Jolynna
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The following is my humble opinion -- no expertise here and anyone is free to jump in.
I think CA made that phone call because she is a mandated reporter. CA was protecting herself and her ability to make a living. Things had gotten out of hand and the odor in the car didn't necessarily convince CA because she didn't want to believe it. We've seen the dynamics that in that family, truth is negotiable. However, the odor in the car along with KC's statement that she hadn't seen Caylee in 31 days was enough to nudge CA into making the mandated reporter call. Mandated reporter calls are required to go to law enforcement and that's who she called.
On the other hand, the fact that CA did make that call is also some strong evidence that CA did not believe Caylee was dead at that time. There is no requirement to make a mandated reporter report concerning a dead child. The child is no longer an abused child. The child no longer exists. The statute for protecting an abused child is no longer operative on the situation. At that point, it has become only a criminal homicide investigation.
The reason CA feels overwhelming guilt now for making that call is because she didn't have to make that call; when she thought she did have to make it to comply with the mandated reporter laws, to save her own nursing license and to save her ability to make a living.
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I agree that the call is evidence Cindy did not believe Caylee was dead when she made the call. Only I believe Cindy made the call because she she was scared out of her mind by Casey saying she hadn't seen Caylee in 31 days. As Cindy talked to the dispatcher she was saying whatever came into her mind and...she said (anguished wail) the car smells like a dead body. In my opinion, Cindy was digesting horrific news, and she sad the car smelled like a dead body because the car smelled like a dead body. The wailing sorrowful sounds Cindy made when she told the dispatcher about how the car smelled like a body are themselves a testimony to what Cindy was thinking.
I believe that when Cindy went into cover-up mode it signals a realization that she couldn't save Caylee.