George Anthony, the distraught grandfather of slain toddler Caylee Anthony, sent his family and friends text messages saying he "did not want to live anymore and that he wanted to be with Caylee" according to a report released by Florida police.
Anthony then disappeared for several hours, prompting a search by police that ended when they found him in a Daytona Beach motel. Reports say that he had taken medication and may have been drinking and left behind a five or six page suicide note.
According to an Orange County sheriff's report, Anthony's wife Cindy (Cynthia) said that "George has been upset and depressed about the death of his granddaughter, Caylee Marie."
"She stated she asked George yesterday to pick out some jewelry for Caylee for her funeral," the report stated. "Cynthia said she believed this might have made him even more depressed."
George and Cindy Anthony have publicly defended their daughter, saying that she had nothing to with Caylee's disappearance.
In a December interview on Larry King Live, George Anthony said that he never suspected his daughter killed his granddaughter and he felt Caylee was still alive.
"Oh, Caylee? She's with, hopefully, a loving family that's taking care of her," he said.
The next day, Caylee's remains were found in the woods near the home where Casey Anthony had lived with her parents.
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