Casey Anthony Case Study

On June 9, 2008, two year old Caylee Marie Anthony goes “missing” in Orange County,

Florida. Could she actually be missing, or is there more to the story than her mother, Casey

Anthony, isn’t telling us? Casey Anthony is believed to have allegedly murder her two year old

child, so she could have more of a social life. I have done some research on this case myself, and

I have come to the conclusion that Casey Anthony is, in fact, guilty of Aggravated Manslaughter

to a Child.

Casey Anthony gave birth to Caylee on August 9, 2005, at the age of 19. On June 9, 2005

Casey claims Caylee is “missing.” She says she dropped Caylee off at a babysitter’s house, but

that is later proven to be a lie. Cindy Anthony, Casey’s mother, says she last

Cindy later finds Casey’s car, which contains an awful stench of death, which

later proves to be the odor of human decomposition on July 15, 2008. On the same day, Casey

admits to not seeing her daughter for more than 30 days.

“Casey was arrested on July 16, 2008, for suspicion of child neglect. She was later

released on August 21, when bounty hunter Leonard Padilla posted a $500,000 bail. Padilla

hoped Casey would lead detectives to find Caylee, but he was disappointed when she failed to

provide additional clues. Padilla labeled Casey narcissistic and promiscuous, fueling the fires of

public sentiment against the young woman. The case became a national media sensation, and

many in the public and the press were outraged at Casey’s behavior. Casey was back in jail only

eight days after being released, this time charged with forging checks and identity

theft.”(Biography p. 2) Casey was in and out of jail throughout the whole trial; proving that she

didn’t care about her two year old daughter being gone.

“Somebody searched ‘fool-proof suffocation’ the day Caylee died; it was Casey Anthony

who did the search. Casey’s lawyer lied and said it was her father who searched it to kill