Police ‘Somewhat Confident’ Child’s Remains Are Caylee Anthony;
Evidence Discovered With Child’s Skull ‘Linked’ to Anthony Home, Prompting Police Search of House
By LEE FERRAN

Dec. 12, 2008 —

Police are “somewhat confident” that a child’s remains found Thursday near the home of Caylee Anthony’s grandparents belong to the missing toddler, Carlos Padilla of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office told ABC News today.

The remains of a young child, including a skull, were discovered in a nearby wooded area less than half a mile from the Anthony home in Orlando, Fla., prompting authorities to execute a search warrant on the home.

While police have been tight-lipped about what was found with the skull, Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary told The Associated Press that “some clues that came out of the remains … linked it to the [Anthony] house.”

Padilla told ABC News, “It had to be pretty good to be able to get a search warrant. There was enough probable cause.”

A Florida judge denied a request by Jose Baez, attorney for Caylee’s mother Casey Anthony who is currently being held on murder charges, to inspect the child’s remains.

Police were seen this morning taking boxes and bags of evidence from the home.

“A lot of items were taken into our custody for review,” Beary told “Good Morning America” today.

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