Casey Anthony Trial
When I first heard about the Casey Anthony Trial, I thought it was a sick joke. Nobody knows my name but, I got my ‘ole lady Casey Anthony knocked up in December of 2004, and on August 9, 2005, at the age of 19, Casey gave birth to my sweet baby girl, Caylee Marie Anthony (Website 2). Caylee was born in Orlando Florida; she was a true child of the sunshine state (Fanning 161). I did not want to believe Casey could kill our child. In reality, I knew that Casey was a Pathological Liar (Fanning 227). She also liked to smoke pot, and would do whatever else is around (Fanning 228). I blame myself for that.
My daughter was first reported missing in July 2008 by my baby mom’s mother Cindy. (Chan). I went to see my daughter one Friday afternoon after work, and Cindy told me that Caylee had been missing for a few weeks now. I
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never thought anything of it, I figured they had called it into the police, but I guess I was wrong. A few weeks went by, and I stopped by the Anthony household, to check up on things. I was starting to wonder where my little girl was, after all, I am her father. Caylee had been missing for a month now, and Cindy finally took the courage to call and tell the police that she had been missing. I couldn’t believe that it took Cindy a month to call in my missing daughter (Chan). I was really upset by this because Cindy and I had always been close. I mean, why would she not tell me she had not called it in? I would have called it in myself if I wasn’t under the impression that Cindy had already called it into the police. Casey was never around anymore when I went over to Cindy’s house. Of course, I found out that Casey had lied to her mom and told her that Caylee was kidnapped (Fanning 19). Cindy had kicked her out because she couldn’t stand her lies anymore, she was fed up with it just like I was whenever I left her. It took crime scene investigators six months to find Caylee’s dead body (Chan), I tried to help out and look for her body whenever I got off work, and on the weekends whenever I wasn’t working. I had many hours tied up in the searching for my little girl’s body, but i never had any luck finding it, not even any small clues or anything. I had almost given up hope that her body was ever going to be found, but my sweet daughters body was found decomposed on December 11, 2008 in the woods along Suburban Drive (website 2). Investigators say that there was a heart sticker was recovered where her body was found (Fanning 171), which I had given her the last time that I saw her, which was in later part of May. Caylee’s body was decomposed with duct tape on her skull (Chan), I was very shocked there was duct tape on her skull, maybe Casey had done something bad to my girl before she died, or was killed. At this point I did not know. But I was bound to find out what actually happened to my little girl. I began to wonder why I ever had a relationship with this Pathological liar who never did anything. Crime scene technicians dug for clues of evidence where Caylee’s body was found (Fanning 164), I tried to help look for clues to my best ability, but they did not like that. The investigators told me to leave, so I acted like I did, and I stuck around where they couldn’t see me so I could see what they were finding as evidence. An Orange County forensic tech used a magnifying glass to make sure he found any small pieces of evidence among the debris found on the forest floor around where Caylee’s body was found (Fanning 169), he searched for days on end looking for evidence. Evidence showed that chloroform was found in the trunk of Casey’s car (Chan), This was starting to look like she had killed my daughter, not that she had just magically gone missing. I should have fought harder to get custody of her in court, but me working all the time and raising a two year old would be difficult after all. I just wished Caylee wouldn’t of had to live with her piece of garbage mother who did not care for her much at all. Casey’s defense lawyer was American lawyer, and New York Times best selling author, Jose Baez (Chan). Casey’s attorney was an American attorney from Jacksonville, Florida, Cheney Mason (Website 2). I had known Casey was going to need a lawyer and attorney, but I did not know that she would be using my lawyer and attorney that I had, had just in case I ever needed them. Casey Anthony’s trial began on May 24, 2011 in Orlando Florida (Website 2).
Detective Yuri Melich gave Casey the opportunity to change her story - again and again, but she never changed it. She stubbornly persisted, as if repetition could magically transform reality (Fanning 172). Casey claimed to have left Caylee with Zenaida Gonzalez, her babysitter, at the bottom of the stairs at Unit 210, Sawgrass Apartments (Fanning 162). Jose Baez argued in court that Caylee accidentally drowned in the family's backyard pool on June 16, 2008 (Chan). Crime scene investigator Steven Hansen testified about the crime scene photos (Website 2). Dr. Werner Spitz, a forensic expert, testified for the defense of Casey (Website 2). Casey was lastly on trial at the Orange County Courthouse on July 5, 2011, In Orlando Florida (Chan). The twists and turns of the ensuing six week trial had captivated the United States (Chan). Many people both locally and nationally followed the long-lasting case (Website 2), and that made Casey “famous” but she was wide spread hated. I am glad that I am not the only one that hates her for doing what she did to
Caylee. Casey was found not guilty on murder charges on July 5, 2011 (Chan) at the Orange County Courthouse. The not guilty charge that Casey received, divided many people who followed the case (Website 2). Jose Baez answered questions after the jurors had reached their verdict (Website 2). There is a memorial on Suburban Drive where 2 year old Caylee’s body was found, with her name on it (Fanning 166), I go by her memorial at least two times a week a put flowers there and just think of how different life would be if she was still around. Casey has kept a low profile since her release, she remains in hiding, fearful for her safety and her life (Website 2), I have not heard or seen Casey since the trial, and I am glad, because I do not want to see her anyways. I would just get mad about the whole situation again. My sweet daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, would have been twelve years old this August. I sometimes lay awake at night and wonder is she would be a cheerleader, or basketball player, or what she would be doing right now. I would like to picture my little girl running around outside on a warm summer day. I would like to picture her having her friends over for a sleepover, or going to her friends’ house to have fun. But in all reality, I know it is impossible for my little girl to go and do anything because she had a terrible mother who didn’t care for her at all. I guess it is my fault to have picked such a piece of garbage for the mother of my child. I am glad that Casey is living a life that she deserves now, she hardly ever leaves the house. Casey is still hated by many people across the United States, including me. I cannot stand to see or hear about the Casey Anthony trial. I am disappointed in myself for choosing to be with Casey and have a kid with her.
The 9-1-1 phone call started it all, Cindy Anthony reported her grandchild, Caylee Anthony missing and that the smell of death reeked inside the mother’s car. Caylee was missing for nearly 31 days and Casey was charged with first degree murder. Hundreds of evidences were found,
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A horrific murder happened in tiny Skidmore on December of 2004. Lisa Montgomery and Bobbi Jo Stinnett met and found out that they had much in common and became good friends (Nunes 85-86). Surprisingly, Bobbi and Lisa met in an internet chat room. Bobbi was into puppy breeding and she occasionally served as a judge. Lisa lived in Kansas where her close friends were shocked about what she was talking about. Of course, Lisa shrugged it off and she sent an email to Bobbi saying that she wanted to see the puppies (Nunes 85-86). When Lisa met Bobbi Jo she had a fake name which was Darlene Fisher because she didn’t want Bobbi to know her real identity. When Lisa sent Bobbi the email she had a criminal intent on her mind. She was planning to choke Bobbi into unconsciousness and then cut open her womb and steal Bobbi’s unborn baby. When Lisa arrived at the house she threw a rope around Bobbi’s neck and choked her until she was unconscious. That is when Lisa took a knife and started to cut open Bobbi’s stomach. Lisa had to cut through skin, fat, and muscle to get to Bobbi’s uterus. Bobbi’s baby was in eight-month gestation; Lisa cut and tied the baby’s cord. Lisa stole the baby and fled to her house in Kansas. Unfort...
There is no doubt in my mind that Casey Anthony fascinated people much more than she would have if she had not been an attractive, young woman. While everyone had an opinion on the case, that they felt obliged to talk about, and give the same recycled, regurgitated opinions on, at the end of the day you can't really blame them. The media is really just an extension of the masses. What gets reported is based upon what interests people, and this case sure did interest people. I think this level of exposure oftentimes benefits the defendants because evidence becomes over saturated to a point where it blinds the jury from seeing the basic points of the case, and the foundation for a guilty verdict. Casey Anthony's trial is often compare to the O.J. Simpson trial for reasons similar to this. The trials are among the most high profile cases to take place during the new media era, and the not guilty verdict created public outrage and calls for Anthony to be punished. Media figures discussed why prosecutors failed to convict in what seemed to be a can't-miss trial. One reason the guilty verdict fell through could be the lack of Casey Anthony's DNA or fingerprint evidence at the scene of where the body was recovered. This is known as the CSI effect, and involves a jury's desire for forensic evidence, even when a clear picture of the crime is created, and a logical motive is present (English). Many criticized
Even though the prosecution presented evidence to the court, the only clear-cut hard fact the prosecution had against Anthony was that she failed to file a report for her missing daughter Caylee and that when she finally did a month after her daughter had gone missing, she proceeded to lie profusely to the authorities on the events that took place. The prosecution focused highly on the forensic evidence of decay located in the trunk of Casey Anthony’s car. The use of a cadaver dog to search the vehicle led investigators to be able to determine that a decomposing body had been stored in the trunk of the car. The forensics department used an air sampling procedure on the trunk of Casey Anthony’s car, also indicating that human decomposition and traces of chloroform were in-fact present. Multiple witnesses described what they considered to be an overwhelming odor that came from inside the trunk as it where the prosecution believes Caylee’s decomposing body was stowed. Several items of evidence were ruled out to be the source of the odor, as experts were able to rule out the garbage bag and two chlorine containers located in the trunk as the source. The prosecution alleged that Casey Anthony used chloroform to subdue her daughter and then used duct-tape to seal the nose and mouth of Caylee shut, inevitably causing her to suffocate. Based off the
On July 15th, 2008, Caylee Anthony was reported missing by her grandmother Cindy Anthony. Cindy Anthony in the report stated that she hadn’t seen her grand-daughter Caylee for a month and that she and her husband were suspicious because their daughter Casey’s car reeked of decay, as if a dead body had been stored inside the vehicle for days. Caylee and her mother resided with Casey Anthony’s parents. However, Cindy Anthony claimed that Casey had given different explanations about Caylee's whereabouts before telling Cindy that she hadn’t seen her own daughter for several weeks. When questioned by authorities, Casey told the detectives several lies: stating the child had been kidnapped by her nanny on June 9, and that Casey had been trying to contact the nanny to find her daughter. Preceding this information, Casey Anthony was convicted and charged with first degree murder in 2008, but pleaded not guilty ...
Casey Anthony was accused of killing her two-year-old daughter Caylee, but because of lack of evidence, Anthony was convicted not guilty. John Cloud, from Time magazine, implies, “And yet virtually no one doubts that Anthony was involved in her child’s death. In fact, her lawyer admits that Anthony know how her daughter’s body would be disposed of” (“Few Doubt That Casey Anthony Was Involved in Her Child’s Death. But Fascination With Her Case Has Made It The First Major Murder Trial Of The Social-Media Age”). They found Caylee’s corpse duct taped by Casey’s parent’s house, in Orlando, Florida. The only evidence they found was in the family Pontiac Sunfire. The stench of decomposing flesh overpowered the trunk of the family’s car. “Why did Anthony let 30 days pass between the time Caylee went missing and the day police were notified?” questioned Tresniowski, “And how could she so blithely dan...
Casey Anthony. Throughout those six weeks, there were claims that the Anthony family had dark family secrets which included that Casey was sexually abused by both her father and her brother. The defense made claims that Caylee’s death was caused by accidental drowning in the family’s pool. The prosecution told the story of the days after the las day Caylee was seen. They highlighted Casey as a party girl who possessed new found freedom once Caylee was out of the picture. There were also claims that the meter reader who found the body moved it from its original
The Casey Anthony case was one that captured the heart of thousands and made it to the headline of national TV talk shows, newspapers, radio stations and social media networks for months. The root of the case was due to a clash between the parental responsibilities, the expectations that went with being a parent, and the life that Casey Anthony wanted to have. The case was in respect to the discovering the cause of Casey’s two-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony’s, death; however the emphasis was placed on Casey and her futile lies, which resulted in a public outcry. The purpose of this essay is to delve into the public atmosphere and inquire about why the media and social media collectively attacked the case by uncovering the content of the case, the charges that were laid, and later dismissed, the “performers” of the trial and the publics reaction. It will further discuss how it defies universal ideologies and how the media represents this. The discussion of the complexities of the case and its connotations will incorporate Stuart Hall’s Representation and the Media, Robert Hariman’s Performing the Laws, What is Ideology by Terry Eagleton, The Body of the Condemned by Michael Foucault, and a number of news articles, which will reveal disparate ideas of representation in the media, and the role of the performers of the law and their effect on the understanding of the case.
The Andrea Yates murder trial was one of the most highly publicized cases of 2001. Perplexing and complicated, it appealed to the public audience for various reasons. A mother methodically, drowns her five children in the family bathtub after her husband leaves for work. Was this an act of a cold calculating killer, or was this the act of a woman who lost touch with reality. Is this a case of medical neglect, and psychological dysfunctions, or is this a battle of ethics and deviant behavior exploiting medical and legal loop holes?
Abortion is a topic that many don’t want to discuss. It’s a very personal decision that many women have to make each day, but in certain states, getting an abortion was becoming an even more difficult process. Not only did women have to decide to get an abortion that alone is a difficult choice, they now had to wait 24 hours, minors had to get consent, and/or inform the father of the child. But after all of this process, what if a woman couldn’t receive all of this? Would she be denied her right to get an abortion? The Supreme Court case, Planned Parenthood of PA v. Casey, wasn’t known for what it did, but mainly for what it did not do, which was not overruling Roe v. Wade, but reaffirming a woman’s right to an abortion; it questioned a state’s right to impose or place an “undue burden” on women.
As the defense has so diligently pointed out, it is indeed a sad day in the history of our judicial system when an innocent woman is sent to her death for a crime that she did not commit. I, for one, am not planning on having that momentous occasion take place today, and this is for one simple reason: Justine is guilty. While the defense has done nothing but parade Justine’s friends in front of you saying how much of a “nice person” she is, I, the prosecution, have presented you with cold, hard facts, all of which point to the guilt of the defendant.
Patty Hearst was a normal 19 year old girl, living in an apartment with her fiance and attending university in Berkeley, California, until one day her life, and the lives of everyone around her changed forever. On the evening of February 4, 1974, some members of the left-wing radical group called the Symbionese Liberation Army barged into Hearst’s home armed with guns, and beat up her fiance before kidnapping Hearst and bringing her to their house where she was kept blindfolded in a closet for 59 days. While locked in the closet, Patty Hearst was verbally and sexually abused and she was denied the use of even a toilet or toothbrush if she didn’t tell them that she agreed with the group’s ideas and beliefs. It is believed that while being locked in the closet like this, Patty was being brainwashed by the SLA and that she may have even developed Stockholm Syndrome, a condition in which a person who was kidnapped starts to empathise with their captor, and even starts defending them. This is how the Symbionese Liberation Army convinced Patty Hearst to join their group. They released an audio tape to the public in which Patty Hearst said she was changing her name to Tania and that she had decided to join the SLA. She then helped the SLA rob a bank and steal an ammunition belt from a sports store. After this, she started travelling around the country with two members of the SLA named John and Emily Harris, to try avoid being captured by the police. During this time, the police found a house where some members of the SLA were hiding out. Attempts to make the SLA members surrender ended up in a massive gunfight, ultimately ending up in the deaths of 6 SLA members. The FBI eventually found and arrested Patty Hearst on September 18, 1975. T...
On August 20th, 1989 Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents inside their Beverly Hills home with fifteen shot gun blasts after years of alleged “sexual, psychological, and corporal abuse” (Berns 25). According to the author of “Murder as Therapy”, “The defense has done a marvelous job of assisting the brothers in playing up their victim roles” (Goldman 1). Because there was so much evidence piled up against the brothers, the defense team was forced to play to the jurors’ emotions if they wanted a chance at an acquittal. Prosecutor Pamela Bozanich was forced to concede that “Jose and Kitty obviously had terrific flaws-most people do in the course of reminding jurors that the case was about murder, not child abuse” (Adler 103). Bozanich “cast the details of abuse as cool, calculated lies” (Smolowe 48)...
In many ways, having a child abducted and not ever knowing his or her true fate, is worse than the child’s actual death. In this crime, there was a beginning, but there is no end. This psychological limbo ensures the parents pain continues indefinitely. Most abduction, end with some type of finality. In some cases, it is the beginning of a life of grief to devastated parents. The complexities of the issue are derived from the changing definition of what actually constitutes a missing or abducted child. Missing is a term that is widely used in law enforcement and if a child is missing under virtually any conditions, even if the circumstances are simply a misunderstanding of where the child should be, that incident is counted as a missing child. Parental abductions, which constitute the overwhelming majority of abducted juveniles, are, statistically, not as physically harmful to the victim as stranger abductions. Parents in those situations are usually involved in a custodial feud with their spouses. The most serious type of abductions, which are classified as stereotypical kidnappings are the rarest and according to available research the most dangerous. Over 40 percent of these incidents end with the child’s death.