We may never know exactly how Caylee Marie Anthony was killed. But Orange County's medical examiner is confident that the brown-haired toddler was a victim of a homicide.
On Friday, Dr. Jan Garavaglia confirmed "with regret" that the skeletal remains found Dec. 11 in woods just blocks away from the home Caylee shared with her family belong to the 2-year-old who disappeared in June.
Garavaglia said the FBI forensic lab in Virginia matched DNA from the bones to Caylee's known DNA, but none of the skeleton showed any sign of injury that might indicate what killed her.
Toxicology testing still needs to be completed on bone and hair, but Garavaglia held out little hope that the chemical analysis would prove to be helpful. She saw no reason to delay a death certificate.
The toddler's grandparents -- George and Cindy Anthony -- received the news at their home on Hopespring Drive. Their son, Lee Anthony, arrived at the house to be with them.
Several hours later, the Anthonys' attorney, Brad Conway, read a statement asking people to pray for Caylee and for other families that have missing children.
"The Anthony family did not give up hope that Caylee was still alive until we were notified by the Orange County Sheriff's Office at approximately 1:30 today," Conway said. "They now know that their precious granddaughter is safe and hope that she will serve as the angel that protects thousands of missing children and their families."
He said the family wants the same answers as law enforcement and pledged to make themselves available to investigators
I'm glad here in this state we passed a law to allow parents to drop off their children if they feel they cannot be a parent. While I cannot imagine dropping a child off and leaving them I also can't imagine the situations we are seeing with abuse. Many times a mother will drop a baby off and then leave the state & work the streets. At least she cared enough to give this baby a second chance to find a loving home. While I don't condone dropping children off--it's better than the alternative sometimes. Working with the teens (who sometimes already have 2 children) we try to help them make decisions before they get to this point. Char 
