The following is a verbatim transcription of the statement of Orange-Osceola County Medical Examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia, confirming that remains found a quarter-mile from the Anthony home are that of toddler Caylee Anthony:
With regret, I'm here to inform you that the skeletal remains found on Dec. 11 are those of the missing toddler Caylee Anthony. As our usual protocol, the next of kin have been notified prior to making this information public.
This identification was made by nuclear DNA taken from a portion of the remains and compared to a known profile of Caylee Anthony. The DNA analysis was performed by the FBI lab in Quantico, Va.
Except for the bone specimen used for the DNA, which has since been returned to my morgue, the remains have been maintained and analyzed at the District 9 morgue here in Orlando. These have been analyzed by myself, my deputy chief medical examiner and two forensic anthropologists -- one from the University of Florida, and one from the University of Central Florida.
My examination of the body and the evidence is complete barring no further bones being found, and the anthropologic exam will be finished up shortly.
The remains are completely skeletonized with no visible soft tissue present and no ante-mortem trauma evident, meaning that there was no trauma to the bones, prior to death.
Toxicology testing is still to be completed on the bone and hair. While this analysis may prove to be informative, it will be difficult to interpret levels from these specimens and, thus, will not be definitive in helping determine the cause of death.
The manner of death, though, is an opinion based on available information, including, examination of the body, information from the scene, as well as circumstantial evidence. Based on all of this, the manner of death in this case is homicide. The cause of death will be listed as homicide by undetermined means. Should other pertinent information become available, the cause of death could be revisited.