A week after a 15-year-old Florida girl allegedly had sex with multiple partners in a public high school bathroom, the state's Department of Children and Families is investigating the alleged incident with local authorities. Originally, the Lee County Sherriff's Office had declined to pursue any criminal charges resulting from the incident. The girl and her family declined to press charges, and it appears that the girl's partners were also minors. But everything changed several days later when, according to sheriff's office spokesman Tony Schall, a cellphone video of the incident was posted online and sent to several news outlets. At...
- 5/25/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
After two weeks of prosecution testimony in the case against George Zimmerman, the defense is now going to present its case. At issue, whether Zimmerman, 29, was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012. In the small courtroom in Florida's Seminole County, the six jurors - all female - listened to 10 days of prosecution testimony from police, witnesses and family members of the slain teenager. Paying constant close attention, the jurors have taken copious notes during the most riveting testimony. Martin's parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, have sat through all the testimony, only leaving...
- 7/8/2013
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Among the many differences between the opposing legal teams in the Casey Anthony murder trial, perhaps the key distinction is this: Where the prosecution sought to provide answers, the defense aimed to raise questions. In his final opportunity to speak to the 12 jurors, who sat stone-faced, attentive and unreadable throughout the trial's intense six weeks, defense lawyer Jose Baez told them that the biggest question of all, how Casey's 2-year-old daughter Caylee died, remained unanswered. "It can never be proven," he said. In the end, the jury agreed. But why? Related: Casey Anthony's Parents Call Her Defense 'Baseless'Several Key FactorsLegal...
- 7/6/2011
- by Michelle Tauber
- PEOPLE.com
Since the beginning of the Casey Anthony trial - which on Monday entered its 40th day - nearly 50 people have testified, hoping to explain what happened on June 16, 2008 - the day that 2-year-old Caylee Anthony was last seen alive. Family, friends, law enforcement and experts have each told their own version of events. The result: The truth is still elusive, and it seems Casey Anthony may be the only person with answers. But will she take the stand? Now that her family has begun defending her in open court, it seems more unlikely that Anthony - a known liar -...
- 6/27/2011
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
As the first-degree murder case against 25-year-old Casey Anthony continues to unfold in an Orlando courtroom, both sides agree on one stunning point: after the disappearance of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, the young mother buried herself - and those around her - under an avalanche of lies. Throughout intensely emotional testimony from her parents Cindy and George Anthony, prosecutors exposed layers of untruths that began to pile up in the 30 days Caylee was missing before Casey told anyone she was gone.Related: Casey Anthony Curses: They Arrested Me on a 'Whim'Defense attorney Jose Baez opened the trial with a series...
- 6/1/2011
- by Michelle Tauber and Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
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