This is pretty disturbing news, but may provide solace for the family if the search can finally be concluded. It’s hard to say whether it would be better for a kidnap victim, if she was one, to suffer, or if the suffering were to end. I hoped that she would be found alive and a small amount of hope remains that the skelatal remains are not those of Caylee Anthony. I can’t help but put on my Jr. Detective badge and begin to speculate as to what happened.

There are two important pieces of information that may either be damning evidence or provide some doubt as to what police believe may have happened. First, and foremost, the remains of a toddler were found within a half mile of the house where Caylee lived with her grandparents and mother. How she was not discovered until now is questionable, but the area is apparently wooded and had been covered by water until recently, so that’s understandable.

For some reason, the second piece of news seems important to me. That is the fact that the remains found had evidence of duct tape over the toddler’s mouth. If it turns out to be Caylee, why the need for duct tape unless she was kidnapped? Think about it, if she were already dead, and the mother needed to dispose of the body, there would be no need for the duct tape. If the mother used chloroform and/or suffocated the child, there would be no need for the duct tape.

The mother, 22 year old Casey Anthony, was charged with first-degree murder in October. It’s highly probable that the police have other evidence that they have not yet released to the public. Obviously we do know many of the details already, such as the chloroform, human decomposition in the trunk, the reported smell of death, and the length of time it took for Caylee to be reported missing. Not to mention the attitude of her mother after the disappearance.

Unfortunately, the real world does not opperate like CSI: Miami and it will take ten to 14 days for DNA results to come back. Until then, we can continue to speculate on these horrific events. In the six months since Caylee’s disappearance, there have been numerous reported sightings, so there still is hope.