CJ 100 Lecture 19: April 17
29 Apr 2018
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April 17, 2018
• Casey Anthony Case
o Case summary
▪ Wasn’t famous before the case, very famous after
▪ Very little forensic evidence
▪ Took 6 months to find the body
• Went missing in June or July, not found until December (2008)
• Took 31 days for her to report that her daughter was missing
▪ People were furious after the verdict
▪ First degree murder and aggravated manslaughter – what she was facing
• Aggravated manslaughter – daughter drowned in pool and they
were trying to cover it up “accidental”
▪ Just because someone is a liar, doesn’t mean they’re guilty
▪ Official cause of death is undetermined
▪ Everyone lived in the same house
▪ Dr. G – chief medical examiner
o Verdict
▪ Found not guilty of first degree murder and aggravated manslaughter
o Reaction
▪ Nancy grace
• “The Devil is dancing tonight”
o Untold story
▪ Dad picked up car at impound lot
• Car smelled like a dead body
▪ Casey said that she was taken by a nanny
o Prosecution
▪ Very little physical evidence
▪ Delay in recovering Caylee’s remains
▪ Built case around Casey’s moral character (party lifestyle, liar, etc.)
▪ Liar = murderer??
o Key evidence
▪ Strand of hair from the trunk
▪ “Air sampling procedure”
▪ Same testing showed chloroform was found
▪ Google searches “chloroform”
▪ Caylee’s remains were found on December 11, 2008
▪ Found in a trash bag with a blanket and duct tape
▪ Cause of death was undetermined
o Defense
▪ Accidental drowning in family swimming pool
▪ George Anthony disposed of the body
▪ Defense said that Casey lied because of her dysfunctional family
