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THIS IS MY REVIEW OF JOSE BAEZ"S "PRESUMED GUILTY"
"Presumed Guilty" is an excellent book that should prove to be an eye
opener to millions of people. Casey Anthony was acquitted for good reason: a
distinct lack of evidence that she committed any of the felony charges brought
against her in relation to Caylee Anthony. Jose Baez reviews almost every piece
of evidence and every argument put forward by the state of Florida, and each
one is found wanting. His reasoning is excellent; he finds clues as readily as
Matlock. To be sure, he was not working alone, but had a formidable brain trust
on his side, including the legendary forensic scientist, Dr. Henry Lee, whom
many will remember from the O.J. Simpson trial. I gobbled the book up in one
evening - it fascinates with details left out of the trial, including the
shenanigans of Orlando LE and the prosecution. Much evidence was left out of
this brief six week trial that clearly incriminated other members of the
Anthony family, and pointed away from Casey herself. This book gives us a
glimpse of what appears to the reader as brand new evidence about the character
of Casey's father; to be sure, the evidence does incriminate him.
Jose's anecdotes alone are worth the cover price. He describes some real Twilight Zone
experiences. Baez ran over to Walmart to buy a saw so his forensic expert could
cut open Caylee's skull. It just so happened that Walmart was empty - much to
Jose's surprise. So there he is at checkout, holding a saw to cut open the
skull of his client's daughter. He looks down at the magazine rack to see
pictures of Casey on every tabloid, some with outrageous headlines; meanwhile,
here comes a woman with Down's Syndrome, who had just come off a handicap bus,
running towards him yelling Baez Baez Baez! You can imagine that he wanted to
pinch himself to see if it was all real. The reader needs to be cautioned about
some of the details in this book - positively sickening! The reader will learn
exactly what George Anthony did to his daughter. It left me with a bad stomach.
A lot of people do not know that Jose Baez is a private investigator in addition to being a lawyer.
Those skills are certainly on display in this book. He looked very minutely at letters and comments
made by the Anthony family which could suggest that several members of the family knew
more than they were admitting. These are very subtle slip ups that went undetected by all but
Baez himself; for example, the remark made by George about his own homicide experience as
a deputy sheriff: "We caught people out in the woods, in a house and in a car. So I know what it
(human decomposition) smells like." This statement was made six months before Caylee was
found swamp side in the woods off Suburban Drive. Note that George cites all the places
where Caylee's corpse or remains were actually located. This is by far not the most compelling
evidence that Jose presents, but I don't want to give it all away. Jose provides evidence from letters,
statements and emails which clearly indicate that George and maybe Cindy knew more than they were
letting on. People need to read this book. Every American should read it; in fact, everybody in
the world should read it - because it clearly illustrates how even the most advanced legal systems
in the world can jump to the wrong conclusions, and how the media and general public will blindly
follow along.
One of Mr. Baez's areas of specialization is forensics; that is to say that for a
lawyer he has an excellent understanding of the science. The subject does not
appear to be Jeff Ashton's best subject. He made a huge mistake in putting FBI
scientist, Dr. Michael Rickenbach, on the stand. Dr. Rickenbach completely
contradicted the prosecution's star witness, Dr. Vass, on the level of
chloroform found in the trunk of Casey's car, indicating that the levels were
extremely low and consistent with the remnants of cleaning solution. Dr. Vass
has tremendous credibility issues. It is well-known that his technology (used
to determine the high level of chloroform) could have been worth up to ½
billion dollars had he been able to establish its accuracy. The public also
needs to know that Dr. Vass believes he can locate graves with divining rods
(coat hangers) and tried to develop electronic leashes for insects! This was
the state's star scientific witness! Curiously, Mr. Baez was not allowed to
raise these issues in court.
What makes "Presumed Guilty" such a compelling read? It's the strength of Jose's logic,
and the simple explanatory power of Casey's account of what really occurred on June 16
and the years leading up to it, and what happened in the following months. Scientists and
philosophers generally seek the simplest, most explanatory theory - they call it Ockham's
Razor. So long as the theory is plausible and explains more than its rivals, it is likely the
best theory to go with. Casey's version rings true.
The assertion that "Presumed Guilty" is just a package of lies
suffers from its own credibility issues. First of all, it is inconceivable that
Jose would fabricate so many quotes and statistics, knowing that the
information would quickly be invalidated. But even more telling is Jose's
incredible honesty. In historical studies, the principle of embarrassment is
employed to reconstruct historical events. Negative information about
historical figures is often more likely to be true than not. If ancient
documents admit to the embarrassment, historians assume the information therein
is accurate. So what are the signs of honesty in this book? Or how does the
principle of embarrassment apply here?
1) Baez admits to considering a plea bargain. - P 95
2) He admits to his attachment to his client. (She asked him to be her godfather) - p 172
3) He admits to being furious with Casey over her apparent cold-heartedness. - P 335
4) He admits that he did not want to put Dr. Weitz on the stand because he seemed determined to implicate George. - P 246
5) He admits to the possibility of Casey's negligence. - P 180
6) He admits to alternative interpretations of the evidence. - P 181
Another absurd idea has gotten around that Casey took her molestation story from the
adult cartoon called South Park. Casey claims that her father told her to "pet
the bald-headed mouse; pet it until it sneezes milk." Now the Casey haters have
gone on a campaign to discredit her story by finding the source for it in a
cartoon called South Park. Did Casey get the words "Pet the bald-headed mouse;
pet it until it sneezes milk" from South Park? Well the whole idea seems
patently absurd to me. The haters have taken a phrase from the 2005 episode "It
Sneezes Milk" and connected the use of that phrase to a plot of an episode that
aired three years later in 2008. Suffice it to say, it is about a mutant mouse
with a human organ extending from its back! This is supposedly the source for
the bald mouse remark - even though those words are never spoken in that show.
I watched it. In the course of my research I found out that another cartoon
could possibly be the source for the conceptualization behind this phrase. You
might recall - if you are my age or older - a cartoon called "Danger Mouse."
This was the first British cartoon to make it on U.S. TV. It ran original
episodes from 1984-1992. One of the most famous episodes involved Danger Mouse
having a sneeze attack, and his sidekick hamster, Penrod, sneezed up milk!
Casey was born March 19, 1986, so she would have been about six when Danger
Mouse ran its final new episode. It could be - if we must use a cartoon as
source - that George Anthony's use of this phrase "Pet the bald-headed mouse;
pet it until it sneezes milk" was inspired by Danger Mouse which George could
have seen well before Casey says he began molesting her at age 8! All possible.
However, there is no reason to look to cartoons as a source for this phrase.
Just hop on over to urbandictionary.com and start entering combinations of the
relevant words. You will see that there are various combinations of "milk,"
"sneeze," and "bald-headed mouse" with erotic implications. I found 16 slang
words or phrases involving these words that carry erotic connotations.
Moreover, if it could be shown that George watched porn, this would explain his
use of these terms. My research indicates that pornographic films have used
every possible metaphor for the male sex organ. All this just proves to me that
Casey haters will try anything - no matter how absurd - to discredit her
claims.
So is there any evidence that George Anthony has done the things
Casey says he has done? Yes, there is, but not the sort of evidence that would
ever get George arrested, however. Dr. Weitz, the psychologist, who contrary to
popular belief was paid by the state of Florida and not by Casey's lawyers,
stated in his deposition that there are indications in this direction. For
example, at Caylee's memorial service, George stands at the podium to give his
eulogy, but the eulogy is all about George and his sensual experience with his
granddaughter. He stated in public how he misses the smell of his
granddaughter's perspiration and hair! His eyes roll up erotically as he speaks
of this. If you look in the background of this video you can see a man's eyes
pop out of his head as hears these shocking words of which Dr. Weitz says "it
had a sexual connotation in my professional opinion based on 35 years of study
as a professional psychologist." - Page 241
Addendum in response to false claims that there are pictures of tape over Caylee's mouth:
If there was any compelling photographic evidence of tape directly over the mouth, Dr. Utz
would have stressed this in his sworn testimony, and Ashton would not be saying
in his book that they had no clear pictures of tape over Caylee's mouth. This
means they avoided getting clear pictures; then they removed the tape and were
suddenly able to take better pictures! This explains why Dr. Utz was so evasive
on the stand during Cheney Mason's cross examination .... Cheney: "Was there
tape on the left side of the face?" Utz: "What do you mean by ON the left side
of the face?" It is beyond suspicious that there were no clear pictures of tape
directly across the area of the mouth. You have to have blind faith in Ashton
and crew to believe they saw that tape there and didn't get a 100 clear
pictures of it. That's transparent bologna! Or as my review of Ashton's book
states "Nuclear Lies Indeed!" There are so many contradictions, omissions,
factual errors and fabrications in Ashton's book. I only gave it 4 stars
because it really is well-written crime fiction! At least Lisa Pulitzer has
talent. I am not sure Ashton does. Team Casey called him "our fourth chair" and
Baez said on MSNBC, "He's working for the defense." I want the readers here to
realize this about the bad reviews: they were written by Casey hating
propagandists. The truth is the case against Casey was vacuous. Duct tape,
chloroform, decomposition, sociopathy - it has all been discredited.
Written By Drew Hensley
"Presumed Guilty" is an excellent book that should prove to be an eye
opener to millions of people. Casey Anthony was acquitted for good reason: a
distinct lack of evidence that she committed any of the felony charges brought
against her in relation to Caylee Anthony. Jose Baez reviews almost every piece
of evidence and every argument put forward by the state of Florida, and each
one is found wanting. His reasoning is excellent; he finds clues as readily as
Matlock. To be sure, he was not working alone, but had a formidable brain trust
on his side, including the legendary forensic scientist, Dr. Henry Lee, whom
many will remember from the O.J. Simpson trial. I gobbled the book up in one
evening - it fascinates with details left out of the trial, including the
shenanigans of Orlando LE and the prosecution. Much evidence was left out of
this brief six week trial that clearly incriminated other members of the
Anthony family, and pointed away from Casey herself. This book gives us a
glimpse of what appears to the reader as brand new evidence about the character
of Casey's father; to be sure, the evidence does incriminate him.
Jose's anecdotes alone are worth the cover price. He describes some real Twilight Zone
experiences. Baez ran over to Walmart to buy a saw so his forensic expert could
cut open Caylee's skull. It just so happened that Walmart was empty - much to
Jose's surprise. So there he is at checkout, holding a saw to cut open the
skull of his client's daughter. He looks down at the magazine rack to see
pictures of Casey on every tabloid, some with outrageous headlines; meanwhile,
here comes a woman with Down's Syndrome, who had just come off a handicap bus,
running towards him yelling Baez Baez Baez! You can imagine that he wanted to
pinch himself to see if it was all real. The reader needs to be cautioned about
some of the details in this book - positively sickening! The reader will learn
exactly what George Anthony did to his daughter. It left me with a bad stomach.
A lot of people do not know that Jose Baez is a private investigator in addition to being a lawyer.
Those skills are certainly on display in this book. He looked very minutely at letters and comments
made by the Anthony family which could suggest that several members of the family knew
more than they were admitting. These are very subtle slip ups that went undetected by all but
Baez himself; for example, the remark made by George about his own homicide experience as
a deputy sheriff: "We caught people out in the woods, in a house and in a car. So I know what it
(human decomposition) smells like." This statement was made six months before Caylee was
found swamp side in the woods off Suburban Drive. Note that George cites all the places
where Caylee's corpse or remains were actually located. This is by far not the most compelling
evidence that Jose presents, but I don't want to give it all away. Jose provides evidence from letters,
statements and emails which clearly indicate that George and maybe Cindy knew more than they were
letting on. People need to read this book. Every American should read it; in fact, everybody in
the world should read it - because it clearly illustrates how even the most advanced legal systems
in the world can jump to the wrong conclusions, and how the media and general public will blindly
follow along.
One of Mr. Baez's areas of specialization is forensics; that is to say that for a
lawyer he has an excellent understanding of the science. The subject does not
appear to be Jeff Ashton's best subject. He made a huge mistake in putting FBI
scientist, Dr. Michael Rickenbach, on the stand. Dr. Rickenbach completely
contradicted the prosecution's star witness, Dr. Vass, on the level of
chloroform found in the trunk of Casey's car, indicating that the levels were
extremely low and consistent with the remnants of cleaning solution. Dr. Vass
has tremendous credibility issues. It is well-known that his technology (used
to determine the high level of chloroform) could have been worth up to ½
billion dollars had he been able to establish its accuracy. The public also
needs to know that Dr. Vass believes he can locate graves with divining rods
(coat hangers) and tried to develop electronic leashes for insects! This was
the state's star scientific witness! Curiously, Mr. Baez was not allowed to
raise these issues in court.
What makes "Presumed Guilty" such a compelling read? It's the strength of Jose's logic,
and the simple explanatory power of Casey's account of what really occurred on June 16
and the years leading up to it, and what happened in the following months. Scientists and
philosophers generally seek the simplest, most explanatory theory - they call it Ockham's
Razor. So long as the theory is plausible and explains more than its rivals, it is likely the
best theory to go with. Casey's version rings true.
The assertion that "Presumed Guilty" is just a package of lies
suffers from its own credibility issues. First of all, it is inconceivable that
Jose would fabricate so many quotes and statistics, knowing that the
information would quickly be invalidated. But even more telling is Jose's
incredible honesty. In historical studies, the principle of embarrassment is
employed to reconstruct historical events. Negative information about
historical figures is often more likely to be true than not. If ancient
documents admit to the embarrassment, historians assume the information therein
is accurate. So what are the signs of honesty in this book? Or how does the
principle of embarrassment apply here?
1) Baez admits to considering a plea bargain. - P 95
2) He admits to his attachment to his client. (She asked him to be her godfather) - p 172
3) He admits to being furious with Casey over her apparent cold-heartedness. - P 335
4) He admits that he did not want to put Dr. Weitz on the stand because he seemed determined to implicate George. - P 246
5) He admits to the possibility of Casey's negligence. - P 180
6) He admits to alternative interpretations of the evidence. - P 181
Another absurd idea has gotten around that Casey took her molestation story from the
adult cartoon called South Park. Casey claims that her father told her to "pet
the bald-headed mouse; pet it until it sneezes milk." Now the Casey haters have
gone on a campaign to discredit her story by finding the source for it in a
cartoon called South Park. Did Casey get the words "Pet the bald-headed mouse;
pet it until it sneezes milk" from South Park? Well the whole idea seems
patently absurd to me. The haters have taken a phrase from the 2005 episode "It
Sneezes Milk" and connected the use of that phrase to a plot of an episode that
aired three years later in 2008. Suffice it to say, it is about a mutant mouse
with a human organ extending from its back! This is supposedly the source for
the bald mouse remark - even though those words are never spoken in that show.
I watched it. In the course of my research I found out that another cartoon
could possibly be the source for the conceptualization behind this phrase. You
might recall - if you are my age or older - a cartoon called "Danger Mouse."
This was the first British cartoon to make it on U.S. TV. It ran original
episodes from 1984-1992. One of the most famous episodes involved Danger Mouse
having a sneeze attack, and his sidekick hamster, Penrod, sneezed up milk!
Casey was born March 19, 1986, so she would have been about six when Danger
Mouse ran its final new episode. It could be - if we must use a cartoon as
source - that George Anthony's use of this phrase "Pet the bald-headed mouse;
pet it until it sneezes milk" was inspired by Danger Mouse which George could
have seen well before Casey says he began molesting her at age 8! All possible.
However, there is no reason to look to cartoons as a source for this phrase.
Just hop on over to urbandictionary.com and start entering combinations of the
relevant words. You will see that there are various combinations of "milk,"
"sneeze," and "bald-headed mouse" with erotic implications. I found 16 slang
words or phrases involving these words that carry erotic connotations.
Moreover, if it could be shown that George watched porn, this would explain his
use of these terms. My research indicates that pornographic films have used
every possible metaphor for the male sex organ. All this just proves to me that
Casey haters will try anything - no matter how absurd - to discredit her
claims.
So is there any evidence that George Anthony has done the things
Casey says he has done? Yes, there is, but not the sort of evidence that would
ever get George arrested, however. Dr. Weitz, the psychologist, who contrary to
popular belief was paid by the state of Florida and not by Casey's lawyers,
stated in his deposition that there are indications in this direction. For
example, at Caylee's memorial service, George stands at the podium to give his
eulogy, but the eulogy is all about George and his sensual experience with his
granddaughter. He stated in public how he misses the smell of his
granddaughter's perspiration and hair! His eyes roll up erotically as he speaks
of this. If you look in the background of this video you can see a man's eyes
pop out of his head as hears these shocking words of which Dr. Weitz says "it
had a sexual connotation in my professional opinion based on 35 years of study
as a professional psychologist." - Page 241
Addendum in response to false claims that there are pictures of tape over Caylee's mouth:
If there was any compelling photographic evidence of tape directly over the mouth, Dr. Utz
would have stressed this in his sworn testimony, and Ashton would not be saying
in his book that they had no clear pictures of tape over Caylee's mouth. This
means they avoided getting clear pictures; then they removed the tape and were
suddenly able to take better pictures! This explains why Dr. Utz was so evasive
on the stand during Cheney Mason's cross examination .... Cheney: "Was there
tape on the left side of the face?" Utz: "What do you mean by ON the left side
of the face?" It is beyond suspicious that there were no clear pictures of tape
directly across the area of the mouth. You have to have blind faith in Ashton
and crew to believe they saw that tape there and didn't get a 100 clear
pictures of it. That's transparent bologna! Or as my review of Ashton's book
states "Nuclear Lies Indeed!" There are so many contradictions, omissions,
factual errors and fabrications in Ashton's book. I only gave it 4 stars
because it really is well-written crime fiction! At least Lisa Pulitzer has
talent. I am not sure Ashton does. Team Casey called him "our fourth chair" and
Baez said on MSNBC, "He's working for the defense." I want the readers here to
realize this about the bad reviews: they were written by Casey hating
propagandists. The truth is the case against Casey was vacuous. Duct tape,
chloroform, decomposition, sociopathy - it has all been discredited.
Written By Drew Hensley