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Anthony's Mom: I Googled Chloroform

Cindy Anthony says she looked up the word, not her daughter

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 23, 2011 3:53 PM CDT
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(Newser) – The testimony of Casey Anthony's mother today produced what the Orlando Sentinel calls a "stunning revelation": Cindy Anthony said it was she, not her daughter, who searched the term “chloroform” on the family computer. (She said it was an innocent search related to a hunt for information about chlorophyll and her bamboo plants, notes CNN.) She also searched for trauma- and injury-related terms and said a stain in Casey Anthony’s trunk was there when they bought the car. Prosecutors have proposed that the stain came from Caylee’s body.

The computer searches occurred at a time when Cindy’s timecard said she was at work—but actually, “I went home early a couple of days," Cindy Anthony told a prosecutor. "I didn't look up how to make chloroform. I looked up chloroform." She said she researched information about certain chemicals because of a scare about hand sanitizers and traumatic injuries because a friend had been hurt in a car accident. But she didn’t look up “household weapons” or “neck breaking,” searches that have been attributed to her daughter.

An image projected on a courtroom monitor shows a photograph entered into evidence by a hair expert during the Casey Anthony trial.
An image projected on a courtroom monitor shows a photograph entered into evidence by a hair expert during the Casey Anthony trial.   (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)
Casey Anthony sits during a recess in her trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Thursday, June 23, 2011.
Casey Anthony sits during a recess in her trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Thursday, June 23, 2011.   (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)
Cindy Anthony testifies during her daughter Casey's murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, June 23, 2011.
Cindy Anthony testifies during her daughter Casey's murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, June 23, 2011.   (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)
A drink bottle found at the crime scene where Caylee Anthony's remains were found is entered into evidence June 23, 2011.
A drink bottle found at the crime scene where Caylee Anthony's remains were found is entered into evidence June 23, 2011.   (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)
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RandyJewell
Jun 26, 2011 2:07 PM CDT
What is the problem with this family?  They sat in the courtroom as Casey's attorney accused the dad and the brother of sexual abuse and did nothing about that.  They sat on the other side of the glass when Casey was more concerned about getting her boyfriends phone number instead of finding out about her daughter (well, we know why now, Caylee was already dead).  They also sat and listened as the vulture/attorney accused the Anthony's of covering up for Casey who is now saying that the daughter accidentally drowned.  No wonder Casey is a sociopath.  Her parents did nothing to instill any kind of morals into this egocentric waste of space they call a daughter.  I think they are all plagued with mental illness. Not one of those sickos have stood up for Caylee who was the forgotten victim.  Maybe it's a blessing that she isn't around.  Who knows what kind of a life she would have had in that twisted family. 
JTREMAINRN261
Jun 24, 2011 12:43 PM CDT
Please just do justice for this poor  little child; put this woman in jail for perjury and keep her locked as with her disgusting daughter. I see enough of these type cases to know what I'm talking about.
baranoww
Jun 24, 2011 11:59 AM CDT
She probably looked up "babies floating face down in pools" on YouTube, too.

 
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