A big thanks to
21merc7 & Angel Who Cares for posting the story & the video. Much appreciated!
In summary, IMHO, the report is basically telling us that the botanist's & entomologist's findings triangulate the timeline that ties:
(1) the date & time of death, to
(2) the body being xfer'd from the Pontiac to this disposal location without any lapse in the chain of custody of the body as determined by
(3) continuous possession the Pontiac.
IMHO, the clear possession of the Pontiac will be the thread that pulls all this together and sews Casey up.
Detailing these points…
Perhaps the botanist's results re: plant growth through the skeletal remains, will be the evidence that definitively proves the body was in the final disposal location from the time it was discovered, working backwards, until the date it was removed from the Pontiac. IOW the body was not put there by someone other than Casey at a time other than when it left the trunk of the Pontiac based on the ADD (of ~2.6days) - no ZFG & no body shuffle by anyone else - period.
Perhaps the entomologist’s results will confirm the date & time of death independent of the circumstantial evidence we currently have (i.e. ADD of ~2.6 days is a duration not a date/time, and last known witness of 12:50PM 6/16 is all we currently have to establish the earliest possible date/time of death).
Add to the above that at no time close to the date & time of Caylee’s death (week of 6/15) was the Pontiac in anyone’s possession other than Casey’s, and you have a solid chain of custody that ties Casey DIRECTLY to the body through the Pontiac. This chain of custody would prove Casey’s culpability beyond a reasonable doubt, IMHO.
Fingerprints on the duct tape would just make the case even more iron clad identifying Casey’s culpability, IMHO, it just likely won’t prove the manner of death any better.
Perhaps the pivotal point of this case at trial will be proving the source of the chloroform in the trunk. Based on what we know at this time the absence of a reasonable explanation for that elevated level of chloroform will make it circumstantial evidence pointing to its use in carrying out the crime, implying intention. The SA strategy might be to try to put the burden on the defense to explain it away. I’m not wild about this proposition…so I’m hoping there’s more evidence to come regarding the chloroform as recovered from the disposal or G&C’s via the final SW.
…on the emotional side of all of this…I’m completely there with you guys on the wide range this news brings.
IMHO, there are NO winners in all of this…Caylee’s life was taken…no amount of justice will reverse that sad fact.:frown: If there is a silver-lining…it maybe that through the efforts of many, many good & decent people, justice maybe served…and this apparent flagrant, deceitful victory of evil overpowering the innocent good is but fleeting…and that our/my faith in the victory of good over evil can be restored. I have faith that balance is never upset in the grand scheme…just here where we witness it…it gets kicked outta kilter sometimes.
And finally, it isn’t lost on me that the VERY thing that is sewing all of this together is dear, sweet, little, 2 year old, Caylee Marie. She gave LE everything they needed…her very flesh and bone. She didn’t need to do that for herself…she gave that gift for us to have the justice we need. Moreover, she gifted the world with a living example of how the power of our love for one another can move us…so much more profoundly than evil ever could.
…sorry the long post & for waxing poetic…I just had to pen that outta my system.
