See, maybe I have a different view because much of my information is from witness interviews. I'm just the type that wants to hear things from the horse's mouth.
Let me give you an example from Ryan Pasley's phone interview with YM on 7-30-08 (Ryan knew ICA since they were 5-6 yrs old; Ryan was listed in ICA's cell phone as one of her "best friends"):
Link to full interview:
http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedfiles/Pasley, Ryan0730.pdf
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YM:
she ever make any statements to you about you know, like what if she hadnt had Caylee and how her life would have turned out or?
RP: Oh, yeah (affirmative). Oh, yeah (affirmative), definitely. Uhm
YM: Give me, give me an example of what she would say.
RP: Well, for you know, uh, uh, getting (inaudible).
YM: (Inaudible.)
RP: You, you know along the lines of well you know sometimes I wish I hadnt you know, because Im young and I cant go out and I cant do the things I want to do. And that was pretty common.
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All the interviews, especially with some of her older friends (Jesse Grund, Richard Grund, Lauren Gibbs) are enlightening. Some links are can be accessed here:
http://investigation.discovery.com/...full_coverage/files/caylee_anthony_files.html
We keep speculating on why we haven't heard from any of ICA's old friends - IMHO, it appears many, if not all, eventually were burned by ICA's lies or "mooching" (as RP put it) over the years. Lauren Gibbs babysat for Caylee in her early months. It wasn't until she found out ICA was out having fun instead of "working" that she quit being taken advantage of. Here's an example of how people blew off her lies:
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RP: So when it came to the job situation, you know I, again, I guess it was a lie, but she was an event coordinator at Universal Studios. Uhm
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YM: How, how long was she tell, how long had she been telling you she was doing that?
RP: Oh, man, for quite some time. And I know I, I, oh, probably two years. Three, two or three years probably.
YM: Really, that long?
RP: Uhm, yeah (affirmative), and, and she, I guess at one point uhm, her, because her mom called me try to confirm some lies that Casey had said. Her mom called and said, because uh, oh, at the time I was, you know, I was like oh, (inaudible) at twenty one, uhm, I was working at Sports Authority. And uh, I guess because I loaned her four dollars
YM: Uh-hum (affirmative).
RP:
while I was working there. And I guess at that time she was telling her mom that she worked at Sports Authority with me. And then
YM: And go back to the four hundred dollars. I, I think I missed you on that one. What was that about four hundred?
RP: Well because I just lent her four hundred, oh, well I didnt lend her. I, I mean I basically it was, it was
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YM: Right.
RP: She was supposed to give it back but I, I, I lent her four hundred dollars for what she said was rent to her parents, which it didnt make any sense really to me because I would think that as a single mother that doesnt really have the faculties to take care of a child theyre not going to charge their daughter rent.
YM: Right.
RP: But I went along with it anyways because whatever. I dont know. I guess she needed it more than I did.
YM: Alright.
RP: So I gave her the four hundred dollars and I guess during that time she was telling her mom she worked at the Sports Authority and many like nights that shes out uhm, that her excuse was that the reason why she was staying out late is because there would be inventory, things like this. And that the only reason why her mom never really got upset about it, and this is what even Cindy told, the only reason why Cindy got upset about it because she knew I was there and that she was okay, when in fact this never even happened.
YM: Hmm.
RP: She never, she never, she never worked there. She just hung out with me. Because I was (inaudible).
YM: Let me guess. Was this the Sports Authority over here at Waterford?
RP: Uh, it, uh, well no. Originally that, uh, this is what uh, Casey, uh, Cindy told me is that originally she worked at the one with uh, me, uh, with me uh, at 436 and Colonial.
YM: Gotcha.
RP: And then she transferred to the one uhm, in Waterford.
YM: But she never worked for Sports Authority.
RP: Never worked at Sports Authority. But thats whats she, thats what she told her mom.
YM: Well when, when, did you find this out last year or, or just recently?
RP: No, I found, I found this out uhm, about a month, no, not, uh, three months, maybe three, three and a half weeks before Caylee went missing. Her mom, Cindy
YM: Uh-hum (affirmative).
RP:
called me and told me not to talk to Casey because she didnt want me to get hurt because shes been lying about a lot of stuff, and put her in, stole money from her and her grandmother. And she doesnt want me to get hurt, you know. Which I, you know, I was, I said, Okay. You know, I understand. And she, you know, she seemed really upset. She was just calling me to tell me all, what was going on and, and also to ask about some lies that she had suspected Casey of telling.
YM: Oh.
RP: Uhm, so she actually phys
she just called me. Her mom called me uhm, you know, uh, in my summer semester, at one of my classes. I remember the specific time and what I was doing. And she basically told me, I dont, I dont think its a good idea that you even talk to Casey anymore because shes a, uh, the actually, those are the exact words that came out of her mouth was that she was a sociopath.
YM: And thats, and mom said this?
RP: Yeah (affirmative).
YM: Wow. And does that match the Casey that you know?
RP: Uhm, it makes sense. I just thought that Casey was just a little bit of a white liar, you know.
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While all this lying doesn't necessarily translate into ICA being a killer, I do think it's significant ICA had more of support system in place in the earlier days of Caylee's life. Lauren Gibbs babysat; when she was engaged to Jesse, he & his parents babysat, along with CA & GA. I think her friends Kristina & Kiomarie also babysat, thus giving ICA quite a bit of free time in the early days. Eventually, all those sitters drifted away and more & more responsibility fell onto ICA, CA & GA. I imagine GA was able sit more during the day at the times he wasn't working.
Fast forward to when Caylee hit the "terrible twos", GA is working more, CA continues to work full-time and maybe getting a little tired of spending most of her evenings & weekends caring for Caylee, while ICA was starting to hang out with her new "single" friends. (Lauren, Kristina & Kiomarie were also young mothers).
When dating RM, he was ok with Caylee spending the night at his apartment, but TL didn't go for it. I don't take a lot of stock in these singles claiming ICA was a great, loving mother. I'd bet they only saw Caylee on occasion, when ICA "trotted" her out to
appear to be a great loving mother.
Sorry to rag on about this, but I find these interviews give a glimpse into ICA's interactions and motivations. Yeah, some parts are boring (all the umm, uhhh, ohhh's)
but well worth it.
I think that's what Bozo (yes, BOZO!) told Casey too.
). When DD goes back to school the following Fall, I plan to drive the 2 1/2 hours however often to babysit. And will love every minute of it. But, if she were living with me, and I found out she was lying (as it appears from the interviews above Cindy did know) and I was doing too much of the childcare, you can bet I would not be happy! It's NOT like Casey had built in babysitters in her parents; I'm sure her parents, like most parents in these situations, expect their daughter to take care of her own kid! Doesn't mean they aren't overjoyed with their grandchild (we know they were), but getting dumped on is a whole different thing. Cindy and George were probably, at that point, laying down the law. I have a BFF who has a daughter and grandson living with her, and she loves them both, wholeheartedly, but it's frustrating for her to have raised her kids, and now when they're all adults, she's tied down to a grandchild according to the daughter's schedule. If she found out her daughter wasn't working and stealing? I'm guessing she'd be saying "that's it!" about providing childcare on a whim.
Seriously, there are some interesting links in that first post...it's not just PRETTY. 
