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911 Calls Show Inconsistencies In Orlando Missing-Girl Mystery

Call: 'Daughter's Car Smells Like Dead Body'

POSTED: Friday, July 25, 2008
UPDATED: 1:17 am EDT July 25, 2008

Newly released 911 calls show inconsistencies in stories surrounding the disappearance of an Orlando girl.


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Cindy Anthony, the grandmother of missing Caylee Anthony, 2, called 911 on July 15 to report the girl missing and to have her daughter Casey, 22, arrested.

The sheriff's office released the calls Thursday and what Cindy Anthony said to a 911 operator is very different from what she's been saying over the past few days, Local 6's Jessica D'Onofrio reported.

During one of the calls, Cindy Anthony said her daughter's car smelled like a dead body -- mentioning it three separate times to the 911 dispatcher.

"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," Cindy Anthony said.

However, recently, she has said she was convinced the smell coming from the car was rotten pizza left in the vehicle.

Cindy Anthony also defended her daughter after the release of the calls Thursday, saying Casey could not have harmed Caylee.

"So, you call 911 and say arrest my daughter, my car is stolen, my granddaughter is missing, her car smells like decomposition, your daughter has lied to you and the cops and you think Caylee is in good hands?" Local 6's Mike DeForest asked Anthony.

"I called 911 because I didn't know where Caylee was at -- that is a fact," Cindy Anthony replied. "The car came home smelling terrible but we knew why it was."

Cindy Anthony also apparently contradicted what she told prosecutors at a hearing this week concerning her daughter's whereabouts during the time Caylee was missing.

"I need to find (Caylee)," Cindy Anthony said on a 911 call.

"Your daughter admitted that the baby is where?" the 911 operator said.

"The baby sitter took her a month ago," Anthony said. "I told you my daughter's been missing for a month. I just found her today but I can't find my granddaughter. She just admitted to me that she's been trying to find her herself."

However, during this week's bond hearing, Cindy Anthony said she had been in contact with Casey.

"From June 16 to July 15, did you have any contact with Casey?" a prosecutor asked at the hearing.

"Everyday," Cindy Anthony said. "We called each other. We left voice messages. She'd text me. There was contact everyday."

Prosecutors said that Casey Anthony is also a person of interest in what is beginning to look like a homicide investigation.

911 Calls Released

The first call featured Cindy Anthony saying she wants her daughter arrested for stealing a car and money.

"I have someone here who I need to be arrested in my home," Cindy Anthony is heard telling a 911 operator.

"They are there right now?" the 911 operator said.

"And I have a possible missing child," Cindy Anthony then said. "I have a 3-year-old who has been missing for a month."

"A 3-year-old?" the 911 operator said. "Have you reported that?"

"I'm trying to do that now," Cindy Anthony said.

"OK, what did the person do that you need arrested?" the operator asked.

"My daughter," Cindy Anthony said.

"For what?" the 911 operator said.

"For stealing an auto and stealing money," Cindy Anthony said. "I already spoke to someone who said they would patch me through to the Orlando Sheriff's Department and have a deputy here. I was in the car and I was going to drive her to the police station, and no one is open. They said they would bring a deputy to my home when I got home to call them."

"So, she stole your vehicle?" the 911 operator said.

"Yes," Cindy Anthony said.

"When did she do that?" the 911 operator said.

"On the (June) 30," Anthony said. "I just got it back from the impound. I'd like to speak to an officer. Can you have someone come out to my house?"

Another call featured the first words heard from the mother of the missing girl. She said she knows who has her daughter.

Casey Anthony's mother began the call:

"I called a little bit ago to the deputy sheriff's, and I've found out that my granddaughter has been taken -- she has been missing for a month," Cindy Anthony told a 911 operator. "Her mother had finally admitted that she had been missing."

"What is the address you are calling from," the 911 operator said.

"We are talking about a 3-year-old little girl," Cindy Anthony said while crying. "My daughter finally admitted that the babysitter stole her. I need to find her."

"Your daughter admitted that the baby is where?" the 911 operator asked.

"She said she took her a month ago and my daughter has been looking for her," Cindy Anthony said. "I told you my daughter has been missing for a month and I just found her today. But I can't find my granddaughter. She just admitted to me that she's been trying to find her by herself. 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."

"OK, what is the 3-year-old's name?" the 911 operator said.

"Caylee, C-A-Y-L-E-E, Anthony," Cindy Anthony said.

"How long has she been missing for?" the 911 operator asked.

"I have not seen her since June 7," Cindy Anthony said.

Anthony's speech is then inaudible.

"Can you calm down for me for just a minute," the 911 operator said. "I need to know what is going on. Is your daughter there? Can I speak with her? Do you mind if I speak with her?"

"Hello," Casey Anthony said.

"Hi," the 911 operator said. "Can you tell me what's going on a little bit?"

"My daughter has been missing for the last 31 days," Casey Anthony said.

"And, you know who has her?" the 911 operator said.

"I know who has her," Casey Anthony said. "I tried to contact her and I actually received a phone call today from a number that is no longer in service. I did get to speak to my daughter for about a minute."

"Did you guys report a vehicle stolen?" the 911 operator said.

"Yes, my mom did," Casey Anthony said.

"OK, so there has been a vehicle stolen too?" the 911 operator said.

"No," Casey Anthony said. "This is my vehicle."

"What vehicle was stolen?" the 911 operator asked.

"It's a 1998 Pontiac," Casey Anthony said.

"We have deputies on the way to you for that, but now your 3-year-old is missing -- Caylee Anthony," the 911 operator said.

"Yes," Casey Anthony said.

"You lost her a month ago?" the 911 operator said.

"Thirty-one days (ago)," Casey Anthony said.

"Who has her?" the 911 operator asked. "Do you have a name?"

"Her name is Zenida Fernandez Gonzalez," Casey Anthony said.

"Who is that, the babysitter?" the 911 operator asked.

"She's been my nanny for about a year and a half or two years," Casey Anthony said.

"Why are you calling now? Why didn't you call 31 days ago?" the 911 operator asked.

"I've been looking for her and have gone through other resources to try to find her -- which is stupid," Anthony said.

Casey Anthony then spelled out Gonzalez's name for the operator then said the officers have arrived at the house.

After officers investigated the calls, it was determined that Caylee had been missing for five weeks and officers took Casey Anthony into custody.

Anthony's Attorney Appealing Bond

The release of the calls came while Casey Anthony's attorney released a statement saying he is appealing the $500,000 bond.

Earlier, the family was encouraged that Casey Anthony would soon be leaving jail.

"This thing about the bond; we are close," George Anthony said Thursday. "I was just talking to someone before you talked with me; we are close."

A judge set a $500,000 bond for Casey Anthony but changed the release order Wednesday.

She's been ordered to home confinement with an electronic monitoring device but no longer a GPS bracelet.

New Sightings In Georgia

Meanwhile, a series of new possible sightings of the missing girl surfaced in Georgia.

The new tips focus around Corneila, Ga., Local 6 reported.

A woman claims she spotted a girl who looks like Caylee being handed off to someone at a gas station in the city.

And two days ago, another tipster spotted a child resembling Caylee eating at a restaurant within an hour's drive of the gas station sighting.

Also, investigators spoke to a woman Wednesday who claims she spoke to Caylee at Orlando International Airport as she boarded a flight for Atlanta earlier this month.

A composite sketch was apparently drawn of a traveling companion the woman said was with the girl, but sheriff's deputies said they would not release the composite unless the tip was deemed credible.

Deputies also urged caution with the latest possible sightings because they said with increased national attention, there will be a number of false leads.

Local 6 has learned that detectives have checked at least one of the new possible sightings. A worker at a restaurant where the girl may have been seen said an officer visited and asked questions about Caylee's whereabouts.

The child's grandmother, Cindy Anthony, said she was encouraged by the new sightings.

"I'm real close to getting in the car and going there myself," Anthony said. "That is why I've been more emotional today than ever because I feel so close to finding her. And I feel if I could just drive there and talk to people, that we are going to find her very shortly."

The FBI is assisting in the investigation and with tips from outside of the state, Local 6 reported.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this developing story.

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