Count, I absolutely agree with you on this one, and I think Noddy(?) posted a similar theory in regards to this the other day. I have always thought there was a reason Cindy never called Casey out for her lies and thefts and that belief included that it was something much more than keeping Caylee around. I have often wondered if it was something of an illegal nature- nefarious for sure- that had nothing to do with "sex abuse" or "violence" in the Anthony household. Something that would keep everyone 'mum' in a situation like the one that occurred... along the lines of Casey may full well have committed a crime against Caylee (and they figured out as much), but she had something on them also- what... I have no idea, it may even include Lee somehow.
What do you think it might be when you contemplate your theories?
See, I came from a family where there was generational abuse- incest etc. but there was also some grifting (sort of an understatement), also various levels of drug dealing, drug running, drug doing and money laundering. All by a bunch of church going 'elders' and younger family members too. My mom looked like the 'church lady' from the Saturday Night Live skit and I couldn't have convinced a stranger or therapist (which I tried) that they did the things they did- they didn't 'look' like it or 'act' like it, but it was true.
The sad and interesting part of my story is that since there were various illegal activities that took place everyone sort of 'had something' on each other, so the cycle continued uninterrupted and unabated, and no one ever came clean or made a break. The other thing was , that when illegal money was made financial 'help' was given to members not directly involved in the actual illegal activities, but it served the purpose for them to keep their mouths shut too-1. they didn't want the gravy train to end, and 2. they considered they could possibly be found culpable in some way in regards to the law and breaking it too.
The Anthony's remind me so much of my family it is triggering to me at times. All of this is just theory and supposition on my part, and MOO- just wanted to finally lay it out there, for what it is worth?! I could be way off base but I do believe there is something more... much more than we know about this family!
ETA: I realize how "mafia" this sounds but it was more California/Mexico-ish.
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Gosh, I really don't have a clue. Other than to tell you that I have written some of my close encounters I have had and still do with a few relatives, one in particular, who is the twin of ICA/CA without the murder. I don't post anything that can get back to them because I still fear them to this date. But the scope of it all is this: Like my relative, the A's have no fear of the legal system until the point in time comes when the judge sentences them for their crime(s). Fraud, drugs, physical abuse, DUI's ... nothing phases these types. They do the crime, they do the time. They get out and continue their ways of manipulations of new acquaintances. Use, abuse, lie, steal and move on. Their victims, either embarrassed or too afraid to report them learn a difficult lifes lesson. And all the while, presenting a "caring persona" until they get what they feel they deserve from their target of choice.
CA is like this. What triggered my radar was the 911 phone call, combined with the fact that she witched about the cost of the impound. But yet she waits and I think with fear the towyard people would call LE about the odor since GA made a "stink" pun intended about it to the guy. She waits more than a nano-second and who does she contact? ICA with a text message "
big prob" call me. Ya think CA!!! She told GA to get his arse to work. Then she proceeded to clean the vehicle and rummage around it looking for incriminating evidence and tossed in some fabric softeners. Then off to work she went to tell her co workers the coverup story. Got back to the A compound, has AH resume in hand, called her, drove 45 mins to get AH, witches at AH about ICA - yada yada yada - got ICA, dropped off AH and then returned back to the A compound taking a side trip to a closed LE satellite office. Called 911 not one, but twice. Got back to the A compound where LA arrived and the coverup begins. Then and only then does CA mind begin to really go into gear. She made the third 911 call and in her best voice of panic, the car smells like a damn dead body.
Whoa, all most what .... eight hours later, CA has a light bulb moment ......
Anyway, there is something definitely sinister for them in their past. And by past I mean years and years past. It probably isn't really that sinister to us but for CA it is. Because it will burst her perfect family picture. Ya know, have you seen that Windows cloud commerical. Where the family is sitting on the couch and the boys are bugging each other, the girl is texting or whatnot and the husband is well I don't remember what the poor guy is doing or thinking. The mom is sitting at the computer photo shopping their heads with pictures to make the family look happy.
That's CA to a T. She wants the world to see her perfect family. All I see is a pathetic human who can't accept herself and what she has become and has by herself, created the situation she is in, but blames everyone else. Especially those who have what she wants.
ICA picked the perfect attorney for her. As JB is more like her in personality than he admits even to himself. He is egotistical, like she is. He is amoral, like she is.
They have no defense other than to attack the evidence. They cannot re-write history anymore than ICA can or you or I can. It is what it is. Caylee is gone at the hands on one of the Anthony's. Caylee was disposed like three day garbage by ICA. And not one of the DT members nor the Anthony's care.
The DT can create any scenario to blame CA or GA or LA or whomever else SODDI figure they come up with. It won't absolve ICA from her participation. The people of Florida are stupid nor backwards ignorant people lacking in common sense. Whether or not ICA gets LWOP or the DP doesn't bother me.
I wrote this long, long ago and it bears repeating;
Life is not a dress rehearsal. You get one chance and one chance only. ICA doesn't have to answer to me. She will have to answer to a higher power and I will let God deliver that to her.