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Casey Anthony Evidence

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Who was the law named after? Caylee Marie Anthony, a two-year-old girl, lived in Orlando, FL with her mother, Casey Anthony, and her grandparents. In July 2008, Caylee's grandmother, Cindy, called 911 to report her granddaughter missing, stating she had not seen her for 31 days. Casey, Caylee’s mother, continued to provide conflicting alibies and stories as to the whereabouts regarding her daughter. It took until December 2008 to find Caylee's remains inside a trash bag in a wooded area near the family home. The medical examiner ruled Caylee’s death a homicide by undetermined means. According to reports, her bones did not show evidence of trauma; however, duct tape had been found in the bag located near or on Caylee's head, possibly used …show more content…

Casey Anthony was acquitted of her daughter’s death in July 2011 and maintains her innocence to this day. However, she did serve time for providing false information to a law enforcement officer during her daughter’s investigation. According to Mary Bowerman’s March 2017 article, “Casey Anthony Probably Killed Her Daughter, But by Accident, Judge Says,” retired Judge Perry, who presided over the case, believes Casey may have accidentally killed her daughter. Evidence showed Casey researched the use of chloroform prior to Caylee’s death, and the judge presumes "...She may have utilized [chloroform] to keep the baby quiet ... and just used too much of it, and the baby died” (Bowerman). No one will ever know the real circumstances regarding Caylee’s early demise, but the case made national coverage and motivated activists to propose new …show more content…

The death of Caylee polarized two separate groups. Groups outraged by Casey Anthony’s acquittal of first degree murder supported the idea of Caylee’s Law. Those in support of a new law believed Casey played a vital role in her daughter’s death, due to her inconsistent alibies and not reporting her daughter’s disappearance to proper authorities. Ms. Crowder, of Oklahoma, started the Caylee’s Law petition online at Change.org, because like many others, she viewed Caylee’s case as tragic and saw no reason for another case like that to occur again. Supporters irritated by the lack of legal guardianship oversight of a two-year-old child, wanted others, legal guardians, to be accountable for children under their

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George Anthony was a retired police homicide detective and Cindy Anthony was a registered nurse in the state of Florida. The Anthony home is also where Casey continued to live while raising Caylee until two thousand and eight. During this time, Casey left much of the care of her daughter Caylee to her mother and father while the unemployed

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They shed light on how the prosecution built their case. The authors also explains in detail on how the media and the people fixation on the case could have undermined it. Walker, C., & Filia, M. (2011). The Casey Anthony murder trial: a modern American tragedy.

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The odor in the trunk of her car smelled of a decomposed body. There was a stained paper towel with fatty acids on it. There was also a presence of chloroform in the trunk of Casey’s car. During the trial, investigation searched Casey Anthony’s car. The hypothesis that Casey Anthony put away her little

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Just a few months later on December 11, 2008 Caylee's remains were found in an area of thicket not far from the Anthony home. Casey Anthony was going to be facing the death penalty for the murder of her daughter, Caylee on April 14, 2009. Since there was a lot of attention with this case the jury was picked from a neighboring county by the name of Pinellas, but the trial took place in Orange County where the offense happened. During the trial the jury was confined until the case was completed (Hails, 2013). Not to mention, Casey Anthony was accused by the prosecution of covering Caylee's mouth with duct tape and smothering her to death during opening statements.

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When asking her daughter, Casey, where Caylee was she made many different excuses before finally admitting that she had not seen Caylee in weeks. Police suspected that Casey was responsible for the death of Caylee and after an investigation, Casey was charged

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Casey Anthony: Baby Murderer? The Casey Anthony case captivated the nation for months, it was a massive media spectacle . The defendant, Casey Anthony, was accused of murdering her two year old baby Caylee Anthony. Caylee was taken care of by Casey Anthony and Casey ’s parents, George and Cindy Anthony.

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Casey Anthony age thirty-one is found not guilty for killing her two year old daughter. Casey Anthony should have been found guilty because of these three reasons: Anthony’s mother Cindy was the one to call the cops when Caylee went missing instead of Casey, the cops found chloroform on Caylee’s body and in her trunk, and it is known that Casey didn’t want her daughter to begin with. There is enough substantial evidence to prove that Casey Anthony is guilty for the murder of her daughter. Caylee Anthony was born on August 9, 2005 and reported missing on July 15, 2008. Casey told several falsehoods to detectives including that Caylee had been kidnapped by a nanny on June 9th, and that she had been too frightened to alert the authorities.

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“DNA testing later revealed neither George nor Casey's brother, Lee Anthony, was Caylee's father” (Lohr). Leading up to setting her father up, Casey revealed a new theory of what happened to her daughter. Anthony told two doctors in different interviews that she suspected her father of taking Caylee out of her mother’s bed and having a sexual episode with the toddler, and then drowned her to cover it up. Casey believes he was abusing her, and he held her under water to cover it up. George Anthony attempted suicide and the defense attorney’s used that against him, saying that it was his way out of the guilt” (NG, McDonald).

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In the Casey Anthony trial, a controversial piece of evidence had been brought up about whether or not the “smell of death” from the trunk of Casey’s car can be linked to and used as evidence in the death of her daughter, Caylee Anthony. The smell that was in the trunk of Casey’s car could have been used as evidence in the trial. Why? Because it would have proven that, her daughter Caylee decomposed body was in the trunk of the car.

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On the Google search history these searches were found “neck breaking" and "how to make chloroform" supporting the reason why chloroform was found in the back of Casey’s car. Those to searches give evidence as to how Casey killed her daughter. The way not mattering as much as why was that searched on her Google browser in the first place? Well Casey searching those terms on Google shows that she had been planning to kill. A strand of hair was recovered from the trunk of Casey's car which was similar to the hair taken from Caylee Anthony's hairbrush.

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When the news channels heard about this traggic incident they began to blast society. This raised many questions within the community, where is the mother, and where is Caylee Anthony? Later that day Cindy went searching for her car and found out that it had been abandoned in a parking lot, and had been towed. When Cindy received her car back, she called the police again, and stated "There's something wrong. I found my daughter's car today, and it smells like there has been a dead body in the car,"(Casey).

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In this case the only obstacle the prosecutors had was prove that Caylee Anthony was murdered by her own mother, they had to prove beyond reasonable doubt to the jury that she was behind her daughter’s death. Most of the evidence that was presented was in fact pointed to Casey Anthony as the person who was fully liable for her daughter

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The stakeholders who are affected by the law include children, parents and guardians of children, and law enforcement. All parties involved would benefit. With Caylee’s Law in place, no more innocent and missing children will have to go without justice and would be reported as missing in a timely manner. Parents or guardians and law enforcement will also benefit. If a child is reported under the requirements of Caylee’s Law, it will be easier to initiate the proper steps needed to find the missing child.

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“Casey Anthony had reported her two-year old Caylee missing on June 9, 2008, she later admits that she had not seen Caylee in over 30 days before filing the claim” (Casey Anthony Fast Facts). Upon receiving this news, the police arrest Casey on considerable suspicion of child neglect. The police begin to inspect Casey’s car where they find “traces of human decomposition and hair lying in her trunk” (Casey Anthony Fast Facts). August 5, 2008 is when Casey is officially charged with child neglect, but is soon released on a $500,000 bail.

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App., Jan. 25, 2013). Retrieved from http://law.justia.com/cases/florida/fifth-district-court-of-appeal/2013/5d11-2357.html Associated Press (AP). (25 November 2012). Casey Anthony investigations missed “fool-proof” suffocation clue, office confirms. Tampa Bay Times: Tampa, FL.

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