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Day 31: George Anthony in tears over questions about suicide attempt
Casey Anthony's father broke down on the witness stand during questions about his granddaughter, and admits to the jury that he tried to kill himself in January 2009.
When George stepped down, he took a deep breath and looked directly at his daughter while walking back to his seat.
"Snip" By Jacqueline Fell, Adam Longo and Kelli Cook, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 3:04 PM
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Flashback: George Anthony's suicide attempt in Daytona Beach
When Baez started asking about the Anthonys' appearances on various national talk shows, George snapped back.
"Mr. Baez, I have tried to be nice to you, and I have tried to answer the best of my ability," he said. "It had nothing to do with guilt or innocence, or anything like that. We did that, sir, for self-preservation, to bring awareness to what my granddaughter meant to us."
After a short recess, Baez asked George about molesting his daughter. He again denied it, repeatedly saying he would never do anything in that way to harm his daughter.
"In that way?" Baez inquired, though an objection by the state was sustained. He then shifted his questioning back to George's gas cans. He again said he put a piece of duct tape on one of his cans, because a plastic piece was missing when Casey angrily gave them back to him.
During cross-examination, George told prosecutor Jeff Ashton that he held out hope that Caylee was alive from July 15, 2008, to the day she was told the remains were Caylee.
He burst into tears as he finished his answer. The judge asked if he wanted to take a break, but George replied, "No, I need to get through this."
As George broke down on the stand, Casey simply stared at her father.
George's suicide note was exempted from public records during a previous hearing with the family's previous attorney, Brad Conway, in 2009. Ashton, however, provided a copy of it to Judge Perry, who sent the jury out of the courtroom to review it.
With George, Cindy and the jury out of the courtroom, Ashton said the suicide note stated the George got a gun with the intent to go get answers from Casey's friends, and then kill himself.
Baez argued George wrote the letter to appear innocent, but Ashton said it showed that George did not know what happened to his granddaughter.
Article: http://www.cfnews13.com/article/new...in-tears-over-questions-about-suicide-attempt
Casey Anthony's father broke down on the witness stand during questions about his granddaughter, and admits to the jury that he tried to kill himself in January 2009.
When George stepped down, he took a deep breath and looked directly at his daughter while walking back to his seat.
"Snip" By Jacqueline Fell, Adam Longo and Kelli Cook, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 3:04 PM
Video Stories George Anthony bursts into tears http://www.cfnews13.com/video?clip=...cane_center/george-cry-0629.flv&vtitle=George Anthony bursts into tears
Flashback: George Anthony's suicide attempt in Daytona Beach
When Baez started asking about the Anthonys' appearances on various national talk shows, George snapped back.
"Mr. Baez, I have tried to be nice to you, and I have tried to answer the best of my ability," he said. "It had nothing to do with guilt or innocence, or anything like that. We did that, sir, for self-preservation, to bring awareness to what my granddaughter meant to us."
After a short recess, Baez asked George about molesting his daughter. He again denied it, repeatedly saying he would never do anything in that way to harm his daughter.
"In that way?" Baez inquired, though an objection by the state was sustained. He then shifted his questioning back to George's gas cans. He again said he put a piece of duct tape on one of his cans, because a plastic piece was missing when Casey angrily gave them back to him.
During cross-examination, George told prosecutor Jeff Ashton that he held out hope that Caylee was alive from July 15, 2008, to the day she was told the remains were Caylee.
He burst into tears as he finished his answer. The judge asked if he wanted to take a break, but George replied, "No, I need to get through this."
As George broke down on the stand, Casey simply stared at her father.
George's suicide note was exempted from public records during a previous hearing with the family's previous attorney, Brad Conway, in 2009. Ashton, however, provided a copy of it to Judge Perry, who sent the jury out of the courtroom to review it.
With George, Cindy and the jury out of the courtroom, Ashton said the suicide note stated the George got a gun with the intent to go get answers from Casey's friends, and then kill himself.
Baez argued George wrote the letter to appear innocent, but Ashton said it showed that George did not know what happened to his granddaughter.
Article: http://www.cfnews13.com/article/new...in-tears-over-questions-about-suicide-attempt