Casey Anthony: Central Florida News 13 focuses on the shovel

“The Scoop on the Shovel.” That was the title that Central Florida News 13 affixed to its report tonight on the neighbor who let Casey Anthony borrow a shovel.

Neighbor Brian Burner’s deposition was among the documents released Friday in the long-running case.

Reporter Jacqueline Fell explained that Burner became involved in the case when he called the Orange County Sheriff’s Office to say that he had let Anthony use his shovel. 

“Casey told him she needed to dig up a bamboo root,” Fell said. He noted that neither Anthony nor the shovel was very dirty when she returned it. After the story broke, he wondered if there had been an “ulterior motive” to Casey’s asking for the shovel. 

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

Fell read some excerpts from Burner’s deposition taken by the defense. Fell highlighted that Burner has cut off any dealings with neighbors George and Cindy Anthony.

Burner’s very personal take on the story: “all the turmoil everywhere, it just doesn’t seem right to us. .. It almost seems like there’s a bigger picture than what there is and no one knows the bigger picture.”

Fell ended the report by directing viewers to the station’s website for other “key parts” of Burner’s deposition.

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