Nov. 22, 2025

"CASEY ANTHONY: 31 DAYS OF LIES - PART 1"

"CASEY ANTHONY: 31 DAYS OF LIES - PART 1"

Reid Carter begins the Casey Anthony series with the case that enraged America. June 16, 2008: Two-year-old Caylee Anthony disappears from her Orlando home. Her mother Casey doesn't report it. Instead, she parties at nightclubs, gets a "Beautiful Life" tattoo, and tells elaborate lies about a nanny named Zanny. Thirty-one days pass. Casey's mother Cindy finally calls 911: "It smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car." December 11, 2008: Utility worker finds skeletal remains in woods near the Anthony home. Duct tape. A Winnie the Pooh blanket. The search for Caylee was over.

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Callaroga Shark Media, Good morning, I'm Reed Carter. Saturday, November

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twenty second, twenty twenty five, courts are quiet for the

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Thanksgiving break, so we're bringing you classic murder trials that

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dominated headlines and changed America today. Casey Anthony tot mom

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the trial of the century, the verdict that sparked outrage

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across the nation. June sixteenth, two thousand and eight, two

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year old Kaylee Marie Anthony disappeared from her Orlando home.

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Her mother, Casey Anthony, didn't report it. Instead, she partied

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at nightclubs, got a tattoo that said Bella Vita Beautiful life.

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Told her parents Kaylee was with the nanny, told them

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they were at the beach at Universal Studios at Disney World.

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Thirty one days past. Not a single call to police,

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not a single missing person report, just thirty one days

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of lies. When Casey's mother finally called nine one one,

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she said something that still haunts investigators. It smells like

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there's been a dead body in the damn car. December eleventh,

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two thousand and eight, five months after Kaylee disappeared, utility

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worker find skeletal remains in woods half a mile from

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the Anthony home, duct tape over the mouth, a Winnie

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the Pooh blanket. The search for Kaylee was over. I'm reed, Carter.

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This is Celebrity Trials today, Part one of the Casey

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Anthony case. How a two year old vanished, how her

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mother spent thirty one days lying, and how America watched

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in horror. This is Celebrity Trials. June fifteenth, two thousand

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and eight. Father's Day, Orlando, Florida. The Anthony family gathered

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at their home, George and Cindy Anthony, Casey Anthony and

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two year old Kaylee Marie swimming in the backyard pool

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taking photos. Normal family day. June sixteenth, two thousand and eight,

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Monday morning. George Anthony testified later that he saw Casey

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and Kaylee leaving the house around twelve fifty pm. Kaylee

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was wearing a pink shirt, jean shorts, white sunglasses, carrying

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her backpack. Casey said they were going to see the nanny,

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then maybe to the beach. That was the last time

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George Anthony saw his granddaughter alive. But Casey didn't report

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Kaylee missing, didn't call police, didn't tell her parents, just

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continued her life as if nothing happened. June seventeenth, Casey's boyfriend,

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Tony Lazarro picked her up. She moved into his apartment.

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No Kaylee. Tony asked where the little girl was. Casey

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said she was with the nanny, Zenaida Fernandez Gonzales Zanni.

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The nanny said Kaylee would be back soon. June twentieth,

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Casey and Tony went to a hot body contest at

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Fusion Ultra Lounge. Photos show Casey dancing, laughing, grinding on Tony,

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no sign of worry, no mention of her daughter. June

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twenty fifth, Casey got a tattoo Bella Vita Italian for

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Beautiful Life. The tattoo artist later testified she seemed happy, excited,

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talked about starting fresh, getting a new job. No mention

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of Kaylee. Throughout late June and early July, Casey told

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everyone Kaylee was fine, told her mother Kaylee was at

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the beach with Zanni at Universal Studios at Disney World.

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Sometimes said she couldn't talk because Kaylee was sleeping. Sometimes

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said they were on a work trip to Tampa. Casey's parents,

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George and Cindy, grew suspicious they hadn't seen Kaylee in

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weeks Casey kept making excuses. Finally, early July, they demanded

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to see their granddaughter. Casey said Kaylee was still with Zanni.

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They'd be back soon more weeks past. Asked more excuses,

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more lies. July thirteenth, two thousand and eight, George went

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to pick up Casey's car from a towyard. The white

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Pontiac Sunfire had been impounded after being found abandoned at

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an amscot check cashing store. When George opened the trunk,

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he was hit with an overwhelming smell. He knew that smell,

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former police officer, former homicide detective. That was the smell

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of human decomposition. He told the towyard manager, I think

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there's a dead body in this car. But the trunk

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was empty, just a bag of garbage, pizza box, dryer

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sheets stuffed around. The smell lingered, penetrated everything. George drove

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the car home with the windows down, told Cindy about

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the smell. Cindy found Casey at Tony Lazarro's apartment. Demanded

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to see Kaylee. Casey kept stalling, making excuses. Finally admitted

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days ago. Cindy exploded, called nine one one, not once,

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three times. First call seven forty five pm. I have

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someone here that I need arrested, explaining Casey had stolen money,

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stolen a car. Then also, my granddaughter has been taken.

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She has been missing for a month. Second call a

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few minutes later, Cindy more frantic. My daughter finally admitted

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that the babysitter stole her. I need to find her,

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dispatch her. Your daughter admitted the baby is where Cindy,

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the babysitter took her a month ago. My daughter's been

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looking for her. I told you my daughter was missing

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for a month. I just found her today, but I

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can't find my granddaughter. Third call minutes later, Cindy completely

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losing it. There is something wrong. I found my daughter's

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car today and it smells like there's been a dead

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body in the damn car. Orange County Shaff's office responded.

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Detective Yuri Malich arrived, interviewed Casey. Casey's story last time

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she saw Kaylee was June sixteenth, dropped her off at

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Sawgrass Apartments with the nanny, Zenaida Fernandez Gonzales. When Casey

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came back to pick Kaylee up, both Zanni and Kaylee

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were gone. Casey spent the next thirty one days looking

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for them. Called Zanni's phone hundreds of times, talked to

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Zanni's family, checked everywhere Zanni might be. Why didn't she

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call police? Casey said she was scared, worried about what

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might happen to Kaylee, thought she could find her daughter herself.

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Melich asked for Zanni's contact information, Casey gave him a

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phone number dead end. No such person asked for Zanni's address.

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Casey gave the apartment number at Sawgrass Management said nobody

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by that name had ever lived there. Apartment two ten

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had been vacant since before June sixteenth. Casey said she

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worked at Universal Studios as an event coordinator. That's how

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she knew Zanny co worker connection. Melich asked to see

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her work id. Casey said it was at the house.

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They went to Universal Studios. Casey walked them through the park,

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through the employee entrance, down hallways, finally stopped broke down, crying,

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I don't work here. I haven't worked here in years.

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I was fired in two thousand and six Everything was

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a lie. The nanny, the job, the phone number, the address,

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all of it fabricated. July sixteenth, two thousand and eight,

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Casey Anthony arrested, charged with child neglect, making false statements

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to law enforcement, and obstruction of justice. Bond set at

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five hundred thousand dollars. Her daughter had been missing for

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thirty one days, and Casey had spent that time partying, lying,

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and living with her boyfriend as if nothing was wrong.

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The case exploded. Local news picked it up, then national

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Nancy Grace devoted entirely shows to it. Cable news ran

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wall to wall coverage. America became obsessed with one question,

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where is Kaylee Anthony? The search for Kaylee involved thousands

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of volunteers. Equisearch, Texas based search and rescue organization, came

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to Orlando, combed through wooded areas, searched retention ponds, dragged lakes. Nothing.

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August two thousand and eight, Casey released on bond. Protesters

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gathered outside the Anthony home, angry crowds, death threats. Someone

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put a sign in the yard where is Kaylee? Inside

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the house, Casey acted like nothing was wrong. Her former

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friends told reporters she was watching movies, texting, acting normal,

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not the behavior of a mother whose child is missing.

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October fourteenth, two thousand and eight, grand jury indicted Casey

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on charges of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated

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manslaughter of a child, and four counts of providing false

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information to law enforcement. Prosecutors announced they would seek the

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death penalty. Still no body, no crime scene, no definitive

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evidence of what happened to Kayley, but prosecutors believed they

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had enough. The smell in the car, the duct tape

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found in the trunk, Casey's behavior, the thirty one days

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of lies. Casey pleaded not guilty, bail denied. She remained

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in Orange County jail. December eleventh, two thousand and eight.

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Utility worker Roy Kronk was working in a wooded area

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near Suburban Drive, half a mile from the Anthony home.

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Saw what looked like a bag in the brush, poked

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it with a stick. A skull rolled out. He called

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nine to one one. Orange County Sheriff's deputies responded, crime

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scene investigators, medical examiner Press showed up within hours. The

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remains were small, skeletal, had been there for months, A

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tiny skeleton wrapped in a Winnie the Pooh blankinket, black

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trash bags, duct tape across the mouth, a laundry bag

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from the Anthony home, Kaylee's clothes, the same pink shirt

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George remembered from June sixteenth December nineteenth, two thousand and eight.

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Medical examiner confirmed the remains were Kaylee Marie Anthony. Cause

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of death homicide by undetermined means. The skulls showed duct

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tape residue across the mouth and nasal area, but decomposition

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was too advanced to determine exactly how she died. The

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location was significant. The wooded area was along a route

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Casey frequently walked less than half a mile from home,

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a place she knew well. Not a random dump sight

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somewhere deliberate. Kaylee Anthony was two years old born August ninth,

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two thousand and five. Loved Winnie the Pooh, loved swimming,

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loved her Cecie doll. Her grandparents adored her. She called

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George Joe, Joe, called Cindy c c. Should be nineteen

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years old today, should be in college, should be living

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her life. Should have celebrated birthdays, graduations, milestones, should have

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grown up, fallen in love, had a family of her own. Instead,

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she was found in a swamp, wrapped in garbage bags

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with duct tape over her mouth, left there to decompose

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while her mother partied and lied for thirty one days.

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Make it make sense. We'll be right back with the

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evidence that made Casey Anthony the most hated woman in America.

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The car, the computer searches, the Bella Vita tattoo, and

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the prosecution's theory Casey wanted to be free. Welcome back

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to celebrity trials. I'm reed, Carter. After Kayley's remains were found,

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prosecutors built their case Casey Anthony killed her daughter, disposed

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of the body, lied about it one days, then kept

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lying when caught. The evidence was circumstantial, no eyewitnesses, no confession,

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no clear cause of death. But piece by piece, prosecutors

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constructed a narrative. Casey wanted freedom, wanted to party, wanted

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to be with her boyfriend without the burden of a toddler,

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So she killed Kayley. Let's start with the car, Casey's

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white Pontiac Sunfire, the car George smelled and said contained

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a dead body. Forensic expert rpad Vas from the Oak

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Ridge National laboratory testified the only plausible explanation for the

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odor would be the presence of a decomposing human body,

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not pizza, not garbage, not any combination of food waste.

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Human decomposition has a specific chemical signature, and that car

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trunk had it. Air samples from the trunk showed elevated

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levels of chloroform, significantly higher than normal. Chloroform is used

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A stain was found in the trunk carpet shaped like

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a child's body. Testing showed evidence of human decomposition. Hair

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samples recovered from the trunk matched Kaylee's hair and showed

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death banding, a pattern that appears in hair after death.

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Then there was Casey's computer, the Anthony Family home computer.

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Someone searched for chloroform on March twenty first, two thousand

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and eight, eighty four times visited websites explaining how to

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make chloroform. How much was needed to knock someone out.

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used it to sedate Kaylee, then suffocated her by placing

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duct tape over her mouth and nose. The duct tape

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was key evidence found at the crime scene, same brand

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as duct tape in the Anthony garage, three pieces placed

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over Kaylee's mouth and nose area. Investigators believed it was

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applied while Kaylee was alive toocate her and stayed attached

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to the skull through decomposition. Defense would later argue the

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duct tape was placed after death, part of George Anthony's

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alleged staging of the scene, but that theory raised more

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questions than answers. Casey's behavior during the thirty one days

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was damning. She didn't search for Kaylee, didn't call hospitals,

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didn't contact police, didn't tell friends or family, just lied.

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She told her parents Kaylee was with Zanni, told her

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boyfriend Kaylee was with Cindy told everyone elaborate stories, each

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lie building on previous lies, creating a web so thick

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she couldn't escape it. Photos from those thirty one days

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showed Casey smiling, partying, living her best life, the hot

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body contest, the Bella Vita tattoo, sleeping at Tony's apartment,

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going to Universal Studios, shopping, acting like a care free

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twenty two year old, not like a mother whose daughter

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was missing. Prosecutors presented ca Acey's cell phone records, text messages.

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searched online for missing children resources, never contacted authorities until

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her mother forced the issue. On June sixteenth, the day

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Kaylee disappeared, Casey texted Tony, if I could get a

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sign or reassurance that I'm doing the right thing, I'd

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be so grateful. What was the right thing? Prosecutors argued

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she was contemplating killing Kaylee, looking for justification, for permission,

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for a sign that it was okay to murder her daughter.

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Later that evening, Casey texted Tony again, just sitting here

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feeling very accomplished, accomplished hours after Kaylee vanished. What had

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Casey accomplished? June twenty fifth, Casey got the bella Vita

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tattoo Beautiful Life. The tattoo artist testified Casey seemed excited

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about it, said it represented starting fresh, new beginnings. Nine

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days after Kaylee disappeared, Casey was celebrating her beautiful life,

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a life without her daughter. The prosecution's theory was clear.

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Casey wanted freedom, wanted to party, wanted to be young

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and unencumbered. Kaylee was an obstacle, so Casey removed that obstacle.

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Defense attorney Jose Bias would later argue a different theory,

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but during the investigation and pre trial phase, public opinions

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solidified Casey Anthony killed her daughter. The evidence pointed to premeditation,

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chloroform searches, duct tape, disposal of the body. Thirty one

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days of lies. America was ready to convict her before

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trial even began. January two thousand and nine, George Anthony

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attempted suicide at a Daytona Beach hotel. Police found him

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with a five page suicide note. He was despondent and

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possibly under the influence of medication and alcohol. The note

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express grief over Kaylee, frustration with the media circus, pain

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over Casey's arrest. His daughter was accused of murdering his granddaughter.

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The family was destroyed. George couldn't handle it. He survived,

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spent time in psychiatric care. Eventually returned to support Cindy

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through the trial, but their marriage was strained, their family shattered,

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their granddaughter gone. April thirteenth, two thousand and nine, state

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attorney announced they would seek the death penalty. Casey Anthony

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could face execution for killing her daughter. The trial was

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delayed multiple times, venue change requests, attorney changes, motions filed,

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and argued. Media coverage intensified. Nancy Grace called Casey tot mom.

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Cable News dissected every detail. The case became an national obsession.

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May twenty eleven, jury selection began. The trial would take

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place in Orlando, Orange County, where Kaylee lived and died,

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where protesters still gathered outside the courthouse demanding justice. The

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prosecution was confident they had the car. The computer searches,

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the duct tape, the lies, Casey's behavior, the timeline, all

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pointing to one conclusion. Casey Anthony murdered Kaylee Anthony. But

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Jose Bias had a different story to tell, a story

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involving George Anthony, an accidental drowning, a cover up, sexual abuse,

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a narrative so shocking it would divide the jury and

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stun the nation. Kaylee Marie Anthony was two years old

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when she died. Born August ninth, two thousand and five,

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in Orlando, Florida, daughter of Casey Anthony, granddaughter of George

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and Cindy Anthony. She loved Winnie the Pooh, had a

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stuffed Pooh bear she carried everywhere. Loved swimming in the

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backyard pool, Loved her grandparents. Was learning to talk, to dance,

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to sing her favorite phrase, I Love you, said it

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constantly to Chee Chee, to Jojo, to her mom. Kaylee

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should be nineteen years old today, should have graduated high school.

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Should be in college somewhere, maybe studying, maybe working, maybe

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falling in love. Should have her whole life ahead of her. Instead,

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she's buried at Resurrection Cemetery in Orlando. A small white

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headstone reads, Kayleie Marie Anthony, Our precious Kaylee born August ninth,

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two thousand and five, Found December eleventh, two thousand and eight.

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Thirty one days. That's how long Casey waited to report

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her missing. Thirty one days of freedom, thirty one days

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of beautiful life, thirty one days of lies. Someone has

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to say her name, Someone has to remember she was

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a person, not just taught mom's daughter, not just the

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Casey Anthony Case, A little girl two years old who

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loved Winnie the Pooh. Rest in peace, Kaylee Marie. That's

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part one of the Casey Anthony Case. June sixteenth, two

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thousand and eight, Kaylee disappeared. Casey didn't report it, spent

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thirty one days partying, lying, living her beautiful life. July fifteenth,

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two thousand and eight, Cindy called nine one one, it

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smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car.

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December eleventh, two thousand and eight, Kaylee's remains found in

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woods near home, duct tape, Winnie the Pooh blanket. The

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search was over tomorrow, Part two, The Trial of the Century.

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Prosecutors argued Casey killed her daughter to be free. Defense

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argued accidental drowning and George Anthony's cover up. July fifth,

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twenty eleven, the verdict that shocked America not guilty, and

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the public outrage that followed. I'm read Carter, this is

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celebrity trials.