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|suspects = Casey Marie Anthony

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| charges = *[[Murder ~~(United~~in ~~States~~Florida law)#First-degree murder|First-degree murder]]

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

* Aggravated [[manslaughter of a child]]

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On December 11, 2008, Caylee's skeletal remains were found with a blanket inside a laundry bag in a wooded area near the Anthony family residence.<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 State of Florida sought the [[Capital punishment in Florida|death penalty]] in 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=~~http~~https://www.nbcnews.com/id/~~43617797~~wbna43617797 }}</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. Casey'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 Caylee had drowned accidentally in the family's swimming pool and that George had disposed of the body. On July 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=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.orlandosentinel.com/2011-/07-/05/~~news/os-~~casey-anthony-~~verdict~~not-~~20110704_1_george~~guilty-~~and~~of-~~cindy-anthony-jose-baez-hopespring-drive~~murder/|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]], Casey was released on July 17, 2011. A Florida appellate court overturned two of the misdemeanor convictions on January 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> Casey's [[acquittal]] on the murder charges 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 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> Her father, George Anthony, 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=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.orlandosentinel.com/2011-/05-/28/~~news/os-~~casey-anthony-trial-~~day~~cindy-4anthony-~~20110528_1_cindy~~describes-~~anthony~~attempts-~~caylee~~to-~~anthony~~locate-~~home~~caylee/|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=~~dead~~live}}</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 [[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 [[9-1-1]] dispatchers that Casey's car smelled of dead bodies and that she had not seen Caylee for thirty-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"/>

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==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> However, when investigators took her to Universal Studios on July 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 she 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 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"/>

Casey's parents appeared on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' on October 22, 2008, maintaining 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=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.orlandosentinel.com/2010-/08-/13/~~news/os-~~casey-~~anthony~~anthonys-parents-on-today-~~show~~a-~~20100813_1_cindy~~lot-~~anthony~~of-~~casey~~stuff-~~anthony~~doesnt-~~hopespring~~make-~~drive~~sense/|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=~~dead~~live}}</ref> [[Larry Garrison]], president of SilverCreek Entertainment, acted as the Anthony family's spokesman until November 2008, when he resigned citing the 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 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 a tip line, which he did, receiving no return call. In 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 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, [~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.orlandosentinel.com/2009-/04-/11/~~news/cain11_1_cain~~deputy-~~kronk~~in-caylee-~~remains~~case-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 Caylee'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==

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===Indictment===

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

On October 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=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.orlandosentinel.com/2008-/10-/22/~~news/casey22_1_caylee~~state-~~marie~~drops-~~anthony~~neglect-charge-against-~~neglect~~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=~~dead~~live}}</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>

===Trial===

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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 20, 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=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.orlandosentinel.com/2011-/05-/08/~~news/os-casey~~as-anthony-~~trial~~jury-~~sequestration~~selection-~~20110508_1_jury~~starts-~~selection~~today-~~casey~~those-~~anthony~~chosen-~~trial~~will-~~anthony~~put-~~case~~lives-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=~~dead~~live}}</ref>

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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 [[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 Caylee's manner of death to be homicide based on physical and circumstantial evidence, including the fact that her death had not been reported and that chloroform had been found in Casey'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 Caylee'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"/>

Human identification laboratory director Michael Warren presented an animation featuring pictures of a still-living Caylee with her mother that were superimposed with Caylee'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 Caylee 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> FBI [[hair analysis#In forensic toxicology|hair analyst]] Sebastian Shaw testified that a hair discovered in Casey's trunk belonged to Caylee 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 Casey's trunk 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 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 Caylee. Spitz called Garavaglia's autopsy "shoddy", saying it was a failure that Caylee'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>

On June 30, the defense called Krystal Holloway, a volunteer in the search for Caylee, who stated that she had had an affair with George. According to Holloway, George had said that Caylee'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 Caylee 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 Caylee died, nor evidence of Casey's guilt or innocence.<ref name=HayesJune29/>

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On 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 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=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.orlandosentinel.com/2011-/07-/07/~~news/os-~~casey-anthony-sentencing-~~hearing~~court-~~20110707_1_casey~~recalculates-~~anthony~~now-~~caylee~~says-~~marie~~she-~~anthony~~could-~~recalculates~~leave-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=~~dead~~live}}</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 2008, she received more than 1000 days in time-served credit, and she was released ten days after the sentencing, on July 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 State 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=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.orlandosentinel.com/2011-/09-/02/~~news/os-~~casey-anthony-~~prosecution~~trial-costs-~~hearing~~how-~~20110902_1_casey~~much-~~anthony~~shell-~~cheney~~pay-~~mason~~is-~~jose~~up-~~baez~~to-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>

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==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 ~~prosecutions~~prosecution'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]]'', stating, "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 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 25, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=~~http~~https://www.cbsnews.com/~~8301-504083_162-20125347-504083~~news/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>

The 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 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=~~http~~https://www.cbsnews.com/~~8301~~news/casey-~~504083_162~~anthony-~~20078842~~jury-~~504083.html~~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"/>

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>

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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=~~http~~https://~~articles~~edition.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"/>

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====Civil actions====

In September{{nbs}}2008, ~~Fernando~~Fernandez-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 2011, [[Texas EquuSearch]] (TES), a non-profit group which assisted in the search for Caylee, sued Casey for [[fraud]] and unjust enrichment, estimating it spent more than $100,000 searching for Caylee 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 attorney Marc Wites acknowledged that TES was likely to "receive very little money, if anything".<ref>{{cite web|url=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.orlandosentinel.com/2013-/10-/21/~~news/os-~~casey-anthony-~~equusearch~~settles-~~settlement~~with-~~20131021_1_roy~~texas-~~kronk-bankruptcy-caylee~~equusearch/|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=~~dead~~live}}</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 ~~Fernando~~Fernandez-Gonzalez's claims, finding that Casey's statements concerning ~~Fernando~~Fernandez-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, [[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 had testified in the murder trial, saying that a [[psychic]] had led him to the woods in which Caylee 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 stated that Baez had told him that Casey 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 for having failed to appear for three [[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>

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==="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 = ~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.latimes.com/~~2011~~opinion/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, [[Oklahoma]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and West Virginia—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 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>

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* [[List of unsolved deaths]]

* [[Death of Victoria Martens]]

* [[Media circus]]

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