Death of Caylee Anthony: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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| caption = Memorial near where Caylee Anthony's remains were found

| date = Last reported seen June 16, 2008<br /> Remains found<br />December 11, 2008

| type = Cause of death disputed:<br />

| type = *Unsolved [[child homicide]] by undetermined means<ref>{{cite web|title=Caylee Anthony autopsy|url=http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/06/19/caylee.anthony.autopsy.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Dr. Jan"/> or death<ref name="ABC2011054">{{cite web |last1=Hopper |first1=Jessica |title=Casey Anthony Trial: Defense Team Claims Caylee Anthony Drowned in Family Pool |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey_anthony_trial/casey-anthony-trial-defense-claims-caylee-anthony-drowned/story?id=13674375 |website=ABC News |access-date=28 December 2022 |date=24 May 2011}}</ref> <small>(medical examiner)</small>

*Murder by administering [[chloroform]] and duct taping the nose and mouth <small>(prosecution)</small>

*Accidental drowning <small>(defense)</small>

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| location = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], United[[Florida]], StatesU.S.

| fatalities = Caylee Marie Anthony (aged 2){{Infobox event

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|suspects = Casey Marie Anthony

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| charges = *[[Murder (Unitedin StatesFlorida law)#First-degree murder|First-degree murder]]

* [[Aggravation (law)|Aggravated]] [[child abuse]]

* Aggravated [[manslaughter of a child]]

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'''Caylee Marie Anthony''' (August{{nbs}}9, 2005 – June{{nbs}}2008) was an American toddler who lived in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]], with her mother, '''Casey Marie Anthony''' (born March{{nbs}}19, 1986),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/casey-anthony-20660183|work=Biography Channel|title=Casey Anthony|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref> and her maternal grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony. On July{{nbs}}15, 2008, sheCaylee was reported missing in a {{nowraplinks| [[9-1-1]]}} call made by Cindy, who said she had not seen Cayleethe child for 31thirty-one days. According to what Cindy told thepolice operatorsdispatchers, Casey had given varied explanations as to Caylee's whereabouts before eventually saying she had not seen Cayleeher daughter for weeks.<ref name=ListonMay312011>{{cite news|last=Liston|first=Barbara|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-anthony-idUSTRE74U5W720110531|title=On 911 call, Casey said tot was missing for 31 days|work=[[Reuters]]|date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> Casey later called the police and falsely told a police dispatcher that Caylee had been [[kidnapping|kidnapped]] by a nanny on June{{nbs}}9.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reed|first=Travis|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2008-08-26-3825124179_x.htm|title=Files untangle tales from missing Fla. girl's mom|agency=Associated Press|date=August 26, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Battaglia">{{cite journal|journal=Albany Law Review|volume=75|title=The Casey Anthony Trial and Wrongful Exonerations: How "Trial by Media" Cases Diminish Public Confidence in the Criminal Justice System|url=https://www.albanylawreview.org/article/69640-the-casey-anthony-trial-and-wrongful-exonerations-how-trial-by-media-cases-diminish-public-confidence-inthe-criminal-justice-system|first=Nicholas A.|last=Battaglia|date=2012|pages=1579–1611}}</ref>{{rp|1587}} Casey was charged with [[Murder in United States law|first-degree murder]] in October{{nbs}}2008 and pledpleaded not guilty.

On December{{nbs}} 11, 2008, Caylee's skeletal remains were found with a blanket inside a laundry bag in a wooded area near the Anthony family's houseresidence.<ref name="remains">{{cite news|title=Duct Tape Found Stuck To Mouth Of Child's Remains |publisher=wftv.com |date=December 12–13, 2008 |access-date=August 27, 2011|url=http://www.wftv.com/news/18264817/detail.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903232101/http://www.wftv.com/news/18264817/detail.html |archive-date=September 3, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Closing">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/07/03/florida.casey.anthony.trial/index.html|title=Prosecution, defense offer closing arguments in Casey Anthony trial |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=September 17, 2014 }}</ref> Investigative reports and trial testimony varied between [[duct tape]] being found near the front and mouth of the skull.<ref name="CFNews13-Day14">{{cite news|work=[[Spectrum News 13]]|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/259603/|title=Day 14: Photos of Caylee's skull make Casey Anthony ill, court ends early|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004165750/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/259603|date=June 9, 2011|archive-date= October 4, 2011|quote=Testifying at the trial of Casey Anthony, Orange County crime scene investigator Jennifer Welch and chief investigator for the Orange-Osceola County medical examiner Stephen Hanson are described as saying the duct tape was found "near the front of the skull.}}</ref><ref name="remains"/><ref name="Schneider2">{{cite news|first=Mike |last=Schneider |title=Casey Anthony trial to hinge on forensic evidence |publisher=news-journalonline.com/[[Associated Press]] |date=May 24, 2011 |access-date=July 12, 2011 |url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/florida/2011/05/24/casey-anthony-trial-to-hinge-on-forensic-evidence.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530114037/http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/florida/2011/05/24/casey-anthony-trial-to-hinge-on-forensic-evidence.html |archive-date=May 30, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Hayes">{{cite news|first=Ashley|last=Hayes|title=Examiner: Heart-shaped adhesive found on tape covering Caylee's mouth|publisher=CNN|date=June 13, 2011|access-date=August 31, 2011|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/13/florida.casey.anthony.trial/index.html|quote=Adhesive in the shape of a heart was found on a corner of a piece of duct tape that was covering the mouth portion of Anthony's skeletal remains, an FBI latent print examiner [Elizabeth Fontaine] testified Monday in the capital murder trial of the girl's mother, Casey Anthony.}}</ref> The [[medical examiner]] listed Caylee's cause of death as "homicide by undetermined means".<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|first=Ree|last=Hines|date=December 29, 2011|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/medical-examiner-casey-anthony-case-speaks-out-1C9381106|title=Medical examiner in Casey Anthony case speaks out}}</ref>

The stateState of Florida sought the [[Capital punishment in Florida|death penalty]] forin its case against Casey.<ref name=ListonJune102011>{{cite news|last=Liston|first=Barbara|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-anthony-idUSTRE75956Z20110610|title=Casey Anthony prosecutor says duct tape "murder weapon"|work=[[Reuters]]|date=June 10, 2011}}</ref> Relying largely on [[Circumstantial evidence|circumstantial]] (i.e. non-eyewitness) evidence,<ref name="Hightower3">{{cite news|first=Kyle|last=Hightower|title=Jurors see scant evidence in Casey Anthony trial|publisher=[[NBC News]]/[[Associated Press]]|date=July 2, 2011|access-date=July 25, 2011|url=httphttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/43617797wbna43617797 }}</ref> the [[prosecution]] alleged Casey wished to free herself from parental responsibilities and murdered her daughter by administering [[chloroform]] and applying duct tape to her nose and mouth. TheCasey's [[defense (law)|defense]] team, led by [[Jose Baez (lawyer)|Jose Baez]], chiefly focused on challenging the prosecution's evidence, calling much of it "fantasy forensics".<ref name="de Nies & Hopper">{{cite news|first1=Yunji|last1=de Nies|first2=Jessica|last2=Hopper|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey_anthony_trial/casey-anthony-trial-heated-summations/story?id=13987381|title=Casey Anthony Trial Becomes Heated During Closing Arguments|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=July 3, 2011}}</ref> The defense stated that the childCaylee had drowned accidentally in the family's swimming pool and that George had disposed of the body. On July{{nbs}} 5, 2011, a jury found Casey not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated [[child abuse]], and aggravated [[manslaughter]] of a child, but guilty of four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pavuk|first1=Amy|last2=Prieto|first2=Bianca|url=httphttps://articleswww.orlandosentinel.com/2011-/07-/05/news/os-casey-anthony-verdictnot-20110704_1_georgeguilty-andof-cindy-anthony-jose-baez-hopespring-drivemurder/|title=Casey Anthony not guilty of murder|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810211727/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-07-05/news/os-casey-anthony-verdict-20110704_1_george-and-cindy-anthony-jose-baez-hopespring-drive |archive-date=August 10, 2011|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|url-status=live|date=July 5, 2011}}</ref> With credit for [[time served]], sheCasey was released on July{{nbs}} 17, 2011. A Florida appellate court overturned two of the misdemeanor convictions on January{{nbs}} 25, 2013.<ref name=appealruling113>{{cite web|last=Ng|first=Christina|title=Casey Anthony Appeal Reduces Lying Convictions From Four to Two|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|date=January 25, 2013|access-date=January 25, 2013|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-appeal-reduces-lying-convictions/story?id=18314566}}</ref><ref name="CNN-ConvictionsThrownOut">{{cite news|last=Morgenstein|first=Mark|title=Casey Anthony convictions thrown out|publisher=CNN|date=January 25, 2013|access-date=January 25, 2013|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/25/justice/anthony-convictions-overturned/index.html}}</ref>

The case attracted substantial attention from the public<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1590–91}}<ref name="Shaw">{{cite news|first=Lucas|last=Shaw|title=Casey Anthony trial turned into media frenzy|date=July 5, 2011|work=[[TheWrap]]|via=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-casey/casey-anthony-trial-turned-into-media-frenzy}}</ref>—''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine described it as "the [[social media]] [[trial of the century]]".<ref name="Cloud">{{cite news|last=Cloud|first=John|url=https://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2077969,00.html|title=How the Casey Anthony Murder Case Became the Social-Media Trial of the Century|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=June 16, 2011}}</ref> Television personality [[Nancy Grace]], who referred to Casey as "tot mom",<ref name="MacNicol BI">{{cite news|work=[[Business Insider]]|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nancy-grace-casey-anthony-devil-2011-7|title=Nancy Grace Is The Future Of Media|first=Glynnis|last=MacNicol|date=July 6, 2011}}</ref> was notable for the attention and corresponding publicity she gave the case.<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1598 n.94}}<ref name="Zurawick">{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/columnists/zurawik/bal-casey-anthony-defense-attorney-nancy-grace-blasts-tv-talking-heads-in-verdict-wake-20110705-story.html|newspaper=[[Baltimore Sun]]|title=Are Nancy-Grace-led media as vile as Casey Anthony lawyer claims?|first=David|last=Zurawick|date=July 5, 2011}}</ref> TheCasey's not-guilty[[acquittal]] on the murder verdictcharges was met with public outrage, with hundreds of thousands posting to social- media accounts in response.<ref name="AP Jury Names Delayed">{{cite news|title=Judge declines to name Casey Anthony jurors, cites public rage|via=[[Florida Times-Union]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2011/07/11/judge-declines-name-casey-anthony-jurors-cites-public-rage/15897156007/|date=July 11, 2011}}</ref>

==Disappearance==

On June{{nbs}} 16, 2008, Casey Anthony departed from her parents' home in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]], where she and Caylee resided.<ref name="Dupes">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]|title=Where Is Casey Anthony's Father George Anthony Now?|first=Abby|last=Dupes|date=November 16, 2022|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a41980371/casey-anthony-father-george-anthony-where-the-truth-lies/}}</ref> GeorgeHer father, Casey'sGeorge fatherAnthony, later testified that he saw his granddaughter Caylee leaving with Casey.<ref name="Escherich">{{cite news|work=[[Good Morning America]]|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/caylee-anthony-case-timeline-autopsy-released-6448060|title=TIMELINE: Caylee Anthony Case Captivates Country|date=December 12, 2008|first=Katie|last=Escherich}}</ref> Casey told her mother, Cindy, that she was taking Caylee to her nanny, whom Casey identified as Zenaida "Zanny" Fernandez-Gonzalez, and, the next day, she further informed Cindy that the three were headed to [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], on a work trip.<ref name="OS-day4">{{cite news|title=Casey Anthony trial: Cindy Anthony describes attempts to locate Caylee|work=Orlando Sentinel|first=Anthony|last=Colarossi|date=May 28, 2011|access-date=June 1, 2011|url=httphttps://articleswww.orlandosentinel.com/2011-/05-/28/news/os-casey-anthony-trial-daycindy-4anthony-20110528_1_cindydescribes-anthonyattempts-cayleeto-anthonylocate-homecaylee/|archive-date=July 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706022731/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-28/news/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-4-20110528_1_cindy-anthony-caylee-anthony-home|url-status=deadlive}}</ref>

Thirty days after Casey's departure, her car was found abandoned in Orlando and towed away.<ref name="Escherich"/> George and Cindy were notified that the car had been impounded[[Vehicle impoundment|impound]]ed.<ref name="Dupes"/> When George went to recover the car, he and the tow-yard manager noted a strong smell coming from the trunk, which both later stated they believed to be that of [[human decomposition]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/casey-anthonys-father-says-at-trial-that-car-smelled-like-corpse|title=Casey Anthony's father says at trial that car smelled like corpse|first=Camille|last=Mann|date=May 27, 2011|work=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> When the trunk was opened, it contained only a bag of trash.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wftv.com/video/18032897/index.html |title=RAW VIDEO: FBI Interviews George Anthony – Part 1 of 7 – Video – WFTV Orlando |publisher=WFTV.com |format=video |access-date=May 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707175233/http://www.wftv.com/video/18032897/index.html |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}</ref> That day, Cindy reported Caylee missing, telling 911[[9-1-1]] dispatchers that Casey's car smelled of dead bodies and that she had not seen Caylee for 31thirty-one days.<ref>{{cite news|title=Casey Anthony's mother reflects on tragic moment remains of granddaughter Caylee were found more than a decade later|first=Jessica|last=Schladebeck|date=March 9, 2022|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-casey-anthony-cindy-decade-later-20220309-hkblea74pzd3pmm5pf6molt6bq-story.html|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref><ref name="911 call">{{cite web|title=CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL: Transcript of 911 call |url=http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/194785/19/CASEY-ANTHONY-TRIAL--Transcript-of-911-call- |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524180803/http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/194785/19/CASEY-ANTHONY-TRIAL--Transcript-of-911-call- |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2012 |date=May 31, 2011 |publisher=WTSP News 10}}</ref> Cindy later retracted her statement regarding the car's odor.<ref name="Escherich"/>

==Investigation==

[[File:Casey Anthony crime scene.jpg|thumb|right|The wooded area where Caylee Anthony's body was found.]]

Casey told investigators that she had left Caylee at the apartment of her nanny, Fernandez-Gonzalez,<ref name="Escherich"/> and that Fernandez-Gonzalez had [[kidnapping|kidnapped]] the toddler.<ref name="OS-day4" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/casey-anthony-makes-bombshell-claims-daughter-death-peacock-series-rcna59108#|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|first=Samantha|last=Kubota|title=Casey Anthony makes bombshell claims about daughter's death in first ever on-camera interview|date=November 29, 2022}}</ref> But when police investigated the apartment, they found it had been abandoned for more than 140 days.<ref name="Escherich"/> Casey also told police that she was working at [[Universal Orlando Resort|Universal Studios]].<ref>{{cite news|title='What really happened?': The Casey Anthony case 10 years later|work=[[CNN]]|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/29/us/casey-anthony-10-years-later/index.html|first=Breeanna|last=Hare|date=June 30, 2018}}</ref> ButHowever, when investigators took her to Universal Studios on July{{nbs}} 16 and asked her to show them her office, Casey led detectives into the building before admitting that she no longer worked there;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey_anthony_trial/casey-anthony-trial-mother-caylees-imaginary-friends/story?id=13988365|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|title=Casey Anthony Trial: Caylee's Mom Created a World of Made-Up People|first1=Mark|last1=Mooney|first2=Jessica|last2=Hooper|date=July 3, 2011}}</ref> as it turned out, she had not worked there since hershe had taken [[maternity leave]] almost three years earlier.<ref>{{cite news|first=Barbara|last=Liston|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-anthony-idUSTRE74O0CL20110525|title=Casey Anthony lied and killed daughter: prosecutor|work=[[Reuters]]|date=May 25, 2011}}</ref> Casey was subsequently arrested.<ref name="CB1">{{cite web|last=Lundin|first=Leigh|title=Timeline of Anthony Case|url=http://criminalbrief.com/?page_id=17029|work=ADD Detective|publisher=Criminal Brief|location=Orlando|date=June 6, 2010}}</ref> On July{{nbs}} 29, Casey was offered a limited-[[immunity (law)|immunity]] deal—in exchange for help finding Caylee, prosecutors said they would not use Casey's statements to police against her.<ref name="ABC Immunity">{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=5707012&page=1|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|title=Immunity Deal Expires in Caylee Anthony Case|first=Scott|last=Michels|date=September 2, 2008}}</ref> The offer expired September 2, 2008.<ref name="ABC Immunity"/>

CindyCasey's and Georgeparents appeared on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'' on October{{nbs}} 22, 2008. They, maintainedmaintaining their belief that Caylee was alive and would be found.<ref>{{cite news|work=Orlando Sentinel|title=Casey Anthony's parents on Today: 'A lot of stuff doesn't make sense'|url=httphttps://articleswww.orlandosentinel.com/2010-/08-/13/news/os-casey-anthonyanthonys-parents-on-today-showa-20100813_1_cindylot-anthonyof-caseystuff-anthonydoesnt-hopespringmake-drivesense/|date=July 13, 2010|first=Bianca|last=Preito|access-date=June 1, 2011|archive-date=August 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818005100/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-08-13/news/os-casey-anthony-parents-today-show-20100813_1_cindy-anthony-casey-anthony-hopespring-drive|url-status=deadlive}}</ref> [[Larry Garrison]], president of SilverCreek Entertainment, wasacted theiras the Anthony family's spokesman until November{{nbs}} 2008, citing thatwhen he wasresigned resigningciting as spokesperson due to "the Anthony family's "erratic behavior".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8071640&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1|title=Second Anthony spokesperson steps down|date=December 14, 2008|work=My Fox Orlando|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221130600/http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8071640&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1|archive-date=December 21, 2008}}</ref>

On August{{nbs}} 11, 12 and 13, 2008, meter reader Roy Kronk called police about a suspicious object found in a forested area near the Anthony residence.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Bianca|last1=Prieto|first2=Walter|last2=Pacheco|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-01-14/news/casey14_1_kronk-sheriff-office-angelo-nieves|title=Orange County meter reader discusses Casey Anthony case on 'Good Morning America'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004082651/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-01-14/news/casey14_1_kronk-sheriff-office-angelo-nieves |archive-date=October 4, 2012|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=January 14, 2009}}</ref> In the first instance, he was directed by the sheriff's office to call thea tip line, which he did, receiving no return call. OnIn the second instance, he again called the sheriff's office, and eventually was met by two police officers. He reported to them that he had seen what appeared to be a skull near a gray bag.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28379304/detail.html |title=Roy Kronk Testifies About Finding Caylee Anthony's Remains |publisher=ClickOrlando.com |date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902121150/http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28379304/detail.html |archive-date=September 2, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEO_L-Ckjq8| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512063644/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEO_L-Ckjq8| archive-date=2014-05-12|title=Roy Kronk Police Interview 12/17/08 Part 1|website = [[YouTube]]|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> On that occasion, the officer conducted a short search and stated he did not see anything. On December{{nbs}} 11, 2008, Kronk again called the police. They searched and found the remains of a child in a trash bag.<ref name="remains"/> Investigative teams recovered [[duct tape]] which was hanging from hair attached to the skull and some tissue left on the skull.<ref name="remains"/> Over the next four days, more bones were found in the wooded area near the spot where the remains initially had been discovered.<ref name="remains"/><ref name="abcnews20081215">{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6464439&page=1|first=Andrea|last=Canning|author2=Scott Michaels|title=More Bones Found Near Caylee Anthony Home|work=ABC News|date=December 15, 2008|access-date=December 19, 2008}}</ref><ref>Bianca Prieto, [httphttps://articleswww.orlandosentinel.com/2009-/04-/11/news/cain11_1_caindeputy-kronkin-caylee-remainscase-faces-firing/ Deputy in Caylee case faces firing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004082726/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-04-11/news/cain11_1_cain-kronk-caylee-remains |date=October 4, 2012 }}, ''Orlando Sentinel'', April 11, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wftv.com/news/18530178/detail.html |title=Documents: Heart Sticker On Tape Over Caylee's Mouth – News Story – WFTV Orlando |publisher=Wftv.com |date=January 21, 2009 |access-date=July 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724060750/http://www.wftv.com/news/18530178/detail.html |archive-date=July 24, 2011 }}</ref> On December{{nbs}}19, 2008, [[medical examiner]] [[Jan Garavaglia]] confirmed that the remains found were AnthonyCaylee's. The death was ruled a homicide and the [[cause of death]] listed as undetermined.<ref>{{cite news|title=Remains identified as missing toddler Caylee Anthony|first1=Amy L.|last1=Edwards|first2=Sarah|last2=Lundy|work=Orlando Sentinel|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-body-dna-121908,0,1859200.story|date=December 19, 2008|access-date=December 19, 2008|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629210709/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-body-dna-121908,0,1859200.story|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Criminal action==

===Arrest===

AfterFollowing admittingher to not workingarrest at Universal Studios, Casey was arrested<ref name="CB1"/> andCasey was charged with giving [[false statements]] to law enforcement, [[child neglect]], and [[Obstruction of justice|obstruction of a criminal investigation]]. The judge denied [[bail]], saying Casey had shown "woeful disregard for the welfare of her child".<ref name="CFNewsTLine">{{cite news|title=Caylee Marie Anthony Disappearance Timeline|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Sidebar/2008/7/17/caylee_marie_anthony_disappearance_timeline.html|date=December 19, 2008|work=Central Florida News 13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822050610/http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Sidebar/2008/7/17/caylee_marie_anthony_disappearance_timeline.html|archive-date=August 22, 2008}}</ref> On July{{nbs}} 22, 2008, after a bond hearing, the judge set bail at $500,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Sidebar/2008/7/17/caylee_marie_anthony_disappearance_timeline.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822050610/http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Sidebar/2008/7/17/caylee_marie_anthony_disappearance_timeline.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 22, 2008|title=Caylee Marie Anthony Disappearance Timeline |publisher= Central Florida News 13|date=August 22, 2008}}</ref> A month later, sheCasey was released from the [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]] jail after her $500,000 bond was posted by Tony Padilla, the nephew of California [[bail bondsman]] [[Leonard Padilla]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223151928/http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/8/21/casey_anthony_released_from_jail.html|archive-date=December 23, 2008|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/8/21/casey_anthony_released_from_jail.html|title=Casey Anthony released from jail|publisher=CFNews13.com|date=August 21, 2008|access-date=May 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121140627/http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/8/20/casey_anthony_still_awaiting_bond.html|archive-date=November 21, 2008 |url=http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/8/20/casey_anthony_still_awaiting_bond.html|title=Bond Posted For Casey Anthony|publisher=CFNews13.com|date=August 21, 2008|access-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref> Leonard said he hoped he and his nephew could help Anthony find her missing daughter.<ref name="OS Bond">{{cite news|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|title=Anthony back in jail — $500,200 bail revoked|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2008/08/31/anthony-back-in-jail-500200-bail-revoked/|date=August 31, 2021}}</ref> ButHowever, when an angry crowd began to gather around the Anthony's homeresidence, where Casey stayed while on bond, Tony decided to revoke her bond, resultingand inreturned her return to jail.<ref name="OS Bond"/> Leonard further added that Casey had not wanted to communicate with him.<ref name="OS Bond"/>

On September{{nbs}} 5, 2008, sheCasey was released again on bail for all pending charges after being fitted with an [[Electronic tagging|electronic tracking device]].<ref>{{cite news|first1=Amy L.|last1=Edwards |first2=Sarah|last2=Lundy |first3=Walter|last3=Pacheco |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey0608sep06,0,5244190.story |title=Caylee's mom goes home again |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=September 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913174451/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey0608sep06%2C0%2C5244190.story |archive-date=September 13, 2008 }}</ref> Her $500,000 bond was posted by her parents, Cindy and George, who signed a [[promissory note]] for the bond.<ref>{{cite news |author=Natisha Lance|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/05/fla.missing.girl/index.html|title=Caylee's mom gets out of jail again|date=September 5, 2008|publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Susan Jacobson |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-caylee0508sep05,0,7306870.story |title=Casey Anthony makes bail, going home today |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=September 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415155412/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-caylee0508sep05%2C0%2C7306870.story |archive-date=April 15, 2009 }}</ref>

===Indictment===

[[File:Casey Anthony Mugshot.jpeg|right|thumb|Casey Anthony at the time of her arrest on July&nbsp;16, 2008]]

On October{{nbs}} 14, 2008, Casey was indicted by a [[grand jury]] on charges of [[first -degree murder]], aggravated [[child abuse]], aggravated [[manslaughter]] of a child, and four counts of providing false information to police. She was later arrested,<ref>{{cite news|author=Natisha Lance|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2008-10-14/justice/caylee.grand.jury_1_caylee-anthony-murder-indictment-capital-murder|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701121651/http://articles.cnn.com/2008-10-14/justice/caylee.grand.jury_1_caylee-anthony-murder-indictment-capital-murder|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2012|title=Caylee's mom named in murder indictment|publisher=CNN|date=October 14, 2008|access-date=July 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/files/grand_jury_indictment.pdf Copy of Casey Anthony seven count indictment] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330161250/http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/files/grand_jury_indictment.pdf |date=March 30, 2012 }}, [[Discovery Channel]] blog, 2008.</ref> and Judge John Jordan ordered that she be held without bond.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,438206,00.html|title=Mother of Missing Florida Toddler Makes Initial Court Appearance on Murder Charges|work=Fox News|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> A week later, the state dropped the child-neglect charges because "the neglect charges were premised on the theory that [Anthony] . . . was still alive".<ref>{{cite news|title=State drops neglect charge against Caylee's mother|url=httphttps://articleswww.orlandosentinel.com/2008-/10-/22/news/casey22_1_cayleestate-marie-anthonydrops-neglect-charge-against-caylees-mother/|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=October 22, 2008|last=Edwards|first=Amy|access-date=July 6, 2011|archive-date=July 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708101224/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-10-22/news/casey22_1_caylee-marie-anthony-neglect|url-status=deadlive}}</ref> On October{{nbs}}28, Casey was [[arraignment|arraigned]] and pleaded not guilty to all charges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/10/28/Mother_arraigned_in_Caylees_death/UPI-62741225220406/|title=Mother arraigned in Caylee's death|work=UPI|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> On April 13, 2009, [[prosecution|prosecutors]] announced that they planned to seek the [[Capital punishment in Florida|death penalty]] in the case.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-case-death-penalty-041309,0,1925641.story |title=State to seek death penalty in Casey Anthony case |first=Amy L. |last=Edwards |author2=Sarah Lundy |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=April 13, 2009 |access-date=April 13, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415103859/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-case-death-penalty-041309%2C0%2C1925641.story |archive-date=April 15, 2009 }}</ref>

On April{{nbs}}13, 2009, prosecutors announced that they planned to seek the [[Capital punishment in Florida|death penalty]] in the case.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-case-death-penalty-041309,0,1925641.story |title=State to seek death penalty in Casey Anthony case |first=Amy L. |last=Edwards |author2=Sarah Lundy |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=April 13, 2009 |access-date=April 13, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415103859/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-case-death-penalty-041309%2C0%2C1925641.story |archive-date=April 15, 2009 }}</ref>

===Trial===

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====Attorneys and jury====

The lead prosecutor in the case was Assistant State Attorney [[Linda Burdick|Linda Drane Burdick]]. Assistant State Attorneys Frank George and Jeff Ashton completed the prosecution team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/south/view.bg?articleid=1343230&format=&page=2&listingType=natsouth|title=Experts: Casey Anthony defense team faces uphill battle|access-date=September 17, 2014}}{{dead link|date=February 2017}}</ref> Lead counsel for the defense was [[Jose Baez (lawyer)|Jose Baez]], a Florida [[defense (law)|criminal defense]] attorney. Attorneys [[Cheney Mason|J. Cheney Mason]], [[Dorothy Clay Sims]], and Ann Finnell served as co-counsel.<ref>{{cite web|author=Adam Longo |url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/247813/Officials-looking-for-stealth-jurors-in-Casey-Anthony-trial |title=Officials looking for stealth jurors in Casey Anthony trial |publisher=cfnews13.com |date=May 20, 2011 |access-date=August 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827040223/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/247813/Officials-looking-for-stealth-jurors-in-Casey-Anthony-trial |archive-date=August 27, 2011 }}</ref> During the trial, attorney Mark Lippman represented George and Cindy.<ref name="lippman">{{cite web|url=http://www.wesh.com/r/27886611/detail.html |title=Anthony Family Attorney May File Lawsuit |publisher=WESH Orlando |date=May 13, 2011 |access-date=July 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728220654/http://www.wesh.com/r/27886611/detail.html |archive-date=July 28, 2011 }}</ref>

[[Jury selection]] began on May{{nbs}}9, 2011, at the [[Pinellas County]] Criminal Justice Center in [[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]], because the case had been so widely reported in the Orlando area. Jurors were brought from Pinellas County to Orlando.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/10/us/10anthony.html|title=Judge Moves Jurors, Not Trial, in Murder Case|date=May 9, 2011|first=Lizette|last=Alvarez|newspaper=[[New York Times]]}}</ref> Jury selection took longer than expected and ended on May{{nbs}} 20, 2011, with twelve jurors and five alternates being sworn in.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/27927106/detail.html |title=Jurors For Casey Anthony Murder Trial Sworn In |work=WESH Orlando |date=May 20, 2011 |access-date=June 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527052419/http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/27927106/detail.html |archive-date=May 27, 2011 }}</ref> The panel comprised nine women and eight men. The trial took six weeks, during which time the jury was [[jury sequestration|sequestered]] to avoid influence from information available outside the courtroom.<ref>{{cite news|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=May 8, 2011|first=Amy|last=Pavuk|title=As Anthony jury selection starts today, those chosen will put lives on hold|url=httphttps://articleswww.orlandosentinel.com/2011-/05-/08/news/os-caseyas-anthony-trialjury-sequestrationselection-20110508_1_jurystarts-selectiontoday-caseythose-anthonychosen-trialwill-anthonyput-caselives-on-hold/|access-date=June 1, 2011|archive-date=May 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513210924/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-08/news/os-casey-anthony-trial-sequestration-20110508_1_jury-selection-casey-anthony-trial-anthony-case|url-status=deadlive}}</ref>

====Opening statements====

The trial began on May{{nbs}} 24, 2011, at the [[Orange County Courthouse (Florida)|Orange County Courthouse]], with Judge [[Belvin Perry]] presiding. In the opening statements, lead prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick described the story of Caylee Anthony's disappearance day-by-day.<ref name="blame">{{cite news|url=http://www.wftv.com/news/28001858/detail.html |title=Casey Murder Trial Brings Tears, Blame And Shame |work=WFTV Orlando |date=May 24, 2011 |access-date=June 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528033419/http://www.wftv.com/news/28001858/detail.html |archive-date=May 28, 2011 }}</ref> Prosecutors stated that Casey used [[chloroform]] to incapacitate AnthonyCaylee before suffocating her with duct tape, leaving the body in the trunk of Casey'sher car before disposing of it.<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1588}} The defense, led by Baez, said Anthony had likely accidentally drowned in the family's pool on June{{nbs}} 16, 2008, and that George had, with Casey's knowledge, covered up the drowning in order to spare his daughter a potential child-neglect charge.<ref name="blame"/> The defense further said that Casey's seemingly unaffected behavior after AnthonyCaylee's death was attributable to child abuse she had allegedly suffered<ref name="blame"/> at the hands of her father and brother.<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1588}}<ref name="blame"/> Finally, the defense stated that the police investigation had been compromised by the [[media frenzy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/24/opening-statements-begin-casey-anthony-murder-trial/|title=Caylee Anthony's Family 'Appalled' After Casey Anthony's Attorney Blames Them for Death|work=Fox News|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref>

====Evidence====

In the trial's second week, the prosecution called various members of Casey's family to the stand.<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1588–89}} George was their first witness, and, in a response to their questioning, he denied having [[sexual abuse|sexually abused]] his daughter.<ref>{{cite news|first=Walter|last=Pacheco|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130235914/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/defense-bombshell-caylee-anthony-drowned-in-family-swimming-1494437.html?printArticle=y|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/defense-bombshell-caylee-anthony-drowned-in-family/nLsfB/|archive-date=January 30, 2013|title=Defense bombshell: Caylee Anthony drowned in family swimming pool|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=May 24, 2011}}</ref> Both George and Casey's then-boyfriend testified they did not smell anything resembling human decomposition in Casey's car when she visited them while AnthonyCaylee was missing,<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Reuters]]|title=No smell of human decay in Casey Anthony's trunk: witness|first=Barbara|last=Liston|date=May 26, 2011|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-anthony/no-smell-of-human-decay-in-casey-anthonys-trunk-witness-idUSTRE74P6QZ20110526}}</ref> but George said he did smell something similar to human decomposition when he went to pick up the car on July{{nbs}} 15.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Jacqueline|last1=Fell|first2=Adam|last2=Longo|first3=Kelli|last3=Cook|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/252672/|title=Day 4: George Anthony questioned about smell in Casey's car|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805124349/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/252672 |archive-date=August 5, 2011|work=Central Florida News 13|date=May 27, 2011}}</ref> Cindy testified that her comment to {{nowraplinks | [[9-1-1]]}} that Casey's car smelled "like someone died" was just a figure of speech,<ref>{{cite news|first1=Jacqueline|last1=Fell|first2=Adam|last2=Longo|first3=Kelli|last3=Cook|first4=Christine|last4=Webb|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/254277/|title=Day 6: Casey Anthony jury hears 911 calls, Cindy in tears on stand|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814025450/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/254277 |archive-date=August 14, 2011|work=Central Florida News 13|date=June 8, 2011}}</ref> further noting that she had made "exaggerated" claims on the phone in an effort to get the police to respond quickly.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/15/florida.casey.anthony.trial/index.html|title=Judge allows 911 tapes in Casey Anthony trial|work=[[CNN]]|date=July 16, 2010}}</ref>▼

The third week was chiefly devoted to [[forensic analysis]].<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1589}} The prosecution called software designer John Dennis Bradley, who testified that, based on a program he used to recover deleted searches, someone using the Anthony computer — he could not specify who — had searched for "chloroform" 84 times.<ref name="Chloroform">{{cite news|first=Lizette|last=Alvarez|title=Software Designer Reports Error in Anthony Trial|work=The New York Times|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2011|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/us/19casey.html}}</ref> (After the trial, Bradley publicly reported that this number was an error attributable to a bug in his program, and that the computer, in fact, contained only one search for "chloroform".)<ref name="Chloroform"/><ref name="Bradley-backtracks">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/20/anthony-trial-witness-john-bradley-backtracks_n_905119.html|title=Casey Anthony Trial Witness John Bradley Backtracks After Blasting Prosecutors|first=David|last=Lohr|date=July 20, 2011|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> Two police-dog handlers indicated that their dogs[[cadaver dog]]s had detected human decomposition, one in Casey's car<ref name="Bigbee">{{cite news|first=Ivy |last=Bigbee |title=Casey Anthony Trial, Day 12: K-9 Handler Testifies Cadaver Dog Detected High Alert of Human Decomposition |publisher=[[Discovery Channel|Discovery]].com |date=June 8, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2011/06/casey-anthony-trial-day-12-k-9-handler-testifies-cadaver-dog-detected-high-alert-of-human-decomposit.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615072836/http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2011/06/casey-anthony-trial-day-12-k-9-handler-testifies-cadaver-dog-detected-high-alert-of-human-decomposit.html |archive-date=June 15, 2011 }}</ref> and the other in the Anthony family's backyard.<ref name="Dogs">{{cite news|first=Kyle |last=Hightower |title=Anthony trial: Internet searches focus of the day |publisher=seattlepi.com/[[Associated Press]] |date=June 8, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Anthony-trial-Internet-searches-focus-of-the-day-1414863.php }}{{Dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Chief medical examiner [[Jan Garavaglia]], for the prosecution, testified that she determined AnthonyCaylee's manner of death to be homicide based on physical and circumstantial evidence, including the fact that Anthony'sher death had not been reported and that chloroform had been found in AnthonyCasey's car, noting that even a small amount of chloroform could result in a child's death.<ref name="Dr. Jan">{{cite news|first=Kyle |last=Hightower |title=Prosecutors focus on duct tape in Casey Anthony trial |agency=[[Associated Press]]|via=[[The Daytona Beach News-Journal]] |date=June 11, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/florida/2011/06/11/prosecutors-focus-on-duct-tape-in-casey-anthony-trial.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714062215/http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/florida/2011/06/11/prosecutors-focus-on-duct-tape-in-casey-anthony-trial.html |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}</ref> On [[cross-examination]], Garavaglia admitted that [[toxicology]] tests on AnthonyCaylee's bones came up negative for "volatile chemicals", but she maintained her opinion that the death was not an accident, given the lack of a report.<ref name="Dr. Jan"/>▼

▲In the trial's second week, the prosecution called various members of Casey's family to the stand.<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1588–89}} George was their first witness, and, in a response to their questioning, he denied having sexually abused his daughter.<ref>{{cite news|first=Walter|last=Pacheco|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130235914/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/defense-bombshell-caylee-anthony-drowned-in-family-swimming-1494437.html?printArticle=y|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/defense-bombshell-caylee-anthony-drowned-in-family/nLsfB/|archive-date=January 30, 2013|title=Defense bombshell: Caylee Anthony drowned in family swimming pool|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=May 24, 2011}}</ref> Both George and Casey's then-boyfriend testified they did not smell anything resembling human decomposition in Casey's car when she visited them while Anthony was missing,<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Reuters]]|title=No smell of human decay in Casey Anthony's trunk: witness|first=Barbara|last=Liston|date=May 26, 2011|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-anthony/no-smell-of-human-decay-in-casey-anthonys-trunk-witness-idUSTRE74P6QZ20110526}}</ref> but George said he did smell something similar to human decomposition when he went to pick up the car on July{{nbs}}15.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Jacqueline|last1=Fell|first2=Adam|last2=Longo|first3=Kelli|last3=Cook|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/252672/|title=Day 4: George Anthony questioned about smell in Casey's car|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805124349/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/252672 |archive-date=August 5, 2011|work=Central Florida News 13|date=May 27, 2011}}</ref> Cindy testified that her comment to {{nowraplinks | [[9-1-1]]}} that Casey's car smelled "like someone died" was just a figure of speech,<ref>{{cite news|first1=Jacqueline|last1=Fell|first2=Adam|last2=Longo|first3=Kelli|last3=Cook|first4=Christine|last4=Webb|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/254277/|title=Day 6: Casey Anthony jury hears 911 calls, Cindy in tears on stand|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814025450/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/254277 |archive-date=August 14, 2011|work=Central Florida News 13|date=June 8, 2011}}</ref> further noting that she had made "exaggerated" claims on the phone in an effort to get the police to respond quickly.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/15/florida.casey.anthony.trial/index.html|title=Judge allows 911 tapes in Casey Anthony trial|work=[[CNN]]|date=July 16, 2010}}</ref>

Human identification laboratory director Michael Warren presented an animation featuring pictures of a still-living AnthonyCaylee with her mother that were superimposed with AnthonyCaylee's decomposed skull and the duct tape found with the body.<ref name="Dr. Jan"/> Warren said it was his opinion that the duct tape had been placed on AnthonyCaylee prior to her body's decomposition.<ref name="Dr. Jan"/> [[FBI]] latent-fingerprints examiner Elizabeth Fontaine said that she had observed the outline of a heart-shaped sticker on the duct tape found with Warren, though by the time she tried to photograph the outline, it was no longer visible.<ref name="Herald">{{cite news|title=FBI expert found heart shape on Caylee Anthony duct tape|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=June 14, 2011|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/fbi-expert-found-heart-shape-on-caylee-anthony-duct-tape-20110614-1g17s.html}}</ref> Fontaine said that she had not found fingerprints on the tape, though she had not expected to.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/casey-anthony-trial-csi-finds-heart-shape-caylees/story?id=13830078|title=Casey Anthony CSI: Outline of Heart Decal On Duct Tape|first1=Bryan|last1=Lavietes|first2=Janice|last2=McDonald|date=June 13, 2011|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref> And FBI [[hair analysis#In forensic toxicology|hair analyst]] Sebastian Shaw saidtestified that a hair discovered in Casey's trunk belonged to AnthonyCaylee and displayed root banding; Shaw said that a study he had been running and had expedited for the trial had "so far" shown that such banding only occurred [[post mortem]].<ref name="Herald"/> Finally, over defense objections to scientific reliability, [[Arpad Vass]] of the [[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]] reported that [[Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy|air-sampling procedure]] performed in the trunk of Casey's cartrunk indicated decomposition and chloroform.<ref name="AP Vass">{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Technique never used before introduced in Casey Anthony trial|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2011/06/08/technique-never-used-introduced-casey-anthony-trial/15900968007/|via=[[Florida Times-Union]]|date=June 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lundy|first=Sarah|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-10-25/news/casey25_1_casey-anthony-decomposition-anthony-attorney|title=FBI, Oak Ridge lab tests on Casey Anthony's car released|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=October 25, 2008|access-date=August 13, 2011|archive-date=March 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321174140/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-10-25/news/casey25_1_casey-anthony-decomposition-anthony-attorney|url-status=dead}}</ref> The defense noted that Vass had been unwilling to share his proprietary database and that his forensic technique had never previously been used in a criminal case.<ref name="AP Vass"/>▼

▲The third week was chiefly devoted to forensic analysis.<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1589}} The prosecution called software designer John Dennis Bradley, who testified that, based on a program he used to recover deleted searches, someone using the Anthony computer — he could not specify who — had searched for "chloroform" 84 times.<ref name="Chloroform">{{cite news|first=Lizette|last=Alvarez|title=Software Designer Reports Error in Anthony Trial|work=The New York Times|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2011|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/us/19casey.html}}</ref> (After the trial, Bradley publicly reported that this number was an error attributable to a bug in his program, and that the computer, in fact, contained only one search for "chloroform".)<ref name="Chloroform"/><ref name="Bradley-backtracks">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/20/anthony-trial-witness-john-bradley-backtracks_n_905119.html|title=Casey Anthony Trial Witness John Bradley Backtracks After Blasting Prosecutors|first=David|last=Lohr|date=July 20, 2011|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> Two police-dog handlers indicated that their dogs had detected human decomposition, one in Casey's car<ref name="Bigbee">{{cite news|first=Ivy |last=Bigbee |title=Casey Anthony Trial, Day 12: K-9 Handler Testifies Cadaver Dog Detected High Alert of Human Decomposition |publisher=[[Discovery Channel|Discovery]].com |date=June 8, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2011/06/casey-anthony-trial-day-12-k-9-handler-testifies-cadaver-dog-detected-high-alert-of-human-decomposit.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615072836/http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2011/06/casey-anthony-trial-day-12-k-9-handler-testifies-cadaver-dog-detected-high-alert-of-human-decomposit.html |archive-date=June 15, 2011 }}</ref> and the other in the Anthony's backyard.<ref name="Dogs">{{cite news|first=Kyle |last=Hightower |title=Anthony trial: Internet searches focus of the day |publisher=seattlepi.com/[[Associated Press]] |date=June 8, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Anthony-trial-Internet-searches-focus-of-the-day-1414863.php }}{{Dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Chief medical examiner [[Jan Garavaglia]], for the prosecution, testified that she determined Anthony's manner of death to be homicide based on physical and circumstantial evidence, including the fact that Anthony's death had not been reported and that chloroform had been found in Anthony's car, noting that even a small amount of chloroform could result in a child's death.<ref name="Dr. Jan">{{cite news|first=Kyle |last=Hightower |title=Prosecutors focus on duct tape in Casey Anthony trial |agency=[[Associated Press]]|via=[[The Daytona Beach News-Journal]] |date=June 11, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/florida/2011/06/11/prosecutors-focus-on-duct-tape-in-casey-anthony-trial.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714062215/http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/florida/2011/06/11/prosecutors-focus-on-duct-tape-in-casey-anthony-trial.html |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}</ref> On cross-examination, Garavaglia admitted that toxicology tests on Anthony's bones came up negative for "volatile chemicals", but she maintained her opinion that the death was not an accident, given the lack of a report.<ref name="Dr. Jan"/>

The defense began their case in chief in the fourth week, with forensic pathologist [[Dr. Werner Spitz]],<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1589}} who had performed an [[autopsy]] on AnthonyCaylee. Spitz called Garavaglia's autopsy "shoddy", saying it was a failure that AnthonyCaylee's skull was not opened during her examination. Spitz said that his own autopsy could not determine whether the child's death was a homicide and that his opinion was that the duct tape had been placed post-decomposition, saying that duct tape placed on skin would have had residual DNA.<ref name="Dr. Spitz">{{cite news|title=Day 22: Judge threatens Casey Anthony's lawyer with contempt |publisher=[[Central Florida News 13]]/cfnews13.com |date=June 19, 2011 |access-date=August 27, 2011 |url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/265206/ |author1=Jacqueline Fell |author2=Amanda Evans |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828014523/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/265206 |archive-date=August 28, 2011 }}</ref> Cindy, now testifying as a defense witness, said that she had been responsible for the chloroform search on the family computer, saying she had meant to search for [[chlorophyll]] but had misremembered the term.<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1589–90}}<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Reuters]]|title=Casey Anthony's mother: I searched for chloroform|first=Jennifer|last=Greenhill-Taylor|date=June 23, 2011|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-anthony/casey-anthonys-mother-i-searched-for-chloroform-idUSTRE75M60020110623}}</ref> Cindy said that work records indicating she had been at work at the time of the search were incorrect, as she said they often were because she was a salaried employee. Finally, Cindy testified that their family buried their pets in blankets and plastic bags, using duct tape to seal the opening.<ref name=CFNewsDay32 /> Additionally, the defense called an FBI forensic document examiner who found no evidence of a sticker or sticker residue on the duct tape found near the child's remains.<ref name=ABCStickers>{{cite news|first=Jessica|last=Hopper|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-trial-paternity-test-father-brother/story?id=13855375|title=Casey Anthony Trial: Defense Casts Shadow on Heart Stickers Found With Caylee's Remains|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=June 16, 2011}}</ref>▼

▲Human identification laboratory director Michael Warren presented an animation featuring pictures of a still-living Anthony with her mother that were superimposed with Anthony's decomposed skull and the duct tape found with the body.<ref name="Dr. Jan"/> Warren said it was his opinion that the duct tape had been placed on Anthony prior to her body's decomposition.<ref name="Dr. Jan"/> FBI latent-fingerprints examiner Elizabeth Fontaine said that she had observed the outline of a heart-shaped sticker on the duct tape found with Warren, though by the time she tried to photograph the outline, it was no longer visible.<ref name="Herald">{{cite news|title=FBI expert found heart shape on Caylee Anthony duct tape|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=June 14, 2011|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/fbi-expert-found-heart-shape-on-caylee-anthony-duct-tape-20110614-1g17s.html}}</ref> Fontaine said that she had not found fingerprints on the tape, though she had not expected to.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/casey-anthony-trial-csi-finds-heart-shape-caylees/story?id=13830078|title=Casey Anthony CSI: Outline of Heart Decal On Duct Tape|first1=Bryan|last1=Lavietes|first2=Janice|last2=McDonald|date=June 13, 2011|work=[[ABC News]]}}</ref> And FBI [[hair analysis#In forensic toxicology|hair analyst]] Sebastian Shaw said that a hair discovered in Casey's trunk belonged to Anthony and displayed root banding; Shaw said that a study he had been running and had expedited for the trial had "so far" shown that such banding only occurred post mortem.<ref name="Herald"/> Finally, over defense objections to scientific reliability, [[Arpad Vass]] of the [[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]] reported that [[Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy|air-sampling procedure]] performed in the trunk of Casey's car indicated decomposition and chloroform.<ref name="AP Vass">{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Technique never used before introduced in Casey Anthony trial|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2011/06/08/technique-never-used-introduced-casey-anthony-trial/15900968007/|via=[[Florida Times-Union]]|date=June 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lundy|first=Sarah|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-10-25/news/casey25_1_casey-anthony-decomposition-anthony-attorney|title=FBI, Oak Ridge lab tests on Casey Anthony's car released|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=October 25, 2008|access-date=August 13, 2011|archive-date=March 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321174140/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-10-25/news/casey25_1_casey-anthony-decomposition-anthony-attorney|url-status=dead}}</ref> The defense noted that Vass had been unwilling to share his proprietary database and that his forensic technique had never previously been used in a criminal case.<ref name="AP Vass"/>

On June{{nbs}} 30, the defense called Krystal Holloway, a volunteer in the search for AnthonyCaylee, who stated that she had had an affair with George. According to Holloway, George had said that AnthonyCaylee's death was "an accident that snowballed out of control". During cross-examination, prosecutors pointed to Holloway's sworn police statement, in which she had said that George believed, rather than knew, it was an accident.<ref name=HayesJune29>{{cite news|first=Ashley|last=Hayes|url=http://www.kvia.com/news/28403325/detail.html|title=Defense Rests In Casey Anthony Trial|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927075701/http://www.kvia.com/news/28403325/detail.html |archive-date=September 27, 2011|work=[[CNN]]|via=[[KVIA]]|date=June 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Barbara|last=Liston|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/30/casey-anthony-wont-testify|title=Casey Anthony won't testify|agency=[[Reuters]]|via=[[Toronto Sun]]|date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> During [[redirect examination]], Baez asked Holloway if George had told her that AnthonyCaylee was dead while stating publicly that she was missing, to which she replied yes.<ref name=CFNewsDay32>{{cite news|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/271726/|title=Day 32: Defense rests, Casey Anthony won't testify|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904122155/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/271726/ |archive-date=September 4, 2011|work=[[Central Florida News 13]]|date=June 30, 2011|first1=Jacqueline|last1=Fell|first2=Adam|last2=Longo|first3= Christine|last3=Webb}}</ref> In his earlier testimony, George had denied the affair with Holloway and said he visited her only because she was ill.<ref name=HayesJune29/> After Holloway's testimony, Judge Perry told jurors that it could be used to impeach George's credibility, but that it was not proof of how AnthonyCaylee died, nor evidence of Casey's guilt or innocence.<ref name=HayesJune29/>▼

▲The defense began their case in chief in the fourth week, with forensic pathologist [[Dr. Werner Spitz]],<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1589}} who had performed an autopsy on Anthony. Spitz called Garavaglia's autopsy "shoddy", saying it was a failure that Anthony's skull was not opened during her examination. Spitz said that his own autopsy could not determine whether the child's death was a homicide and that his opinion was that the duct tape had been placed post-decomposition, saying that duct tape placed on skin would have had residual DNA.<ref name="Dr. Spitz">{{cite news|title=Day 22: Judge threatens Casey Anthony's lawyer with contempt |publisher=[[Central Florida News 13]]/cfnews13.com |date=June 19, 2011 |access-date=August 27, 2011 |url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/265206/ |author1=Jacqueline Fell |author2=Amanda Evans |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828014523/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/265206 |archive-date=August 28, 2011 }}</ref> Cindy, now testifying as a defense witness, said that she had been responsible for the chloroform search on the family computer, saying she had meant to search for chlorophyll but had misremembered the term.<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1589–90}}<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Reuters]]|title=Casey Anthony's mother: I searched for chloroform|first=Jennifer|last=Greenhill-Taylor|date=June 23, 2011|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-anthony/casey-anthonys-mother-i-searched-for-chloroform-idUSTRE75M60020110623}}</ref> Cindy said that work records indicating she had been at work at the time of the search were incorrect, as she said they often were because she was a salaried employee. Finally, Cindy testified that their family buried their pets in blankets and plastic bags, using duct tape to seal the opening.<ref name=CFNewsDay32 /> Additionally, the defense called an FBI forensic document examiner who found no evidence of a sticker or sticker residue on the duct tape found near the child's remains.<ref name=ABCStickers>{{cite news|first=Jessica|last=Hopper|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-trial-paternity-test-father-brother/story?id=13855375|title=Casey Anthony Trial: Defense Casts Shadow on Heart Stickers Found With Caylee's Remains|work=[[ABC News]]|date=June 16, 2011}}</ref>

▲On June{{nbs}}30, the defense called Krystal Holloway, a volunteer in the search for Anthony, who stated that she had had an affair with George. According to Holloway, George had said that Anthony's death was "an accident that snowballed out of control". During cross-examination, prosecutors pointed to Holloway's sworn police statement, in which she had said that George believed, rather than knew, it was an accident.<ref name=HayesJune29>{{cite news|first=Ashley|last=Hayes|url=http://www.kvia.com/news/28403325/detail.html|title=Defense Rests In Casey Anthony Trial|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927075701/http://www.kvia.com/news/28403325/detail.html |archive-date=September 27, 2011|work=[[CNN]]|via=[[KVIA]]|date=June 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Barbara|last=Liston|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/30/casey-anthony-wont-testify|title=Casey Anthony won't testify|agency=[[Reuters]]|via=[[Toronto Sun]]|date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> During [[redirect examination]], Baez asked Holloway if George had told her that Anthony was dead while stating publicly that she was missing, to which she replied yes.<ref name=CFNewsDay32>{{cite news|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/271726/|title=Day 32: Defense rests, Casey Anthony won't testify|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904122155/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/271726/ |archive-date=September 4, 2011|work=[[Central Florida News 13]]|date=June 30, 2011|first1=Jacqueline|last1=Fell|first2=Adam|last2=Longo|first3= Christine|last3=Webb}}</ref> In his earlier testimony, George had denied the affair with Holloway and said he visited her only because she was ill.<ref name=HayesJune29/> After Holloway's testimony, Judge Perry told jurors that it could be used to impeach George's credibility, but that it was not proof of how Anthony died, nor evidence of Casey's guilt or innocence.<ref name=HayesJune29/>

By the time that both sides had concluded their case in chief, the prosecution had called 59 witnesses for 70 different testimonies, and the defense called 47 witnesses for 63 different testimonies.<ref name=CFN13timeline>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/casey-anthony-timeline|title=The Timeline in The Case Against Casey|access-date=September 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418184104/http://www.cfnews13.com/casey-anthony-timeline|archive-date=April 18, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |publisher=[[Central Florida News 13]] |date=July 1, 2011 |title=List of witnesses called in the Casey Anthony murder trial |url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/251421/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110730143309/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/251421/ |archive-date=July 30, 2011}}</ref> Casey did not testify.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/casey-anthony-wont-testify-defense-rests|title=Casey Anthony Won't Testify; Defense Rests|agency=[[Associated Press]]|via=Fox News|date=July 1, 2011|access-date=July 5, 2011}}</ref> By the time the trial was finished, 400 pieces of evidence had been presented.<ref name="Hightower3"/>

====Closing arguments====

Closing arguments were heard July{{nbs}}3 and July{{nbs}}4.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/casey-anthony-trial-update-closing-arguments-continue-after-contentious-sunday/|title=Casey Anthony Trial Update: Closing arguments continue after contentious Sunday|publisher=cbsnews.com|date=July 4, 2011 |access-date=August 23, 2011}}</ref> Jeff Ashton, for the prosecution, reiterated the state's belief that Casey had killed AnthonyCaylee to free herself of parental duties, saying, "When you have a child, that child becomes your life. This case is about the clash between that responsibility, and the expectations that go with it, and the life that Casey Anthony wanted to have."<ref name="Closing Arguments abc 25">{{cite news|title=Casey Anthony Trial: Closing Arguments Conclude |publisher=[[WPBF]]|date=July 1, 2011 |access-date=July 6, 2011 |url=http://www.wpbf.com/news/28416991/detail.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928182518/http://www.wpbf.com/news/28416991/detail.html |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> He emphasized Casey's false claims (including her claims regarding Fernandez-Gonzalez), the smell in the car, and the items found with AnthonyCaylee's remains.<ref name="Closing"/> Ashton called the defense's theory of an accidental drowning "absurd" because, he said, no one would make an accident look like a murder.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/casey-anthony-not-guilty-of-murder-manslaughter/|title=Casey Anthony not guilty of murder, manslaughter|date=July 5, 2011|work=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>

Baez, who Judge Perry had said could not address the abuse claims given the lack of evidence presented at trial, emphasized the circumstantial nature of the prosecution's case, saying the state's allegations were based on "fantasy [computer] searches, fantasy forensics, phantom stickers, phantom stains ... and no real, hard evidence".<ref name="Closing"/> Baez said there was a "reasonable hypothesis of innocence" in light of the possibility that Anthony had drowned,<ref name="Colarossi Close">{{cite news|work=[[Boston Herald]]|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2011/07/04/defense-is-finished-in-casey-anthony-trial-states-rebuttal-on-tap/|date=July 4, 2011|first=Anthony|last=Colarossi|title=Defense is finished in Casey Anthony trial; state's rebuttal on tap}}</ref> further contending that drowning was "the only explanation that made sense", a point he illustrated with a video of Anthony opening the home's sliding glass door (which did not have a child-safety lock) by herself.<ref name="Closing"/> He criticized the prosecution for their heavy use of character evidence, saying, "The strategy behind that is, if you hate her, if you think she's a lying, no-good slut, then you'll start to look at this evidence in a different light."<ref name="Closing"/> Defense attorney [[Cheney Mason]] followed, emphasizing the [[burden of proof (law)|burden of the proof]] and which side bore it: "Casey Anthony is not required to present evidence or prove anything," he said.<ref name="Colarossi Close"/> "The burden rests on the shoulders of my colleagues at the state attorney's office."<ref>{{cite news|first=Camille|last=Mann|title=Casey Anthony Trial Update: Defense concludes closing arguments|publisher=[[CBS]].com|date=July 3, 2011|access-date=July 8, 2011|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/casey-anthony-trial-update-defense-concludes-closing-arguments/}}</ref>

In the rebuttal, lead-prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick said that the state had backed up the claims from its opening statements with evidence.<ref name="Closing Arguments abc 25"/> She pointed to Casey's actions after AnthonyCaylee's disappearance, saying, "Responses to grief are as varied as the day is long, but responses to guilt are oh, so predictable. What do guilty people do? They lie. They avoid. They run. They mislead, not just to their family, but the police. They divert attention away from themselves and they act like nothing is wrong."<ref name="AP No Verdict">{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Casey Anthony trial: No verdict after 6 hours|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2011/07/03/casey-anthony-trial-no-verdict-after-6-hours/29028262007/|via=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|date=July 3, 2011}}</ref> Burdick denied Baez's charge that the prosecution had based its case on emotion rather than evidence.<ref name="Loiaconi">{{cite news|first=Stephen |last=Loiaconi |title=Prosecutor: "Whose Life Was Better Without Caylee?" |publisher=CNN |date=July 4, 2011 |access-date=July 8, 2011 |url=http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/04/prosecutor-whose-life-was-better-without-caylee/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707084113/http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/04/prosecutor-whose-life-was-better-without-caylee/ |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}</ref> She then ended her rebuttal by showing the jury a side-by-side picture of Casey partying and a tattoo she received the day before AnthonyCaylee was reported missing.<ref name="AP No Verdict"/>

====Verdict and sentence====

The jury began deliberations on July{{nbs}} 4.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jury Begins Deliberating in Casey Anthony Case|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/04/rebuttal-deliberations-remain-in-murder-trial|date=July 4, 2011|publisher=FOX News Network}}</ref> On July{{nbs}} 5, prosecutors stated that, during deliberations, they were about to give the jury the corrected information with regard to Bradley's software discrepancy; however, the jury reached a verdict before they could do so. One legal analyst stated that if the jury had found Casey guilty before receiving the [[exculpatory evidence]], the prosecution's failure to fully disclose it could have been grounds for a [[mistrial]].<ref name=CFNews13Bradley>{{cite news|first=Jacqueline|last=Fell|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/281721/Mistake-in-chloroform-evidence-in-Casey-Anthony-case|title=Mistake in chloroform evidence in Casey Anthony case|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823064934/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/281721/Mistake-in-chloroform-evidence-in-Casey-Anthony-case |archive-date=August 23, 2011|work=[[Central Florida News 13]]|date= July 19, 2011}}</ref>

On Jul{{nbs}}July 5, 2011, the jury found Casey not guilty of counts one through three regarding first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter of a child, and aggravated child abuse, while finding her guilty on counts four through seven for providing false information to law enforcement: the guilty counts pertained to Casey's false statements that she (1) worked at Universal Studios, (2) employed Fernandez-Gonzalez as a nanny, (3) had told two Universal Studios coworkers that Anthony had disappeared, and (4) had spoken by phone with Anthony after Anthony went missing.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|title=Anthony Is Sentenced to 4-Year Term for Lying|first1=Lizette|last1=Alvarez|first2=Timothy|last2=Williams|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/us/08anthony.html|date=July 7, 2011}}</ref>

On July{{nbs}} 7, 2011, sentencing arguments were heard. The defense asked for the sentencing to be based on one count of lying on the grounds that the offenses occurred as part of a single interview with police dealing with the same matter, the disappearance of her daughter. In the alternative, the defense argued for concurrent sentencing—that is, for Casey to be permitted to serve the various sentences at the same time. The judge disagreed with both arguments: Perry found the statements to constitute "four distinct, separate lies".<ref name="Pavuk & Colarossi">{{cite news|url=httphttps://articleswww.orlandosentinel.com/2011-/07-/07/news/os-casey-anthony-sentencing-hearingcourt-20110707_1_caseyrecalculates-anthonynow-cayleesays-marieshe-anthonycould-recalculatesleave-jail-july-17/|title=Casey Anthony sentencing: Court recalculates, now says she could leave jail July 17|date=July 7, 2011|last1=Pavuk|first1=Amy|last2=Colarossi|first2=Anthony|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=August 8, 2011|archive-date=August 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829011259/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-07-07/news/os-casey-anthony-sentencing-hearing-20110707_1_casey-anthony-caylee-marie-anthony-recalculates|url-status=deadlive}}</ref> He sentenced Casey to, consecutively, one year in the county jail and $1,000 in fines for each of the four counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer, the maximum penalty prescribed by law.<ref name="Liston Release">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-anthony/casey-anthony-will-be-released-from-jail-july-17-idUSTRE7620Y720110708|work=[[Reuters]]|first= Barbara|last=Liston|title=Casey Anthony will be released from jail July 17|date=July 7, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Pavuk & Colarossi"/> Because Casey had been incarcerated since October{{nbs}} 2008, she received more than 1000 days in time-served credit, and she was released 10ten days after the sentencing, on July{{nbs}} 17.<ref name="Liston Release"/><ref name="Pavuk & Colarossi"/>

Subsequently, pursuant to a little-known Florida statute requiring judges to assess investigative and prosecution costs if requested by a state agency,<ref>{{cite web|first=Warren|last=Richey|url= http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/0915/Casey-Anthony-ordered-to-reimburse-state-97-000.-How-that-still-could-rise |title=Casey Anthony ordered to reimburse state $97,000. How that still could rise |work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]|date= September 15, 2011}}</ref> Perry ruled that Casey must pay $217,000 to the stateState of Florida.<ref name=Winter>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Winter|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/09/casey-anthony-now-owes-217k-for-daughters-death-probe/1|title=Casey Anthony now owes $217K for Caylee's search|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=September 23, 2011}}</ref> The prosecution had requested $516,000 in reimbursement, but Perry only found Casey liable for expenses incurred during the period in which Caylee was reported missing to when the homicide probe opened.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[CNN]]|title=Judge more than doubles Casey Anthony's bill to over $217,000|date=September 23, 2011|url=https://www.cnn.com/2011/09/23/justice/florida-casey-anthony-costs/index.html}}</ref> In earlier arguments, Mason had called the prosecutors' attempts to exact the larger sum "sour grapes" because the prosecution lost its case.<ref>{{cite news|first=Anthony|last=Colarossi|url=httphttps://articleswww.orlandosentinel.com/2011-/09-/02/news/os-casey-anthony-prosecutiontrial-costs-hearinghow-20110902_1_caseymuch-anthonyshell-cheneypay-masonis-joseup-baezto-judge-bvideob/|title=Casey Anthony trial costs: How much she'll pay is up to judge|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005105403/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-09-02/news/os-casey-anthony-prosecution-costs-hearing-20110902_1_casey-anthony-cheney-mason-jose-baez |archive-date=October 5, 2012|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|url-status=live|date=September 2, 2011}}</ref>

===Appeal===

Casey appealed[[appeal]]ed her convictions, arguing that the false statements she provided to officers constituted one offense<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-caseyanthony/casey-anthony-appeals-four-convictions-for-lying-idUSBRE9060ZT20130107|title=Casey Anthony appeals four convictions for lying|first=Barbara|last=Liston|date=January 7, 2013}}</ref> and that the statements were inadmissible because she had not been given a [[Miranda warnings|''Miranda'' warning]].<ref name=appealruling113/> The prosecution said that each statement constituted a separate offense and that Casey was not detained at the time she made any of the statements.<ref name=appealruling113/>

The appellate court rejected Casey's ''Miranda'' argument, but it concluded that her false statements could only constitute two offenses because they had been made in two interviews, throwing out two of the offenses on [[double jeopardy]] grounds.<ref name=appealruling113/> "We cannot conclude that the Legislature intended to authorize separate punishment for each false statement made during a single interview," the court said. But the court declined to reduce the number of convictions to one, saying, "Where there is a sufficient temporal break between two alleged criminal acts so as to have allowed a defendant time to pause, reflect, and form a new criminal intent, a separate criminal episode will be found to have occurred."<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|via=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/25/anthony-charges-set-aside/1865453/|title=2 Casey Anthony convictions set aside on double jeopardy|date=January 25, 2013}}</ref>

==Media coverage==

The case attracted a significant amount of national media attention. The trial was commonly compared to the [[O. J. Simpson murder case]], both for its widespread mediapress attentioncoverage and initial shock at the not-guilty verdict.<ref name="Cloud"/><ref name="Coleman">{{cite news|first=R. Leigh|last=Coleman|title=Destination Orlando: The Fascination of the Casey Anthony Case|newspaper=The Christian Post|date=June 28, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2011|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/destination-orlando-the-fascination-of-the-casey-anthony-case-51625/}}</ref><ref name="Outrage">{{cite news|title=Public Irate Over Casey Anthony Verdict; Social Media Sites Explode With Opinions|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].com|date=July 5, 2011|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/casey-anthony-verdict-outrage-spills-online/story?id=14002257|last=Conley|first=Mikaela}}</ref> The ''[[New York Post]]'' described the trial as going "from being a newsworthy case to one of the biggest ratings draws in recent memory",<ref name="SHEN">{{cite news|first=Maxine|last=Shen |title=TV's hottest ticket Holy OJ! Viewers can't get enough Casey|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=June 20, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2011|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/tv_hottest_ticket_581uQbnfbbFSixnPFbfzAP#ixzz1RL37OEMV}}</ref> and [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]] dubbed it "the social media trial of the century".<ref name="Cloud"/>▼

The Anthony case was regularly the main topic of many TVtelevision talk shows; including those hosted by [[Greta Van Susteren]], [[Nancy Grace]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/business/media/13hln.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=Casey Anthony Coverage Gives HLN an Identity|first=Brian|last=Stelter|date=June 12, 2011|access-date=July 7, 2011}}</ref> and [[Geraldo Rivera]].<ref name="Garvin">{{cite news|first=Glenn |last=Garvin |title=Casey Anthony verdict outrage: critics blame Nancy Grace, Geraldo Rivera and other media figures |newspaper=[[Vancouver Sun]] |date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=July 10, 2011 |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Casey+Anthony+verdict+outrage+critics+blame+Nancy+Grace+Geraldo+Rivera+other+media+figures/5062174/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710165032/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Casey%2BAnthony%2Bverdict%2Boutrage%2Bcritics%2Bblame%2BNancy%2BGrace%2BGeraldo%2BRivera%2Bother%2Bmedia%2Bfigures/5062174/story.html |archive-date=July 10, 2011 }}</ref> It was featured on ''[[America's Most Wanted]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.amw.com/Missing_Children/brief.cfm?id=57624|title=Caylee Marie Anthony|work=[[America's Most Wanted]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201170658/http://www.amw.com/missing_children/brief.cfm?id=57624|archive-date=February 1, 2009}}</ref> ''[[Dateline NBC|Dateline]]'', and ''[[20/20 (US television series)|20/20]]''. Grace, who referred to Casey as the "tot mom" and made her belief in Casey's guilt clear,<ref name="MacNicol BI"/><ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Carr|date=March 22, 2011|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/business/media/23carr.html|title=TV Justice Thrives on Fear|access-date=June 1, 2011|quote=Ms. Grace took her show to Clearwater, Fla., the better to hurl invective from a close, intimate distance at the woman whom Ms. Grace has dubbed "Tot Mom" and to wonder why the media and courts don't focus more on victims like Caylee.}}</ref> was, in particular, credited with "almost single-handedly inflat[ing] the Anthony case from a routine local murder into a national obsession".<ref name="Garvin"/><ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1599}} After the verdict, Grace announced to her audience that the "devil [is] dancing".<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1591}} Grace's coverage drove [[HLN (TV network)|HLN]] to the best ratings month in its history,<ref name="Shaw"/> as her audience rose more than 150 percent.<ref name="SHEN"/> On the day of the verdict, HLN achieved its most watched hour in network history (4.575 million) and peaked at 5.205 million as the verdict was read.<ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman |first=Robert |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/06/hln-draws-5-2-million-viewers-at-peak-of-casey-anthony-verdict-has-best-hour-in-its-history/97343/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709210002/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/06/hln-draws-5-2-million-viewers-at-peak-of-casey-anthony-verdict-has-best-hour-in-its-history/97343/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2011 |title=HLN Draws 5.2 Million Viewers at Peak of Casey Anthony Verdict – Ratings &#124; TVbytheNumbers |publisher=Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com |date=July 6, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2011}}</ref>▼

▲The case attracted a significant amount of national media attention. The trial was commonly compared to the [[O. J. Simpson murder case]], both for its widespread media attention and initial shock at the not-guilty verdict.<ref name="Cloud"/><ref name="Coleman">{{cite news|first=R. Leigh|last=Coleman|title=Destination Orlando: The Fascination of the Casey Anthony Case|newspaper=The Christian Post|date=June 28, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2011|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/destination-orlando-the-fascination-of-the-casey-anthony-case-51625/}}</ref><ref name="Outrage">{{cite news|title=Public Irate Over Casey Anthony Verdict; Social Media Sites Explode With Opinions|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].com|date=July 5, 2011|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/casey-anthony-verdict-outrage-spills-online/story?id=14002257|last=Conley|first=Mikaela}}</ref> The ''New York Post'' described the trial as going "from being a newsworthy case to one of the biggest ratings draws in recent memory",<ref name="SHEN">{{cite news|first=Maxine|last=Shen |title=TV's hottest ticket Holy OJ! Viewers can't get enough Casey|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=June 20, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2011|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/tv_hottest_ticket_581uQbnfbbFSixnPFbfzAP#ixzz1RL37OEMV}}</ref> and ''Time'' magazine dubbed it "the social media trial of the century".<ref name="Cloud"/>

After the verdict, Mason criticized talking heads who had "indulged in media assassination" during the timeline of the case.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[WTSP]]|title=Casey Anthony lawyers slam 'media assassination'|first=Christoher|last=Collette|date=July 6, 2011|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/home/casey-anthony-lawyers-slam-media-assassination/67-387519024}}</ref> "I can tell you that my colleagues from coast to coast and border to border have condemned this whole process of lawyers getting on television and talking about cases that they don't know a damn thing about, and don't have the experience to back up their words or the law to do it. Now you have learned a lesson."<ref name="Flock">{{cite news|first=Elizabeth|last=Flock|title=Casey Anthony not guilty verdict shocks media; attorneys blast 'talking heads'|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 6, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2011|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/casey-anthony-not-guilty-verdict-shocks-media-attorneys-blast-talking-heads/2011/07/05/gHQAHhIXzH_blog.html}}</ref> Mason's response was viewed as especially critical of Nancy Grace.<ref name="Zurawick"/> Asked about Mason's comments, Grace said, "[I]f for some chance, Cheney Mason is referring to me, no I really don't care what the personal feelings of one of 'Tot Mom's' defense attorneys are about me."<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nancy-crace-her-casey-anthony-208945/|title=Nancy Grace on Her Casey Anthony Coverage: 'I Know That A Lot of People Hate Me'|first=Jethro|last=Nededog|date=July 7, 2011}}</ref>▼

▲The case was regularly the main topic of many TV talk shows; including those hosted by [[Greta Van Susteren]], [[Nancy Grace]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/business/media/13hln.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=Casey Anthony Coverage Gives HLN an Identity|first=Brian|last=Stelter|date=June 12, 2011|access-date=July 7, 2011}}</ref> and [[Geraldo Rivera]].<ref name="Garvin">{{cite news|first=Glenn |last=Garvin |title=Casey Anthony verdict outrage: critics blame Nancy Grace, Geraldo Rivera and other media figures |newspaper=[[Vancouver Sun]] |date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=July 10, 2011 |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Casey+Anthony+verdict+outrage+critics+blame+Nancy+Grace+Geraldo+Rivera+other+media+figures/5062174/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710165032/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Casey%2BAnthony%2Bverdict%2Boutrage%2Bcritics%2Bblame%2BNancy%2BGrace%2BGeraldo%2BRivera%2Bother%2Bmedia%2Bfigures/5062174/story.html |archive-date=July 10, 2011 }}</ref> It was featured on ''[[America's Most Wanted]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.amw.com/Missing_Children/brief.cfm?id=57624|title=Caylee Marie Anthony|work=[[America's Most Wanted]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201170658/http://www.amw.com/missing_children/brief.cfm?id=57624|archive-date=February 1, 2009}}</ref> ''[[Dateline NBC|Dateline]]'', and ''[[20/20 (US television series)|20/20]]''. Grace, who referred to Casey as the "tot mom" and made her belief in Casey's guilt clear,<ref name="MacNicol BI"/><ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Carr|date=March 22, 2011|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/business/media/23carr.html|title=TV Justice Thrives on Fear|access-date=June 1, 2011|quote=Ms. Grace took her show to Clearwater, Fla., the better to hurl invective from a close, intimate distance at the woman whom Ms. Grace has dubbed "Tot Mom" and to wonder why the media and courts don't focus more on victims like Caylee.}}</ref> was, in particular, credited with "almost single-handedly inflat[ing] the Anthony case from a routine local murder into a national obsession".<ref name="Garvin"/><ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1599}} After the verdict, Grace announced to her audience that the "devil [is] dancing".<ref name="Battaglia"/>{{rp|1591}} Grace's coverage drove [[HLN (TV network)|HLN]] to the best ratings month in its history,<ref name="Shaw"/> as her audience rose more than 150 percent.<ref name="SHEN"/> On the day of the verdict, HLN achieved its most watched hour in network history (4.575 million) and peaked at 5.205 million as the verdict was read.<ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman |first=Robert |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/06/hln-draws-5-2-million-viewers-at-peak-of-casey-anthony-verdict-has-best-hour-in-its-history/97343/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709210002/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/06/hln-draws-5-2-million-viewers-at-peak-of-casey-anthony-verdict-has-best-hour-in-its-history/97343/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2011 |title=HLN Draws 5.2 Million Viewers at Peak of Casey Anthony Verdict – Ratings &#124; TVbytheNumbers |publisher=Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com |date=July 6, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2011}}</ref>

▲After the verdict, Mason criticized talking heads who had "indulged in media assassination" during the timeline of the case.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[WTSP]]|title=Casey Anthony lawyers slam 'media assassination'|first=Christoher|last=Collette|date=July 6, 2011|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/home/casey-anthony-lawyers-slam-media-assassination/67-387519024}}</ref> "I can tell you that my colleagues from coast to coast and border to border have condemned this whole process of lawyers getting on television and talking about cases that they don't know a damn thing about, and don't have the experience to back up their words or the law to do it. Now you have learned a lesson."<ref name="Flock">{{cite news|first=Elizabeth|last=Flock|title=Casey Anthony not guilty verdict shocks media; attorneys blast 'talking heads'|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 6, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2011|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/casey-anthony-not-guilty-verdict-shocks-media-attorneys-blast-talking-heads/2011/07/05/gHQAHhIXzH_blog.html}}</ref> Mason's response was viewed as especially critical of Nancy Grace.<ref name="Zurawick"/> Asked about Mason's comments, Grace said, "[I]f for some chance, Cheney Mason is referring to me, no I really don't care what the personal feelings of one of 'Tot Mom's' defense attorneys are about me."<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nancy-crace-her-casey-anthony-208945/|title=Nancy Grace on Her Casey Anthony Coverage: 'I Know That A Lot of People Hate Me'|first=Jethro|last=Nededog|date=July 7, 2011}}</ref>

==Reactions==

===Defense, prosecution, and jury===

Baez reacted to the verdict by saying, "While we're happy for Casey, there are no winners in this case," though he noted that "our system of justice has not dishonored [Anthony's] memory by a false conviction."<ref name="AP Verdict"/> State's Attorney Lawson Lamar said that the prosecutionsprosecution's case was "very, very difficult to prove," adding, "The delay in recovering little Caylee's remains worked to our considerable disadvantage."<ref name="AP Verdict"/> Lamar said that the state had "put in absolutely every piece of evidence that existed".<ref name="AP Verdict"/> On July{{nbs}}6, 2011, Ashton gave his first interview about the case on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]''. Ashton said of the, verdictstating, "Obviously, it's not the outcome we wanted. But from the perspective of what we do, this was a fantastic case." He said the state was right to have charged first-degree murder, and explained, "I think it all came down to the evidence. I think ultimately it came down to the cause of death." Ashton stated that if the jury did not perceive first-degree murder when they saw the photograph of Caylee's skull with the duct tape, "then so be it".<ref name="Connolly">{{cite news|first=Kevin|last=Connolly|title=Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton also hit several shows today|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]/Orlando Sentinel|date=July 6, 2011|access-date=July 9, 2011|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/os-casey-anthony-morning-tv-shows-20110706,0,364601.story}}</ref><ref name="Zaino">{{cite news|first=Nick |last=Zaino |title=Casey Anthony Prosecutor Jeff Ashton Offers a Voice of Reason on 'The View' (VIDEO) |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=July 6, 2011 |access-date=July 9, 2011 |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2011/07/06/the-view-jeff-ashton-casey-anthony-prosecutor/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002172027/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/07/06/the-view-jeff-ashton-casey-anthony-prosecutor/ |archive-date=October 2, 2012 }}</ref> Ashton suggested that the state could pursue [[perjury]] charges against Cindy for her claims regarding the chloroform searches,.<ref name="Grace">{{cite news|first=Nancy|last=Grace|title=Prosecutor: Cindy Anthony could face perjury charges|publisher=CNN|date=July 7, 2011|access-date=July 10, 2011|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/07/06/florida.casey.anthony.perjury/index.html

}}</ref> The state attorney's office later said she would not be charged.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newser.com/story/123276/casey-anthony-trial-cindy-anthony-wont-face-perjury-charges-say-prosecutors.html|title=Cindy Anthony Won't Face Perjury Charges|publisher=Newser.com|date=July 12, 2011|access-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref>

Initially, the twelve jurors did not want to discuss the verdict with the media.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hightower |first=Kyle |title=Jurors not talking after Casey Anthony verdict |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hfprwwvICf3naVgbGZK-_fKhg_aw?docId=78664f9eda6f4ff5af134e6e82090f86 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712122700/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hfprwwvICf3naVgbGZK-_fKhg_aw?docId=78664f9eda6f4ff5af134e6e82090f86 |archive-date=July 12, 2011 |date=July 5, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Perry announced at sentencing on July{{nbs}} 7 that he would withhold the jurors' names for several months because of concern that "[s]ome people would like to take something out on them".<ref>Jamal Thalji, [http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/casey-anthony-jurors-names-will-be-released-8212-but-not-today/1179295 Casey Anthony jurors' names will be released — but not today] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103060131/http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/casey-anthony-jurors-names-will-be-released-8212-but-not-today/1179295 |date=January 3, 2012 }}, [[St. Petersburg Times]], July 8, 2011.</ref> He released the jurors' names on October{{nbs}} 25, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20125347-504083news/casey-anthony-jurors-reportedly-in-hiding-after-judge-releases-their-names/|title=Casey Anthony jurors reportedly in hiding after judge releases their names|website=[[CBS News]]|date=October 25, 2011|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> Only an alternate juror, Russell Huekler, stepped forward the day of the verdict, saying, "The prosecution didn't provide the evidence that was there for any of the charges from first-degree murder down to [[second-degree murder]] to the child abuse to even the manslaughter [charge]. It just wasn't there."<ref>{{cite web|last=Wolski |first=Kristy|title=Alternate juror: Evidence 'wasn't there' to convict Casey |url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/274509/Alternate-juror:-Evidence-wasnt-there-to-convict-Casey |publisher=Central Florida News 13 |access-date=July 7, 2011 |date=July 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709195614/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/274509/Alternate-juror%3A-Evidence-wasnt-there-to-convict-Casey |archive-date=July 9, 2011 }}</ref>▼

But, theThe next day, juror number three, Jennifer Ford gave an interview to [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], emphasizing that the jury was not required to find Casey innocent to find her not guilty, saying, "If you cannot prove what the crime was, you cannot determine what the punishment should be." She added that the defense's argument seemed more logical than the prosecution's, though she noted that the jury was "sick to [their] stomach[s]" over the verdict.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Mary Kate|last1=Burke|first2=Jessica|last2=Hopper|first3=Enjoli|last3=Francis|first4=Lauren|last4=Effron|title=Casey Anthony Juror: 'Sick to Our Stomachs' Over Not Guilty Verdict|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-prosecutor-juror-agree-reason-acquittal/story?id=14005609|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=July 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Alvarez|first1=Lizette|title=Juror in Anthony Case Says Acquittals Took an Emotional Toll|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/us/07casey.html|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=July 7, 2011|first2=Bill|last2=Carter|date=July 6, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Jury">{{cite video|people=Terry Moran|date=July 6, 2011|title=Nightline / Exclusive: Juror No. 3 Speaks Out (5 min. 41 sec.)|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/exclusive-juror-speaks-14015245|format=flash|medium=Television production|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].com|access-date=July 7, 2011}}</ref> Juror number two, who requested to stay unidentified, told the ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'' that the jurors "agreed if we were going fully on feelings and emotions," they would find Casey guilty, but they "wanted to go on the evidence that was presented to us".<ref>{{cite news|first1=Jamal|last1=Thalji|first2=Leonora|last2=LaPeter |title=Casey Anthony juror #2 says the jury wanted to find her guilty, but the evidence 'wasn't there'|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/anthony-juror-evidence-wasnt-there/1179177 |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |access-date=July 7, 2011 |date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710014015/http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/anthony-juror-evidence-wasnt-there/1179177 |archive-date=July 10, 2011 }}</ref> In an anonymous interview, juror 11, the jury foreman, stated that "a feeling of disgust" came over him when he (wrongly) thought his "signature and [Casey's] signature were going to be on the [verdict] sheet". The juror said that the state's failure to prove the cause of death and suspicion regarding the role Casey's father George had played had both factored into the jury's deliberations.<ref name="Foreman">{{cite news|title=Casey Anthony Jury Foreman: 'Disgusted.' Foreman Says State Failed To Prove How Caylee Died |publisher=clickorlando.com |date=July 11, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28514204/detail.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714074356/http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28514204/detail.html |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Mann">{{cite news|first=Camille|last=Mann|title=Casey Anthony jury foreman says doubt in dad George's testimony swayed verdict|publisher=[[CBS]]|date=July 12, 2011|access-date=July 14, 2011|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20078842-504083.html}}</ref> In another interview, the foreman stated that the jury had been skeptical of the offered motive for the alleged killing: "That a mother would want to do something like that to her child just because she wanted to go out and party . . . the motive that the state provided was, in our eyes, was just kind of weak."<ref name="Jenkins">{{cite news|first=Mark |last=Jenkins |title=Jury foreman says two thought Casey Anthony was guilty |publisher=cfnews13.com |date=July 13, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/278258/Jury-foreman-says-two-thought-Casey-Anthony-was-guilty |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713111718/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/278258/Jury-foreman-says-two-thought-Casey-Anthony-was-guilty |archive-date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref> The foreman said that, in an initial poll, the jury had voted 10–2 in favor of the not guilty verdict, and, after more than ten hours of deliberation, they collectively decided the only charges proven were the four counts of lying to law enforcement.<ref name="Jenkins"/> In 2021, one juror said he regretted his decision to fully acquit Anthony of homicide and abuse, and said that in retrospect he would at least vote to convict Anthony of aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse, and said of his vote to acquit Anthony on the most serious charges, "I don't know what the hell I was doing."<ref>{{cite web|title=Casey Anthony Juror Speaks Out 10 Years Later: 'My Decision Haunts Me'|url=https://people.com/crime/casey-anthony-juror-speaks-out-10-years-later-my-decision-haunts-me/}}</ref>▼

In an anonymous interview, juror number eleven, the [[jury foreman]], stated that "a feeling of disgust" came over him when he (wrongly) thought his "signature and [Casey's] signature were going to be on the [verdict] sheet". The foreman said that the state's failure to prove the cause of death and suspicion regarding the role Casey's father George had played had both factored into the jury's deliberations.<ref name="Foreman">{{cite news|title=Casey Anthony Jury Foreman: 'Disgusted.' Foreman Says State Failed To Prove How Caylee Died |publisher=clickorlando.com |date=July 11, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28514204/detail.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714074356/http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28514204/detail.html |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Mann">{{cite news|first=Camille|last=Mann|title=Casey Anthony jury foreman says doubt in dad George's testimony swayed verdict|publisher=[[CBS]]|date=July 12, 2011|access-date=July 14, 2011|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/casey-anthony-jury-foreman-says-doubt-in-dad-georges-testimony-swayed-verdict/}}</ref> In another interview, the foreman stated that the jury had been skeptical of the offered motive for the alleged killing: "That a mother would want to do something like that to her child just because she wanted to go out and party . . . the motive that the state provided was, in our eyes, was just kind of weak."<ref name="Jenkins">{{cite news|first=Mark |last=Jenkins |title=Jury foreman says two thought Casey Anthony was guilty |publisher=cfnews13.com |date=July 13, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/278258/Jury-foreman-says-two-thought-Casey-Anthony-was-guilty |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713111718/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/278258/Jury-foreman-says-two-thought-Casey-Anthony-was-guilty |archive-date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref> The foreman said that, in an initial poll, the jury had voted 10–2 in favor of the not guilty verdict, and, after more than ten hours of deliberation, they collectively decided the only charges proven were the four counts of lying to law enforcement.<ref name="Jenkins"/>

▲Initially, the twelve jurors did not want to discuss the verdict with the media.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hightower |first=Kyle |title=Jurors not talking after Casey Anthony verdict |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hfprwwvICf3naVgbGZK-_fKhg_aw?docId=78664f9eda6f4ff5af134e6e82090f86 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712122700/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hfprwwvICf3naVgbGZK-_fKhg_aw?docId=78664f9eda6f4ff5af134e6e82090f86 |archive-date=July 12, 2011 |date=July 5, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Perry announced at sentencing on July{{nbs}}7 that he would withhold the jurors' names for several months because of concern that "[s]ome people would like to take something out on them".<ref>Jamal Thalji, [http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/casey-anthony-jurors-names-will-be-released-8212-but-not-today/1179295 Casey Anthony jurors' names will be released — but not today] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103060131/http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/casey-anthony-jurors-names-will-be-released-8212-but-not-today/1179295 |date=January 3, 2012 }}, [[St. Petersburg Times]], July 8, 2011.</ref> He released the jurors' names on October{{nbs}}25, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20125347-504083/casey-anthony-jurors-reportedly-in-hiding-after-judge-releases-their-names/|title=Casey Anthony jurors reportedly in hiding after judge releases their names|website=[[CBS News]]|date=October 25, 2011|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> Only an alternate juror, Russell Huekler, stepped forward the day of the verdict, saying, "The prosecution didn't provide the evidence that was there for any of the charges from first-degree murder down to second-degree murder to the child abuse to even the manslaughter [charge]. It just wasn't there."<ref>{{cite web|last=Wolski |first=Kristy|title=Alternate juror: Evidence 'wasn't there' to convict Casey |url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/274509/Alternate-juror:-Evidence-wasnt-there-to-convict-Casey |publisher=Central Florida News 13 |access-date=July 7, 2011 |date=July 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709195614/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/274509/Alternate-juror%3A-Evidence-wasnt-there-to-convict-Casey |archive-date=July 9, 2011 }}</ref>

In 2021, one juror said he regretted his decision to fully acquit Anthony of homicide and abuse, and said that in retrospect he would at least vote to convict Anthony of aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse. He said of his vote to acquit Anthony on the most serious charges, "I don't know what the hell I was doing."<ref>{{cite web|title=Casey Anthony Juror Speaks Out 10 Years Later: 'My Decision Haunts Me'|url=https://people.com/crime/casey-anthony-juror-speaks-out-10-years-later-my-decision-haunts-me/}}</ref>

▲But, the next day, juror number three, Jennifer Ford gave an interview to [[ABC News]], emphasizing that the jury was not required to find Casey innocent to find her not guilty, saying, "If you cannot prove what the crime was, you cannot determine what the punishment should be." She added that the defense's argument seemed more logical than the prosecution's, though she noted that the jury was "sick to [their] stomach[s]" over the verdict.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Mary Kate|last1=Burke|first2=Jessica|last2=Hopper|first3=Enjoli|last3=Francis|first4=Lauren|last4=Effron|title=Casey Anthony Juror: 'Sick to Our Stomachs' Over Not Guilty Verdict|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-prosecutor-juror-agree-reason-acquittal/story?id=14005609|work=[[ABC News]]|date=July 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Alvarez|first1=Lizette|title=Juror in Anthony Case Says Acquittals Took an Emotional Toll|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/us/07casey.html|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=July 7, 2011|first2=Bill|last2=Carter|date=July 6, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Jury">{{cite video|people=Terry Moran|date=July 6, 2011|title=Nightline / Exclusive: Juror No. 3 Speaks Out (5 min. 41 sec.)|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/exclusive-juror-speaks-14015245|format=flash|medium=Television production|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].com|access-date=July 7, 2011}}</ref> Juror number two, who requested to stay unidentified, told the ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'' that the jurors "agreed if we were going fully on feelings and emotions," they would find Casey guilty, but they "wanted to go on the evidence that was presented to us".<ref>{{cite news|first1=Jamal|last1=Thalji|first2=Leonora|last2=LaPeter |title=Casey Anthony juror #2 says the jury wanted to find her guilty, but the evidence 'wasn't there'|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/anthony-juror-evidence-wasnt-there/1179177 |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |access-date=July 7, 2011 |date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710014015/http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/anthony-juror-evidence-wasnt-there/1179177 |archive-date=July 10, 2011 }}</ref> In an anonymous interview, juror 11, the jury foreman, stated that "a feeling of disgust" came over him when he (wrongly) thought his "signature and [Casey's] signature were going to be on the [verdict] sheet". The juror said that the state's failure to prove the cause of death and suspicion regarding the role Casey's father George had played had both factored into the jury's deliberations.<ref name="Foreman">{{cite news|title=Casey Anthony Jury Foreman: 'Disgusted.' Foreman Says State Failed To Prove How Caylee Died |publisher=clickorlando.com |date=July 11, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28514204/detail.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714074356/http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28514204/detail.html |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Mann">{{cite news|first=Camille|last=Mann|title=Casey Anthony jury foreman says doubt in dad George's testimony swayed verdict|publisher=[[CBS]]|date=July 12, 2011|access-date=July 14, 2011|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20078842-504083.html}}</ref> In another interview, the foreman stated that the jury had been skeptical of the offered motive for the alleged killing: "That a mother would want to do something like that to her child just because she wanted to go out and party . . . the motive that the state provided was, in our eyes, was just kind of weak."<ref name="Jenkins">{{cite news|first=Mark |last=Jenkins |title=Jury foreman says two thought Casey Anthony was guilty |publisher=cfnews13.com |date=July 13, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/278258/Jury-foreman-says-two-thought-Casey-Anthony-was-guilty |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713111718/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/278258/Jury-foreman-says-two-thought-Casey-Anthony-was-guilty |archive-date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref> The foreman said that, in an initial poll, the jury had voted 10–2 in favor of the not guilty verdict, and, after more than ten hours of deliberation, they collectively decided the only charges proven were the four counts of lying to law enforcement.<ref name="Jenkins"/> In 2021, one juror said he regretted his decision to fully acquit Anthony of homicide and abuse, and said that in retrospect he would at least vote to convict Anthony of aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse, and said of his vote to acquit Anthony on the most serious charges, "I don't know what the hell I was doing."<ref>{{cite web|title=Casey Anthony Juror Speaks Out 10 Years Later: 'My Decision Haunts Me'|url=https://people.com/crime/casey-anthony-juror-speaks-out-10-years-later-my-decision-haunts-me/}}</ref>

===Anthony family===

Mark Lippman, the attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, told ABC News that the family received death threats after the not-guilty verdict was rendered.<ref name="Clarke">{{cite news|first=Susan|last=Clarke|title=Casey Anthony Verdict: Anthony Family Gets Death Threats in Wake of Acquittal, Asks for Privacy|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].com|date=July 5, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2011|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-verdict-anthony-family-death-threats-wake/story?id=14004306}}</ref> In response to the verdict, a statement was released by Lippman on behalf of George,the CindyAnthony and Leefamily:

{{cquote|While the family may never know what has happened to Caylee Marie Anthony, they now have closure for this chapter of their life. They will now begin the long process of rebuilding their lives. Despite the baseless defense chosen by Casey Anthony, the family believes that the Jury made a fair decision based on the evidence presented, the testimony presented, the scientific information presented and the rules that were given to them by the Honorable Judge Perry to guide them. The family hopes that they will be given the time by the media to reflect on this verdict and decide the best way to move forward privately.

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===Public response===

====Reaction to verdict====

When the not-guilty verdict was rendered, many in the crowd of 500 outside the courthouse reacted with anger, chanting their disapproval and waving protest signs.<ref name="AP Verdict">{{cite web | agency=[[Associated Press]]|via=[[Denver Post]]|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2011/07/05/casey-anthony-found-not-guilty-of-young-daughters-murder/ | title=Casey Anthony found not guilty of young daughter's murder | date=July 5, 2011 }}</ref> People took to [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]], as well as other [[social media]] outlets, to express their outrage. Traffic to news sites surged from about two&nbsp; million page views a minute to 3.3&nbsp; million, with most of the visits coming from the United States. [[Mashable]] reported that between 2:00&nbsp;p.m. and 3:00&nbsp;p.m., one million viewers were watching CNN.com/live, 30&nbsp;thirty times higher than the previous month's average. Twitter's trending topics in the United StatesU.S. were mostly about the subjects related to the case, and [[Newser]] reported that posts on Facebook were coming in "too fast for all Facebook to even count them, meaning at least 10&nbsp; per second".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Horn|first=Leslie|title=Not Guilty Verdict for Casey Anthony Causes a Surge in Internet Traffic|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388119,00.asp|magazine=[[PC Magazine]]|access-date=July 6, 2011|date=July 6, 2011}}</ref> Some people referred to the verdict as "O.J. Number 2", and various media personalities and celebrities expressed outrage via Twitter.<ref name="Outrage"/><ref name="Sun">{{cite news|first=Eryn|last=Sun |title=Celebrities Tweet Outrage in Casey Anthony Verdict; Pastor Weighs In|newspaper=The Christian Post|date=June 20, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2011|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/how-christians-should-respond-to-casey-anthony-verdict-celebrities-tweet-outrage-51887/}}</ref><ref name="Semigran">{{cite news|first=Aly|last=Semigran|title=Hollywood reacts to the Casey Anthony verdict on Twitter|newspaper=[[LA Weekly]]|date=July 5, 2011|access-date=July 7, 2011|url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2011/07/05/hollywood-reacts-to-the-casey-anthony-verdict-on-twitter/}}</ref> News anchor [[Julie Chen]] became visibly upset while reading the not-guilty verdict on ''[[The Talk (U.S. TV series)|The Talk]]'' and had to be assisted by her fellow co-hosts, who also expressed their dismay.<ref name="Chaney">{{cite news|first=Jen|last=Chaney|title=Julie Chen loses it over Casey Anthony verdict on 'The Talk' (Video)|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=July 5, 2011|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/julie-chen-loses-it-over-casey-anthony-verdict-on-the-talk-video/2011/07/05/gHQAp8YazH_blog.html}}</ref><ref name="Siegel">{{cite news|first=Marc|last=Siegel|title=What Should Americans Do After the Casey Anthony Verdict?|publisher=[[Fox News]]|date=July 8, 2011|access-date=July 8, 2011|url=http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/07/08/what-should-americans-do-after-casey-anthony-verdict/}}</ref>

There was a gender gap in perceptions to the case. According to a ''[[USA Today]]''/[[Gallup Poll]] of 1,010 respondents, about two-thirds of Americans (64 percent) believed Casey "definitely" or "probably" murdered her daughter; however, women were much more likely than men to believe the murder charges against AnthonyCasey and to be upset by the not-guilty verdict. The poll reported that women were more than twice as likely as men, 28 percent versus 11 percent, to think AnthonyCasey "definitely" committed murder. Twenty-seven percent of women said they were angry about the verdict, compared with nine percent of men.<ref name="Bello">{{cite news|first=Marisol|last=Bello|title=Casey Anthony verdict doesn't sit well with most Americans|newspaper=USA Today|date=July 8, 2011|access-date=July 9, 2011|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-07-07-casey-anthony-trial_n.htm}}</ref><ref name="poll">{{cite news|title=Casey Anthony release date extended to July 17; case inspires 'Caylee's Laws' in other states|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 8, 2011|access-date=July 9, 2011|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/casey-anthony-release-date-extended-to-july-17-case-inspires-caylees-laws-in-other-states/2011/07/08/gIQAV6j53H_story.html}}</ref> On the day Casey was sentenced for lying to investigators in the death of her daughter, supporters and protesters gathered outside the Orange County Courthouse, with one man who displayed a sign asking AnthonyCasey to marry him. Two men who drove overnight from [[West Virginia]] held signs that said, "We love and support you Casey Anthony," and "Nancy Grace, stop trying to ruin innocent lives. The jury has spoken. P.S. Our legal system still works!"<ref name="Marry me">{{cite news

|title=Casey Anthony Supporter: Will You Marry Me? Man Holds Sign Outside Orange County Courthouse

|publisher=clickorlando.com

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====Analyses of public investment====

Opinions varied on what factors drove the general public's investment in the trial and outrage towards the verdict. Safon argued the Anthonys having been a regular and "unremarkable" family with complex relationships made them intriguing to watch.<ref name="SHEN"/> In a special piece for [[CNN]], psychologist [[Frank Farley (psychologist)|Frank Farley]] described the [[circumstantial evidence]] as "all over the map" and that combined with "the apparent lying, significant contradictions and flip-flops of testimony, and questionable or bizarre theories of human behavior, it is little wonder that this nation [was] glued to the tube". He said it was a trial that was both a psychologist's dream and nightmare, and believes that much of the public's fascination had to do with the uncertainty of a motive for the crime.<ref name="Farley">{{cite news|first=Frank |last=Farley |title=Why we're obsessed with the Anthony trial |publisher=CNN |date=July 6, 2011 |access-date=July 6, 2011 |url=httphttps://articlesedition.cnn.com/2011-/OPINION/07-/04/opinion/farley.casey.anthony.trial_1_anthony-trial-trial-challenges-casey-anthony }}{{dead link|date=July/ 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] forensic psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman, said, "The main reason that people are reacting so strongly is that the media convicted Casey before the jury decided on the verdict. The public has been whipped up into this frenzy wanting revenge for this poor little adorable child. And because of the desire for revenge, they've been whipped up into a lynch mob." She added, "Nobody likes a liar, and Anthony was a habitual liar. And nobody liked the fact that she was partying after Caylee's death. Casey obviously has a lot of psychological problems. Whether she murdered her daughter or not is another thing."<ref name="Outrage"/>

===Legal commentary===

John Cloud of ''Time'' magazine said the jury had "made the right call" because "the state of Florida did not make a good case that Anthony murdered her daughter": "Because the prosecutors had so little physical evidence, they built their case on [Casey's] (nearly imperceptible) moral character. The prosecutors seemed to think that if jurors saw what a fantastic liar Anthony was, they would understand that she could also be a murderer."<ref name="Cloud 2">{{cite magazine|first=John|last=Cloud|title=The Casey Anthony Verdict: The Jury Did the Right Thing|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=July 6, 2011|url=https://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2081590,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709195002/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2081590,00.html|url-status=live|archive-date=July 9, 2011}}</ref> A number of media commentators reasoned that the prosecution overcharged the case by tagging on the [[Capital punishment|death penalty]], concluding that people in good conscience could not sentence AnthonyCasey to death based on the circumstantial evidence presented.<ref name="Walshe">{{cite news|first=Sadhbh|last=Walshe|title=The Right Word: Fox rabid about Casey Anthony|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=July 7, 2011|access-date=July 9, 2011|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jul/07/casey-anthony-fox-news|location=London

}}</ref><ref name="Singleton">{{cite news|first=David|last=Singleton|title=Local attorneys analyze Anthony verdict|publisher=thetimes-tribune|date=July 6, 2011|url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/local-attorneys-analyze-anthony-verdict-1.1171515#axzz1RLysTE7f}}</ref>

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==Aftermath==

===Casey Anthony===

Casey left Florida for an undisclosed location not long after the verdict. However, on August{{nbs}} 12, she was ordered to return to Florida to serve a year's supervised [[probation]] for an unrelated check-fraud conviction.<ref>{{cite news|date=August 12, 2011|work=[[CNN]]|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/12/florida.casey.anthony/index.html|title=Judge in Florida orders Casey Anthony to serve year of probation|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref> Casey returned to Florida on August{{nbs}} 25 and served out her probation in an undisclosed location. Due to numerous threats against her life, the [[Florida Department of Corrections]] did not enter her information into the state parolee database.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey_anthony_trial/casey-anthony-called-hated-women-america/story?id=14377966|first=Jessica|last=Hopper|title=Casey Anthony Called 'One of the Most Hated Women in America' By Probation|work=ABC News|access-date=September 17, 2014|date=August 25, 2011}}</ref> In August{{nbs}}2011, George and Cindy issued a statement that Casey would not be living at their home when she returned to Florida to serve her probation.<ref>{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Longo|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/august/294915/Anthony-family:-Caseys-not-coming-home|url-status=dead|title=Anthony family: Casey's not coming home|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909110223/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/august/294915/Anthony-family%3A-Caseys-not-coming-home |archive-date=September 9, 2011 |work=[[Central Florida News 13]]|date=August 13, 2011}}</ref> According to ''[[Huffington Post]]'', she was reportedly working with her probation officer to take online college classes in an unspecified field, while protected by her security, at an undisclosed educational institution.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/26/casey-anthony-wants-to-at_n_938064.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Leah | last=Finnegan | title=Casey Anthony Wants To Attend School Online: Report | date=August 26, 2011}}</ref>

In August{{nbs}}2011, the [[Florida Department of Children and Families]] released a report based on a three-year investigation into AnthonyCaylee's disappearance and death. An agency spokesperson stated, "It is the conclusion of the [DCF] that [Casey] failed to protect her child from harm either through her actions or lack of actions, which tragically resulted in the child's untimely death."<ref>{{cite news |first=Walter|last=Pacheco |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-dcf-report-20110811,0,1774056.story |title=Casey Anthony's 'failure to protect' contributed to Caylee's death, DCF says |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |date=August 11, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813151001/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-dcf-report-20110811,0,1774056.story |archive-date=August 13, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.trb.com/media/acrobat/2011-08/272204480-11143144.pdf |title=Review of Child Death |publisher=Florida Department of Children and Families |date=August 10, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813164450/http://media.trb.com/media/acrobat/2011-08/272204480-11143144.pdf |archive-date=August 13, 2011 }}</ref>

In March{{nbs}}2017, Casey gave an interview with the [[Associated Press]], saying she "underst[ood] the reasons people feel about me" and noting, as to the cause of her daughter's death, "As I stand here today, I can't tell you one way or another. The last time I saw my daughter, I believed she was alive and was going to be OK, and that's what was told to me."<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 7, 2017|title=Casey Anthony tells AP: 'I didn't do what I was accused of'|url=https://apnews.com/article/c36cea8e48364edeba200e6e666997a6|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=AP NEWS}}</ref> Casey later participated in a documentary, ''Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies'', in which she discussed her life before, during, and after the trial.<ref name="Dominguez Doc">{{cite news|work=[[Buzzfeed News]]|title=Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies|first=Alessa|last=Dominguez|date=November 15, 2022|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/alessadominguez/casey-anthony-caylee-death-peacock-documentary}}</ref>

====Civil actions====

In September{{nbs}}2008, FernandoFernandez-Gonzalez sued Casey for [[defamation]].<ref name="Gonzalez v. Casey">{{cite court |vol=538|reporter=B.R.|opinion=145|litigants=Gonzalez v. Anthony (In re Anthony)|pinpoint=150|court=Bankr. M.D. Fla.|date=September 17, 2015|url=https://casetext.com/case/gonzalez-v-anthony-in-re-anthony}}</ref> In July{{nbs}} 2011, [[Texas EquuSearch]] (TES), a non-profit group which assisted in the search for AnthonyCaylee, sued Casey for [[fraud]] and unjust enrichment, estimating it spent more than $100,000 searching for AnthonyCaylee even though she was already dead.<ref name="Liston2">{{cite news|first=Barbara |last=Liston |title=Search group sues Casey Anthony for costly efforts |publisher=[[MSNBC]]/[[Reuters]] |date=July 13, 2011 |access-date=July 13, 2011 |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43116818 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704224732/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43116818 |archive-date=July 4, 2011 }}</ref> And, in January{{nbs}}2013, Kronk served Casey with a defamation lawsuit of his own. In response to Kronk's claim,<ref>{{cite court |litigants=Kronk v. Anthony (In re Anthony)|pinpoint=*3|court=M.D. Fla. |date=January 7, 2020 |url=https://casetext.com/case/kronk-v-anthony-in-re-anthony-1}}</ref> on January{{nbs}}27, 2013, Casey filed for bankruptcy with the Middle District of Florida Bankruptcy Court. Her estimated liabilities were between $500,000 and $1 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Casey Anthony files for bankruptcy|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/1/26/documents_casey_anth.html|publisher=CFN13|access-date=January 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130001905/http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/1/26/documents_casey_anth.html|archive-date=January 30, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

TES and Casey [[legal settlement|settled]] out of court on October{{nbs}}18, 2013, resulting in TES being listed as a creditor to Casey entitled to $75,000, though EquuSearch attorney Marc Wites acknowledged that EquuSearchTES was likely to "receive very little money, if anything".<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://articleswww.orlandosentinel.com/2013-/10-/21/news/os-casey-anthony-equusearchsettles-settlementwith-20131021_1_roytexas-kronk-bankruptcy-cayleeequusearch/|title=Casey Anthony settles with Texas EquuSearch|first=Jeff|last=Weiner|website=Orlando Sentinel|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=March 5, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150141/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-10-21/news/os-casey-anthony-equusearch-settlement-20131021_1_roy-kronk-bankruptcy-caylee|url-status=deadlive}}</ref> The next month, the presiding bankruptcy-court judge, K. Rodney May, ruled that both defamation claims could proceed.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|via=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/judge-defamation-suits-against-casey-anthony-can-proceed/2150959/|title=Judge: Defamation suits against Casey Anthony can proceed|date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> In September{{nbs}}2015, however, Judge May threw out FernandoFernandez-Gonzalez's claims, finding that Casey's statements concerning FernandoFernandez-Gonzalez were not willful and malicious.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|title=Judge tosses out defamation lawsuit against Casey Anthony|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2015/09/18/judge-tosses-out-defamation-lawsuit-against-casey-anthony/|first=David|last=Harris|date=September 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wesh.com/article/judge-rules-for-casey-anthony-in-defamation-lawsuit-1/4445024|title=Judge rules for Casey Anthony in defamation lawsuit|work=WESH|date=September 17, 2015|access-date=May 13, 2017}}</ref>

In April{{nbs}}2016, affidavits[[affidavit]]s by Dominic Casey were filed in relation to Kronk's claim.<ref name="Kealing">{{cite news|url=https://www.wesh.com/article/baez-to-wesh-private-investigator-s-claims-100-percent-false/4449771|title=Baez to WESH: Private investigator's claims '100 percent false'|first=Bob|last=Kealing|date=May 25, 2016|work=[[WESH]]}}</ref> Dominic Casey had testified in the murder trial, saying that a [[psychic]] had led him to the woods in which AnthonyCaylee was buried, though he was unable to find the child.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Christian Science Monitor]]|title=Casey Anthony case: Did a psychic predict where Caylee would be found?|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/0627/Casey-Anthony-case-Did-a-psychic-predict-where-Caylee-would-be-found|date=June 27, 2011|first=Warren|last=Richey}}</ref> In the affidavits, Dominic Casey stated that Baez had told him that Casey Anthony had admitted to killing her daughter. He further stated that Baez had a sexual relationship with Casey.<ref name=Webteam>{{cite news|last1=Webteam|first1=WFTS|title=Defense Attorney admits Casey Anthony killed her daughter, says PI in new court documents|url=http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/defense-attorney-admits-casey-anthony-killed-her-daughter-says-pi-in-new-court-documents|access-date=May 26, 2016|work=WFTS|date=May 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Eversley|first1=Melanie|title=Private investigator claims ethical breaches by Casey Anthony lawyer|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/05/26/private-investigator-claims-casey-anthony-lawyer/84954666/|access-date=May 26, 2016|work=USA TODAY|date=May 26, 2016}}</ref> Baez responded to the claims, saying that both allegations were false.<ref name="Kealing"/> In 2018, Judge May sanctioned Dominic Casey for having failed to appear for three depositions[[deposition (law)|deposition]]s, and the affidavits were struck from the record or sealed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Judge sanctions P.I. in Casey Anthony case|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2016/08/08/judge-sanctions-pi-in-casey-anthony-case/#:~:text=Dominic%20Casey%2C%20a%20private%20investigator,for%20a%20deposition%20under%20oath.|first=Paul|last=Brinkmann|date=August 8, 2016}}</ref>

In February{{nbs}} 2019, Kronk's defamation lawsuit was dismissed by a [[bankruptcy court|bankruptcy-court]] judge, who found there was a lack of evidence Casey Anthony willfully defamed Kronk.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2019/02/28/lack-evidence-leads-dismissal-meter-readers-defamation-suit-vs-casey-anthony/3022539002/|first=Adrienne|last=Cutway|newspaper=[[Florida Today]]|date=February 28, 2019|title=Meter reader's defamation suit against Casey Anthony dismissed}}</ref> That decision was affirmed on appeal by a district- court judge in January{{nbs}} 2020.<ref>{{cite news|title=Casey Anthony Allowed To Shed Defamation Claim From Ch. 7|first=Rick|last=Archer|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/1232601/casey-anthony-allowed-to-shed-defamation-claim-from-ch-7|work=[[Law360]]|date=January 8, 2020}}</ref>

==="Caylee's Law"===

{{see also|Caylee's Law}}

Since the end of the trial, various movements have arisen for the creation of a new law, called "Caylee's Law", that would impose stricter requirements on parents to notify law enforcement of the death or disappearance of a child.<ref name="ABCcayleeslaw">{{cite news | first = Laura | last = Riparbelli | title = Casey Anthony Trial Aftermath: 'Caylee's Law' Drafted in 4 States | date = July 7, 2011 | url = https://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-trial-aftermath-caylee-law-drafted-states/story?id=14020260 | work = [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | access-date = July 7, 2011}}</ref> One such petition, circulated via [[Change.org]], has gained nearly 1.3 million electronic signatures.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Caylee's Law won't work|url = httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/2011opinion/la-xpm-2011-jul/-21/opinion/-la-ed-caylee-20110721-story.html|newspaper = Los Angeles Times|date = July 21, 2011|access-date = August 12, 2015|issn = 0458-3035}}</ref> In response to this and other petitions, lawmakers in four states—[[Florida]]states—Florida, [[Oklahoma]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and [[West Virginia]]—haveVirginia—have begun drafting versions of Caylee's Law.{{When|date=July 2014}} The law in Oklahoma would require a child's parent or guardian to notify police of a missing child within 24 hours, and would also stipulate a time frame for notification of the disappearance of a young child under the age of&nbsp;12.<ref name="ABCcayleeslaw"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/176944/20110708/caylee-s-law.htm|title=Clamor Grows Louder for Caylee's Law After Mother Only Gets Slap On Wrist|work=International Business Times|access-date=September 17, 2014|date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> The Florida law would make it a felony if a parent or legal guardian fails to report a missing child in timely manner if they could have known the child would be in danger.<ref>{{cite news|author=K. Haughney |title=Step rep files bill to create Caylee's law |url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2011/07/state-rep-files-bill-to-create-caylees-law.html |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709115102/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2011/07/state-rep-files-bill-to-create-caylees-law.html |archive-date=July 9, 2011 }}</ref> The call for mandatory reporting laws has been criticized as being "reactive, overly indiscriminating and even counterproductive".<ref>{{cite news|last=Finocchiaro |first=Peter |url=http://mobile.salon.com/news/feature/2011/07/08/casey_anthony_caylees_law/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721200111/http://mobile.salon.com/news/feature/2011/07/08/casey_anthony_caylees_law/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |title=Is "Caylee's Law" a bad idea? When tragedy and anger fuel legislation, the results are rarely what we hope for |work=[[Salon.com|Salon]] |date=July 8, 2011 }}</ref> One critic noted the law could lead to overcompliance and false reports by parents wary of becoming suspects, wasting police resources and leading to legitimate abductions going uninvestigated during the critical first few hours. Additionally, innocent people could get snared in the law for searching for a child instead of immediately calling police.<ref>Radley Balko, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/11/caylees-law-casey-anthony-_n_893953.html Why 'Caylee's Law' Is A Bad Idea], ''[[Huffington Post]]'', July 11, 2011.</ref>

===Memorials and tribute songs===

Anthony's grandparents held a memorial for their granddaughter, which Casey watched for the first time for a documentary released in 2022.<ref name="Dominguez Doc"/> In the footage, George bemoaned that strangers would not get to "smell [AnthonyCaylee's] hair, smell the sweet sweat when she came in from outside", adding that "a hug from a small child ... gives me energy like you couldn't imagine".<ref name="Dominguez Doc"/>

Different artists have written songs in AnthonyCaylee's memory. Jon Whynock performed his own version at her memorial service in February{{nbs}}2009,<ref name="Caylee's Song">{{cite news|title=Caylee's Song Is Performed At Her Service |publisher=wesh.com |date=February 10, 2009 |access-date=July 9, 2011 |url=http://www.wesh.com/video/18682077/detail.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711150606/http://www.wesh.com/video/18682077/detail.html |archive-date=July 11, 2011 }}</ref> and [[Rascal Flatts]]' [[Gary LeVox]] collaborated with country comedian and radio host [[Cledus T. Judd]] and songwriter [[Shenandoah (band)|Jimmy Yeary]] to write a song titled "She's Going Places" in Anthony's memory.<ref name="Rey">{{cite news|first=Ariel|last=R. Rey|title=Rascal Flatts' Caylee Anthony Song: She Stole Our Hearts|newspaper=The Christian Post|date=July 9, 2011|access-date=August 1, 2011|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/caylee-anthonys-song-52090/}}</ref>

===Later information===

In November{{nbs}} 2012, Orlando station [[WKMG-TV]] television in Orlando reported that police never investigated [[Firefox]] browser evidence on Casey's computer the day of Caylee's death; they only looked at [[Internet Explorer]] evidence. The browser history showed that someone at the Anthony household, using a password-protected account Casey used, used Firefox to do a Google search for "foolproof suffocation" at 2:51&nbsp; p.m., and then clicked on an article criticizing pro-suicide websites promoting "foolproof" ways to die, including the idea of committing suicide by taking poison and putting a plastic bag over one's head. The browser then recorded activity on [[MySpace]], a site used by Casey but not George. The station learned about this information from Casey's attorney Baez, who mentioned it in his book on the case, speculating that George had contemplated suicide after Caylee's death. He conceded to reporters that the records are open to interpretation; however, he speculated that the state may have chosen not to introduce the search at trial because, according to Baez, the computer records tend to refute the timeline stated by George, which was that Casey left at 12:50&nbsp; p.m. An analysis by John Goetz, a retired engineer and computer expert in [[Connecticut]], revealed that herCasey's password-protected computer account shows activity on the home computer at 1:39&nbsp; p.m., with activity on her [[AIM (software)|AIM]] account, as well as MySpace and Facebook.<ref name="click orlando">{{cite news|last1=Pipitone|first1=Tony|title=Cops, prosecutors botched Casey Anthony evidence|url=http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Cops-prosecutors-botched-Casey-Anthony-evidence/17495808|agency=Click Orlando|date=November 20, 2012|access-date=April 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421063923/http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Cops-prosecutors-botched-Casey-Anthony-evidence/17495808|archive-date=April 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On November{{nbs}} 29, 2022, a docuseries was released on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]], directed by Alexandra Dean, titled ''Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies.'' In an interview with ''[[USA Today]]'', Dean said that Casey's [[pathological lying]] was a [[Defence mechanism|defense mechanism]] caused by her experience of alleged sexual abuse, and that police never looked at her father as a suspect in theCaylee's disappearance of Caylee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jensen |first=Erin |date=November 29, 2022 |title=Why believe convicted liar Casey Anthony? Documentary director addresses 'understandable' outrage |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/11/29/casey-anthony-documentary-docuseries-where-truth-lies-peacock/10792487002/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Helling |first=Steve |date=November 30, 2022 |title=Producer of Casey Anthony's Peacock Interview Believes Her Grief was 'Genuine' |url=https://people.com/crime/casey-anthony-docuseries-producer-thinks-grief-was-genuine/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryu |first=Jenna |date=November 30, 2022 |title=Casey Anthony is a 'pathological liar,' new series says. What does that really mean? |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/casey-anthony-pathological-liar-series-110025570.html |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=yahoo! |language=en-US |via=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

==See also==

{{Portal|Biography|Florida}}

* [[List of solved missing person cases: post-2000|List of solved missing person cases]]

* [[List of unsolved deaths]]

* [[Death of Victoria Martens]]

* [[Media circus]]

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