More discovery released in Casey Anthony case

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Prosecutors released more discovery in the case against Casey Anthony on Tuesday.

Among the evidence released by the State Attorney's Office are numerous photographs of items collected and processed by the FBI crime lab including a syringe, a Gatorade bottle, a car seat, the contents of a car's trunk and a kit used for testing chemicals.

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Inside the Gatorade bottle was a thick milky substance. Also inside was a syringe, filled with liquid. The Federal Bureau of Investigation took dozens of photos and tested the liquid.

Crime scene expert Shelley Shaffer has been following this case since it broke and we asked her what these tests mean.

"They were trying to do a pH test. How acidic or how alkaline is it?" said Shaffer. She says the dark change in color on the litmus paper investigators tested it with indicates the liquid found in the Gatorade bottle is acidic, but it does not indicate what the substance is.

Previously released discovery has showed levels of chloroform in the Gatorade bottle. Investigators have said from the beginning that there were unusually high levels of chloroform found in Casey Anthony's trunk.

"According to these tests and other scientific tests, the chloroform in the Gatorade bottle is not enough to kill someone," said Shaffer.

But Shaffer says there's no smoking gun. "Unless they fingerprint this bottle and find fingerprints or find DNA on the syringe or in liquid inside... it doesn't tell us this Gatorade bottle is connected to the crime scene."

Also included in the newly-released documents are images of items which investigators removed from Casey Anthony's car -- everything from her daughter Caylee's car seat and baby doll to the carpet in the trunk.

Just days after the 2 year old was reported missing, investigators said the trunk of Anthony's car reeked of human decomposition. Pictures showing blue and red illuminations revealed stains found inside.

"They're using an alternate light source which will pick up any bodily fluids left in the trunk of the car and child's car seat. "It can detect blood that has been cleaned up or dried, saliva, perspiration, any type of fluid.

Other pictures of interest: a knife with what appears to be duct tape residue on it and video of duct tape the Anthony family used to post fliers around town. It's Henckel brand, the same brand of duct tape investigators found wrapped around little Caylee's skull.

"Compare two duct tape strands, and we'll see if they match. But they still need to tell us where the duct tape came from," said Shaffer.

Casey Anthony remains jailed on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of her daughter Caylee who was last seen in June of 2008, but she was not reported missing until a month later. Her remains were found in woods near the family's home on December 11, 2008. Investigators say the toddler's body was found with duct tape over her mouth.

Casey has pleaded not guilty and claims a baby sitter kidnapped Caylee.
 

READ THE COURT DOCUMENTS RELEASED FEBRUARY 3, 2010 >>>