Casey Anthony and her high-powered dream team

January 14, 9:32 PMCrime ExaminerCindy Adams

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Casey Anthony during a July 2008, court appearance. (AP/Red Huber)

Casey Anthony, 22, who has been charged with the murder of her daughter, Caylee, has amassed a powerful legal "dream team" for her upcoming trial.

On Wednesday, it was announced that Dr. Scott Fairgrieve will be assisting the Anthony defense crew.  Fairgrieve is a forensic anthropologist with the Northeastern Regional Forensic Pathology Unit in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.  He has been involved in a number of high-profile murder cases. 

Fairgrieve is just one of a number of powerful attorneys and forensic experts Anthony will have at her disposal.

Anthony's lead attorney, Jose Baez. (AP/John Raoux)

Jose Baez has been Anthony's lead attorney and has a reputation of being a tough adversary.  During his time in the Miami-Dade County Public Defender's office as an intern paired with other attorney's, he won 32 out of 34 jury trials.  He also taught law students, lawyers, and judges about using the Internet as a valuable investigation tool when he worked for Lexis-Nexis.
 

Linda Kenney-Baden with Phil Spector during his 2007 trial. (AP/Paul Buck) 

Linda Kenney-Baden, wife of famed forensic pathologist, Michael Baden, has joined the Anthony legal team.  Her specialty is forensic evidence, a field she has worked in for over two decades.  Kenney-Baden was Phil Spector's attorney during his 2007 murder trial, in which a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury.
 

Dr. Henry Lee testifying in 2007, at the Phil Spector trial. (AP/Paul Buck)

Dr. Henry Chang-Yu Lee has also been retained by Anthony's defense.  Lee has been involved in several high-profile criminal cases, including the 1995 O.J. Simpson murder trial.  Lee has over 40 years of forensic experience and is the Chief Emeritus for Scientific Services for the State of Connecticut. 

Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan, the lead female character in the FOX television show "Bones," was modeled on Dr. Kathy Reichs, who has also been recruited by Baez.  She is a forensic anthropologist and author who has taught FBI agents how to detect and properly recover human remains. 
 

DNA expert, Dr. Lawrence Kobilinsky. (AP) 

A frequent guest on Nancy Grace's show, Dr. Lawrence Kobilinsky will assist the defense as well.  His expertise is in DNA and he is an Associate Provost of the Interdisciplinary Forensics Science Department at John Jay College.  Kobilinsky has also authored several books and serves as a television consultant.

Terence Lenamon is a Miami criminal defense attorney who has been involved in several high profile cases.  He recently joined the Anthony team and is experienced in death penalty cases.

Jose Luis Garcia has also recently jumped on board this high-powered team, with experience in criminal and family law.

Dr. Werner Spitz, on the stand in the Phil Spector murder trial. (AP/Jamie Rector)  

One of the most experienced forensic pathologists around, Dr. Werner Spitz is another powerful player.  He is a professor of pathology at Wayne State University School of Medicine and testified in the wrongful death suit against O.J. Simpson in 1997.

This group of experts is highly education, extremely experienced, and very successful in their respective fields. 

Casey Anthony had been unemployed when arrested and had been borrowing money and writing bad checks for survival, so it is not likely she is paying for this multi-million dollar crew.  Her family has also indicated they have no money and could not afford such a legal defense. 

Anthony is guaranteed a fair trial under the law, however, one can only wonder whether this experienced and knowledgeable group of individuals is interested in justice or their main goal in defending Anthony is publicity.  Those who believe Casey Anthony is guilty would likely choose the latter.