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Casey Anthony trial: Should jurors be allowed to smell the evidence?
A question in the Casey Anthony trial was whether the trunk of the defendant's car smelled of human decomposition. But on Thursday the judge ruled out any smell test in the jury room.
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Casey Anthony trial: Her father spoke of 'accident,' alleged mistress says
Testifying before the defense rested in the Casey Anthony trial, George Anthony's alleged mistress says he tearfully described Caylee's death as 'an accident that snowballed out of control.'
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Casey Anthony murder trial: Has the defendant displayed grief?
An expert called by the defense in the Casey Anthony murder trial sought to explain how a young mother might grieve the loss of her child. The defendant, listening, began to cry.
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Casey Anthony trial: Should investigators have found Caylee four months sooner?
A meter reader says at the Casey Anthony trial he first told investigators of Caylee's remains four months before they were recovered. Was an opportunity lost to collect better evidence?
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Why was Casey Anthony’s murder trial abruptly recessed?
The judge in the trial of Casey Anthony, accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, mysteriously and abruptly recessed the case on Saturday morning saying only that “a legal issue has arisen.”
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Casey Anthony trial: why emotional day could bolster defense
Casey Anthony's brother and mother both took tear-filled turns on the stand Friday, as the defense tried to paint a more human portrait of a dysfunctional family.
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Casey Anthony defense tries to put Florida prosecutors on trial
Defense attorneys for Casey Anthony are seeking to put the prosecution on trial, alleging an at times incompetent investigation into Caylee's death. The tactic could be working with some jurors.
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Casey Anthony trial: Witness refutes duct tape as murder weapon
A top forensic pathologist said Saturday in the Casey Anthony trial that Caylee, 2, was already dead when duct tape was affixed to her face. Prosecutors say the tape was the murder weapon.
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Casey Anthony trial: bug expert says body couldn't have been in trunk
The defense in the Casey Anthony trial called an expert who said the lack of bugs in Anthony's car suggests that she could not have hidden a body there for days.
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Casey Anthony murder trial focuses on 'trash' versus 'garbage'
Prosecutors and defense counsel in the Casey Anthony murder trial argue over how to describe a plastic bag of refuse found in the trunk of her car. Does it link to the body of Caylee Anthony?
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Casey Anthony trial: Can duct tape be a murder weapon?
Prosecutors argue that Casey Anthony killed her daughter by suffocating her with duct tape. But an expert said he could not confirm that duct tape had anything to do with the death.
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