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Casey Anthony's "Dream Team"
Jose Baez, lead attorney for Casey Anthony (mother of two-year-old Caylee Anthony), has assembled a seasoned team of defense attorneys and forensic experts for his client's impending first-degree murder trial. Investigation Discovery has compiled a bio on each of those experts to give you a better understanding of who they are and what they do. Jose Baez Baez is Casey Anthony's lead defense attorney. According to his Web site, Baez is a former criminologist who received a B.S. degree in criminology from Florida State University. "Mr. Baez began working for the Miami-Dade County Public Defender's office in 1995. He immediately created a reputation as a fierce advocate who fought his cases until the very end and also distinguished himself by creating a division record for the most trials where he won 32 of 34 jury trials within his first two years with the office. (It should be noted that one of his two losses was a reversed appeal)." Prior to opening his own private practice, Baez worked for Lexis-Nexis, where he taught judges, lawyers, and law students about methods of using the Internet for investigation. Baez has been involved in several high-profile cases in Florida, including the defense of Nilton Diaz, Kissimmee Mayor George Gant, and Elvira Garcia. Linda Kenney Baden A new member of Jose Baez's defense team, Baden is a New York attorney who specializes in forensic evidence. Baden has been doing forensic work since the 1980s when she was in the prosecutor's office in New Jersey. She is the wife of Dr. Michael M. Baden, a medical doctor and board-certified forensic pathologist, who is also the host of HBO's Autopsy. Baden has been involved in several high-profile cases, including the recent defense of music producer Phil Spector. Baden is also well known for her analysis in the controversial death of supermodel Anna Nicole Smith. Terence Lenamon Lenamon is a Miami criminal defense attorney who recently joined Baez's defense team. According to WFTV.com, Lenamon has defended several high-profile clients, including Harrel Franklin Braddy, who is known as "The Miami Strangler," and accused killer Wadada Delhall. In both of those cases, Lenamon’s clients were sentenced to death. Jose Luis Garcia Another member of Baez's defense team, Garcia has experience in both family and criminal law. Garcia attended Barry University School of Law, where he received his J.D. He continued his undergraduate education and obtained his B.A. degree at Florida International University. His professional associations and
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memberships include the American Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Young Lawyers Association, and Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Garcia's previous legal experience includes a stint as a public defender in Orlando's Ninth Judicial Circuit Court. Dr. Henry Chang-Yu Lee Dr. Henry Chang-Yu Lee is the current Chief Emeritus for Scientific Services for the State of Connecticut and one of the founders of the Henry C. Lee Forensic Institute. He has worked on several high-profile cases, including the O.J. Simpson and Laci Peterson cases. According to his Web site, Dr. Lee is a "legendary investigator [who] is known for finding the tiniest clues. He has even solved a murder without a body. Over the past 40 years, Lee assisted in the investigations of more than 6,000 cases, including war crimes in Bosnia and Croatia; the suicide of President Clinton's former White House attorney, Vince Foster; review of the JFK assassination; and the death of JonBenet Ramsey." A native of Rugao City, China, Lee obtained a degree in Police Science from Central Police College in 1960. He went on to become captain of the Taipei Police Department. In 1972, Lee moved to the United States and enrolled in the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, where he obtained a B.S. in Forensic Science. Afterwards, he enrolled in New York University, where he earned an M.S. and a Ph. D. in Biochemistry. Since that time, he has received honorary degrees from several universities, including American International College, Bridgeport University, Williams Law School, Saint Joseph College, and the University of New Haven. Continue reading "Casey Anthony's "Dream Team"" » Email this • Add to del.icio.us • Digg This! • Save to del.icio.us • Share on Facebook Posted by David Lohr at 08:42 PM in Caylee Anthony Case, Follow That Crime | Permalink | Comments (39) | TrackBack (0) Technorati Tags: Anna Nicole Smith, assassination, attorney, Autopsy, Casey Anthony, Caylee Anthony, crime, crime news, David Lohr, defense, Dr. Henry Lee, Elvira Garcia, experts, first-degree murder, Florida, forensic, George Gant, Henry Chang-Yu Lee, Investigation Discovery, JFK, John F. Kennedy, JonBennet Ramsey, Jose A. Baez, Jose Baez, Jose Luis Garcia, Kathy Reichs, Kissimmee, Laci Peterson, Lawrence Kobilinsky, Lexis-Nexis, Linda Kenney Baden, Mary Jo Kopechne, Miami, Miami Strangler, Miami-Dade, Michael Baden, New York, news, Nilton Diaz, O.J. Simpson, Orlando, Phil Spector, Terence Lenamon, Timothy Huntington, trial, true crime, Vince Foster, Wadada Delhall, Werner Spitz December 12, 2008
Please Help Find Kelly Currin Morris
The following is a press release from Kelly Morris search coordinator Al Mignacci: Missing Person Kelly Currin Morris, Age 28 Last seen September 3, 2008 Married, 2 children, ages 5 and 8 House burned September 4, 2008 – Determined to be arson Car found abandoned less than a mile from house
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Requesting: Volunteer searchers (walkers) for Sunday December 14, 2008 Information on the location of abandoned hand dug wells within a 40 mile radius of Stem, NC Hunters to be on the look-out for anything unusual that they may come across Location of Search: Kelly Currin Morris Comand Center– 8:00 a.m. Hwy 50 / 2816 Old Weaver Trail Creedmoor, NC Command Center Phone: (919) 812-2310 E-mail: helpfindkelly@gmail.com Website: www.kellycurrinmorris.com MySpace: Myspace.com/kellycurrinmorris If you have any information on the whereabouts of Kelly Currin Morris or information on the arson, please contact the Granville County Sheriff’s Department at (919) 693-3213 or the Granville County Crime Stoppers at (919) 693-3100. Discuss The Kelly Morris Case Related Links: Full Coverage: Kelly Currin Morris Case
Photo Credits: Kelly Morris: Pat Currin
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Skull Discovery 911 Audio Recording Released
The Orange County employee who called 911 yesterday to report the discovery of a human skull told the dispatcher that the skull was found in "the Caylee Anthony area." That call has since been released to the media and can be heard here: Listen to the 911 call
Investigation Discovery The skeletal remains are currently being examined by the FBI to determine if they are Casey Anthony's missing two-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony. Discuss The Caylee Anthony Case Full Coverage : Casey Anthony Case
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