George Anthony, his backyard and the 27 bags of concrete… In my humble opinion, no stone should have been left unturned.

Whenever concrete is poured in the backyard of the home where a missing person has been living, it would seem like that would raise some red flags.  And what I mean by that is, fireworks should be flaring in your brain.  Adding those new pavers that were laid under the playhouse also just would turn those fireworks into a bombshell.  I am in no way saying I have the answers as to what happened to the beautiful angel Caylee.  And due to that fact, I could not be certain as to who was involved.  Regardless to any emotional understanding I have for this family, finding answers as to what happened certainly supersedes those emotions, because there are still too many unanswered questions.  And even though folks seem so certain with what they believed occurred, really, no one knows.  So unless proper, thorough investigations have been done on EACH and EVERY one of those that lived in that house, this case is still pending imho.  I believe that it is the right thing to do when a child or any person for that matter has gone missing and even more so found deceased right near the home.  That doesn’t sound like accusations to me, that is just a good investigation that has to be done regardless to how people feel for the family emotionally.   Here are a several instances where concrete was laid a top the victim right in a back yard, so it is indeed something that does occur more often than I want to know about.

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/article_bec88385-9125-56d4-a3f3-02c162f6dedc.html  Christian Choate, who had been reported as a 13-year-old runaway was found buried 2 feet beneath a storage shed and a layer of concrete.

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-06-27/news/29731879_1_mental-illness-nursing-home-uncle  Everyone thought David Ellis Bostic had disappeared 14 years ago, but early in May his remains were found under a concrete flowerbed in the backyard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Shakespeare  Abraham Lee Shakespeare who won a $30 million lottery jackpot was reported 3 years later as a missing person.  In  January 2010 his body was found buried under a concrete slab in the backyard of an acquaintance.

http://www.wisn.com/news/5001100/detail.html  Investigators have identified one of two bodies found underneath concrete slabs in the back yard of a Milwaukee home last month.The medical examiner’s office said one is that of Eugene Chaney Jr., who was 48 years old when he disappeared in 2000.The first set of bones was found in early August. The second set was found a day later.The medical examiner’s report said they were found under 14 inches of concrete.

So I think you are getting my drift when I say that landscaping that includes concrete pouring for a new walkway or patio also pavers being replaced is never something that should be just swept aside when a person has gone missing in the same time frame.  In this case cadaver dogs just don’t cut it, you need a jack hammer for what I feel should have been done.  Not because you think they are guilty or are innocent or are suspicious and you’re not sure.  It should be done because that is what needs to be done to thoroughly and effectively search every possible lead as to who and what happened to this dear child.

Which is what brings me to this one question.. where are the reports showing that the investigation into this took place?  Was the concrete lifted and soil samples taken?  Were receipts acquired to ensure of all items purchased and give a date as to when it took place?  But there is nothing… and that is what seems very wrong in a case where there are so many questions that still need answers too.  No stone unturned tactic to ensure that all possible locations evidence could lingering would be probed into…but that is just me, for in my opinion, concrete, landscaping and missing people don’t jive.  And maybe those investigation reports are still under lock and key.  But it sure would be nice to know if indeed it had been done.

In a deposition that GA had with the attorneys, he was asked if he indeed poured fresh concrete during the time that baby angel Caylee had gone missing and his answer was yes… this project did occur during that time frame.

Here is that deposition for you to take a look at for yourself,  http://www.thehinkymeter.com/Library/CMA/depos/ganthonydepo080509.pdf  starts at about page 211

And when CA was confronted with it by the media this was her response, http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,390054,00.html  “We do yard work around our house all the time and our yard has been completely looked at,” Cindy Anthony told WFTV Thursday morning. “I feel very confident. The sheriff’s office knows everything that we’ve done in that yard over the last year. We’ve disclosed everything. If they had any concerns, I would think they would have followed up on it already.”

Actually, Orange County, Fla., sheriff’s detectives told FOX News they weren’t aware of a recently poured block of concrete.

So where are those reports of the investigation on this new revelation?

Let’s break this down a bit…

To create a 4 inch thick slab type area that is 9 feet by 5 feet there are the standard amounts needed for PRE MIXED concrete

40# bag you need 51 bags
60# bag you need 34 bags
80# bag you need 26 bags

What did the receipts itemized purchases show?  Did it say redi mix  or self mix concrete, and what number bag was it?

Just for the sake of ease, let’s just take a guess and say that it was the 80# redi mix because as stated he got 27 bags.

Here is that list with approximate costs for what is needed to do it yourself, or even with a friend…

80# Redi Mix Concrete, 27 bags, $100

Contractor-grade wheelbarrow with leak-free tires $100

Bull float with an extension handle $25

Concrete broom $15

A groover that cuts control joints 1 in. deep $10

Two magnesium hand floats $160

Two edgers $100

Iron rake to move around wet concrete $25

Hand maul for pounding in stakes $20

Bolt cutters for cutting mesh $30

Marking paint for outlining the walkway $30

Screw gun for anchoring forms to stakes $100

Mesh ranges anywhere from $50 up to $150 depending on the roll size or if single pre-cut sheets so let’s just round that off to about $75

Approximate cost is $790.00 w/o tax and labor is free since he did it himself… but I can’t discount that possibly short cut or other type tools that he had already could have cut this above cost a bit, but probably not that much, just a guess on that one.

Either way now the cheaply sold concrete at Lowe’s has been washed out by the added items needed to do the job.  And if their statements are correct then at this time money was tight so spending this kind of money just doesn’t seem like it would fit into the budget.

But the receipts show this information right and they sure could have pin pointed a date much better right?  Even if the receipt was thrown away for whatever reason, with what was going on, especially at the time this took place, it wasn’t that long after, Lowe’s would have bent over backwards to assist with getting this information to the police department.

Now back to the concrete process, most concrete pours use as a standard of setting gravel as a base due to changing climates, so with that in mind, a 4 inch concrete slab should also have a 4 foot layer of gravel beneath it. But since Florida is a warm state and for the most part sandy, in lots of cases gravel is not used.  So we can just give benefit of the doubt that this was the reason no gravel was laid first… but even if the ground was as stated in the deposition just full of plant and lava rock, you would still have to aerate the soil before pouring,  it can’t be dense hard soil as your foundation.

Mesh comes in 5-ft. wide, 25- or 50-ft. long rolls. Some stores also carry 5′ x 8′ flat sheets of mesh but cost more per square foot. So unless the receipt shows that they purchased the more expensive pre-cut mesh, then they should have found a roll of it over in the Anthony home during the search warrant. I doubt they would have just tossed out the remainder… who would waste money like that? Most people would store it away…

Had to make a slight adjustment on the weather from last mention but here are the conditions during that week and year the slab would have been laid according to the deposition on August 5, 2009.

(Monday)  June 30th, 2008, the closest available weather station to Orlando, FL (ORLANDO INTL ARPT, FL), reported the following conditions:

High Temp:	91.9F
Low Temp:	71.1F
Average Temp:	79.2F
Dewpoint:	69.3F
Wind Speed:	6 Knots
Precipitation Amount:	0.04 Inches
Snow Depth:	n/a
Observations:	Fog, Rain/Drizzle, Thunder

(Tuesday)  July 1st, 2008, the closest available weather station to Orlando, FL (ORLANDO INTL ARPT, FL), reported the following conditions:

High Temp:	87.8F
Low Temp:	69.8F
Average Temp:	76.7F
Dewpoint:	67.9F
Wind Speed:	3.2 Knots
Precipitation Amount:	1.29 Inches
Snow Depth:	n/a
Observations:	Rain/Drizzle, Thunder

(Wednesday)  July 2nd, 2008, the closest available weather station to Orlando, FL (ORLANDO INTL ARPT, FL), reported the following conditions:

High Temp:	87.8F
Low Temp:	69.8F
Average Temp:	76.6F
Dewpoint:	66.8F
Wind Speed:	3 Knots
Precipitation Amount:	0.21 Inches
Snow Depth:	n/a
Observations:	n/a

(Thursday)  July 3rd, 2008, the closest available weather station to Orlando, FL (ORLANDO INTL ARPT, FL), reported the following conditions:

High Temp:	88F
Low Temp:	70F
Average Temp:	76.9F
Dewpoint:	66.5F
Wind Speed:	2.7 Knots
Precipitation Amount:	0 Inches
Snow Depth:	n/a
Observations:	n/a

(Friday)  July 4th, 2008, the closest available weather station to Orlando, FL (ORLANDO INTL ARPT, FL), reported the following conditions:

High Temp:	88F
Low Temp:	71.1F
Average Temp:	77.2F
Dewpoint:	67.8F
Wind Speed:	2.3 Knots
Precipitation Amount:	0.46 Inches
Snow Depth:	n/a
Observations:	Rain/Drizzle, Thunder

(Saturday)  July 5th, 2008, the closest available weather station to Orlando, FL (ORLANDO INTL ARPT, FL), reported the following conditions:

High Temp:	91.9F
Low Temp:	71.1F
Average Temp:	79.4F
Dewpoint:	66.8F
Wind Speed:	2.9 Knots
Precipitation Amount:	0 Inches
Snow Depth:	n/a
Observations:	n/a

(Sunday)  July 6th, 2008, the closest available weather station to Orlando, FL (ORLANDO INTL ARPT, FL), reported the following conditions:

High Temp:	91.9F
Low Temp:	71.1F
Average Temp:	80.7F
Dewpoint:	68.6F
Wind Speed:	4.9 Knots
Precipitation Amount:	0 Inches
Snow Depth:	n/a
Observations:	Rain/Drizzle

http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather-history/search-results/  results shown as per historical records

So we have the 30th rain, the 1st rain, the 2nd no rain, the 3rd no rain, the 4th rain, the 5th no rain, the 6th rain…..  so even if you did do it on those two days that had no rain, your grounds would have been soaked, and rain or any chance of rain is not conducive to laying concrete.  you have waited years, why pick a time when weather conditions could totally ruin your costly project.  It isn’t just about the time it takes to really prep a spot out, and then the carefully pouring and shaping it that you have to worry about when rain is involved, but it is also the curing time.  So unless your whole back yard was covered with a tarp, the rain would have caused issues and most folks unless there is an immediate rush to get his done would have waited for better weather.

I just think that there was so much pushed under the rug and just not given a second thought.  But the questions that people should be asking are these types of questions.  Never stop looking for what happened to Caylee, for the answers can still be found.

Just as in any missing person case, everyone in the household should be investigated to the fullest, not to shame them in anyway or accuse them, but to ensure that their cleared of any wrong doing.  Sometimes the people you least feel the need to investigate are the ones that should be on the top of the list.

Updates being done daily

I have been creating pages for each of the participants in the Casey Anthony trial, whether they were in court or not, they are listed and any information offered about them are either found in the blog comments or for convenience I have created the pages to the right of this post just under the recent comments section so that you can find the person and or reference that you are searching for with ease.  Please let me know if you are having trouble finding a certain video, letter or just footage of something in reference to this case, I would be more then happy to help find it for you.

Peace and blessings to all!

Casey Anthony Not Guilty, so now what happens?

I am glad that this verdict is read and now Casey Anthony can finally live in peace.  Well, some of us at least do hope that she is allowed this liberty.  I for one am very happy for the verdict and wish her the very best in life.  This trial sure does send many of my friends and family in different directions in beliefs and in a most explosive way at times.  It is amazing to me how heated people can get about other folks lives, but take very little introspection into their own.  I believe that the fact that this is a child is an amazing reason for all the passion that follows along with the case.  But amazingly enough, there were several other children in that area of the state that were reported missing and their stories went under the radar.  But please feel free to thank your media hounds that send you to all the wrong places with all the wrong facts.

At this present moment, of the children allowed to be listed on the database, there are 251 children still missing in the State of Florida, this is alarming that more is not said about the whole lot of kids of parents that are still mourning for their child.  I mean why just focus on one case?  Spend all this money on one case, this one?  It will never ever cease to amaze me, for through time, crime statistics will show that there have been many other cases of people who for whatever reason didn’t report their children missing, or their other missing loved ones, this is no new phenomenon.  It is certainly an odd thing to do, but surely not one that warranted the death of Casey with this little to go on, well in fact, just a guess to go on.  This I think will haunt me till my dying days why some cases get the bulk of attention when others just get passed over like dirt under a rug.  But that won’t haunt me as much as the communities of people who are acting like the freak zombies that have emerged due to this trial.  That sadly will haunt me for life.

My one wish for the zombies is that they find their way out of the darkness that is called media, cough cough the NG’s of the world, and step into the light of their own minds.  Stop your anger towards Casey and direct your attention onto enriching your own childrens lives and if you have no children, then your nieces or nephews.  If you’re looking for a place to direct your energy, try helping one of the many hundreds of children that are STILL actively missing to this day in Florida alone.

Can you imagine what a group of ex-zombies could do if they had a purpose?  Let’s go you reformed zombies, start helping at any of the below today, start using your energy where it will be used for good.

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National Center for Missing Kids

http://www.missingkids.com

Find Missing Children Organization

http://www.find-missing-children.org

Childfind of America

http://www.childfindofamerica.org

FBI Kidnappings and Missing Persons

http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap

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References Used:

http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/missingkids/index.asp

http://www.klaaskids.org/pg-mc-mcstatistics.htm