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Cindy Anthony: I would let Casey babysit grandkids

George and Cindy Anthony on Dr. Phil.

ORLANDO, Fla. – In the final segment of their three-part interview with Dr. Phil, George and Cindy Anthony discussed their daughter's trial and whether they would allow her back into their home.

To begin the interview, Cindy Anthony said she worries that if her daughter, Casey Anthony, had more children, that she would suffer from seizures again. She said if her daughter were healthy, she would love to be a grandmother again.

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She also mentioned her son, Lee Anthony's, impending marriage. She said she would feel comfortable with her daughter babysitting for their future children as well.

"I don't think Casey is evil. I don't think Casey would allow something to happen to another child," Cindy Anthony said.

George Anthony was less sure, noting that such a decision would be up to Lee Anthony.

Cindy and George Anthony have differing opinions on how their granddaughter, Caylee, died.

Cindy Anthony said three weeks before the murder trial, defense attorney Jose Baez told her that Caylee drowned in the family pool, but George Anthony does not believe that is what happened to his granddaughter.

"I still don't believe that (the drowning)" George Anthony said. "I've never believed anything the defense has told me."

George Anthony said he would have done the right thing if he knew Caylee had drowned. He said he would have called 911 and given his granddaughter CPR.

George and Cindy Anthony continued to disagree when the verdict of their daughter's murder trial came up.

Casey Anthony was found not guilty on July 5 of murder, manslaughter and aggravated child abuse in Caylee's death. She was found guilty of three misdemeanor counts of lying to law enforcement and released from jail on July 17. She is currently serving one year of probation for an unrelated check fraud conviction.

Cindy Anthony said she was glad her daughter was found not guilty of all felony charges.

"If I was sitting on that jury, I would have done the same thing that jury did because the state did not prove their case" Cindy Anthony said.

Cindy Anthony says the defense wrongly used her husband as a "fall guy," and that Casey Anthony would have been found not guilty regardless of the defense's allegations about her husband.

George Anthony, however, wanted a different outcome for his daughter. He said he wanted the jury to find her guilty of at least one felony charge to hold her responsible for Caylee's death and to hopefully get some answers about what really happened to Caylee.

Cindy and George Anthony did agree on one thing, they both firmly deny that George Anthony ever molested their daughter.

Cindy Anthony cited the fact that Casey Anthony often left Caylee alone with her father.

The Anthonys also agreed that Casey Anthony's relationship with her father was likely damaged beyond repair.

"Now that Casey is out, if she can have a relationship with her mom and her brother, that's fine. I think we're going to have a very strained relationship," George Anthony said.

The Anthonys said their daughter has reached out to them through her attorney, to tell them she loves them and that she will talk to them when the time is right. Cindy Anthony said she would great her daughter with a hug, but she does not expect her husband to allow Casey Anthony back into their home.

Cindy Anthony also denied allegations that she committed perjury on the stand while testifying about chloroform searches on the family computer during the trial.


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