A Trial That Captivated the World ~ Caylee Anthony

 

On May 24, 2011 the country, possibly the world, was sitting on pins and needles, when the trial began... Casey Anthony was up against first degree murder charges... charged with killing her own child; a defenseless two-year-old little girl. No one will forget her name...

CAYLEE ANTHONY!!!

As the trial was on its way, the defense now claimed that Caylee had drowned in the family pool, and Casey's father, George Anthony helped her bury, Caylee in the backyard. 

(This would be one of the many absurd allegations brought up at the trial). 

One of the biggest lies that Casey's defense team brought forward were he sudden claims that her father, George Anthony had sexually abused and molested her; something that has never been proven, and venomously denied. The lies kept coming, which the prosecution was not letting go of; they brought up the lies Casey had told her parents as well as the incriminating searches on Google for "how to make chloroform".

Despite the prosecution making it VERY clear that no one makes an accident look like a murder (re: Casey's claims that Caylee accidentally drowned in the family pool).

On July 5, 2011, the jury came back with a verdict; something most people were completely shocked about. Casey Anthony is found NOT guilty of murder, but IS convicted on misdemeanor charges... SAY WHAT???

Casey Anthony was NOT guilty on first-degree murder, manslaughter and child abuse BUT she WAS convicted on four counts of lying to the police. (I am absolutely flabbergasted that this was the result)...

July 7, 2011, Casey Anthony faces the judge and receives her verdict of FOUR YEARS in prison and a $4,000 fine. 

(I am trying to keep my own opinion out of this, but is that what a child's life is worth??? I cannot comprehend how a person can get away with murder. I don't understand how a person can live with themselves after they've killed their own child?!!)

To be continued....