Anthony Michael Sanders Case Summary

On July 15, 2008 a two year old girl named, Caylee Marie Anthony was reported missing from her Orlando Florida home. The call made by her grandmother to the authorities said that she had not seen Caylee for 31 days and that there was a foul smell in Caylee’s mother, Casey Anthony’s car similar to a dead body. She also reported that Casey stole the family’s car and money. There were several false statements given about the whereabouts of the child of which were eventually put to an end. The body of the child was found in a blanket and ruled a homicide due to the presence of duct tape. The trial lasted six weeks and the death penalty was asked for by the prosecution. Casey Anthony did not testify and the jury found Casey not guilty of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated manslaughter of a child but guilty of four misdemeanor counts of giving false information to the law enforcement. She was sentenced to four years in jail in which included time that she already served. She was also fined 1,000$ per count. She served three years and one day.

That was until they questioned Metzker-Madsen multiple times, realizing he switched his story repeatedly. They reached the conclusion that he was the one who murdered five-year-old Dominic Elkins. He was then charged as an adult with first-degree murder (“Murder Charge” par. 4). However, after reviewing all the evidence, Judge Kathleen Kilnoski was hesitant if Cody Metzker-Madsen was in his right state of mind during the murder (“Iowa Teen Who Saw Goblin” https://www.youtube.com/).

On April 26 in, 3-year-old Holston Cole died of a self-inflicted wound after finding a gun in his father’s bag in their home in Georgia. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via Atlanta Black Star), Holton’s parents David and Haley Cole were informed by the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office last week that they will not be charged for the toddler’s death.

Yes, Tavion’s mother’s statement of concern about the suspicion of abuse should warrant a valid reason to lunch investigation in the child injury. Moreover, the emergency department staff had suspicion about the Tavion’s injury due to the fact injury is not consistence with an injury sustained in park playground. Hospitals are mandate by law to report any suspicion of child abuse; the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act enacted in 1974 was designed to encourage the reporting of child abuse cases, and prevention. In addition, most states have enacted laws to further protect abuse children, and most states protect the individual required to report cases of suspected child abuse; the following individual are eligible to report suspected cases of abuse include healthcare administrators, physicians, interns, registered nurse, chiropractors, social service workers, psychologists, dentists, osteopaths, optometrists, podiatrists, mental health professionals, and volunteer in healthcare facilities (Pozgar, 2014).

His attorneys used entrapment as a defence for Hart. The police had performed a Mr.Big sting on Hart and induced him to confess that he murdered his daughters by promising him money and other luxuries.

Eli’s mother testified that Darren had kicked the boy in the stomach the night of his death and she was sentenced to tem months in the county jail. Darren Creekmore was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to sixty years in prison. He is currently appealing his sentence.

Casey’s trial went on from May to July 2011. Prosecutors stated Casey murdered her daughter to cut herself free of parental responsibilities so that she could live a carefree lifestyle. Among the trial, the defense team stated that Caylee possibly had drowned in the swimming pool and that Casey’s dad, George Anthony, had disposed the body. “Jeff Ashton, called it “absurd” that Mr. Anthony, a former homicide detective, would find Caylee dead in the swimming pool and, rather than call 911, cover up the drowning, wrap dead Caylee’s face with duct tape and dump her body” (Alvarez). Mr. Jose Baez, Casey’s attorney, claims that George Anthony is the villain who covered up the drowning and is allowing for Casey to take the blame.

On 9-17-17, the unknown male child's grandmother Faye; asked me to look at the child back. The child's left shoulder blade had a scar. The scar appeared to like someone used their two middle fingers and dug into his skin. The child was bleeding and scared. The child's grandfather (unknown) did this allegation. Faye called the child to come to her. The child was afraid to come to the grandmother. Faye stated told the child "I am not going to do anything to you." The child finally came to Faye. The child did not seek medical attention. The child's mother *(Santana) was not at home. It is unknown if Santana knows about this incident. Also, they are rumors going around that the child is being molested. It is unknown by whom. It is unknown if Santana

In 1992, Anthony Graves was convicted for assisting in multiple murders, only because Robert Carter, the murderer, testified that he helped him (Rogers). Two weeks before Carter was set to be executed, Carter "provided a sworn statement" that he lied about Graves being his accomplice (Rogers). The growing suspicion over the years led to a new trial, and the charges against Graves were finally dismissed in 2010 (Rogers). This illustrates how flawed the criminal justice system is because even though no evidence led to prove that an innocent man committed a crime, the state relied so much on a person's testimony without questioning it or being at least somehow skeptical about it. In 2013, Texas ranked first in the list of the most wrongful conviction exoneration in the nation (King). Although not all criminals subjected to death penalty are all wrongful convictions, the fact that Texas tops this list raises

On August 5, The State Attorney's Office officially filed formal charges against Casey Anthony for one felony count of child neglect.After two months of being in and out of jail, for both case-related reasons, and other charges unrelated to her missing daughter, a Florida grand jury officially indicted Casey Anthony on charges of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child, and finally four counts of providing false information to law enforcement officers (Anthony Indictment, 2008). At this point, all charges of child neglect were dropped against Casey due to the belief that Caylee Anthony was presumably dead. Casey Anthony officially plead not guilty to all charges on October 28. For two months following the indictment, Florida’s state Assistant State Attorneys built their case against Anthony. However, on December 11, 2008, the investigation into the disappearance of Caylee’s disappearance changed as officers discovered skeletal remains in the woods behind Cindy and George Anthony's house (CNN Library, 2014). Pieces of duct tape were found on the skull, and hanging from strands of hair and tissue still left on the skull. Eight days later, on December 19, medical examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia confirmed that the remains found were the remains of Caylee Anthony. Her death was ruled a homicide, but ultimately Garavaglia labeled the cause of death unknown (Office of the Medical Examiner,

During the summer time of 2008 Casey Anthony was facing first degree murder charges; she also had charges for misleading statements and on aggravated child abuse all leading into the connection of little Caylee Anthony death which was her daughter. Caylee was last seen on the June 16th of 2008. In July 15th she became the subject of a missing persons report. Casey didn’t report her child missing right away she waited an entire month to file a report on her missing daughter. Investigators believe and suspect that her mother Casey used chloroform to put Caylee to sleep before she died of suffocation. Caylee had duct tape around her nose and mouth. This is when Casey gave false statements about taking her daughter to the nanny’s house.

In 1987 in Texas, a prosecutor was faced with this dilemma. Michael Morton was convicted of murdering his wife based on circumstantial evidence. Morton’s defense attorney was never told about, or given access to, the police report in which Morton’s three year old son had told police that his daddy had not killed his mommy. After serving 25 years for murdering his wife, Morton was exonerated after attorneys were finally given access to the police report and DNA testing of a bloody bandana found at the scene of the murder matched a man who was serving a sentence for the murder of another woman.

The tragic case of two-year-old Caylee Anthony reveals the devastating consequences that murders can have on victims and their families. Caylee was an innocent toddler that lived with her mother, Casey Anthony and her maternal grandmothers, Cindy and George. On July 15, 2008 a call to 911 was sent in by Caylee’s grandmother Cindy, reporting that she hasn’t seen Caylee in 31 days and that the toddler’s mother’s car smelled like a dead body has been inside it. The toddler’s mother gave varied explanations on where her daughter was located but then admitted she hasn’t seen her in weeks. She told police that she left Caylee at her nanny’s apartment and when she returned, they were both missing. Detectives found discrepancies in a signed statement

From an online article published by KARE11 News station, in October in 2016, a 17-year-old boy decided to commit murder to a man and a harmless 7-month-old baby without even thinking.

On the other hand, the case of Daniel Taylor, who was convicted of murdering two people also, had a solid Alibi with paperwork and witnesses to support his alibi it seemed almost impossible for the jury to find him guilty. But on “December morning in 1992, 17 year old gang member, Daniel, confessed to a double murder committed two weeks earlier in the Uptown neighborhood. (Chicago Tribune)”. The case was built upon Taylor’s confession.