2008.07.28 Lee A. Interview

[SeriouslySearching]

When people are in shock over a tragedy, they go into denial, they are searching for any possible explanation and will verbalize it to try to see if it will work. Denial is the first step of the grieving process. The Anthony's had the misfortune of doing it in front of the media and the whole world. It is apparent that they knew the truth but just couldn't face it. They have to work through this. Innocent victims do lie to themselves in the face of an unbearable tragedy - this is common - I have experienced this phenomena myself. The victim wants to believe that ANYTHING other than the truth is what has happened...for the Anthony's ANYTHING would be better than knowing that their daughter killed Caylee. So they come up with crazy ideas and verbalize them and change the story and come up with other crazy ideas. In the end, they will come to accept what has happened. If you have never been through something so extraordinarily tragic, it is hard to understand this process. But that is what normal people do. They deny and they bargain and then they grieve and accept what has happened. Sometimes it takes months to move from one stage to another. Try to have some compassion. These people are hurting. I hope you NEVER have to go through something like this in your life. It is terrible.

I have gone through tragedy, but I didn't make up stories or lie to anyone while trying to come to terms with it. Lying to yourself is one thing, but lying about things which could bring your grandchild home is quite another. This goes far beyond a grieving process here. While I am sure they are hurting, the reasons why are what I am not clear on.

How much did they know? When did they know it? And why did they know it? There are more questions than answers in this case.

 

[Leila]

Well, I've skimmed the whole document so I will have to come back and re-read but my general take on LA's interview is that its pretty damning! Notwithstanding that, he totally fails to mention having tried to reach Casey on July 3rd and several others that have been interviewed do mention that he contacted her on the 3rd...Interesting...So much to go through again.

P.S. Lights are on at the Anthony residence. Really. Check out the cam.

I bet JB provided them with four copies of the documents and they're all burning the midnight oil................it's after midnight there now.

 

[MitchLite]

nobody in this family had a normal life because of casey. I know what they tried to do, because my husband and I tried the same thing, thousands of parents do, and we all share the same fear that something will happen to our grandkids....but deep in our mind, we know something bad can happen, but we pray and hope it never does.

With the history of all that we know, I don't know HOW they are all living under one roof......there is no way that I could do it. But, my husband and I finally put our foot down to our daughters games, and I don't think the anthonys had reached that point yet...they were trying to get there, but all of this happened. Now, sigh.........it's a risk you take when you push the kids out..........you do it for there own good because you know the more you do, the more they will never learn.

 

[catherineb]

I'm bringing this up again because I do find it really odd - the "original receipts", 22 of them were given to the attorny, JB, not LE. LA basically said that some of the receipts are "missing". Does this mean that JB is purposefully hiding evidence?

 

[SeriouslySearching]

I bet JB provided them with four copies of the documents and they're all burning the midnight oil................it's after midnight there now.

They got their copies on Monday night.

 

[Theonly1]

[Paraphrased]
Casey referring to herself as a "spiteful b*tch" was also creepy to me. Wasn't it along the lines of "Why won't I let you see Caylee? Well, maybe I'm just a spiteful b*tch!"

 

[StickPoint]

nobody in this family had a normal life because of casey. I know what they tried to do, because my husband and I tried the same thing, thousands of parents do, and we all share the same fear that something will happen to our grandkids....but deep in our mind, we know something bad can happen, but we pray and hope it never does.

With the history of all that we know, I don't know HOW they are all living under one roof......there is no way that I could do it. But, my husband and I finally put our foot down to our daughters games, and I don't think the anthonys had reached that point yet...they were trying to get there, but all of this happened. Now, sigh.........it's a risk you take when you push the kids out..........you do it for there own good because you know the more you do, the more they will never learn.

As my father likes to say- "Time to cut the ambilical cord".

 

[SeriouslySearching]

HOW MANY gas cans did Casey end up acquiring? We know about 2 from GA. Then Amy bought her 1 can. Didn't she ask other people for cans as well?

I wonder if we ever will find little Caylee.

Interesting. Why would a person need a gas can at all?! Why not pull into a station now and then? :waitasec: I have never owned a gas can other than for a lawnmower...and have only run out of gas once in my life!

 

[MitchLite]

They got their copies on Monday night.

and when did her friends start posting here? the anthonys know whats in these documents.....i am sure they had a heads up they were going to be released.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

[Paraphrased]
Casey referring to herself as a "spiteful b*tch" was also creepy to me. Wasn't it along the lines of "Why won't I let you see Caylee? Well, maybe I'm just a spiteful b*tch!"

See! She CAN tell the truth!! Proof!

 

[MitchLite]

Interesting. Why would a person a gas can at all?! Why not pull into a station now and then? :waitasec: I have never owned a gas can other than for a lawnmower...and have only run out of gas once in my life!

the only thing i could think of is that she did not want people to smell the car? or....she did say there was a problem with her fuel gage......if thats true or not i don't know.........

 

[SeriouslySearching]

and when did her friends start posting here? the anthonys know whats in these documents.....i am sure they had a heads up they were going to be released.

Her friends posting here had nothing to do with the doc dump, imo.

 

[TKS2003]

I have gone through tragedy, but I didn't make up stories or lie to anyone while trying to come to terms with it. Lying to yourself is one thing, but lying about things which could bring your grandchild home is quite another. This goes far beyond a grieving process here. While I am sure they are hurting, the reasons why are what I am not clear on.

How much did they know? When did they know it? And why did they know it? There are more questions than answers in this case.

Just to note, you responded to someone who has a lot of sympathy for the Anthony's, who didnt understand why more of us arent sypathetic...
I too have gone through tragedy, my mom shot my dad. He lived, but it was awful, horrifying and so many other things--and yes, it was public in my area, and there was a trial and it was quite the big deal for our little neck of the woods, I wont bore the rest of you with it...My point is to agree w/SS, there were a lot of ways I could have reacted and behaved, and I cant see myself behaving the way the Anthony's have. MOO.

 

[carmenmiranda1]

Casey was at a party on the 3rd and told her friends she was upset and that Lee was on his way over to pick her up. Did Lee confirm this?

 

[Paladine]

Gas cans...The way I'm reading this...Lee says that George suspected it was Casey who took the gas, but it was confirmed by Tony. Well, that makes no sense if Casey had actually shown up on the 24th like George alleges. She supposedly told him and returned the cans....I don't buy it. I don't think Casey saw George on the 24th. Mentioning the meeting on the 24th by Lee, seemed like an afterthought...after he spoke too much, he thought.

"We were able later to find out that it absolutely was" Casey....

"Tony said Casey did indeed get the gas"...

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http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photo...thony/1/lg/DOC_20080923141138_000_Page_43.htm

 

[Maui4me]

I read most of LA's interview... I feel that the family did not know what happened to Caylee at the time she was picked up... they may know now, but I don't think they knew then.

I heard Tim Miller last night, but I missed LP... wanted to hear that too. After reading the confrontation at the house, I do not believe that anyone in that family is the father of Caylee. If it were the case, LA or GA would have been there yelling "that is my child too"... you can keep secrets when things are going well, but not under that kind of stress... JMHO

 

[CHICANA]

i am no fans of cindy and george.......but I agree with you.

Me too. I hope I NEVER have to find out how I would act/react in a situation like this.
I know one thing though, I wouldn't be open to the public or media - only LE as I wouldn't want everything I said or forgot or misstated to come back to haunt me.
Sad too, because children have a better chance of being found when it's shouted out in the media.
I don't think I could bring myself to shout it out now, after watching every word spoken criticized and scrutinized before all the facts have even come out.
IMO, the reaction towards the Anthony's in this case is going to scare a lot of families with missing children into silence.
I must not be the norm, because there is plenty of dysfunction among my family members and I can't call myself normal as I'm obviously obsessive or I wouldn't spend so much time following this case.

God bless Caylee, God bless Cindy and George and God, please help Casey to stop lying.

 

[TURBOTHINK]

HOW MANY gas cans did Casey end up acquiring? We know about 2 from GA. Then Amy bought her 1 can. Didn't she ask other people for cans as well?

I wonder if we ever will find little Caylee.

And Tony picked up cans from his grandparents house.

 

[TURBOTHINK]

Her friends posting here had nothing to do with the doc dump, imo.

I am not so sure of that.

 

[heartfortruth]

When people are in shock over a tragedy, they go into denial, they are searching for any possible explanation and will verbalize it to try to see if it will work. Denial is the first step of the grieving process. The Anthony's had the misfortune of doing it in front of the media and the whole world. It is apparent that they knew the truth but just couldn't face it. They have to work through this. Innocent victims do lie to themselves in the face of an unbearable tragedy - this is common - I have experienced this phenomena myself. The victim wants to believe that ANYTHING other than the truth is what has happened...for the Anthony's ANYTHING would be better than knowing that their daughter killed Caylee. So they come up with crazy ideas and verbalize them and change the story and come up with other crazy ideas. In the end, they will come to accept what has happened. If you have never been through something so extraordinarily tragic, it is hard to understand this process. But that is what normal people do. They deny and they bargain and then they grieve and accept what has happened. Sometimes it takes months to move from one stage to another. Try to have some compassion. These people are hurting. I hope you NEVER have to go through something like this in your life. It is terrible.

imo ....stated very heartrendingly well.......you have said what I have thought all along.........and my heart goes out to everyone involved in this whole, sad, very sad , situation.....thanks for your post...it is comforting , in some strange way ,to me......and I hope to others....even the family