Great post. This pretty much sums of why this is the case of the century. There have been far more horrifying child abductions and murders since this case came to light; however, it is the A's conduct, their unbelievable and outrageous conduct, their instant reaction to protect KC not Caylee that has made it so notorious.
Many years ago I awoke to find the dead body of a hit-n-run victim lying in the street behind my house (she was visible thru my slider on my 2d story), once LE arrived I watched the investigation for about 12 hours from my balcony. One of LE asked me why I was watching. I told him that this poor woman must be one of my neighbors and yet no one knew she was dead yet. She was just a dead body to LE. I felt I had to watch them investigate because SHE needed someone watching for her. I felt like she was all alone lying there. She deserved to be mourned even though I didn't know who she was.
This case has done the same thing to me. I feel like no one else in the A family was focused on the right thing, Caylee. I feel like I have to watch for her, mourn for her, BECAUSE THE A FAMILY DIDN'T SEEM TO BE FOCUSED ON CAYLEE, only on KC and themselves. THEY NEEDED TO STICK TOGETHER. Caylee was dead, but they were left, so they needed to stick together.
After Casey's arrest on July 16, 2008, she has remained quiet. We have brief snippets of conversation from her phone call from jail to her family on July 16, 2008, and the videos of the jailhouse visits with her parents. Although those snippets have told us a lot about who and what Casey is, it's been Cindy and George's behavior that have kept this case front and center in the news, not Casey.
The list is long, and not in chronological order but includes..........
Cindy's outrageous statements, denying the car smelled like a dead body, claiming it was rotten pizza...........this after she herself stated in the 911 call that the car smelled like a dead body.
Cindy wielding a hammer, pounding no trespassing signs in her front yard, and threatening reporters.
George having to be restrained from physically attacking a cameraman in front of his house.
George screaming, "the body in my daughter's car is not my granddaughter!"
Cindy and George, instead of staying inside their home, came out with a hammer and baseball bat to confront protesters in front of their house.
George and Cindy destroying a memorial set up by people at the site where Caylee's remains were found.
Cindy having a memorial service for Caylee with the focus on Casey, and refusing to allow certain people to attend.
Cindy cleaning out the Pontiac before police took custody of it, washing items that were in the car and thus destroying evidence.
Cindy refusing to cooperate with LE and withholding evidence.
Cindy insinuating that others killed Caylee.
Cindy and George selling the rights to Caylee's pictures for a profit, and no longer working.
Cindy and George's behavior during their depositions in the civil case.
The above is only some of the things George and Cindy have done that have kept this case in the news. Their behavior has been outrageous, and their failure to seek justice for Caylee and their extraordinary lengths to defend Casey, have served only to anger the public.