Chezhire said:... how does one reconcile asking Tony to pick her up, meaning he knows where she left the car, with her wanting it to be stolen??? Are you guys saying she wanted it to be stolen from the lot from where it was finally recovered? If so, I still am not following, because Tony would have known that Caylee was NOT alive in the car when he picked up Casey
I always wondered about this myself, and have come to the conclusion that Casey is a naive woman of below average intelligence. She might have intended to create an alibi involving either a car theft or a carjacking. But Tony would have raised serious inconsistencies undermining this potential alibi because of whatever knowledge he would have gained by picking her up right after she abandoned the vehicle. Unless, Tony either intended to cooperate with Casey, or Casey foolishly believed that Tony would substantiate her lies.
It would be interesting for others here to submit their own opinions or theories as to what Casey intended to do had her mother never intervened.