(Sorry for long delay in posting this- lots of real-time real-life to attend to).
I have to say it feels ridiculously good to have my theory well received by you peeps here, especially since y'all are so well-versed in this case.
This thread prompted me to go through the actual BoA records evidence for the first time. Its difficult not to be struck by the significance of the thefts, both to the case time-line and to what had to be transpiring with the perp and CA psychologically. It is particularly difficult to accept as coincidence that OCA's google searches began when the BoA money ended.
Logical Girl, I agree with you that the argument on June 16th wasn't necessarily THE trigger, if a trigger at all. What I mean is that I don't believe that fight prompted OCA to think murder for the first time. I agree with you, 2Goldfish. that the March 2008 Google searches marked the end for Caylee. I think it was exactly then that OCA "killed" Caylee in her own mind and moved on.
After that, the actual murder was for OCA likely just a matter of logistics and timing. Based on her sorry record of supreme laziness in every area of her life though, I doubt OCA spent much time planning Caylee's murder. Caylee was already dead to her.
That CA was willing and able to cut OCA off financially (from OCA's perspective) meant that Caylee no longer was of guaranteed use as a meal/job avoidance ticket. To OCA, Caylee served no purpose at all, except to limit OCA's options.
I don't think it is a coincidence that OCA was so actively searching for boyfriends after March. She was searching for her next mark. Incapable of actually creating a life for herself, she was looking for a life someone else had created/was creating that she could insert herself into, one that would take her out of her house and allow her to do as she pleased.
(A honest advertisement for herself would read- "Looking for a sucker: will trade sex and doing your laundry for room and board and no questions asked )
Also, I remember how taken I was during closing arguments with JA's statement that OCA's time had been running out bcause Caylee was learning how to speak and would have revealed OCA's world of lies. I still think, Logical girl, that Caylee's getting more verbal posed a threat to OCA, but I'm unconvinced that was an immediate threat, or had much to do with the timing of Caylee's murder.
Caylee was already plenty verbal enough to answer GA or CA, if they had ever asked: how was your day, Caylee? What did you get to do? Did you have a good time with Zanny? It blows the mind, actually, that this horrible family didn't provide Caylee with even that sliver of normalcy and loving attention. :furious: :furious: