Inmate Anthony Exchanges Letters With Inmate Robyn Adams

Casey Anthony's Letters Prompt Investigation

http://www.wesh.com/video/22891182/index.html

WESH-Channel 2’s Bob Kealing cited a source who had read the letters and said they contained “ramblings,” “references to food” and “very few references to Caylee.” Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

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http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/03/casey-anthony-did-she-commit-a-cardinal-sin-with-those-jail-notes.html

Did she commit a cardinal sin with those jail notes?

posted by halboedeker on March, 19 2010 6:21 PM

The judge ruled that Casey Anthony is indigent, and local TV stations put the story near the top of evening newscasts.

“Taxpayers are going to have to pay Casey Anthony’s defense bills,” WFTV-Channel 9 anchor Darrell Greene said in opening tonight’s 5 o’clock newscast.

But the stations quickly turned to other Anthony issues: notes that she wrote in jail, money that her defense team spent, and the woman who says she was George Anthony’s mistress.

The Orange County Jail is launching an investigation into letters that Anthony wrote to fellow inmates. Court documents put the number of notes that Anthony wrote at 258 pages. WFTV’s Kathi Belich explained the investigation will focus on allegations “that a jail guard here helped Casey Anthony and another inmate exchange letters, which is not allowed.”

WESH-Channel 2’s Bob Kealing cited a source who had read the letters and said they contained “ramblings,” “references to food” and “very few references to Caylee.” Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

“She’s talking about her case, she’s committing a cardinal sin,” said Orlando attorney Richard Hornsby, who does legal analysis for WESH. “Don’t talk about your case to anybody in jail.”

Hornsby also said: “The amount of notes isn’t very shocking to me. Inmates have nothing else to do while they’re in jail. The question is how this girl got these notes back and forth to Casey Anthony.”

WFTV and WOFL-Channel 35 focused on the $275,000 that the Anthony defense team had spent before running out of cash.

Judge Stan Strickland today wanted an explanation of how defense attorney Jose Baez had spent money beyond the $112,500 they’ve accounted for, plus $10,000 to public-relations expert Marti Mackenzie.

WFTV’s Belich said: “Behind closed doors, he [Baez] apparently explained how he spent the other $152,500 dollars that was left. … We have not gotten any paper work about how Baez spent his money, but we’re trying to get it. Starting now, taxpayers will pay for Casey’s experts, investigators and other costs, which her new attorney Cheney Mason says could amount to $200,000.”

WOFL’s Holly Bristow said: “Attorney Jose Baez did have a big file with him. He had to show the judge where Casey’s money has been spent. .. This afternoon, Baez did have to bring facts and figures into the judge’s chambers. It was all done behind closed doors. I asked where the money has gone, but he wouldn’t answer any of my questions.”

WKMG-Channel 6’s Tony Pipitone talked to Crystal Holloway, the woman also known as River Cruz who says she was George Anthony’s mistress. Holloway alleges that George said granddaughter Caylee died in “an accident that snowballed out of control.”

“He has known, him and Cindy both have known she has been deceased,” Holloway told Pipitone.

Caylee’s grandparents deny that statement, Pipitone said. George Anthony, through his lawyer, had denied the affair as well.

More about this alleged affair is likely to come out in discovery that will be released, possibly Monday.

A corrections department representative said he anticipates an internal investigation at the Orange County Jail to determine whether a corrections officer helped the women correspond. Meanwhile, sources said Anthony made several statements in the letters that prosecutors will try to use against her in her upcoming murder trial.

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http://www.wesh.com/news/22890783/detail.html

Casey Anthony's Letters Prompt Investigation
Investigation Could Result In Disciplinary Action

POSTED: 3:37 pm EDT March 19, 2010
UPDATED: 4:32 pm EDT March 19, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. -- An Orange County corrections officer face disciplinary action for shuffling secret notes between Casey Anthony and another inmate.

Anthony allegedly wrote 50 letters to another inmate that amounted to more than 250 pages in her own handwriting.

A representative for the Orange County Department of Corrections said the letters were a a violation of security protocol. Any corrections officer who facilitated the correspondence could face punishment, as well as Anthony herself.

Prosectors alleged Anthony was somehow able to exchange the letters with Robyn Adam, who is being referred to by Anthony's defense team as a "jailhouse snitch." According to court documents there are 258 pages believed to be handwritten by Anthony.

"The amount of notes isn't very shocking. The question is how tough was it to get the notes back and forth to the other inmate?" defense attorney Richard Hornsby said.

A corrections department representative said he anticipates an internal investigation at the Orange County Jail to determine whether a corrections officer helped the women correspond. Meanwhile, sources said Anthony made several statements in the letters that prosecutors will try to use against her in her upcoming murder trial.

"If she's talking about her case, she's committing a cardinal sin. Don't talk about your case to anybody in jail," Hornsby said.

Adams pleaded guilty to drug charges and was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison. Besides the letters, court papers indicated investigators have interviewed her twice in the last 30 days.

According to sources, Adams' statements about what Anthony told her will also be useful to the prosecution.

Jail Launches Investigation Into Casey Anthony Letters

Posted: 5:34 pm EDT March 19,2010
Updated: 7:01 pm EDT March 19,2010

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The Orange County jail Friday launched its own investigation into at least one corrections officer accused of helping Casey Anthony exchange letters with her jail pen pal. But Casey probably won't get in trouble for that pen pal, even though the rules of her high-risk solitary confinement were broken.

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The jail's policy places the blame on jail guards for this kind of thing if they were involved, so Casey might not face any repercussions.

Jail guard Silva Hernandez might, though. This happened about a year ago and Hernandez had already been transferred from Casey's building before this came to light.

“Orange County Corrections has started an internal investigation into issues uncovered in an FDLE investigation mentioned in court documents yesterday. The court document indicates that letters or notes were passed between Casey Anthony and at least one other inmate,” Allen Moore wrote in a release from Orange County Correction emailed Friday afternoon.

The director of the Orange County jail was told late Thursday to start an internal investigation into allegations that surfaced during the Casey Anthony murder investigation that a jail guard helped Casey and another inmate exchange letters, which is not allowed.

“I think it's very serious. That's not what they're there for. They're there to protect everyone. If they're in protective custody, that's what it means,” Orange County Public Safety Director Mike McCoy said.

Casey is in protective custody in the female detention center, Dorm L, which is where jail guard Silva Hernandez worked for a year, starting January 2008 when she was hired. Casey was there at least since October 2008.



A Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation found that Casey befriended two inmates in dorm L, Maya Derkovic and Robyn Adams. Derkovic later admitted to choking a 15-year-old girl to death while someone else held her down. Adams was convicted of federal drug charges, along with her husband, a former Altamonte Springs police officer.

Investigators say they have 50 notes and letters Casey passed to Adams, apparently with the guard's help. They say Adams gave those letters to a mysterious third party.

Orange County Deputy Anthony Whitmore was also interviewed by FDLE for as of yet unknown reasons. Whitmore was hailed as a hero almost six years ago for helping rescue a badly injured officer, but has also been investigated twice by his department, once for allegedly stealing a magazine.

Hernandez works at the jail's booking center and will stay there during the investigation. She and any others who might have been involved could face discipline, but probably not criminal charges.

The defense has 14 days left to file a motion if it wants to keep Casey’s pen pal letters sealed.

http://www.wftv.com/news/22891930/detail.html

So KC befriended a drug addict/dealer and a woman that strangled a 15 year old to death.........I wonder if KC asked her about neckbreaking techniques. Birds of a feather....

I hope they aren't ruled as sealed, it will be interesting to read them.

I got pretty heated last night, before finally signing off & going to bed. Everything that has happened with this case (this week) has just completely turned my stomach. With all of the twists & turns, it has sort of "kicked the wind out of my sails" so to speak. Just for the time being, I'm sure.

None of these letters should be sealed. If the corrections people were involved, WHY will there be no sort of charges? I hope that they at least get fired.

It just seems to me that Caylee's JUSTICE is forgotten. A little girls life was snuffed out by her mother and we have lawyers coming out of the walls, like a nasty cockroach, taking on her defense "FOR FUN" (his words, not mine). You would think this POS would want to help the PROSECUTION instead!?!

Sometimes it is hard to believe in our justice system. When you see things like this case, it makes it hard to trust the system. I have been thinking a lot lately about OJ. I pray that KC doesn't get off scott free for this. Caylee deserves better, EVEN IF her own family diesn't think so.

Caylee has been forgotten in this entire freak show. In my opinion, since the guard is involved the defense shouldn't have any say in regards to the letters.........I knew KC couldn't just be sitting there twiddling her thumbs and reading her bible. With her texting days over, she had to pick up the pen and paper. It's interesting that this Adams woman saved them and handed them over to another party. Maybe she was trying to get KC to give up information on herself..who knows.

I thought about that recently too. With all of the twists & turns, and characters added to this case, practically daily, Caylee does gets overshadowed at times, especially the last week or two.

One thing for sure, Casey can't exist without weaving a tale, so it must be very hard for her to sit there with no one to lie to and convince of her innocence. I'd guess all she wrote about was how she'd been done wrong and of course she probably complained alot about how lame authority figures are and probably made fun of a few people. Someone said she did complain about the food in those letters. If there's anything useful in those letters it's a sure bet it was an attempt to manipulate something.

I agree Lottie........if nothing else, they will be good for a little entertainment to read them. Writings from the evil baby killer, whining about food!!!!!! Priorities, priorities..

(whiney voice) "These cheesiedoodles are staaaaaaaale."

I wonder what else is in those letters that the articles have said would be "damning to her defense", per WFTV.

If these letters are "damning for the defense"... maybe Casey bragged about her female powers of persuasion over Jose by way of leaking some personal info about what went on in his office all those hours they were "working" on her case"....... That would put Jose in some hot water......I would LOVE to find out that she did a kiss and tell on him....LOL!

Welcome Taxes101! Now that's a thought! Talk about your "bombshell"...

Welcome Taxes101. That is a strange name for someone to select at this time of the year. I just had to send in my checks for a total of $1424.00, so it is hard for me to look at your name and not shudder. LOL Just kidding

I hope you enjoy this site as much as the rest of us do.

Welcome Taxes101!

that would be 'fun' to find out Casey leaked more about him that eating licorice with him.

Did Baez speak at the hearing the other day, other than to be interrogated?

I would love to know what went on in Baez' office everyday. I think a lot of it was combing thru pictures to sell for Caylee's blood money. I would love nothing more than to see some dirt...LOL

Maybe Casey thought she'd be able to rake in some money from her secret letters, and did not include any truthful incriminating comments.

Cali wrote:Maybe Casey thought she'd be able to rake in some money from her secret letters, and did not include any truthful incriminating comments.

THAT is the most likely scenario.

Taxes101 wrote:If these letters are "damning for the defense"... maybe Casey bragged about her female powers of persuasion over Jose by way of leaking some personal info about what went on in his office all those hours they were "working" on her case"....... That would put Jose in some hot water......I would LOVE to find out that she did a kiss and tell on him....LOL!

Welcome Taxes101. You've got a really interesting point here.

I hope you enjoy this site as much as the rest of us do.