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Casey Anthony, who once gripped America’s headlines after being the main accused in a chilling murder trial, now wants the world to watch her for different reasons.
It was in 2008 when Casey became a national spectacle after becomingthe main accusedin her daughter’s murder case, which captivated and horrified the world due to the sensational media coverage.
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Hertoddler daughterwas reported missing on July 15, 2008, after Casey’s mother, Cindy, called 911 and said she hadn’t seen her granddaughter in about a month. She also told the police aboutCasey’s carhaving a foul odor, like it had a dead body inside.
It was only in December 2008 when Caylee’s skeletal remains were found in a wooded area near the family’s home.
Casey Anthony was charged with first-degree murder in October 2008 in addition to other charges, like child neglect and providing false information to law enforcement officers.
Prosecutors also questioned Casey’s behavior during the trial, saying Caylee was last seen around mid-June, but a couple of weeks later, Casey was seen bar-hopping and getting a tattoo at a time when the toddler may have already gone missing.
On the other hand, the lawyers defending Casey built another narrative of the childaccidentally drowningin the family’s pool.
What followed was one of the most controversial verdicts in American legal history. The jury found Casey not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated manslaughter of a child, but she was found guilty of four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer.
Casey’s acquittal was met with public outrage and disbelief, but the mother has claimed in the past that she doesn’t care what people think.
“I don’t give a sh– about what anyone thinks about me. I never will,” she wasquotedtelling AP News in a 2017 interview.
Casey put the blame on the media for the “monster mom” image that was attached to her name.
“The queen is proclaiming: ‘No, no, sentence first, verdict afterward,’” Casey was quoted saying.
“I sense and feel to this day that is a direct parallel to what I lived. My sentence was doled out long before there was a verdict. Sentence first, verdict afterward. Peoplefound me guiltylong before I had my day in court,” she continued.
In theinterview, she said she didn’t know exactly what happened to her daughter and said Caylee was with George before she woke up to find her daughter missing.
“I don’t remember too much of what happened. Again, there were several psychological evaluations. Even after everything transpired, even months, even within a year, I don’t have personal knowledge of these things because, and this isn’t my belief, I read the evaluations. I wasn’t present during whatever happened. If I was, something would’ve showed up. There would be some recollection; there would be some memory,” she said.
The decomposed remains of 2-year-old Caylee were found months after she was reported missing near the family’s house
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Casey suggested that her father was the culprit behind her daughter’s murder during the interview with AP News. George was also accused of sexual abuse during the trial.
If the show gets a thumbs up, Casey will not only star in it but also act as the executive producer, working with the production company on creating the show.
“Members of Casey’s trusted inner circle, many of whom have never spoken out before,” are also expected to be seen alongside her on screen.
Casey shared her side of the story in a series called Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies in 2022
“I think that’s a losing bet,” the network exec told the New York Post. “It would get a large audience initially, but what’s really that interesting about her life? Plus, the backlash would be huge. Not worth it.”
“I hope someone else has the balls to buy it. Because I definitely want to watch,” the network executive said.
Meanwhile, Casey’s parents recently appeared in their own show, ‘Casey Anthony’s Parents: The Lie Detector Test,’ which premiered in January this year. George and Cindy were captured taking a lie detector test and dispelling some of the rumors that Casey said about them following Caylee’s disappearance.
Casey also revealed her side of the story in a Peacock’s docu-series called ‘Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies’ released in 2020.
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