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, shepard: we re hearing nor in the name of casey anthony. ashton recounting much of what went on behind the scenes new book out today. it s the first written account of the trial from any of its key players. in it, we re told prosecutor ash to be called the defense lawyer jose by as smarmy, slick, and underhanded. and that he doubted jurors would sentence casey anthony to the death penalty. you will recall they convicted her of lying to police but not of murdering her young daughter caylee whose dead body turned up on the side of the road in 2008. phil keating has the details. is he live in our south florida newsroom tonight. phil ashton writes about what he calls the nuclear lie and what he says was decisive. he says it was beyond the wildest imaginations of the prosecution team. the nuclear lie revealed by jose baez, casey s attorney eight weeks before the beginning of the trial one that father george had ....
Molested sexually casey anthony for years and, two, there was no nanny but actually caylee had accidently drowned in the pool, covered up by george, the father. ultimately the end, ashton writes that was enough for the jury to acquit her of murder. the fact that they would completely absolve her of any responsibility for caylee s death was probably the biggest surprise of that day. the law gives jurors the ability to interpret the term reasonable doubt as they wish. and, you know, this jury interpreted that term to set the bar very high. ashton telling me he does not blame the jury. as for jose baez, he did not return our call today. after the trial, after the verdict in orlando he told me he absolutely stands and believes the accidental drowning theory. shepard: we still don t know where casey anthony is, right? her probation officer here in orlando has seen her. where she is living, that a state secret between her, her probation officer and anybody ....