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  • George Anthony released from hospital after suicide scare

    Father of Casey Anthony sent suicidal messages

    Published On: Jan 12 2012 04:20:59 PM EST  Updated On: Feb 03 2009 10:38:17 AM EST
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    ORLANDO, Fla. -

    George Anthony, the father of Casey Anthony, was released from a hospital Tuesday night, more than a week after threatening to commit suicide.

    George Anthony returned home after spending 11 days at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach. He was found by authorities in a Daytona Beach motel after sending text messages to family members in which he threatened to commit suicide.

    He had consumed sleeping pills, and a 12-pack carton of beer was found in the room, Local 6 News reported.

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    Casey Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in December in a wooded area near George Anthony's home. Casey Anthony and Caylee lived at the home with George Anthony and his wife, Cindy Anthony.

    PR Firm Controversy

    The public relations firm representing Casey Anthony's defense team could be hurting her case because of controversies surrounding the company, according to an expert.

    Todd Black, the spokesman for Jose Baez and his defense team, works for Press Corps Media and has come under scrutiny because he uses a fake name and has never been seen, leading to speculation about his real identity.

    Black is paid by an anonymous Connecticut family that reportedly hired Press Corps Media, which was founded by Gil Cabot, a convict who served prison time for trying to extort money from a Los Angeles television anchor.

    Black has repeatedly denied that he is Cabot but acknowledged that Cabot has been retained as a consultant for the company.

    In a newly released statement, Black's company said:

    "Todd Black is a security name which has been used in rotation by three different staff members on this case. Whether Mr. Cabot also participated in that rotation makes no difference whatsoever."

    But a public relations expert disagrees, saying the client represented by the PR firm's attorney could suffer the most damage.

    "The use of a false name completely undermines anything potentially effective or positive this person could do for Casey Anthony," said PR specialist Marti Mackenzie, who is the spokeswoman for former astronaut Lisa Nowak's defense team. "It detracts from allowing the lawyers to do their job, and for them to prepare to defend their client."

    "Unfortunately, you and/or other media who are broadcasting that are broadcasting irresponsibly to your viewers," Black said.

    "Todd Black still does work for us. And he has done, in my opinion, a very good job for us," Baez said earlier.

    Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

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