Forensics expert on stand in Casey Anthony murder trial

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A forensic expert says heart-shaped stickers were found in Casey Anthony’s bedroom but didn’t testify whether the items were linked to similar outlines on duct tape on the body of the Florida woman’s slain 2-year-old daughter.

Even so, the stickers shown to jurors at the 25-year-old’s murder trial Tuesday over the objection of defense lawyers were powerful images just before the prosecution wraps up its case.

Crime scene investigator Alina Burroughs told jurors the stickers were found in a box and a scrapbook, along with a letter addressed to Caylee Anthony.

Another investigator previously testified she noticed the outline of a heart on one of three pieces of duct tape while examining it under ultra-violet lighting. There were no pictures taken of what she saw, though.