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Mother Said Her Child was Missing for 31 Days on a 911 Call


Cindy Anthony took the witness stand for the second time on Tuesday and cried uncontrollably as they listened to the 911 call nearly three years ago. She called 911 on July 15, 2008 after her daughter, Casey Anthony, admitted that her 2-year old daughter was missing for 31 days. Casey Anthony is on trial for first degree murder.

Cindy was panicking when she told the emergency dispatcher during the 911 call that her granddaughter, Caylee, is missing and that her car smells like there has been a dead body inside it.

When Casey was asked by the 911 dispatcher why she waited 31 days to report her child missing, she just said that she was looking for her child and admitted it was stupid. Casey originally told prosecutors that Caylee went missing with her babysitter, Zenaida Gonzales Fernandez.

The case has been taunted by many contradicting stories. For example, Casey told the dispatch officer that Caylee was kidnapped by her babysitter. Her own defense lawyer, Atty. Jose Baez, however claims that Caylee drowned in their backyard pool, was found dead by George (Casey’s father), but did not report the incident right away.

Cindy recalls that when she claimed her towed car, which was then used by Casey, she noticed a foul smell coming from the trunk of the car. She said it smelled like someone or something died in there. She ignored the smell, opened the windows of the car, and sprayed a can of air freshener inside. It was only during the 911 call that she linked the stench of her car to her missing granddaughter.

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New York Cop Guilty of Faking a 911 Call


A police officer who is accused of rape in New York City admitted on Monday that he really did make a fake call to 911 so he and his fellow officer could go back to the apartment of the victim.

Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata face charges of burglary, rape, and misconduct due to the December 2008 incident with a fashion executive.

Prosecutors said that Mata, 29-years-old and Moreno, 43-years-old reacted to a 911 call from a driver saying that his passenger is too intoxicated to get out of his cab. The police officers then accompanied the woman inside her apartment.

The officers left afterwards, but later returned in response to another 911 call, which Kenneth Moreno has admitted he faked. They also returned twice after that incident.

In April 2009, the two were arrested following examination of evidence provided by the victim. She secretly taped a conversation between her and Moreno using a watch with a microphone. In the conversation Moreno acknowledged the fact that he used a condom but also insisted that nothing happened between them.

At first, Moreno denied raping the fashion executive when he took the witness stand in Manhattan’s state Supreme Court. However, he admitted that he had made the fake 911 call. He even said that it was a stupid and dumb thing to do.

The defendant testified that he tried to assist the victim as he himself used to abuse alcohol after the 9/11 Twin Towers attack and a battle over her daughter’s custody.

Moreno reiterated that they spoke about tips on how to stop drinking. He also said that while they were talking, the woman dragged her to the bed and started kissing him. He added that she needed to be held so she can be consoled.

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