ORLANDO -- A dress found in the woods is now taking center stage in the search for Caylee Anthony.
Investigators said they're testing and reviewing a small dress that is “very, very similar” to a dress belonging to the missing 3-year-old.
The dress was found in the woods last weekend near the airport during a brief new search by the Texas based group Equu-Search.
The dress has now been sent out of state for forensic testing.
Meanwhile the toddler’s mother will be back in court later this month.
Casey Anthony is set to be arraigned on Oct. 28 on first-degree murder charges.
She was indicted earlier this week.
A second court date is then set for Nov. 5 for the child neglect and check fraud charges.
George Anthony Talks To News 13
George Anthony, the grandfather of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, spoke exclusively with News 13 Thursday about the family's latest efforts to find his granddaughter.
Anthony said his family has been cleared by a judge to access all 5,000 tips recorded by the Orange County Sheriff's Office tip line.
This comes after the judge in the case denied the defense's motion to preserve forensic evidence. See previous story.
Anthony added they are disturbed by the fact the Sheriff's Office shut down the tip line in mid-august.
The family's private investigator is looking into multiple potential sightings of Caylee, 3, around the country, including New York and South Carolina, Anthony said.
"We've been getting info out about Puerto Rico, because we believe that's where she is, but the info I've gotten over the last three months is that my granddaughter has been to nine different locations," Anthony told News 13.
Anthony is working to find a new location for the Kid Finder's Network command center, where you can find the Caylee Anthony information billboard, as well as information on other missing children.
Complaints by protestors have forced the billboard off of four different properties.
Lawyer: Caylee Is Alive
As the search for Caylee continues, the controversial question of whether she is dead or alive remains up in the air.
Authorities have said they believe she is dead, but the family disagrees. However, Todd Black, a spokesperson for Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, said on CNN Headline News earlier in the week that Caylee is dead.
"This is a very serious case involving -- not just involving the loss of the life of this little girl, but the loss of whatever is going to happen with Casey Anthony," Black said.
Black later told News 13 in a phone interview his statement was in reference to the way the case was being talked about, and was taken completely out of context.
Black hung up when News 13 asked him further questions.
Baez also spoke out, saying he was upset at all the attention the comment has received, and insisting his office still believes Caylee is alive.
"The only reason I am here responding to this is because we have a missing child, and I don't want anyone to stop looking for Caylee because they think that we think she's deceased," Baez said.
Baez added they have new information of recent Caylee sightings, and they have been passing it on to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Casey In Protective Custody
Casey Anthony is being held under level one protective custody at the Orange County Jail's female detention center.
Protective custody is normally used in high profile cases.
While in jail, Casey will spend her days in a cell by herself, without inmate contact. She will be allowed out of her cell for one hour per day to take a shower, sit in the dayroom and make phone calls.
Additional time out of the cell can be granted at the discretion of the officers.
Visits with Casey's attorney are allowed at any time. So far, the only visit scheduled was one by Baez Wednesday night.
Possible Prison Time
If Anthony is convicted of the multiple charges against her, she could be looking at major prison time.
Anthony could even face the death penalty for the first-degree murder charge.
She could also be sentenced to a maximum of 30 years for aggravated child abuse, another 30 years for aggravated manslaughter of a child, and five additional years for each of the four counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer.
That does not include the charges of check fraud against Casey Anthony.
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