Caylee would be defenseless against Casey imo.
Defenseless is a nice word for it. My mind keeps telling me there's a horror here that KC put that little sweetheart through that is enough to justify the death penalty. Here's what I envision happened. :furious::furious::furious:
After months (years) of KC lying to her mother to get her own way, KC had a child, didn't identify the father (grossly wrong for Caylee on so many levels), KC convinced GA and CA that she was working and thinking about an apartment. CA went to a therapist. The therapist, without thinking of the consequences for KC, much less Caylee, glibly tells CA to hold KC's feet to the fire and kick her out. The catalyst comes when CA discovers KC has stolen money from GGF. Huge verbal fight. Caylee had to be upset. Oh, KC also emotionally and verbally abuses Caylee with name calling and who knows what else. Caylee is starting to talk.
KC leaves the house in a rage. She comes back in the morning of the 16th. Now she's on a silent rage seeking revenge. She takes clothing for KC, but only takes a princess dress (Belle's ball gown -- not the Minnie dress) and Caylee's doll "Mama." She takes Caylee without any means of support or supplies for even a single day.
KC drives wherever during the day, maybe to Blanchard Park. KC also went to the Sawgrass Apartments that day. Somewhere, either Blanchard Park or Sawgrass Apartments, KC chloroforms Caylee and puts her in the trunk. It's getting late and she needs to get to TonE's place. TonE doesn't want kids there. Wait. Caylee is unconscious, but not dead yet.
The dose of chloroform is substantial because KC intends to kill Caylee. KC drives to AL's place and spends the night. Chloroform is short acting and Caylee wakes up, vomits and has a horrible headache and cramps, maybe diarrhea, from the chloroform. She's locked in the trunk and it is dark, confining and she's totally frightened out of her wits. She's in a dark cage -- think about being buried alive.
Caylee cries to get help like any baby does. There is no response. Caylee is running out of air because of the rubber trunk seals. It is also very hot in there from Caylee's own body heat because the trunk is sealed. The chloroform is still present in the vomit, urine and diarrhea. However, it just makes her sick, doesn't knock her out again. Caylee scratches on the trunk panel, but can't escape. Fright turns to terror and panic as there is less and less air. Caylee is beyond terrified. She is just a 2 year old. Caylee dies of suffocation.
KC opens the trunk the next day and, of course, Caylee is dead. KC didn't scream, cry, call 911 on her ever present cell phone because KC expected it. KC didn't even wait with Caylee for her to die. She left her there to die alone.
KC has to strip the body of clothing and strip the outfit off the Mama doll because of the vomit, urine and body fluids. That's why Mama was found without clothes.
Therefore, KC's age of 22 years won't impact this case, but Caylee's tender age of 2 years old will aggravate the outcome.