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    >>> court records giving insight into caseny anthony 's state of mind before her murder trial. nbc's janet shamblian is in orlando with more.

    >> reporter: these are depositions from medical professionals that have just been released in them, casey anthony says she believes her daughter, caylee, was conceived during a date rape . and she said she also believes that her father could have been responsible for caylee's deathth and both the medical professional said when they talked to her she seemed upbeat and showed no signs of mental illness . seven months after the not guilty verdict, stunning new details about what casey anthony told mental health experts before the trial. a judge in orlando has unsealed the depositions of psychiatrist jeffrey danzinger and psychologist, william weis, two medical professional who is evaluated anthony . according to weis, casey talked about her father, george, saying it is the perception of casey , that her father had something to do with the death of her daughter. dr.-anziger said she told her, i think he held her under water and casey also recounted her younger years. weitz said her father had sexually abused her back to the age of childhood.

    >> have you ever sexually molested your daughter casey anthony ?

    >> no, sir.

    >> reporter: george anthony denied those allegations during the trial and the defense never presented evidence. on wednesday, george anthony said he has repeatedly said, he never molested any member of his family, including casey anthony and had nothing to do with the death of caylee anthony . the depositions are just the latest version of what casey said happened to her daughter in 2008 .

    >> there's no doubt that casey anthony , by her own account, is an admitted liar so it becomes virtually impossible to know which of the accusations she's made or which of the explanations she gave had any truth at all.

    >> reporter: casey also told danziger and weitz about her personal life , saying caylee may have been conceived during a date rape . she said she attended a party and blacked out. she believes that's when she was impregnated. as for her mental state , dr. danziger said i do not find any evidence of an active mental illness . and that anthony was surprisingly cheerful for someone accused of murdering her child. weitz said anthony seemed detached from a lot of her feelings and emotions and used lies as a protective measure.

    >> she lies about so much, so i think nobody actually will know what to believe and what not to believe.

    >> reporter: both of these medical professionals were originally listed as defense witnesses. but it's important to note that neither of them ended up testifying at the trial. also this morning, there is information that casey anthony may be splitting with her attorney, jose baez. he told nbc news that he had

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