Casey Anthony

Casey Anthony, Retired state prosecutor Jeff Ashton doesn’t pull any punches five months after Casey Anthony was found not guilty by a Pinellas County jury.

“Casey Anthony is the single greatest liar to have ever lived,” Ashton told a packed room Wednesday evening at the Gelbart Auditorium in Selby Library. “… Can any of you remember the lie three months later? No. She could remember every single detail of that lie.”

His thoughts on Casey’s father George Anthony? The opposite.

“He is a lousy liar. George stinks as a liar,” Ashton said. “He’s one of the worst liars ever. Cross-examining him is like taking candy from a baby.”

Anthony was acquitted of murder charges and numerous other lesser charges the jury could have found her guilty for the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony.

The verdict was read July 5 and after the sentencing, Ashton, a St. Petersburg native, retired. Five months later, Ashton is on the road promoting his book “Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony,” written with Lisa Pulitzer.

Ashton gave brief comments before taking questions for nearly an hour. The night was filled with deep analysis, filled with laughter at times, sometimes Ashton would joke about his own misgivings.

But the last question of the evening asked by a young girl produced one of the most chilling responses. She asked, “If Casey did kill Caylee, do you think she regrets it?”

Casey Anthony Sentence

Casey Anthony Sentence, Members of the public wants to see Casey Anthony to be sentenced Thursday morning you can try to get seats hall passes today. Passes will be issued at 4 pm in the courtroom. Fifty passes are available.

His sentencing is scheduled for 9 am on the 23rd floor of the Courthouse in Orange County.

Anthony, 25, was convicted Tuesday of four counts of lying to police.
But she was found guilty of first-degree murder, not guilty of aggravated child abuse and not guilty of aggravated manslaughter of a child in relation to the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

The boy’s body was dumped in the woods near the Anthony family home in east Orange County.

Anthony could leave the courtroom a free woman on Thursday. Each count of lying to police leads to a maximum of one year behind bars, and she could be sentenced to time served for time spent in prison awaiting Orange County.

Melinda Duckett

Melinda Duckett:The latest news has Grace’s lawyers trying to ban cameras from videotaping her being questioned about a woman, Melinda Duckett, who killed herself after Grace interviewed her.

Melinda contacted the police on August 27, 2006 and reported Trenton missing. She said someone had entered her residence and kidnapped him. The focus of the investigation eventually turned toMelinda. The initial theory being that she had handed the child off to someone she knew. Melinda was eventually narrowed down to the sole person of interest.

A kidnapping by a stranger is a statistical rarity. Melinda adamantly denied any involvement. As would be expected the entire tabloid machine quickly revved into jet motion looking for any angle to create content and keep the drama alive until resolution for better or worse.