Panicked Grandmother of Toddler Claims 'Dead Body' Smell in Car

"She's using her silence as leverage to get out of jail," he said during the hearing. "And if she gets out, who knows anyway?"

A new report released today revealed that authorities discovered a heart shape sticker and children's clothes near the body of Caylee Anthony, who was found dead in December 2008.

(Orange County Sheriff's Office)

With the bond set so high, and her parents' monetary worth, at Cindy Anthony's estimation, far less than the half million dollars required, it is unclear whether Anthony will be released.

'Evidence of Human Decomposition'

According to Mellich's testimony, suspicions surrounding the Anthony's car began when he noticed a "very bad smell" inside the car during his investigation in the days following Casey Anthony's arrest.

Mellich said hairs of the same length and color of the 2-year-old were found in the trunk, and they've been sent to a forensic lab for DNA testing.

Mellich's suspicions were supported when Officer Jason Forgey, who also testified in court today, and his K9 partner, a "cadaver dog" named Gerrus, searched the car and the dog "alerted to the odor of human decomposition in that car."

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Forgey and Gerrus were also among the team that searched the Anthonys' backyard in the days following Anthony's arrest, and though the dog "alerted" to human decomposition there, as well, no body was found.

Mellich questioned family members yesterday concerning Anthony's treatment of Caylee after a tip from a hairdresser corroborated suspicions of abuse he had after seeing a picture of Caylee with a mark under her eye. Each family member said he or she had never witnessed any abuse.

Mellich also revealed during testimony that an unnamed witness believes he talked to Casey Anthony on the phone while she was in contact with Caylee as late as June 24 or 25 -- more than a week after Anthony has claimed her daughter disappeared.

Frustrating, Curious Investigation

Since their investigation was launched on July 15, some Orange County sheriff's department officers have become well acquainted with the frustrations of following leads based on incomplete information, half-truths and many accidental, and some deliberate, lies.

In the original version of events, Caylee's mother reported her missing to police, saying she had dropped the child off at a babysitter's house on June 9. When she went to pick the child up, both the child and the babysitter had disappeared.