A Decade After Her Acquittal, Casey Anthony Is Coming Forward With Her Message For The World
Casey Anthony has thrust herself back into the limelight with some shocking new revelations. She is the star of a three-part documentary series for Peacock called Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies. And as that title suggests, Casey claims to be telling her side of the devastating story that dominated headlines in 2008 and 2011. The new show has thrown up new questions for both commentators and the public — and given Casey a platform to speak out about her charges.
The country's most-hated mom
The last time the public heard from Casey was in an exclusive interview with the Associated Press in 2017. Back then, Casey said, “I’m still not even certain as I stand here today about what happened.” And she added, “Based off what was in the media, I understand the reasons people feel [the way they do] about me. I understand why people have the opinions that they do.” And for many people, Casey was “the most hated mom in America.”
The public verdict was in
Casey did say that she lamented the death of her daughter, Caylee. “Caylee would be 12 right now,” she said. “I’d like to think she’d be listening to classic rock, playing sports.” But her biggest claim was that people had the wrong idea about her. “My sentence was doled out long before there was a verdict,” Casey said.
Guilty until proven innocent
“Sentence first, verdict afterward,” Casey told the Associated Press. “People found me guilty long before I had my day in court.” She even compared herself to Alice from Alice in Wonderland — with the public cast as the Red Queen. “The queen is proclaiming: ‘No, no, sentence first, verdict afterward,’” Casey said. “I sense and feel to this day that is a direct parallel to what I lived.”
A convicted liar
At the end of Casey’s 2011 trial, the jury found her not guilty of first-degree murder but guilty of lying to law enforcement. Casey admitted to the Associated Press that she had lied — but was resolute that telling the truth all the way through wouldn’t have made any difference to her case. “Cops lie to people every day,” she said. “I’m just one of the unfortunate idiots who admitted they lied.”
