Women Show Pity for Casey Anthony with Cash

Women Show Pity for Casey Anthony with Cash

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Why would anyone in their right mind give money to an accused child-killer?

Casey Anthony has hit rock bottom. The 22-year-old currently sits in a tiny cell in the Orange County Jail in Florida accused of murder. Many are already convinced Anthony is guilty of fatally chloroforming her three-year-old daughter Caylee, stashing the body in the trunk of her car and then callously partying at a local bar. Things don't look good.

Yet there are a few people, mostly women, who've taken pity on Anthony and are sending her money, to be deposited directly into her jail Inmate Money Account. The account can only be used at the jail commissary -- essentially a canteen for items not supplied by the prison.

So far a total of four women have been moved by Anthony's story enough to contribute. For the most part, the connection between Anthony and the women remain a mystery and is likely to remain so. "We do not seek out the relationship between the contributor and the inmate," Orange County Corrections Public Information Officer Allen Moore told momlogic. Moore isn't surprised, however, that Casey is receiving donations. "Obviously if there had not been the intense media coverage for this case, strangers wouldn't have sent money."

One of these so-called strangers is Michelle St. Claire of Spring Valley, California. She sent the accused mom murderer a donation of $75.00. In an exclusive interview with momlogic, the 39-year-old St. Claire defended her decision to come to the aid of the incarcerated mother.

"I'm a firm believer that you're innocent until you've been proven guilty," says St. Claire, a licensed private investigator. "This is a 22-year-old girl whose life is over. If 75 dollars will buy her some freakin' cocoa lotion, then what's the big deal?"

And, for the most part, standard items are all Casey has been buying. Her first purchases in the prison included: shampoo, hair ties, envelopes and stamps, a washcloth, a sports bra and underwear.

Anthony cannot, as CNN correspondent Nancy Grace erroneously reported, use the money to buy, "lingerie, high-end luxury items, like shrimp cocktails." Unless you count ear plugs or Spam in a Pouch as "splurges," the commissary's offerings consist of only the essentials.

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Given the small amount of money St. Claire donated, she is baffled the way the media has been reacting to what she feels is an act of "compassion."

But psychoanalyst Dr. Bethany Marshall is suspect of anyone reaching out to Anthony. "They've identified with her in some way," says Dr. Marshall. "Either they've been abused by a mother, they've abused their own children, maybe they're drug addicts and neglected their own children, they know what it's like to be put in jail."

St. Claire, a childless woman, who has never been incarcerated, thinks Marshall's explanation is laughable.

"I don't necessarily think she's innocent," she says. "I think she was stupid. But I try to be a forgiving person. You never know when you're going to need to be forgiven for something. She's already been tried and convicted. I think educated, healthy people sometimes do reckless things in desperation. She wanted to get a break and something tragic happened."

In the end, St. Claire wonders why people are so judgmental of such a small gesture. "It's not like I sent Casey defense money."

Discuss the latest Casey Anthony news in the momlogic community.

Click on an image below to see Michelle St. Claire's money order to Casey Anthony, as well as money orders from other contributors, Casey's commissary purchases and the items available to buy at the Orange County Jail.


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Casey's Commissary Order	Prison Commissary Items (page 1)	Prison Commissary Items (page 2)

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“I don’t necessarily think she’s innocent,” she says. “I think she was stupid.” Guess who is really stupid lady…As more and more evidence mounts regarding Casey and the rest of this dysfunctional, supportive (ie deceptive) family….it looks like there is more than one stupid person here and you Michelle St. Claire of Spring Valley, California are one dumb broad. I am ashamed to be in the same gender as you. I am NOT childless. I am not dazzled or mislead by her lies. I canNOT rationalize as a MOTHER that she is innocent until proven guilty. Yes that is our Law, and the burden of that proof is on the prosecution But the things she has done, the things she has said, is not what a normal mother…any good mother would do (never mind normal, even mothers with mental illness can be good mothers) When your child is missing every second is precious, every moment lost is another moment your child is further away. I could NEVER believe a loving concerned Mother would weave such a web of lies if she truly had her daughters best interest at heart. if she truly was innocent, she would be frantic, she would be bending over backwards to help the authorities. That garbage about fearing for the baby’s safety…even parents who have the nightmare of kidnapped children, who have been contacted with a ransom and have been told “don’t contact the cops”…the parents who want the child found, do give in to cops or feds …they do whatever they can to FIND (the operative word FIND) their child. They don’t lie to cops and FBI, they don’t STALL time (while the Florida heat decomposes all evidence of their child)…every moment is crucial…they are not smug nor do they smirk (eg in court) You can be a supporter of Casey’s vanity, and self centeredness while her daughter is gone, all the while she makes a mockery out of the cops, feds and the Justice System….the searchers…and you. Her “innocence” has calculatingly lead the authorities away from her daughter.

- Terri Lynn

Posted 11/26/08 09:55 PM

Ok I have to question why anyone would care what Casey buys in jail, I mean what does it pertain to the case itself? I don’t get it. Next I have to say if these people want to send her money then so be it, its their money and they are free to do with it what they like. Hate what I say if you want, I really don’t care because in the end there is still a missing child here and for you people to sit here and worry about who is sending this woman money and what she is buying with it is disgusting. Remember this is still America, innocent until proven guilty. Get a life people and forget about this stupidness of who is sending money and what she is buying with it! Why not focus more on finding Caylee dead or alive. *WHO CARES*

- WHO CARES

Posted 11/28/08 11:10 AM

Have also grown weary of the rush to judgment, the stone-throwing, and ever mindless, vitriolic lynchmob mentality but seriously momof6, you’re scaring me. Giving sleepless children benadryl and VODKA? Uhm, seriously… never, not ONCE in 25 years.

- singlemomof4

Posted 11/28/08 11:58 AM

When all this started out I didn’t want to belive this woman could actually kill her infant child. I still do not want to belive she is the cause of the disapearance. I see all the evidence that points toward a murder, but innocent people have been convicted before, with compeling evidence, rembember Hurrican Carter??? He was conviced of killed a woman and spent many years in prision, and one day, they proved his DNA was not the same of the DNA left at the crime. He was finally released from prision and give one million dollars as payment for loosing half his life and his good name and career that would have come from boxing. All I am saying is, “YOU ARE INNOCENT TILL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW” that is the great rite we here in America have. Casey has not been convicted, and I would feel teribble for ‘convicting’ her in my mind and then this poor little girl shows up, safe and sound. Do you think if Caylee showed up tomorrow alive, they would let Casey outta jail??? I don’t think they would. Jen in ARK

- Jennifer

Posted 12/02/08 12:40 AM

Jen in ARK, Yes, you may have the presumption of “innocence until proven guilty”. Have you even seen the evidence. The K-9 cadaver dogs alerting in the backyard not once but twice by two different dogs. Same dogs alerting in the back of HER car to the smell that even George said smelled like a decomposing body. How would he know you ask, because he was a Deputy Sheriff maybe. Hair found in the back of the trunk indicates a “death band” on the hair indicating the body was decomposing. The hair could only be from one of the Anthony’s family. Oh wait, that only leaves Caylee. If she didn’t kill Caylee then she obviously knows who did and that makes her just as guilty. I don’t think her body will ever be found though. If you have been around wild animals then you’ll know an animal has a great sense of smell and the scent of a decomposing body will draw any and all. Why would any Mother wait even 1 minute to find their child let alone 30 DAYS. Casey didn’t even initiate the search that was done by Cindy after confronting Casey. My favorite Caylee tape is when she leans over and says, “Papa are you tired Papa?” That just makes me want to reach into the tv and choke the $%it out of Caylee.

- Linda

Posted 12/04/08 09:33 PM

Linda, OMG! Yes that tape. I am here in Orlando…and that tape has been playing all this time without audio. Only recently did I hear this dear baby’s voice.” Papa, are you tired Papa?” Did you notice it sounds like when she sings it sounds like she’s saying “Please don’t take Nan’s Sunshine away”?? That footage must be with “Nana & Papa” the grandparents. Nana must have sung that to her. So she is calling herself “Nan’s sunshine” Totally heartwrenching. Where is the Mother’s emotions in all this, when WE are ALL so helplessly touched by this baby? Why when the grandparents told her what the reward money was, did she say “that’s like half my bond!” MY MY MY Me Me Me!!! Over and over again she says “I just wanna get out of here” why not “I just wanna hold my baby”? Her smarmy puss makes me sick! Who is the cadaver in her trunk? Does anyone here still believe it was a peporoni pizza? Well it recently came out there was NO pizza in that tunk…never was… Just the empty box in a garbage bag. For all we know the pizza was a plain cheese pizza. Maggots are not attracted to empty pizza boxes…even with a smear of cheese or sauce. Yes and then there is that hair with cadaver banding. Any other dead Anthony’s missing?

- Tee

Posted 12/04/08 10:40 PM

These women sending money are probably lesbians. We have all seen enough pictures of Casey to know she could easily win a hot body contest. These money sending women probably can’t get enough of her. Guilt or innocense doesn’t matter to them. Just watch the Ellen show. The audience is full of women. My own personal opinion is she is guilty of her daughters disappearance. At this point I don’t believe her remains will be found. I hope she does life in prison with no parole. The evidence speaks for itself.

- phillipe

Posted 12/07/08 10:33 AM

WHILE YOU HAVE PITTY FOR THE POOR WOMEN THAT SPENDS HER TIME SITTING IN A CELL HER DAUGHTER SPENDS HER TIME DETERIORATING ALONE DUE TO THE ACTIONS OF HER WONDERFUL,CARING,AND DEVOTED MOTHER. YOU SHOULD OPEN YOUR EYES TO THE WORLD AROUND YOU AND NOT CONDONE SUCH BEHAVIOR. YOUR HEARTS AND FINANTIAL HELP SHOULD GO OUT TO HELP FIND CAYLEE.NOT TO FEED AND PROVIDE SHELTER FOR A MURDERER.HER PARENTS SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY AFTER SELLING PICTURES OF THIER BELOVED GRANDCHILD.

- JESSICA

Posted 12/10/08 04:54 PM

One word for Casey Anthony: SOCIOPATH. only cares about herself. only wants what she wants. no care or concern for anyone else, not even her own baby. I can only speak for myself, but I also have known many other mothers in this world that, if their child went missing, they would sacrifice everything,including their own freedom, to find them. They would’t screw around for days, weeks, months telling stories about phantom nannies and kidnappers. They would put everything out there to find their child; and not wait a month to do it either. They would never have a moment of piece or tranquility, or would not be able to stop sobbing for even one minute until their, MY, child was found. All we’ve seen is Casey Anthony laughing and giggling and smiling for all the pretty cameras, with the occasional crocodile tears, gingerly being wiped away so as to not mess up her makeup while on camera. Face it guys: This is her moment. everything she’s ever dreamt of. she’s all over the TV! Everyone knows her.! She’s famous! And if you look when they show her feet with the handcuffs on them, her toes are even painted after all this time. What kind of mother, who’s child is missing, would have any motivation or effort or need or even want to paint her toenails?!!?! As for her mother Cindy, she’s spoiled this child her whole life, and now she’ll defend her to the end. Sweet, but disgusting. She has known all along what her miserable, spoiled , rotten daughter was capable of, but yet she is now conveniently denying any wrong doing by Casey. She was the one who started this whole thing to begin with. I love my daughter more then life itself, but if I knew that my daughter was a self-centered, spoiled-rotten, egotistical,theiving,lying, party animal with promiscuous tendencies and now my grandchild was missing and she didn’t seem at all too concerned about it, she would be on her own. That’s it. I sure wouldn’t cover up what she’d done. I only pray that Caylee didn’t suffer and didn’t realize what was happening to her. She is in our hearts and our prayers. And I pray that life in jail will help Casey Anthony see the light and she’ll pray, beg, for forgiveness for what she’s done.

- bl

Posted 12/13/08 07:04 PM

Dear Mom Logic fans, I think perhaps it’s about time that I speak out to the mothers on this website. Yes, I am the woman who sent $75 to Casey Anthony’s account. I’ve been reading these posts since my story broke and despite the recent turn of events, I do not (nor will I ever) regret this decision. Perhaps some of you could afford to be a bit more open minded and not automatically assume the worst in people. I do thank the posters however who saw the possibility that I was doing what my heart said to do. I am a Masters educated professional with a good career and a wonderful husband. I have a close family and very good lifelong friends. I am a happy, healthy and well adjusted adult. I also have unshakable faith in God and do what I feel is right whenever possible. I am by no means a “groupie”, nor do I secretly identify with Casey. And to speak to one very hateful post, let me assure you I do not have any dead children buried in my yard. Now that this is out the way, let me do a better job of explaining why I sent the funds: Casey Anthony is the #1 most hated mother in America today. Every blog, news report, and armchair psychologist talks about what a despicable act she’s committed, how psychopathic she is, and how she remains emotionless and uncaring. She has no friends, no supporters and no visitors except for her attorney. She is holding tight to her story, despite the fact that its been discredited. In the meantime the child we all knew was dead was rotting away someplace, with no proper burial. We all love Caylee and wanted her found, even if it meant finding her bones. When I try to think along the lines of someone like Casey I wonder why she ever bother to come clean. Why would she? She watches the news and hears what everyone is saying. She’s already hated, tried and convicted so why speak to the people who are trying to put her on death row? She probably has that “screw them” attitude right? Remember, this isn’t the level headed 22 year old that you or I would have been years ago. I looked into my heart and asked myself if I could ever forgive this act and the

- Michelle St Claire

Posted 12/15/08 02:25 PM

(Sorry, post was cut short)I looked into my heart and asked myself if I could ever forgive this act and the answer was YES. I could forgive Casey if she told her story, and came clean. “IF SHE CAME CLEAN!” So I reached out with an act of compassion in an attempt to let her know that there are forgiving people out there. My hope was that she may be touched, soften, and open up. If it had worked, my $75 would have been very well spent. I never indicated at anytime I thought Casey was innocent. I do not claim to know what happened but I would be willing to give her “some” benefit of the doubt as to if this was intentional or not. One poster mentioned that driving around with a dead kid in the trunk didn’t sound like someone who planned a murder. Another woman indicated that perhaps her partying was a self-defense mechanism to try to forget this tragedy. Anything is possible and until Casey talks, its all just speculation with media spin. My reaching out was nothing more then giving this young (probably suicidal) mother an unbiased ear if she wanted it. For the record, Casey purchased a pencil, paper and stamps with the money I sent and has not send a reply, or a Thank you of any kind. I know its been said that we are pen-pals but this completely untrue. So I hope that this satisfies some of your curiosity. I completely understand how many of you feel but just try to remember that there is more to this then we will ever know. Casey will take these secrets to her grave unless she feels like she can open up. Hatred gets us nowhere. Michelle

- Michelle St Claire

Posted 12/15/08 02:31 PM

I have tried to comment before but I guess my strong response to this sucked. Casey is a horriable person, I do not even want to call her a mother, she is not worth it. Death by injection Death by injection Death by injection Death by injection Death by injection Death by injection Death by injection Death by injection Death by injection I am sick , everyday I pray for this little girl and her stupid family that they would shed some light to close this gap America has, stupid for sending a killer money, bet you would not do that if she killed your family huh???? You would forgive her and give her money real amart huh, God says forgive not contribute to a commandment broken!!!! Food for thought, stupid Death by injection Death by injection Death by injection Death by injection Death by injection Death by injection Death by injection

- steph

Posted 12/16/08 04:20 PM

I am so sick of casey. I have thought about the whole death by injection theory. I think maybe she should sit and rot, like she did to her daughter, does not matter she will be killed in prison anyways so by casy you stupid stupid person. all who gave money you better pray, for forgivenss for contributing to a commendment broken. pray

- mom of 4

Posted 12/16/08 04:35 PM

hello do not see that we need money sent to families in need with children alive and taken care of by real mothers what is wrong with you. I pray for your souls and what ever college you went to st.clair, you need to give the degree back because you are stupid and I hope God rest your soul for helping her buy stupid stuff. jail gives you stuff no need for extra money.

- ssssooooo

Posted 12/16/08 04:39 PM

If casey is so mistreated by her family, and no one likes her then why send money for pens and stamps, who is she going to write, caylee oh i forgot she killed her, so again , you are the lowest person on earth you need to go sit in jail with her for being stupis, stupid should be the new law hahaha. I am so trying with evry being to understand st.clair what is going through your mind, even in your explanation, you sound stupid, I know plenty of mothers that work hard and still can not make it so if you want their address to send money let me know.

- St.Clair is stupid

Posted 12/16/08 04:44 PM

I am a mother of four wonderful kids. I work, and go to school, feel free to send me money , because I take good care of my children and work hard but can not get ahead so feel sorry for me.

- sad song

Posted 12/16/08 04:47 PM

The grandfather was a detective and he didn’t recognize a decomposing body, right. Casey has been a liar all her life and they believe her now? What kind of mother or grandmother would go to bed at night not knowing where their child or grandchild was. I have 7 children and if they could not account for they safety and well being of their child, I would use the cliche my mom used, I brought you into this world and I will take you out if you don’t give me answers now. Why would a parent not know that Caylee’s life was in jeopardy with Casey as a mom. They failed to protect their grandaughter. Stone all three.

- Sandee

Posted 12/16/08 07:12 PM

out of complete randomness…and some of you will think i’m dumb for saying so, but she hasn’t purchased any type of “feminine products”. do they give you that stuff in jail for free? i PRAY that girl isn’t pregnant again!

- Le

Posted 12/17/08 06:28 PM

“feminine products” ??? she’d rather buy shrimp coctail!

- Mama2three

Posted 12/17/08 08:32 PM

well, yeah, i’m sure she’d rather buy shrimp coctail - that’s all she buys is leasurely items - snacks and stuff. do they supply pads/tampons, etc. for free in jail??? i would not be the least bit surprised if her skanky tail was preggers! that would be awful.

- Casey's Guilty As SIN

Posted 12/18/08 11:03 AM