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Judge OKs Release Of Mom's Jailhouse Calls In Missing Girl Case

Attorney: Released Calls Of Missing Girl's Mom Hurt Investigation

POSTED: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
UPDATED: 2:57 pm EDT July 29, 2008

A judge denied a motion to suppress jailhouse phone calls and information for the mother of a missing Orlando girl, Casey Anthony, as a search continues for the girl.


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Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, said he wanted to block the public from hearing calls the woman makes from jail or from seeing who visits her because it could hurt the search for her daughter, Caylee Anthony.

Baez said if the family can't speak with Casey Anthony freely, it could slow or prevent anyone from finding Caylee. He also told the judge if he denied the motion, he was playing with fire.

"Your position, Mr. Baez, seems to be, 'Just trust us. We are trying to do an investigation here and if get anything we will tell you about it. Just trust us.' Well, it just doesn't work that way," Judge Stan Strickland said.

Lawyers representing the sheriff's office argued that detectives are in charge of the investigation and they decide whether it is for release, Local 6 reported.

Strickland then denied the motion.

"When push comes to shove in a case like this, I'm going to err on the side of the First Amendment every time and I'm going to do so by denying your motion and that is going to be it," Strickland said.

Investigators Frustrated

Meanwhile, investigators said the only thing preventing them from finding a missing Orlando girl is her mother as a national search continues for the missing child.

Detectives said they are becoming fed up and increasingly frustrated with Casey Anthony.

"When you have a mother that her demeanor and lies and everything is the obstacle that's keeping us from doing that, it is frustrating," Orange County sheriff's Deputy Carlos Padilla said.

While Casey Anthony has been jailed on child neglect charges concerning her missing daughter Caylee, she has spoken with friends and family but not detectives.

Recently, Anthony's brother, Lee, encouraged her to cooperate with law enforcement.

"You don't have to necessarily have to put everything through your attorney," Lee Anthony said in a jailhouse call. "If you feel like you want us to speak to them about anything at all, you can still request that he be there. He doesn't have to and you don't have to do that through him."

"Oh, I know," Casey Anthony said. "He was going to be here with me when we bring them in -- you know. And as far as what I answer, how I answer you, know how all that goes down."

Detectives said Casey Anthony has fed them lies that have not produced her daughter.

"For us, cooperation would have been that she would have the truth from the beginning and that she would have told us where Caylee is," Padilla said. "And, if that would have been the case, we wouldn't be where we are today."

The last time investigators tried to talk with Casey Anthony, they traveled to the jail and met with her attorney, Jose Baez, but never talked to the woman.

They said they were very disappointed they were not able to talk with the woman.

Crime Reported At House

Meanwhile, a crime was reported at the grandparents' home during a crucial period in the investigation.

Caylee's grandfather, George, reported two gas cans containing about $50 worth of gas were stolen from a shed behind the house in June.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said Casey Anthony had a habit of stealing gas from the family but did not say the theft was not necessarily related to the missing child investigation, Local 6's Erick Weber said.

The family's car was later found abandoned and smelling of a decomposing body in the trunk.

Motion Filed To Reduce Bond

Also, there is also a motion to reduce Casey Anthony's $500,000 bond that is now on appeal.

The appellate court wants to know by Wednesday the status of the psychological evaluations that Casey Anthony is undergoing. It could release a ruling on Wednesday, Local 6's Tony Pipitone reported.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this developing story.

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