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Casey Anthony Case Study

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Most Americans watch tv, some more than others. We all have our preference of shows that we like to watch. They range from cartoons to crime tv. Personally, I like crime tv. Crime tv no matter what it is can sway a persons’ opinion of the offender. The main tv that can sway the public is the news. The news can make people assume a suspect is guilty before the courts determine their guilt or innocence. The media plays a huge role in criminal justice. Peoples lives can be ruined before they are even convicted of the charges. “Their private lives and professional reputation are highly likely to be seriously affected the minute the news is made public, regardless of a later acquittal, which may not come until the Supreme Court decides years after the event.” (Bohlander, 2010). A person can go from a normal everyday citizen that no one has ever heard of to the most hated person in America in the blink of an eye. And its all due to media. One example of this that comes to mind is the Casey Anthony case. …show more content…

3-4). She was, however, found guilty in the four counts of lying to the police. Anthony is a name that many people know, why because the news made it. Granted, it is the job of the news to tell what is going on, but before the investigation, almost everyone already thought she was guilty of killing her

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Caylee Marie Anthony was born to Casey Marie Anthony, 20 and an unknown father in Orlando Florida on August 9, 2005. Little did everyone know that in just a few short years, Caylee and Casey Anthony’s story would be torpedoed into the national news spotlight with the news of Caylee Anthony’s disappearance. At the time of Caylee’s birth Casey lived in her parents, George and Cindy Anthony’s home.

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St. Petersburg, FL: Abacus Books. The authors of this book goes inside the courtroom and delivers information on what happens step by by step in the case against Casey Anthony. They gave insight on the massive search for Caylee Anthony before she was found. The authors gave a comprehensive view on the evidence and the defendant.

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and that can help them in many ways. For example, the news article has stated that Shelby is being stalked, if someone feels that they know who is behind Shelby or has seen someone stalking her, they can let the police know and that can lead to the capture of this stalker. The media can interact with absolutely every person not only in your community but on the planet! Media makes people listen and see, therefore forces them to reflect on a message. The media will always keep everyone updated.

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Casey Anthony and the Missing Girl Caylee. Casey Anthony killed her daughter Caylee, she later then used multiple lies to cover it up. December 11th 2008, a body was found little under half a mile away from the Anthony residence. Later found out the body was confirmed to be Caylee. Several months before this, Casey anthony did not report Caylee Anthony until 31 days after she was actually missing.

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Caylee Anthony was reported missing July 15th, 2008. She had been last seen June 16th, 2008. The mother of Caylee Anthony is Casey Anthony. The day Caylee Anthony went missing, Casey claims to have gotten off of work to go pick 2 year old Caylee Anthony up from her nanny’s house. But when she got there none was home.

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Caylee Anthony, a young two-year-old girl, of Orlando, Florida was last reported seen on June 16, 2008. Her grandmother, Cindy Anthony, reported her missing on July 15, 2008. This was almost a month after she was last seen. Caylee Anthony lived with her grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, along with her mother, Casey Anthony. Cindy became suspicious of the whereabouts of her granddaughter after not seeing her for almost a month and her mother’s car having a strong odor of dead body.

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(CNN.com). Later that day, grandmother, Cindy Anthony, made a phone call reporting that her granddaughter, Caylee Anthony had been gone for over a month and her whereabouts were unknown. When this was reported, the police began the investigation immediately. (Crimemuseum.com). Casey Anthony was a prime suspect considering she had not taken action to report that her own daughter was missing.

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A couple of months later, skeletal remains were found near their house and they belonged to Caylee Anthony. The capital murder trial began on May 24, 2011. “Despite the seemingly endless hype surrounding the investigation and trial, the prosecution's case simply didn't hold up. There was no forensic evidence directly linking Anthony to her daughter's death. In fact, the precise cause of the girl's

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