"This has been a very dysfunctional family for a long time and it is a shame that it had to come to this to this and be in front of all the public to see."
I have read this entire thread, and I believe you are probably the only one who feels somewhat like I do. I'm prepared to get screamed at here, but it's JMO. So many things break my heart about this case. Of course, Caylee being possibly deceased, is my main heartbreak.
I cannot help but feel how much of all this falls on Cindy's shoulders. WHY did she not get help for Casey a long time ago? As soon as the narcassism began or the lying. I can't imagine that you know in your heart that your child has a mental disorder, and choice to ignore it.
Next, when your young, pregnant daughter tells you that she does not want to keep the baby, does it make sense to force her to keep the baby? Look at the consequences. Why didn't Cindy tell Casey she and George would adopt Caylee when she was born, if Casey still wanted to adopt her out?
It saddens me that a 22 year old may face the rest of their life in prison, or face the DP. God created everyone of us in His likeness, and I can't help but feel some compassion for Casey when I think of what she faces. Could Cindy have prevented all this pain and agony for all of them by just being a good mother. So many lives destroyed and it all could have been prevented. In some ways I almost feel Casey is also a victim in this too.
If Casey hadn't been bonded out in the beginning, she may have told where Caylee is by now. How many hardened criminals with a lot of experience in crime have been worn down when LE drilled them day in and day out. Casey is incapable of feeling and where did this start? I don't believe you are born this way.