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Caylee Remains Released To Funeral Home

Public, Private Services To Be Held, Attorney Says

POSTED: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
UPDATED: 4:40 pm EST December 23, 2008

The remains of Caylee Anthony, which were discovered last week in a wooded area near her grandparents' home, have been released by the medical examiner's office to a funeral home, Local 6 News reported.

The child's remains were sent to the Robert Bryant Funeral & Cremation Chapel in Orlando after documents were signed by the girl's mother, Casey Anthony, Local 6 News reported.

Casey Anthony, 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Caylee, who would have turned 3 years old in August. Caylee was reported missing in mid-July, a month after she disappeared.

Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, will hold both a private service and a public memorial for Caylee, according to their attorney, Brad Conway. The Anthonys said they are not soliciting funds for the funeral services.

The Anthonys have no plans to visit Casey Anthony in the Orange County Jail, where she's been since October.

Authorities also said that Casey Anthony would not be eligible to attend either a funeral or a viewing of the remains under Orange County Corrections Department Policy. They said that was due to the level of the charges and to the safety and security risks that would be associated with her attendance.

911 Calls From August Released

Meanwhile, three 911 calls that were made in August by the Orange County utility worker who discovered Caylee's remains Dec. 11 have been released.

Roy Kronk, who reads water meters for the county, placed three separate calls on Aug. 11, 12 and 13, saying he saw a suspicious bag in the woods near the Anthony home. The location was the same place he found Caylee's remains four months later.

Orange County sheriff's deputies are investigating whether the August tips were thoroughly checked out. A co-worker of Kronk told Local 6 News that a deputy checking on one of the August tips cleared the scene shortly after being confronted by a large snake in the wooded area.

Photos, X-Rays To Be Released To Defense

A judge on Tuesday ordered prosecutors to turn over photographs and X-rays of the remains of Caylee Anthony to the defense team of Casey Anthony.

Judge Stan Strickland granted the request, and Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, said those and other items, such as microscopic slides and autopsy reports, are needed so defense experts can conduct their own autopsy. Last week, the chief medical examiner in Orlando ruled the death a homicide, but said no actual cause could not be determined.

Baez, and a team of defense experts, went to the area where Caylee's remains were found last week but were not granted access to the site by the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

The judge ordered that the state hand over photographs and X-rays of the remains to the defense within 14 days.

"Time is of the essence in that there is a grieving family that merely wants closure, and as long as the second autopsy cannot be conducted properly, that can not happen," Baez wrote in the motion.

A testy e-mail exchange between Baez and the state attorney's office was also released.

"The items you speak of will be provided in discovery in due course. Why do you believe that 'time is of the essence?'" prosecutor Jeff Ashton wrote. "I am not aware of any exigent circumstances in this case."

"These items are needed for the second autopsy. Now Jeff, it's close to Christmas, be nice," Baez replied.

Baez has also set up a new tip line to receive leads that he believes will confirm his client did not kill the girl. The number for the tip line has not yet been released.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

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