Remains Confirmed to be Zahra Baker

Investigators said today that they have found the remains of Zahra Baker, a disabled North Carolina girl who was reported missing nearly a month ago. “Today, our community mourns, our state mourns, our nation mourns, and the world mourns,” said police Chief Tom Adkins of Hickory, North Carolina. From the Associated Press: Hickory Police Chief [...]

Report: Remains Found in Search for Zahra Baker

A source close to the Zahra Baker investigation has stated that crews have found human remains while searching in Caldwell County, North Carolina. From WCNC: Hickory police have not confirmed the discovery of human remains, but released a statement Thursday saying, “Search teams in Caldwell County yesterday located evidence that could provide valuable information in [...]

Casey Anthony: Conspiracy Against the Defendant?

Kevin Beary’s public information officer stated yesterday that there was in fact no conspiracy to leak unfavorable information about Casey Anthony. From WESH: On several occasions, Anthony defense attorney Jose Baez has criticized the sheriff’s office for leaking information to the media. Padilla said that preserving the integrity of the investigation was always the office’s [...]

Casey Anthony: More Depositions…

Prosecutors will attempt once again to depose Roy Kronk’s adult son, Brandon Sparks, later today. The defense also has interviews lined up as well. From WESH: Before the discovery, Casey Anthony’s defense team claims Kronk told his son he would be on television soon. Anthony’s defense team also plans to interview one of the public [...]

Casey Anthony: Does E-mail Give Away Prosecution’s Strategy

An email released by the prosecution shows that the state is looking to Europe for help in supporting its theory of premeditation. From WESH: The document, which was released as part of more than 900 pages of evidence in the case, shows prosecutors are working to support their theory that chloroform was used to knock [...]

Missile Fires Off California Coast

An apparent missile shot across the sky off the coast of Southern California last night and was caught on video by a local TV station’s camera. You can see video at the link below. From MSNBC: KCBS reported the trail was visible from Los Angeles. The station’s helicopter crew described the missile’s location as 35 [...]

Jury Duty…

That’s right! I’ll be on jury duty for the next week. Maybe I’ll end up sitting on another one this time. I’ve been called 5 times…and been seated on two juries. Who knows…maybe I’ll get off after the first day. Only time will tell! Time to sit through one of my all time favorite movies: [...]

Keith Olbermann Suspended By MSNBC

MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann was suspended today after the channel discovered that he had made campaign contributions to three Democrats. From USA Today: The primetime host of Countdown was suspended indefinitely without pay today for making political contributions to three Democratic candidates this fall, including one on the same day he appeared on Olbermann’s program, according [...]

Casey Anthony: Will New Attorney General Affect Jury Selection?

It appears that the election of Pam Bondi as Florida’s new attorney general could impact jury selection in the trial because of her ties to the case. From WESH: Judge Belvin Perry has already ruled that jurors in Anthony’s murder trial will be brought in from elsewhere in Florida. Given Bondi’s notoriety in Tampa prior [...]

Sparky Anderson Dies at 76

Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson, who guided Cincinnati Reds “Big Red Machine” to back-to-back World Series championships and went on to win another title with the Detroit Tigers, died this morning at the age of 76. One of the greatest managers of all-time. I always enjoyed watching him in Detroit…I wasn’t born when he [...]