Professor stands by his evidence in Casey Anthony trial

RENSSELAER, Ind. (WLFI) - A forensic science professor from Rensselaer said he, like many others, were shocked at the outcome of the Casey Anthony trial this week.

Professor Neal Haskell, from Saint Joseph's College, testified for the prosecution in the highly-publicized trial. Haskell used insects to help determine how long Casey's two-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony's dead body was in the trunk of her mother's car.

Haskell said given his evidence, he is adamant the body was in the trunk of the car from June 16th to no later than June 20th.

"Based on my insect evidence, that that little girl's dead body was in the trunk of the car for, two, three, four days. And that's all I can say. But, if you're driving the car around, might you have some connection with that death? Yeah," said Haskell.

After a month and a half trial, the jury took less than 11 hours to find Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder. She was convicted only of four misdemeanor counts of lying to investigators. Anthony is set to be released July 17th.