Casey Anthony Tapes Released

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Several of you have inquired about my opinion of Casey Anthony and Cindy Anthony in the video tapes that were just released yesterday. Due to the volume of footage (several hours), I am not going to review all the segments. Personally, I don’t have the time. However, I am more than happy to respond to specific inquiries given specific content and time markers.

I did watch the first six minutes of this footage (Part 1 from July 25th), and I don’t see any indications in this footage that Cindy Anthony is in cahoots with her daughter, or that she has any indication where Caylee is at. She appears genuinely concerned, and stressed about her granddaughter’s whereabouts.

Read moreWhen I watch Cindy Anthony, she is very serious and her actions are indicative that she is on a mission to (a) comfort her daughter, but (b) to also try to find out facts. She is serious as one would expect, and intent on looking for Caylee. That is not unusual or notable in anyway. It is what I’d expect.

Casey on the other hand laughs and genuinely smiles at times as if nothing is wrong. It’s very notable. When one is deeply afraid and fears they have lost a loved one to a tragedy, they are usually not able to laugh or smile genuinely without any indications of fear or stress. Yet Casey laughs without any indications of stress or worry. Her voice also sounds free of distress which is also a red flag. All of this is indicative that Casey is not feeling normal emotions.

Notice Casey’s mom Cindy never breaks out in a deep smile or genuine laugher? That’s because Cindy is truly worried and concerned about Caylee, where Casey is not.

Feel free to post specific areas you would like me to look at below. Give me time marker spans of no more than 4 minutes, and please tell me precisely what you would like me to look at, and I will be happy to share with you what I see. Depending on the number of requests I get, I may not respond to all, but I will respond to the ones I feel are most valuable. Thanks!

Ali Kamara Beating: Two Teens Arrested

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The police have arrested two teens yesterday morning in connecting with the beating of Ali Kamara, a Liberian emigrant from Staten Island, who was attacked on election night by four men wielding bats and yelling “Obama”.

I wrote about Ali Kamara on Friday, November 7th here, and I stated that Kamara raised my eyebrows. I found Kamara’s limp to come and go in the video I watched of him which is quite peculiar. I don’t know if he is exaggerating, or if there is more.

What is also interesting is in the original video that I watched of Kamara shortly after the crime occurred, the reporter says Kamara said the car from which the attackers got out of was “gold”. Now in the latest news reports, they are saying the car was a “black” sedan (I’ve seen at least two reports say”black sedan”). I’d be curious to know if this is an inconsistency, a reporting error or if something else is going on here.

If anyone sees video of the two arrested suspects talking, Ralph Nicoletti and Bryan Garaventa, please let me know.

Keith Olbermann Speaks Passionately

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Here is a man who is passionate, whether you agree with him or not.

I couldn’t help but feel Keith Olbermann’s emotions last night when he gave this speech on his show about Proposition 8. It was deeply passionate for him, and quite moving. His emotions, while held in check, are nearly bursting at the seams.

“This is about the human heart.”

Off Topic: I Smell Gas

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It was one of those days. My dad had outpatient surgery in the morning, and after all went well, I came home to relax and rest, but that wasn’t in the cards. It wasn’t long after I arrived home, I smelled gas after returning from the chilly outdoors to let the dogs out. For the doggies, I am thankful.

I decided to relax, and clean my nose out with another dose of fresh air and upon returning to the indoors, there was no mistaking the strong scent. Nonetheless I repeated the exercise one more time–leaving me no doubt there was a leak in my house. I definitely smelled gas in two locations.

My heart started to pound and I got nervous because this was the strongest leak I have ever smelled, and of course, I wasn’t able to find the gas company’s number in the phone book. I then called 411 and they connected me to the electric service in my town. Hello?!

Stressed out and getting more tense by the moment, I hung up and called my mom and asked her to locate the number for me so I could tend to my dogs and start to air out the house.

The gas man arrived within 30 minutes and I was shocked to hear that we had three leaks in the house! Two were on the water heater which sits in an enclosed area. The gas guy said we were at risk for an explosion as the room was small and enclosed and it doesn’t take long for the gas to build up. The third leak was by the fireplace in another room, and no matter what he did, his meter kept going off. He told me that he soaped it and didn’t see any “fizz” so it likely wasn’t leaking, but upon checking it later this evening with my omni-potent nose, there is no doubt it is still leaking. I suspect it is a small leak, but a leak we need to tend to regardless and soon.

I am thankful for my nose tonight, and a bit more grateful for all that surrounds me.

Holloway Suspect Trafficking Women?

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There is news circulating in the Netherlands (thanks to Louana from The Loulogue for telling me) that Peter de Vries, the famous reporter who brought us the confession of Joran van der Sloot earlier this year, has been secretly following Joran van der Sloot again.

This time, however, he found Joran in Thailand, and he is claiming that Joran is involved in trafficking Thai women back to the Netherlands:

[NIS News Bulletin, article] This Sunday (9 November), De Vries will show in his TV programme…that Van der Sloot offers women for sale in the Thai capital Bangkok for the Dutch prostitution market. On hidden camera he explains how he supplies girls for 10,000 euros each, who work for 300 dollars a month in Dutch brothels.

Joran supposedly is telling the girls they will work at dancers, but the truth is they will be sold as prostitutes.

De Telegraaf, for which De Vries is a columnist, disclosed Friday that the film that will be broadcast on Sunday shows Van der Sloot doing business in a hotel room, in the presence of two Thai prostitutes, with what he thinks is a Dutch sex industry entrepreneur who was in reality working for De Vries. The reporter, with a star reputation, said in the newspaper that the film provides evidence of preparations for human trafficking.

Maybe the Thai government will step in and take action this time and hold Joran accountable for his actions.

You can read my original opinion of Joran van der Sloot here, or you can click on a label to read all my posts on the topic.