125. Casey Anthony: America's Most Hated Woman
Casey Anthony's story has many similarities to the
.J. Simpson case. Both people are generally thought to
gotten away with murder. In 2011, Anthony topped
list of most hated Americans, and today she
still in the top five of that same
. This all stems from the results of a
murder trial, where Anthony was acquitted of killing
two-year-old daughter. As in the O.J. Simpson trial,
opinion was highly in want of a guilty
. All evidence seemed to point to Anthony as
guilty person. To this day, Americans still feel
justice system did not work in this case.
's daughter, Caylee, was born on August 9, 2005,
the day of her death remains unknown. It
simply listed as 2008. The reason for this
because the exact time and date of her
was never determined. Caylee Anthony was last seen
on June 16, 2008, but it wasn't until
15 that her grandmother reported her missing. A
of 30 days passed from the time Casey
reported leaving her daughter at a babysitter's house
the time Caylee was reported missing. During that
period, Casey was seen enjoying the nightlife in
Florida. Many photos exist of her partying away
her daughter was missing. The public perceived this
as unnatural for a caring, loving mother.
When
was asked of her daughter's whereabouts, the lies
. Casey said she had left her daughter at
babysitter's house, which was not true. She also
several times to the police about where her
was. However, a forensic scientist concluded that a
coming from Casey's trunk was decomposing flesh. Casey
convicted of lying to the police, and other
, but she was acquitted in the murder trial
the evidence against her. Today she is free,
lives in hiding for fear of retaliation.
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