Found this on another site... hope it's ok to post here as I found it very interesting...
I'm not with the OPD but I am an Investigator. Here's my take on this case so far:
First, if the cadaver dogs alerted on that car, there was a dead body in that car very recently. Period. Then End. These dogs are trained to sniff through some pretty strong odors (coffee grounds, menthol, etc) and identify ONLY the smell of a cadaver.
Second, if the homicide division is investigating the case, there is a dead person involved. Homicide guys do not get involved in "missing person" cases unless there is evidence of death. Period. The end.
Third, if the homicide investigator smelled "decomposition", there was a dead body somewhere around the vicinity. I hate to be so graphic but, until you smell a cadaver, you haven't smelled anything bad. Imagine the smell of a hot tar pot, combined with the smell of a 5 gallon bucket full of rotten eggs, combined with a weeks worth of poopie diapers, combined with about 100 pounds of rotten fish, combined with the smell of a dead cow. Once you smell that smell, you never forget it and you will recognize it no matter where or when you smell it next. It's a very unique - and very bad -odor.
In my opinion, this defendant was held on such high bond becuause she is a liar. She lied to the cops and she lied to the judge. She lied about anything and everything she could possibly lie about.
From personal experience, I know that judges don't like people who lie when a little kid is missing. Neither do the cops. She has only been charged with what the cops can absolutely prove, right now, this minute. Just wait.
Personal experience has also taught me that:
1. Mothers who care about their kids don't lie to the people who can find their kid.
2. Mothers who know their kid is already dead aren't especially concerned about finding the kid so, they lie to protect their own sorry *advertiser censored*.
3. Innocent people with nothing to hide don't lie to the cops when their kid goes missing. Ever. They certainly don't lie about stupid stuff like, where they work.
4. Grandmothers will lie to protect their children, even when those children have killed their grandchildren. I see it all the time in the lower income areas.
I can't help but notice that this Casey is a "single mom". Children of "Single moms" (never married) are victims of violent crime approximately 75% more than children of two parent homes. It's true that this victim rate is skewed by the unbelievable high rate of illegitimate births in the lower income, high crime areas but, the same social factors that precipitate violence against children in those areas are found in Casey Anthony's life.
Sadly, it appears that her daughter was yet another victim.