she "had not worked there for years," even though her family was u der the belief she was still employed there.

Troy Davis was executed last night.

Cash Anthony was arrested on July 16, 2008.

Troy Davis was executed last night.

On August 11, 2008 a meter reader reported seeing a suspicious trash bag in an area of brush not far from Casey Anthony's house. Police told him to call the case's tip line, which he did, but the call was not returned. The next day he called police again and a car was sent to the scene. The police canvassed the area without him, and reported they saw nothing strange in the area. The meter man walked the area again on December 11, 2008 (TWO MONTHS LATER), and called police again. When they arrived they found the partial remains of a child in a torn trash bag. A wider canvas of the area found bones from other body parts scattered around the general area of the discovery. On December 19, 2008 the medical examiner determined the remains to those of Caylee Anthony.

Troy Davis was executed last night.

Hair found in Casey Anthony's trunk was found to match that of samples pulled from Caylee's brush at the Anthony residence.

Forensic evidence proved that "a decomposition event had occurred" in the trunk of Casey Anthony's trunk., where traces of chloroform were also found.

Among other bits of digital evidence pulled from the computer in Casey Anthony's home was evidence of Google searches of the terms "neck breaking", "how to make chloroform", and "death."

The prosecution also showed that the same type of laundry bag, duct tape, and plastic bags discovered at the crime scene were found in the Anthony home.

Cindy Anthony had told investigators her granddaughter's Winnie the Pooh blanket was missing from her bed. This type of blanket was found at the crime scene.

Troy Davis was executed last night.

Casey Anthony's defense team told the judge and jurors their clients was not guilty because Caylee had died accidentally in the family's swimming pool. And that the reason Casey had not reported the death to ANYONE was due to her having a habit of hiding pain as a result of her being sexually assaulted by her father since the age of eight. They provided ZERO proof for the explosive accusation toward her father, and George Anthony's denial of having molested his daughter while he was under oath went unchallenged by Casey's defense team.

Troy Davis was executed last night.

The defense admitted Casey Anthony made up the nanny, Zanieda Hernandez-Fernandez.

Troy Davis was executed last night.

The defense put forward the theory that the meter man had found the remains elsewhere and brought them to the spot of discovery.

Troy Davis was executed last night.

The trial lasted six weeks, and on July 5, 2011, the jury found Casey Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, and aggravated child abuse. She was, however, found guilty of four misdemeanors associated with her lying to law enforcement officers. The charges were for:

Count Four: The defendant told law enforcement that she was employed at Universal Studios during 2008, pursuant to the investigation of a missing persons report. [source:Wikipedia]

Count Five: The defendant told law enforcement that she had left Caylee at an apartment complex with a babysitter causing law enforcement to pursue the missing babysitter. [source:Wikipedia]

Count Six: The defendant told law enforcement that she informed two "employees" of Universal Studios, Jeff Hopkins and Juliet Lewis, at Universal, of the disappearance of Caylee. [source:Wikipedia]

Count Seven: The defendant told law enforcement that she had received a call and spoke to Caylee on July 15, 2008, causing law enforcement to expend further resources. [source:Wikipedia]

She was sentenced to four years, one year for each count, and a fine of $4,000.

Troy Davis was executed last night.

On July 17, 2008 Casey Anthony walked out of jail a free woman, not quite serving the full term of her due to having time knocked off because of "good behavior."

Troy Davis was executed last night.

There was no physical evidence that tied Troy to the murder of police officer Mark MacPhail. The ballistics expert testifying on behalf of the PROSECUTION stated that "there was no conclusive evidence" that the casing from the bullet that killed Officer MacPhail was fired from the gun associated with Davis, "only a possibility."

Troy Davis was executed last night.

With no physical evidence, the case would turn to eyewitness testimony. Of the nine key eyewitnesses testifying against Troy Davis:

-Seven would recant their testimony for various reasons, including: intimidation, coercion, being misquoted, fatigue and being fed foreknowledge.

-One other, it has been determined, could not have seen the crime committed from the vantage point she claimed based on the poor lighting and distance between herself and the spot where the crime was committed.

-The last of the nine eyewitnesses has been identified by MULTIPLE SOURCES AS THE ACTUAL KILLER of Officer MacPhail.

And yet, at 10:53 pm...

Troy Davis was executed last night.