"It was the smell of human decomposition," said lead crime scene investigator in the case against Casey Anthony, Geraldo Bloise, referring the stentch surrounding her car, a Pontiac Sunfire.
The 25-year-old Florida mom is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter in 2008 and leaving the remains in a wooded area near her family's home.
Experts were called in immediately to investigate and in Friday's court proceedings, the jury learned the Orange County Sheriff's office findings included 12 pieces of hair in the trunk of Casey's car, a stain on the spare tire cover and the stench of a human body that has decayed.
Bloise, who has been with Orange County's second level of CSI for 11 years, opened package after package and in his testament, he described everything he found in Casey's vehicle and how he tested it. He said he investigated the car at least 12 times.
During direct examination, Prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick questioned if there were any signs that a dead animal was stuck on the frame of the car. "There were no types of animals underneath the vehicle," he replied. He said he was sure what he smelled was the decay of a person.
These articles found in the vehicle were collected on July 17, 2008, two days after Casey was indicted.
The state presumes their presentation will end on June 17, allowing the defense to begin theirs.
The case resumed was in its ninth day of the murder trial on Friday and there are over 100 items in evidence that have been revealed thus far in this case. Court will return from recess on Saturday at 9 a.m.
(Photography by Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel)
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