July 28 – Casey Anthony's brother, Lee Anthony, visits her in jail.
View Casey's Jail Visitation Log
Casey's attorney files a motion for a protective order to prevent authorities from releasing any further audio or video recordings of conversations Casey has with her family while she is locked up in the county jail.
Read the Motion for Protective Order
July 29 – Judge Stan Strickland, citing the First Amendment,
denies the protective order motion.
A former inmate who was housed at the county jail with Casey comes forward with information about the case. Inmate Travis Nichols, 20, tells investigators that Casey told him Caylee is with one of her ex-boyfriends. The sheriff's office investigates the claim, but discount it because they are unable to verify details of the alleged conversation.
July 30 – Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum issues a
written response to the appeal request that Baez filed on July 24. Within it, McCollum concludes that Baez, "failed to show that such action by the trial court was arbitrary, fanciful, or unreasonable."
Read the Attorney General's Response
The Fifth District Court of Appeals agrees with the Attorney General's response and
denies Baez's request without comment.
Reports surface that the FBI is going to take over the case.
Meanwhile, Casey calls her brother and says that nothing has changed.
Listen to the Conversation
"Um. I guess understandably just being out of contact. But um. I mean as far as I'm concerned nothing's really changed."
The call comes to an abrupt end moments later when the connection is lost.
July 31 – In an effort to better understand the psyche of Casey Anthony, Investigation Discovery enrolls the help of Dr. Deborah Schurman-Kauflin, a renowned criminal profiler who has over 20 years experience in profiling everything from serial murders to aberrant sex crimes.
Read Dr. Schurman-Kauflin's Profile of Casey Anthony
Casey calls her brother and they briefly discuss a mysterious letter she is supposedly writing. Unfortunately, they are unable to go into much detail, as the connection lost again.
Listen to the Conversation
Meanwhile, Casey requests that only her immediate family be allowed to visit her at the jail.
