Pathological: The Casey Anthony Story — Where Is Caylee Marie? — Ep. 1 | MK Confidential
The Megyn Kelly Show
This episode of 'MK Confidential' investigates the disappearance of three-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony, focusing on the events leading up to her mother, Casey Anthony, being brought in for questioning. It begins with a
Key takeaways
- The discovery of a decomposing body in Casey Anthony's car was triggered by a certified letter about an impounded vehicle.
- Cindy Anthony made three separate 911 calls within ninety minutes—first about a stolen car, then about a strange smell, and finally about her missing granddaughter.
Main topics
- The disappearance of Caylee Marie Anthony
- Casey Anthony's alleged lies and deception
Notable quotes
"I was feeling very sick in my stomach. And I was at the trunk. There's nothing back there except a trash bag full of garbage." – George Anthony describing the smell in the car.
"Did you smell something right away?" – Dr. Phil, asking George about the odor.
Conclusion
The episode sets the stage for a deeper investigation into Casey Anthony's
Transcript preview
Speaker 1 (0:01) The Anthony family lives in a small one-story ranch house in the Orlando suburbs. Four bedrooms, two baths, and a screened pool out back. George and Cindy Anthony have called it the family home since 1989. Their house has a pale pink front door with an arched window. There is usually a wreath or a plaque hanging on it, and in the afternoon, the Florida sun comes off the glass in a glare. The family almost never uses the front door. Everyone comes and goes through the garage. So when the mailman tapes a certified letter notice to the front glass, it sits there for four days before anybody sees it. Sunday morning, July 13th, 2008. Cindy is out front pulling weeds. She and her husband George have put down new sod in the strip between the sidewalk and the street, and George is off to the side watering it. George and Cindy have been married for 27 years. They have raised two children together, Lee and Casey. The marriage has survived financial trouble and a separation, but they're hanging on, still living in the same house. tending the same yard. Cindy straightens up and stretches her back, working her way back toward the house when the glare shifts and she sees the paper. Speaker 5 (1:19) It said it was a certified letter and it had Johnson's. And when I read it, I didn't know anybody the name of Johnson or Johnson's company. So I went over to George and showed him the notice and he said he had no clue who Johnson's was. The notice on the door communicates... Speaker 1 (1:37) The certified letter is waiting for them at the post office. George tells Cindy he will pick it up on his way to work on Monday, but he doesn't make it there until Tuesday, just before noon. Turns out the certified letter is from Johnson's wrecker service off Narcoossee Road. They have the family's white 1998 Pontiac Sunfire, titled to George and Cindy. Their 22-year-old daughter, Casey, drives the Pontiac every day. Casey has told them she and her three-year-old little girl, Kaylee, are in Jacksonville. George studies the letter, thinking about this. The letter shows that their car has been sitting in the impound lot since June 30th. Today is July 15th. George calls Cindy at work. Neither of them understands how the car can be in Orlando if Casey and Kaylee are in Jacksonville. George drives to Johnson's to find out what happened. A woman at the front counter tells him the Pontiac was found abandoned in a payday loan store parking lot. To get it out of impound will cost nearly $500. George calls Cindy again. and she leaves work around 12.30 or 1. They meet at home, get the car's title, stop at an ATM for $500, and head to the tow yard. It is raining, a steady, misty rain. George and Cindy pay the fee, and George walks back into the tow lot with the manager to get the car. Before they moved to Florida, George spent about a decade working in law enforcement in Ohio, first as a police officer and then as a deputy sheriff. He has smelled human decomposition before. He unlocks the driver's door and gets in. He describes what he found inside to Dr. Phil in 2011. Speaker 2 (3:33) Did you smell something right away? I did notice an odor that I had smelled prior from many years ago in being in law enforcement. And as I locked the car, that's when the odor was even more stronger. I was feeling very sick in my stomach. And I was at the trunk. There's nothing back there except a trash bag full of garbage. And I shut it. I was thankful I didn't see. Speaker 2 (3:59) My Speaker 3 (4:00) daughter or my granddaughter there. Your mind went there when you walked to the back of the car? Oh, absolutely it did. Speaker 1 (4:04) The tow yard manager pulls the garbage bag out of the trunk and drops it in the dumpster. George drives the Pontiac around front where Cindy is waiting in her own car, the window down in the rain. He said, we need to get home right now. This car stinks. At the tow yard, Cindy smells nothing. Back home, George pulls the Pontiac into the garage and gets out. Cindy walks toward him. Speaker 1 (4:30) smells it. George tells her the car stinks. Cindy starts going through the Pontiac. Inside, she finds a phone number for a young woman named Amy, a friend of Casey's she has never met. And she calls her. Amy knows where Casey is. That evening, Cindy picks Amy up, and they drive about 20 minutes east across Orlando to Sutton Place, where Casey's boyfriend, Tony Lazzaro, lives. When they get there, Amy walks up to the apartment and knocks while Cindy hangs back just out of sight. When Casey opens the door, Cindy comes around the corner. Get your things, Cindy tells her. You're coming with me. Casey goes back inside to gather a few things while Cindy waits at the doorway. Casey says she'll be coming back. No, get all of your things. A few minutes later, Casey is in the car, but Cindy does not drive home. It is after 8 o'clock that night when Cindy Anthony pulls into the local Orlando police station on Pershing Avenue with Casey in the passenger seat. But the local station is closed. So Cindy calls 911 from her car. What Speaker 6 (5:44) are you trying Speaker 4 (5:45) to accomplish by bringing them to the station? Speaker 6 (5:47) I have a 22-year-old person that has grand theft putting in my auto with Speaker 1 (5:54) me. Cindy does not tell the dispatcher her little granddaughter, Kaylee, is missing. Her first call is about Casey stealing a car and stealing money. Their address puts them in the sheriff's jurisdiction. So the dispatcher places Cindy on hold to transfer the call. While she waits, Cindy turns to her daughter. Now the argument is about Kaylee. Cindy is still on the line with 911. The recorder keeps running. 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