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'48 Hours' Issues Clips From Casey Show

Casey Anthony Charged With Murdering Daughter, Caylee

POSTED: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
UPDATED: 7:38 pm EDT October 16, 2009

More clips were released in the upcoming "48 Hours Mystery" episode featuring Casey Anthony, a show that has created a controversy before it has aired.

Maggie Rodriguez of CBS News, who conducted interviews with Casey Anthony's family members and attorneys, told Local 6 News on Friday that the episode "is a comprehensive look at the Casey Anthony murder -- or killing, depending on what you believe -- from A to Z."

Local 6 news anchor Laura Diaz spoke with Rodriguez about the special.

"I don't think that you have heard it spelled out as clearly as they have on '48 Hours,' Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez spent months speaking to members of the Anthony family and Casey Anthony's attorneys for the special.

"I was surprised to hear them challenge all of the physical evidence...this investigation," Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez said she was surprised by how she felt about the case after her interviews.

"I came away with the feeling everyone is a victim. If you believe she killed Caylee, then Casey is a victim of her own crime," Rodriguez said.

The show airs Saturday at 10 p.m on Local 6 WKMG-TV.

Anthony, 23, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges. She has pleaded not guilty, claiming that Caylee, who was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July 2008, was kidnapped by a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez. Caylee's remains were found in a wooded lot near the Anthony family's Orange County home last December.

During one exchange, an attorney for Anthony told Rodriguez that the duct tape in the case will be a subject of interest.

Linda Kenney Baden: The state has led you to believe that there's tape around the mouth.

Maggie Rodriguez: So there's not?

Linda Kenney Baden: All we can say is that's going to be a disputed issue.

Anthony's lead attorney, Jose Baez, said in the interview that the state failed in its investigation of his client's daughter.

Jose Baez: I think they botched this from the very beginning, arresting Casey Anthony without fully investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding this child's disappearance.

Linda Kenney Baden: It was ruined and spoiled in a lot of ways. For instance, the most important piece of evidence that the state had -- which is this demonizing duct tape -- was contaminated by the FBI. Another party that did not belong to the FBI, did not belong to law enforcement, did not belong to Casey or any of her family members is on that duct tape.

Rodriguez also interviewed Anthony's father, George Anthony.

Maggie Rodriguez: Does it seem odd to you that she would be out dancing while Caylee was missing?

George Anthony: Well, if I'm not mistaken, Casey told us she was still trying to find out where Caylee was at. There's some kind of connection there.

Jose Baez: Things are not always as simple as they seem.

Maggie Rodriguez: Would you care to elaborate?

Jose Baez: No

Maggie Rodriguez: We have photographs that show that Casey was out partying while her daughter was supposedly missing. How will you explain to a jury how a "good mother," who is worried about her daughter, is capable of doing that?

Jose Baez: Everything will come out at its proper time and place.

George Anthony also talks about his suicide attempt.

George Anthony: Knowing that my granddaughter is gone, knowing where my daughter is at, and what she's facing for the rest, possibly her life, how much it is hurting Cindy, I couldn't take it. I wanted to join Caylee. I miss her so, so much.

George Anthony: How are you supposed to feel when you're being called particular names. It just gets at you after a while. It nails you. It eats at you. If you get spit on and stuff thrown at you, what are you supposed to do? Just stand back and just not let it bother you?

Viewers Call For Boycott

Some people have called for a boycott of the network's sponsors because of the show.

The special promises to deliver exclusive interviews and shocking new clues that could change the investigation into Anthony.

The story has garnered worldwide attention, with emotions often running high. Some people who have followed the saga closely have bombarded CBS' Internet message boards, urging the network not to air the episode. Other posters have threatened to boycott CBS sponsors if the network airs the show.

CBS vows to present both sides of the story, and the show will feature Jesse Grund, who describes Anthony, his former fiancee, as "dark, selfish and remorseless." Attorney John Morgan discusses the civil lawsuit he's filed on behalf of Gonzalez. And the show also promises to include never-before-seen video of Caylee.

In an interview, Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, asks, "How horrible would it be if Caylee's mother is wrongly convicted?" and, "In a moment's notice, our lives can change."

George Anthony continues to stand by his daughter, saying, "Casey would not hurt Caylee. She wouldn't do that."

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

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