Missing Girl’s Mom Freed From Jail
3-Year-Old Caylee Anthony Remains Missing
Casey Anthony, 22, left the Orange County Jail amid a swarm of reporters a day after celebrity bounty hunter Leonard Padilla, of California, helped post her bond.Anthony was driven to her parent's Orange County home Thursday morning. The vehicle was seen speeding into the home's garage before the door lowered.Outside the home, Anthony's mother, Cindy, threatened to spray the media with a hose to remove them from the property.Casey Anthony's daughter, Caylee, has been missing since mid-June and was reported missing by her mother in mid-July after Casey Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony called 911."They're extremely pleased, this is what we anticipated," Larry Garrison, a spokesman for the Anthony family, said on Wednesday. "We want what's the best for Caylee. We want Caylee found."A group from a California bail bonds company flew to Florida on Sunday to help Clearwater-based bondsman Albert Estes, who shares the same surety group, post the bond. They said they believed Casey Anthony might be more likely to talk about her daughter's disappearance if she were released from jail.Casey Anthony was fitted with an ankle bracelet and will be placed on home confinement at her parents' house.Casey Anthony told detectives that she had not seen her daughter for 31 days and later told investigators that she had been conducting her own investigation into the whereabouts of Caylee.Casey Anthony told Orange County sheriff’s detectives that she left Caylee with a woman named Zenaida Gonzalez at the Sawgrass Apartments in mid-June.The apartment where she said she dropped off the girl hadn't been occupied in months, and Casey Anthony gave detectives a bogus employer, manager's name and work telephone number, according to a charging affidavit.Casey Anthony was arrested and charged with child neglect, filing a false statement and obstructing an investigation.
Bond Posted
A $500,000 bond was posted Wednesday night for Casey Anthony as a national search continues for Caylee."(Casey Anthony) will be out (Thursday) unless the county adds more charges," Leonard Padilla said. "She's going to her home with her parents, and hopefully somewhere down the road she’ll decide, 'Hey this is the truth of the matter, this is what happened.'"Padilla and his nephew, Tony Padilla, traveled to Florida last week to post the $500,000 bond for Casey Anthony.Padilla said he'd put up his own money to bail her out in an effort to find out what happened to Caylee Anthony."There were bondsmen from other companies that didn't want this to happen and they kept injecting themselves into the situation," Padilla said."(I want to) get her name and face out there, and hopefully someone between here and Puerto Rico and New York sees the little girl, seizes the reward and they drop her off at the drugstore,” Padilla said. “They can have the reward.”The process has taken many days because Leonard Padilla had to work in conjunction with a licensed agent in Florida.Leonard Padilla, who hosts a TV show called "Bounty Hunters" on National Geographic, has been working with Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez.Padilla told Local 6 News that a special phone line has been added to the home of Casey Anthony's parents, which is needed for an ankle monitoring bracelet."We eat in the same room, sleep in the same room. After a while, these people feel better than sitting in a cell looking at the walls, and they will discuss things that they won't discuss with parents or anybody else," Leonard Padilla said.Earlier, threats against the family if Casey Anthony leaves jail prompted Cindy Anthony to consider the use of a safe house."Right here, I don't think is the ideal place for her not because we don't want her in the house and everything, but we may have to hole her up somewhere in a safe house," Cindy Anthony said.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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- August 17, 2008: Bloggers Scouring Woods In Missing Girl Mystery
- August 16, 2008: Bounty Hunter: Missing 3-Year-Old Girl's Mom To Be Bailed Out Of Jail
- August 15, 2008: Missing Woman Found Dead In Locked Room; Car Missing
- August 15, 2008: No Credible Information On Kidnapping Theory In Missing Girl Case, Sheriff Says
- August 12, 2008: Missing Girl's Family Threatened Every Day; Mom Cancels Visits
- August 11, 2008: Psychic-Led Team 'Blind Driving' Central Fla. To Find Missing Girl
- August 10, 2008: Orlando Mystery 'Eerily Similar' To Portugal Missing Girl Case, Attorney Says
- August 9, 2008: Grandfather Apologizes For Outburst; 'Safe House' Considered In Missing Girl Case
- August 9, 2008: Grandfather Rips 'Sensationalizing' Media About Missing Girl Mystery
- August 8, 2008: Local 6 Locates, Talks To Zenaida Gonzalez In Missing Girl Mystery
- August 7, 2008: Home Searched For New Direction In Missing Girl Case, Source Says
- August 6, 2008: Crime Scene Investigators Swarm Home In Missing Girl Mystery
- August 6, 2008: Grandmother: Gas Cans Taken To Look For Other People's Fingerprints
- August 6, 2008: Missing Girl's Family Threatened; Charges Are 'Good Thing', Grandmother Says
- August 6, 2008: Charges Filed Against Mother Of Missing Girl; Search Continues
- August 4, 2008: Immunity For Mother Discussed In Missing Girl Case, Attorney Says
- August 4, 2008: 'She's Close,' Missing Girl's Mom Says; Timeline Now In Question
- August 3, 2008: People Magazine Article 'Blindsides' Missing Orlando Girl's Family
- August 2, 2008: Gas Cans Removed From Home In Missing Orlando Girl Mystery
- August 2, 2008: Bags Of Evidence Taken From Home Of Grandparents In Missing Girl Case
- August 1, 2008: FBI Talks With Missing Girl's Grandmother; Mystery Letter Being Written
- July 31, 2008: Family Of Missing Girl's Mom Meets With Investigators For 6 Hours
- July 31, 2008: 'Who To Trust?' Missing Girl's Mom Asked On New Jailhouse Call
- July 30, 2008: Request To Reduce $500K Bond For Missing Girl's Mother Denied
- July 30, 2008: Ex-Boyfriend Has Missing Girl, Mother Allegedly Tells Inmate
- July 30, 2008: Inmate's 'Ex-Boyfriend Has Missing Girl' Story Can't Be Verified
- July 30, 2008: Photos Allegedly Show Missing Girl's Mom At Club After Disappearance
- July 29, 2008: Judge OKs Release Of Mom's Jailhouse Calls In Missing Girl Case
- July 29, 2008: Mother Is Only Obstacle In Finding Girl, Say Frustrated Investigators
- July 29, 2008: Released Calls Of Missing Girl's Mom Hurt Investigation, Attorney Says
- July 29, 2008: 'In My Gut, She's OK,' Missing Girl's Mother Says In New Jailhouse Call
- July 28, 2008: Missing Orlando Girl's Mother Wants To Talk With Local Investigators
- July 26, 2008: Missing-Girl's Family Begs For FBI; Mother 'Doesn't Trust' Local Detectives
- July 26, 2008: 'Blame Yourself For Telling Lies,' Daughter Told In Jailhouse Call
- July 25, 2008: Missing-Girl's Mom Begs For More Search Time In New 911 Call
- July 25, 2008: 911 Calls Show Inconsistencies In Orlando Missing-Girl Mystery
- July 25, 2008: 911 Call: 'Daughter's Car Smells Like Dead Body'
- July 24, 2008: Series Of Missing Girl Sightings Reported In Georgia; Investigators Urge Caution
- July 24, 2008: Attorney For Missing Girl's Mom Grilled; Family Negotiating Jail Release
- July 24, 2008: 'Credible' Tipster Questioned In Missing Girl Mystery; Mom's Release Conditions Change
- July 23, 2008: Source Of Decomposition Smells In Yard, Car Possibly Moved In Missing Girl Mystery, Detectives Say
- July 23, 2008: $225,000 Reward Offered In Missing Girl Mystery
- July 23, 2008: Missing Girl May Be Dead, Detective Says; Mom's Car Smelled Of Decomposition
- July 23, 2008: 'Credible' Tip Of Missing Girl On Flight Surfaces; Investigators Checking
- July 22, 2008: Family Likely Threatened In Missing Girl Case, Grandmother Tells Nation
- July 22, 2008: Mother Wants Out Of Jail To Help Investigators Find Missing Daughter
- July 21, 2008: Grandmother: Daughter Knows Who Has Missing Central Florida Girl
- July 21, 2008: Hundreds Of Leads Checked For Missing Girl; Caylee Just Called, Says Grandmother
- July 19, 2008: Dig For Missing Girl Abandoned; Caylee Alive, Says Grandmother
- July 18, 2008: Search Expands For Missing Girl; New Location Leads Checked
- July 18, 2008: Crews Digging Up Yard After Cadaver Dogs Zero-In On Areas In Missing-Girl Search
- July 17, 2008: 'Lies' Plague Missing-Girl Search; Investigators Checking Phone Tips
- July 17, 2008: Girl Missing 5 Weeks Never Reported Lost; Mother Says Doing Own Search







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