| July 30, 2008 Stolen gas cans may be linked to Caylee Anthony disappearance
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(NECN/WFTV) - A startling new development in the Casey Anthony case. Right around the time Caylee disappeared, her grandparents reported someone had stolen two cans of gas from their shed. And, mother Casey Anthony had been known to steal gas before. Investigators don't believe there is a direct connection with the case, but one admitted the timing of the break-in and what was taken from the family's property raised a lot of eyebrows.
Caylee Anthony may have already been missing when deputies were called out to the Anthony family's home in late June, but at that time, the focus was a burglary to a storage shed in the backyard.
According to a June 24th report from the Orange County sheriff's office, George Anthony said someone stole two gas cans and broke the lock to his storage shed to get them.
The family avoided the topic after court investigators did say Casey Anthony has stolen gas from her family before, but they don't think the burglary has a connection to Caylee's disappearance. And, they don't believe it was used to destroy evidence in the case.
The break-in happened in the middle of what's now an even more mysterious timeline. The family says Caylee was last seen on June 15th.
The burglary to the storage shed happened around June 24th, the same day Casey Anthony's ex-fiance says he heard little Caylee in the background of a phone conversation with Casey.
Casey wasn't arrested until July 16th and the investigation led
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