Search Underway For Missing Orlando Girl

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Caylee Anthony was last seen in Florida on June 15, 2008

Police say that Casey Anthony  -- the mother of missing toddler Caylee Anthony --is still a person of interest in her daughter's dissapearance.  

Casey Anthony's 3-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony,  has been missing since June 16, 2008. Casey was charged with Child Neglect and Lying to Authorities in connection with her daughter's disappearance.  She had been in the Orange County Jail for a month with bail set at $500,000.

Leonard and Tony Padilla, bail bondsmen from California,  flew to Florida and bailed Casey out of jail back in July. They were hoping that if Casey was released from jail, she would provide information as to where her missing 3-year-old daughter is.

Since Casey's release from jail, she had been in and out of jail several  more times on assorted charges, and hasn't provided police with any new information on her daughter's whereabouts. 

Police have relased several phone and email conversations Casy has had with family and friends along with thier own interview tapes, hoping to shed some light on what really is going on.

Police say Casey has not helped them at all in searching for her daughter. She claims she left the 3-year-old with a nanny and hasn't seen her since. But authorities now believe -- after a month of searching for the nanny -- that she doesn't exsist.

Orlando, Fla. Toddler Reported Missing

Police say Caylee Marie Anthony was last seen on June 15, 2008 in Orlando, Fla., but she wasn't reported missing until a month later. Now, police are trying to find out where little Caylee is.

Police say they questioned Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, about her daughter's disappearance. She told police that the last time she saw her daughter was on June 15, 2008 when she dropped her off with a nanny. 

On July 16, 2008 -- a day after police questioned Casey -- they arrested her. Police charged her with Child Neglect and Obstructing an Investigation.

Police say they were able to confirm that Casey had been telling them a string of lies about her daughter's whereabouts.

Casey's mother, Cindy, and her lawyer, local attorney Jose Baez, have said that Casey does not know where her daughter is. Casey's mother believed that her daughter could help police find her daughter -- but only if they let her out of jail.

Frustration Builds In Search For Caylee Anthony

Casey's bond hearing was held on July 22, 2008 to decide if Casey was to be released on bail.

During the hearing, the lead investigator on the case, Det. Yuri Mellich with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, called Casey a "person of interest" in the matter.

He told the judge that hair samples were found in the trunk of the Anthony family's car were similar to the color and length of Caylee's. The samples have been sent to a lab for DNA testing.

Officer Jason Forgey also testified at the hearing that when his K-9 partner searched the car, the dog "alerted police to the odor of human decomposition."

Casey's mother, father, and brother all took the stand at the bond hearing, and told the judge that if Casey was released, she could help police find little Caylee.

Casey's mother, Cindy, claims that her daughter knows where Caylee is, but that she is too "afraid" to speak honestly with the police.

At the hearing, Judge Stan Strickland stated that Casey "hasn't been any help in this investigation one bit."

"She is using her silence as leverage to get out of jail," said Judge Strickland.

The judge had set Casey's bond at $500,000.

Police Need Help Finding Caylee

Police are hoping that Caylee is still alive; they say she is most likely traveling with an adult, and could be anywhere in the world.

Detectives are actively working the leads that are coming into their office.

If you know anything about Caylee Anthony's disappearance, call our hotline right now at 1-800-CRIME-TV.

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