2011.06.07 Today's Current News **NO DISCUSSION HERE PLEASE**

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Jurors hear testimony on chloroform residue, training of cadaver dogs

"Snip" Updated: By Amy Pavuk and Walter Pacheco, Orlando Sentinel

4:47 p.m. EDT, June 7, 2011


Jurors heard about a variety of evidence from several state witnesses in the first-degree murder case against Casey Anthony today, ranging from chloroform residue detected on items in her car to garbage found in the trunk.

Rickenbach, told jurors chloroform is a volatile substance that doesn't stay around long. He told prosecutor Jeff Ashton he would have expected the chloroform to dissipate by the time the fabric was tested.

"I was surprised to even get any results for chloroform," he said.

Rickenbach also told Ashton he detected an odor when he opened the can containing the fabric from the spare tire cover. But he was not allowed to further discuss the odor.


Forgey told jurors that Gerus is trained to detect human decomposition, alerted to the trunk of Anthony's car and to a spot in the Anthony family's back yard.

Baez asked Forgey why Gerus' inspections weren't videotaped, the deputy explained they very rarely were.

Forgey noted that the smell of death, which he is familiar with, was obvious from Anthony's car.



Read more... http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...anthony-trial-day-12-20110607,0,6084317.story

 

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Bag of trash, cadaver dogs top latest testimony against Casey Anthony
"Snip" By Jacqueline Fell, Adam Longo and Kelli Cook, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 4:19 PM


Gerardo Bloise testify about a garbage bag found in Casey's Pontiac Sunfire. It's the same bag George Anthony said he found in the trunk when he picked up the car from a tow yard.
The jury saw several photos of the bag full of garbage, as well as the individual items inside the bag laid out on a table, including:

Various soft drink cans and bottles
Napkins and food wrappers
An empty box of cigarettes
A broken plastic coat hanger
A pizza box
A receipt from Fusion Ultra Lounge
A flier from Full Sail University, detailing orientation and registration
Bloise noted noted the bag smelled as "normal trash," and the odor of the garbage was different than the smell in the car trunk.



Dr. Arpad Vass Baez tried to ask if Vass misidentified the can from Monday because he is not used to handling evidence, since he works in a research lab, not a forensics lab. The prosecution objected, but Vass still confirmed he was not used to handling evidence.Dr. Michael Rickenbach Rickenbach, however, said he was surprised to have gotten any result at all. Normally, the chloroform would have evaporated. He also said the tire cover was sent to him in a cardboard box, which was not airtight, and would allow chloroform to leak out of it.



Jason Forgey Forgey said his full-service dog, Gerus, was trained to sit when detecting the "smell of death." The dog was also trained to recognize several scents, including a pseudo scent for a drowning victim, as well as to ignore certain scents, including ham bones, dumpsters, pizza and decomposing animals.

Forgey said Gerus signaled alerts in the trunk of Casey's car, as well as near Caylee's playhouse in the Anthonys' backyard.



FULL STORY http://www.cfnews13.com/article/new...gs-top-latest-testimony-against-Casey-Anthony

 

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New docket entry:

06/07/2011 Transcript Filed
Jury Trial (Testimony of Roy House) 5/25/11

 

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BILL SHEAFFER: Analysis Of Casey Murder Trial Day 23
WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer talks to reporter Kathi Belich about Casey Anthony's murder trial day 23. (06/07/11)



http://www.wftv.com/video/28162972/index.html

 

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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/0607/Casey-Anthony-murder-trial-Was-police-handler-giving-testimony-from-a-dog
By Warren Richey, Staff writer / June 7, 2011

A Florida K-9 officer testified at the Casey Anthony murder trial that his dog 'alerted' when led past the defendant's car. The defense tried to block the unusual testimony on the dog's signals, labeling it 'speculation.'