Does Cindy Anthony Really Believe Caylee is Alive?

 

Cindy Anthony wrote a letter to her incarcerated daughter, Casey Anthony, on April 1, 2010.  In the letter, Mrs. Anthony makes comments about her belief Caylee is still alive despite her mutilated corpse being found in the woods just down the street from the Anthony home in December 2008.  Her letter may be found at the following link.

http://www.wesh.com/pdf/26649008/detail.html

“One reporter from HLN had the stupidest comment of all – he wanted to know why I would donate Cay’s shoes if I still believed she was alive.  These people are suppose to be intelligent and experts!  Does he really think that if Caylee came home today that her shoes from 2 yrs ago would still fit her?!  The other ignorant part of that question is why wouldn’t I donate them if she was alive.”

“One reporter from HLN had the stupidest comment of all” – Prior to this letter being written, Cindy Anthony contacted news media to alert them she would be donating many pairs of Caylee’s shoes to a charity for orphaned children.  The public did not receive the news well and reporters for various media agencies questioned Mrs. Anthony about her intentions.

“he wanted to know why I would donate Cay’s shoes if I still believed she was alive” – During a hearing, Mrs. Anthony publicly announced she believed Caylee Anthony to still be alive and missing despite the medical examiner’s identification of remains found near the Anthony home as Caylee Anthony.  The reporter questions Mrs. Anthony about this belief and the relevance such a belief would have on the donation of the missing girl’s shoes.  Of note is the fact Mrs. Anthony uses the words “if I still believed” instead of “since I believe” or “because of my belief”.  Mrs. Anthony uses the past tense “believed” instead of a present tense, indicating a past, not current, belief.

“These people are suppose to be intelligent and experts!” – Mrs. Anthony ridicules the reporters who dare to question her about her startling revelation of her belief and her need to publicly announce she would be donating shoes.

“Does he really think that if Caylee came home today that her shoes from 2 yrs ago would still fit her?!” – Mrs. Anthony uses this reasoning to demonstrate how not “intelligent” the reporter is.  Mrs. Anthony avoids discussing her belief Caylee may still be alive by switching the subject to the shoes no longer fitting.

“The other ignorant part of that question is why wouldn’t I donate them if she was alive” – Mrs. Anthony uses the phrase “if she was alive”, the “alive” being in the past because of “was”.  Mrs. Anthony does not use the phrase “even though she is alive”.

We have learned Mrs. Anthony consistently uses language which does not reflect she truly believes Caylee Anthony is alive.