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Summary Of The Casey Anthony Case

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Casey Anthony Case
Michael Foard, Lillian Caceres, Kaitlyn Starbird
Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy

Summary of the Crime
The exact date of the crime- exacted by Casey Anthony- is unknown. The exact location of the crime is also unknown but it was committed twelve years ago in Orlando, Florida.The last time her mother , Casey Anthony, saw her was June 15th 2008. Since the crime wasn’t, relatively, long ago the society hasn't changed. The only victim (of the immediate crime) was Casey Anthony’s two-year old daughter Caylee Anthony; Caylee Anthony had no confirmed cause of death because of the state of the body when it was found.
It took six months to find Caylee Anthony’s body and confirm that it was her. During this time Casey Anthony …show more content…

In those 43 days there was a large number of evidence that was presented but the jury deliberated for 10 hours and 40 minutes. The lead prosecutor in the case was Assistant State Attorney Linda Drane Burdick and assistant State Attorneys Frank George and Jeff Ashton. Many attorneys resigned and were replaced during the trial.
The prosecutor’s theory of case was that Casey used chloroform to kill Caylee and disposed of her body afterwards. The evidence was A gatorade bottle with a syringe that had chloroform in it was found near the body, and internet search history of “How to make chloroform” was found on Casey’s computer. Other evidence was that in the trunk of Casey’s car, there was hair, maggots, and a “Smell of death”. The duct tape, laundry bag and plastic bag that were used on Caylee’s body, the same kinds of these items were found in the Anthony’s home.
The motive that the Prosecution established was that Casey Anthony cared more about partying and having a fun life than being a mother. In rebuttal, the Defence stated that Roy Kronk should be a suspect in the case. The Defence also brought up allegations on Casey Anthony’s father, George Anthony, and brother, Lee Anthony, for sexual assault. If these were true and Casey’s father or brother, could be the father of Caylee. This could create a motive for one of them to kill

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