When a mother kills
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 9:24AM I originally published this in April 2009. I think, as Casey awaits the start of her trial, less than a month away, it is worth another look, especially with psychologists Dr. Jeffrey Danziger and Dr. William Weitz figuring so prominently in the picture. Please remember that Casey has not been tried in a court of law. Therefore, she has not been convicted of murder.
I resourced a number of clinical studies that can be referenced through the link at the bottom of this post. Did I plagiarize? No, but I borrowed heavily because I am not a psychiatrist, nor am I a psychologist. I have interpolated and interpreted those documents and condensed them into one - in my own words. Hopefully, this will render a more palatable post that’s easier to read and mentally ingest. You can digest it in the privacy of your home or workplace, and you can egest it in the comments section.
Murder is considered to be an unthinkable crime by most societies on earth, but when parents kill their own children, it rattles and shakes the foundation of humanity. It is the lowest of lows, the worst form of all crimes imaginable. Casey Anthony will go on trial for first-degree murder in the death of her not quite 3 year old daughter, Caylee. If found guilty of the crime, she faces her own sentence of death. This is not intended to place guilt or innocence on her. It is a study in filicide, the murder of one’s own children.
Because of a lack of understanding, most of us are immensely shocked by the pure nature of filicide. Although considered uncommon, it is one of the leading causes of child deaths in civilized societies throughout the developed world. In a 1995 poll taken of 25 countries, it indicated that the homicide rate for children under 1 year old was greater than the rate for adults. Large-scale studies have shown that younger children are most at risk, especially those under 6 months old. After that age, the risk lowers steadily, but increases again in adulthood.
In order to make sense of this crime, large scale population studies of filicidal offenders have been performed and remarkably, rates of infanticide (child murder in the first year of life) parallel suicide rates. Based on their studies, the existence of several groups and classifications have been determined for filicide, and each classification has distinct characteristics and factors that drive parents to kill. Because of these reviews and publications, we will explore the different types, paying particular attention to maternal filicide, which is defined as a child murdered by the mother. My goal is not to elicit sympathy for Casey; it is to offer explanations for why she might have done it. Remember, until a jury decides, she is innocent in the eyes of the law, the only thing that matters. Please bear in mind that in some developing countries, the preference for male children may lead to selective killings. Think China. Religious, cultural and legal differences across borders will vary some of the research findings in some studies. Also, one country’s decision to send someone to prison may be different than another country’s choice to send someone to a psychiatric hospital. Because actions vary greatly, all I ask is that you maintain an open mind. Although specifically dealing with maternal filicide, this article is not just about one person.
Classification Systems
Motive
In 1969, psychiatrist P.J. Resnick looked into 131 case reports from world literature on child murders by both mother and father from the years 1751 - 1967 and wrote his article based on the apparent motives for the acts.The five categories he came up with in this system are “altruistic” filicide (64 cases, 48.9%), “acutely psychotic” filicide (28 cases, 21.4%), “unwanted child” filicide (18 cases, 13.7%), “accidental” filicide (16 cases, 12.2%), and “spouse revenge” filicide (5 cases, 3.8%). Resnick described cases of altruistic filicide as murders committed out of love. The mother believes it is in the child’s best interest. A suicidal mother may not wish to leave her motherless child to face an intolerable world or she feels she is saving the child from a fate worse than death. In acutely psychotic filicide, the parent kills the child under the influence of severe mental illness or a psychotic episode. Here, a delirious mother or psychotic mother kills without any comprehensible motive. It may be merely following a command hallucination to kill.
In accidental or fatal maltreatment filicide, death is not the expected outcome. It results from cumulative child abuse, neglect, or Munchausen syndrome. Unwanted child filicide occurs when mothers, for reasons such as illegitimacy or uncertain paternity, kill their child through acts of aggression or neglect. It could also result from a mother thinking of her child as a hindrance. Spouse revenge filicide happens when the mother kills to emotionally harm the child’s father.
Resnick’s review on world psychiatric literature on maternal filicide found most of these mothers to have frequent depression, psychosis, which is a “loss of contact with reality,” prior mental health treatment, and suicidal thoughts.
Impulse to Kill
Although useful, one of the problems with classifying the motives of filicidal parents is that the motive is almost entirely procured by police and forensic psychologists, mostly at a time when the offender is likely to be very vulnerable and highly defensive. The individual is concerned with criminal charges. Some doctors feel a classification based on the origin of impulse to kill is more objective than simply basing it on motive, which may be more subjective, over-determined or defensive. The impulsive system is not widely recognized because it lowers a mother to a primitive level and looks at sophisticated motives such as revenge or altruism as inappropriate.
Because most modern classification systems focus on the characteristics of the female parent, a six-year study was done of 89 women remanded to a prison under the particular charges of murder or attempted murder of their children. In this study, six categories unfolded:battering mothers, mentally ill mothers, neonaticides, retaliating women, unwanted children, and mercy killing. These categories are similar to Resnick’s, with the exception of the exclusion of the “acutely psychotic” classification and the addition of “mercy killing” which is basically nothing more than euthanasia for a sick and suffering child. In the studies, three most common identifiable groups emerged: neonaticides, battering mothers and mentally ill mothers.
Classification Subgroups
Neonaticide
Resnick coined the term neonaticide to describe the killing of a child less than 24 hours old. This group is the most clearly defined and it is the one that mostly differs from the other groups. It is the largest group. Neonaticide is almost exclusively carried out by women. The mothers are younger, rarely married, poorly educated, have a low level of psychiatric disorders and psychosocial stressors, no history of criminal behavior and do not attempt suicide after the murders. They generally do not seek out abortions. They conceal and do not acknowledge their pregnancies and are sometimes motivated by a feeling of shame and guilt because of the fear of child-rearing out of wedlock. So why don’t these women just get abortions? There are major differences between the women who get abortions and those who commit neonaticide, with passivity being the most important separating factor. Most women who commit neonaticide have made no plans for the birth and care of the child and their decisions are primarily based on denial and disassociation.
Accidental Filicide/Battering Mothers
This is the second largest group. Though not as clearly defined as neonaticide, some similarities can be seen. Unintentional deaths result from child abuse. There is no clear impulse to kill, but there is a sudden impulsive act characterized by a loss of temper. In case studies of large groups of filicidal mothers, these mothers suffered the greatest amount of social and family stress, marital stress, and housing and financial problems.
Mentally Ill Filicides
Though the least common, mentally ill filicides are the most complex. The intensity of the suffering perceived in the mother’s delusional state is so great that the murder seems rational to them. Most of these women are older, in their late 20s - early 30s, are generally married, are not under a lot of stress, and their children were older. Because of this, killing a child older than one year indicates a much more profound disruption in emotional or mental status than does the killing of a newborn.
About 10-22% of adult women suffer from postpartum depression within the first year after the baby’s birth. The “postpartum onset specifier” includes fluctuations in mood and a preoccupation with infant well-being that can range from over-concern to delusional, and the presence of delusional thoughts significantly increases the risk to the child. Infanticide is most often associated with postpartum psychotic episodes that are characterized by inner hallucinations that command the mother to kill or that the child is possessed. Severe cases seem to occur in from 1 in 500 to 1 in 1,000 births and the risk increases in women who have experienced prior episodes. Once a woman has postpartum depression, the risk with each subsequent delivery increases 30-50%.
In studies, the majority of mothers had displayed psychiatric symptoms prior to filicide and just under half had previously received in-patient psychiatric treatment. While mentally ill filicidal mothers generally have psychiatric histories, they don’t, as a rule, have any history of child abuse and they usually describe having experienced a clear intention to kill. In all studies, drug and alcohol impairment were rarely seen as a consequence, but that’s not to say that substance abuse did not ever factor in.
Methods of Killing
Methods used by mothers to kill their children differ greatly from most homicides and this is where vast differences in gender occur. In contrast to domestic homicides of adults, women do not use knives or guns to murder their victims. Maternal filicide is usually committed using “hands on” methods that entail close and interactive contact between mother and child; methods such as shaking, beating, suffocationor drowning, and some indirect methods such as arson or drowning while the child is asleep or sedated. In cases of paternal filicide, fathers are more likely to use methods like striking, squeezing, or stabbing, and they are more apt to use weapons. Suffocation, strangulation and drowning are the most common causes of neonaticides.
Interestingly, drowning was high on the list of methods to kill. So was suffocation. In my fictional account of what may have happened to Caylee, I took drowning into account long before I researched this article. Of course, we are all aware of the (inferred) suffocating duct tape found secured to Caylee’s mouth. (Remember, the jury will decide who put it there.)
General Population Studies of Maternal Filicide
If we study the general population of filicidal mothers, we find that they were often poor, socially isolated, full-time caregivers, who were victims of domestic violence or they had other relationship problems and socioeconomic disadvantages. Certainly, Casey had problems with her parents and she had no money of her own. What’s puzzling in her case is that she had no history of abusing her child and by all accounts, seemed to be a devoted mother. Friends and family concur.
Persistent crying or other child factors were sometimes the cause for filicides. Some mothers had previously abused the child, while others were mentally ill and devoted to their child. Neglectful or abusive mothers were sometimes substance abusers and many of them had elements of psychosis, depression, or suicidality, the taking of one’s own life.
Psychiatric Samples of Maternal Filicide
In psychiatric studies, filicidal mothers had frequently experienced psychosis, depression, suicidality, and prior mental health care. Their mean age was in the late 20s range. Some were diagnosed with personality disorders and some had low intelligence. Significant life stresses were often noted. In a recent study of mothers found not guilty by reason of insanity in two U.S. states, it was found that the mothers were often depressed and frequently experienced auditory hallucinations, some of a command type. Over 1/3 of the homicides occurred during pregnancy or the postpartum year. Almost all of the mothers had altruistic or acutely psychotic motives. In New Zealand, a small study that interviewed mothers after their filicides found that psychotic mothers who had committed filicide often killed suddenly without much planning, whereas depressed mothers had contemplated killing their children for lengths of time prior to their crimes.
Correctional Samples of Maternal Filicide
In prison studies, filicidal mothers were frequently unmarried, unemployed and had limited education and social support. Economic, social, partner relationship problems, primary caregiver status and difficulty caring for the child were frequently mentioned as causes. Let me ask you, does this sound like anyone you’ve read about lately, someone who will may be added to this list?
Conclusion
In closing, let me say that there are other factors involved in maternal filicide and to go deeper than I have here would be boring and somewhat senseless because they are not really related to the Casey Anthony story. Areas of study include more in-depth looks at previous psychiatric symptoms, intrapsychic processes that include delusions, environmental stress and social isolation. I can’t justify taking up any more of your time, but I may offer another post on the legal process and how we may predict it.
In spite of large scale and individual case studies, filicide will always remain one of the world’s most reprehensible offenses. Cases like Casey Caylee continue to shock and awe communities and nations, especially when there are seemingly no salient reasons for the offense. While these studies have revealed several groups, patterns and risk factors, prediction - even by the closest of friends and relatives - is extremely difficult, no matter how much knowledge and organization has been gained. Where you may have a proclivity to blame Casey’s parents for her outcome, please understand that many underlying and complex factors are at play that go completely unnoticed. There is much more to a filicide than casually placing blame on someone else, especially if you have no understanding or training of the psyche of the human mind. If you had any trouble deciphering some of the above psycho-babble, there’s a reason for that. It means I did my job, because as much as you may think you know about Casey’s mind, you don’t. Don’t worry, neither do I.
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Reader Comments (34)
Dave, thanks for bringing back this post so that we can look at it again so close to trial. I always like when you put all of this stuff into layman's terms so that we can better understand it. If I had to read it from the medical stand point, I would have been lost. It still amazes me that a mother could kill their own child. I just can't fathom even thinking of doing that. I don't think that we can blame George and Cindy directly for Caylee's death, but I think that the way that they raised Casey and gave into her and let her run the home may have had something to do with it. Again, thanks for bringing back this great post! It is appreciated.
Hey, Mary Jo, it's my pleasure to repost something I wrote 2 years ago because, in my opinion, it's just as timely today. Thank you. I tried to make it easier to understand.
Very interesting article. In my opinion, Casey did kill Caylee, and it was a combination of 1) Unwanted child; 2) Parent (rather than spouse) revenge; and 3) A little bit of altruistic (I feel sure she rationalized and justified her heinous act to herself by deeming it a mercy killing). I also am one of those who believes her tattoo was actually a tribute to her dead daughter - kind of like, well, yes, I did kill her, but see, I'm not a monster, I'm getting a tattoo in her honor.
I'm glad you found it interesting, LisaT. Parent revenge certainly fits the bill in this instance. Was the new tattoo sort of a trophy she awarded herself? That's a very good thought.
Dave, Your post today is very timely. I did enjoy reading it again. The psychology of why a mother would kill her child is intriguing. The first two years of college, I was a psychology, and science major, but switched to accounting in my senior year; the psychology of human behavior has always fascinated me. You did an excellent job of explaining the different aspects of this disorder. I believe Casey did kill Caylee, however, LWOP, not the death penalty is more appropriate for her crime. It is too bad she has the defense team she does. A more experienced attorney could have saved her family, and Casey from a lot of grief.
I think it's timely, too, since the psychologists have been in the news of late. Plus, it sheds light on what makes people do this sort of thing. In my opinion, one has to be nuts to murder anyway, so where should the line between sanity and insanity be drawn when the crime itself is a crazy act? Who is really qualified to make that distinction?
Here's something you may be interested in...
Casey Anthony: Should bloggers be allowed in the courtroom?
I do agree with Rob that LWOP is more appropriate for this case. I also think that the reason the State went for the DP was to get a jury that would convict her for murder 1, LWOP. I do not think she will get, nor would I want to see her get, the death penalty.
There are good blogs and bloggers, and there are bad blogs and bloggers. I'm glad it was pointed out that you are one of the good, Dave!
Well Dave, that article confused me. The title said, "Should Bloggers be allowed in the courtroom?". Since you were hired by Orlando Magazine you can no longer be considered a "blogger". You were given your press pass as a writer for the magazine. Maybe I'm confused on what point she was trying to make. If you had been given a press pass under the pseudonym blogger name "Marinade Dave" it would make sense to me. You weren't, because you didn't even apply as such. There may be other bloggers who were given press passes for their blogs? She should have chosen to use one of them as an example.
Remember what I told you about my dad. Copy writer at 17. No formal education beyond high school. Just a natural born writer. And he ended up editor of a major newspaper. That wouldn't happen now and he would never have suggested you could think of doing it, even 30 years ago. I think you are a good writer with a natural ability and Orlando Magazine must think so too.
Nice comment about you Dave. Looking forward to reading your posts. Are you feeling better?
LisaT, I agree with you about there being bad blogs and bloggers and good blogs and bloggers. Dave's is for sure one of the good ones. He is so deserving of getting the opportunity to write for the Orlando Magazine. I am very proud of him.
Hi Dave so glad you are back for a little while. Good article, one I have not reached that far back yet. Dave, I am not a mean person but What Casey did with Caylee after the fact is what I cannot grasp and the reason I can't get the DP off my mind. After whatever happened Casey just put her in the tunk of the car, like the bag of garbage. She then goes to meet Tony, pick out movies to enjoy that night, had nice dinner, while Caylee lay in the hot trunk of her car. Casey goes on about her selfish life as if Caylee never existed. When she could no longer tolerate smell she takes her to a wooded dumping ground and throws her away, not the garbage,but Caylee. She leaves her there with all the rodents, snakes, bugs ,animals, rain,, heat , cold and storms. Casey gets tattoos , manicures, goes shopping,, partying and still stealing money, living the " beautiful life ". Caylee never existed for her. Poof. Gone. I think that if the car had not been brought to the attention of George and Cindy that Casey would have taken off to some where and the story would be totally different. Maybe I am wrong , but I think she deserves the worst. An accident you could forgive, but her actions afterwards are unforgivable.IMO.
Hey Dave, I had never read this and it was very interesting and very timely. With the trial starting in less than three weeks, how Caylee was murdered is going to come up. I do not know if we will ever find out, but I think the State will put the pieces together so the jury can see how it may have happened. The duct tape is quite possibly the best evidence, among the 1000's of other evidence.
I am so anxious for this trial to start, and for your accounting of it on your new assignment. You are going to an amazing job. With your knowledge of the case along with your amazing journalistic abilities everyone will feel like they are in the courtroom too.
Get some rest Dave, the ride of a lifetime is about to begin and I could not be more proud of you.
Thanks Dave first time Ive read this hope your throat is clearing up.. Keep your strength up for the upcomeing trial....................
Playboy magazine does some brilliant in depth articles on crime,You should send them some of your work they may invite you to write a peice on this case...I would of course purchase a copy just to read your article of course.Might even wranggle an invite to Hugh Heffners mansion...
Dave once you become an acredited journalist is it like a R A D A card that you keep for life?
Dave, even the most qualified psychologists and psychiatrists will never find the real reasons why some mothers kill their children. When a woman gets pregnant and carries the child for an average of 9 months, her body goes through hormonal changes which can play a significant role in her psychological well being as well as her mental stability.
In the case of Casey Anthony, we have all wondered what made her commit such an act. Our theories have ranged from her being jealous of the attention Caylee was getting from her parents as well as Jesse Grund. Was Caylee a hindrance in her life? Had Casey never really bonded with her child which is a 'strong bond' in a normal relationship between mother and child?
Casey wanted an abortion or give her child up for adoption. Motherhood seemed to be forced upon her and this caused her to build up a lot of resentment which in turn may have led to severe episodes of depression. Remember Casey even hinted to her friends that she felt she needed to be institutionalized. We have no idea if Casey was having thoughts of doing away with Caylee around that time. Casey was physically ready to become a mother but, in my opinion, she was not mentally prepared.
The only qualifications I possess is the fact that I am a mother and have experienced childbirth. I am also familar with PMS and most women here can relate to that. PMS is brought on by hormonal changes and actually makes some women 'bitchy' and even to the point of being considered 'rabid.' Never get near a woman with PMS if she is armed with a cast iron frying pan. LOL
What I am try to get across is that we will never know what really makes a mother kill her child. Each case varies with the mental stability of the woman while she is carrying the baby and how she accepts that new little responsibility.
Why does a mother kill her child? We will never ever have the real answers. I wish we did so many newborns could have a chance at growing up and leading normal lives. JMO
Dave, thanks for bringing this article back. It is very timely.
Great article Dave. I wonder, of the studies, how many of the Filicides included a mother who went on a party binge for 30/31 days? I cant readily place KC into any of the sub-groups because of how everything played out. Not to mention the unbelievable amount of lies along the way.
KC watched as those around her partied and had a life without the complications of parenthood and desperately wanted a similar life (IMO). There was no mental illness. There was no abuse. It was a fabrication of her reality...narcissism is her undoing.
Agreed, Snoopy, we can all speculate and give our opinions, but "Only Casey Knows."
Dear Dave,
This was a good article. And I have always liked the one that you wrote about filicide--what may have happend to Caylee and the one about "9 to 1"pm and the addresses of the houses. I think you wrote those in 2008-2009. Some people reading now may not have been involved with all this back thenand dont know about that information. Dave, I think they would be good ones to rerun. I have always thought that the way you descibed what you thought might have happened to Caylee was the closest to what really happened. And the numbers of the house and who lived there still gives me "goosebumps" and makes me think defijnitely of premeditation and how Casey uses that code language of hers (laughing inside to herself like people wont get it). Anyway, thank you.
Lisa T~~Casey, and all evidence points to her, knows who killed Caylee. I doubt very much if Casey knows why she did it. We will never know if it was a spontaneous act in the fit of temper. Even when she searched the internet for chloroform , neck breaking etc, she may have been in one of her regular snits and mad at her parents. Maybe she got some sadistical satifaction in doing those searches. Just more mystery as we try to figure out what made Casey the way she ended up.
Snoopy~in referene to the computer searches was on that episode of 48Hours and Baez, even though much of the footage was regurgitated, said that the searches could not be proven to be done by his client...i could've sworn that timelines to date excluded everyone but her...??
BMan, LE did their homework and checked the times Geo and Cindy were at work and the only one who had access to the computer at the times those searches were made pointed to Casey. Now Baez may try to say that, since the Nanny had a key to the house, she snuck in and used the puter. I do agree with Baez that the Nanny did those searches because the Nanny and Casey happen to be the same person.
I have come to the conclusion that Casey is one hell of a highly sophicated psychopath!! Who else would have the nerve to steal over $700 from her best friend and waltz into Target and not even bat an eyelash as she forged checks? It was the same when she went to the bank and it was all caught on video. Casey had the guts to say, "okay, officers, let's go... I'll take you and show you my office" and then it was "oops, sorry fellas, I just remembered, I don't work here."
Just look at all the stories and the names she used. All the names can be associated with friends and relative of people she knew, landowners in the case of Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzales. The empty apartment at Sawgrass-" Zenaida moved out bag and baggage." Another Oops, the apartment had been empty since February.
You have to give Casey credit for one thing, she sure has guts.
Great article but I am baffled here. I can't really fit her into any particular category and then I can fit her into multiple categories. Snoopy has a point. We could never really dissect the human mind and come out with a sure thing for an answer as to why Moms kill.
When I try and make it more simple, I come to the conclusion that Casey Anthony was mean. Narcassistic, sociopathic seem to be fitting. She appeared to love Caylee in videos and photos but narcassistic gals love clothing and smile alot after they have stolen it for self gratification. It seems to me that Casey loved Caylee when there was attention to be got. She loved her like having Amy Huizinga's checkbook at Target and buying groceries so she could go entertain at Tony's place. She loved her like a shiny new penny! "Oh my God!" "Calling you guys?" "A total waste!" Casey's words to her friend and family!! It makes me shiver listening to her. Casey was already forgotten in her mind. Just like a shiny new penny. Was there a category where we could just say she was plain mean? JUST MEAN. I am certainly no psychiatrist but I keep getting the feeling that maybe just maybe we aren't meant to figure out" just plain evil."
If I thought there was an ounce of love in Casey Anthony, I would be relieved. I do not think there is. How could one sit through a trial like this and make coy faces at her attorney. Her laughing is so inappropriate also. Where are the tears, the sorrow? Just plain evil. That is all I see. No soul. And for that I am sorry. She needs to be gone and out of society.
Still, thanks for this article. I am now thinking and rethinking my feelings and if anything was going to help me, it is going to be one of your articles Dave. Thanks AGAIN and take care of yourself. You have a magazine to write for!!!
The article was long and involved and showed a lot of thought and research. It was good and informative. I'm not going to try to put Casey into any one particular category. She killed her daughter.. for whatever reasons that's the bottom line. You know one of the reasons just may be seen in Anthony Lazarro's deposition. He said Casey asked if he'd like to have kids one day and he said he liked boys, he didn't like girls. That and all the problems involved with any 2 year old combined with parent/child dynamics with Cindy and George and she was a time bomb waiting to go off. Pure and simple.
Caught the blogger article and laughed! It was hysterical! Now all we need is to assign Judge Strickland a seat right next to Dave! lol. Ironic huh? The one blogger they singled out will be there in all his glory. Like the song "The Cat Came Back" lol. Still chuckling.
Hi Dave and friends!
What a wonderful article, Dave. Thank you for that!
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Good review Dave, I am going to put it on my refrigerator so each day I can read it and find out who I am for the day. Trouble is our minds tend to be swept clean of one thought and in comes another to swiftly make us who we thought we weren't. The fine line is hard sometimes, because as sure as we think we are safe from ourselves, we blow it. So as Dr. Glass would guess if two people cross their legs at the same time they are safe. If they don't, sure as heck one is going to be in trouble. Imo I would never say Casey is insane, but for sure she doesn't seem to be able to touch base with many peers. Is someone responsible or is it the way she is, just as the rest of us are the way we are. If I have bad thought in my head, no matter how I act outwardly they can still be there. Same applies to good thought. Not many of us really ever change our ways. Fortunately we are well balanced enough most of the time, so I guess we are lucky.
Believe it or not, I was writing a new post when I got a phone call from an old friend. He saw my interview with Jacqueline Fell on CFNews13. I turned my TV on and, sure enough, there I was. She did a really good job, too.
Do you know if that interview will be available to watch on the CFNews13 web site? If so, could you please put the link here so we can watch it? TIA
Snoops there goes our surprise for Baez and Mason!!! Our man Dave, is becoming the man of the hour. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
sniff, sniff, Dave we are so proud of you! We've come full circle, now, haven't we Snoopy?
Thanks for bringing this information back. You know I think Casey does not have the ability to love anyone but herself and I question that at times. It has been mentioned before that Caylee was getting old enough to tell George or Cindy what mommie dearest was doing and Casey could not have that so..... back to simplicity....she killed her daughter and had the capability to kill her parents. She is one evil person.......she murders..
George is Caylee's father who molested Caylee and then became paranoid Caylee would divulge being molested, that is the motive why George murdered Caylee and framed Casey. This is the perfect case to prove that Americans are being controlled by media propaganda. I will be filing a lawsuit now that the propaganda movie was shown on Lifetime TV.
Casey is delusional. She told Dr. Weitz, "I don't know why I don't hate him."
Steve Miller~~didn't LE rule out that George was the bio father of Caylee through his DNA?
That is quite an accusation that you are making against George.
I think I'll file a lawsuit against Mr. Miller for being such a time waster- that was a whole 10 seconds I could have back...