Casey Anthony Justice

John Hickey

July 8, 2011

Intro to Criminal Justice

The Case of Casey Antony

On June 16th 2008, Casey Anthony left her family home with her two-year-old daughter Caylee and did not return for 31 days. When asked by her parents where her daughter was she would lie to them by telling them she was with a nanny who does not exist in their life. One of the first clues that showed that something was off was when Casey’s mother picked up her daughters car from a tow station and it smelled as if a dead corpse had been in the trunk for quite some time. Shortly afterwards, Casey’s parents had reported Caylee missing. In December, everyone’s biggest nightmare ensued when the skeletal remains of Caylee were found in a wooded area not far from Caseys house.

All signs pointed to Casey committing this heinous murder. She was very uncooperative with police officers and often lied to them on several occasions. Testing of the trunk showed chemical compounds "consistent with a decompositional event" It was also proven that on Casey’s home computer their were searching’s of "neck breaking", "how to make chloroform", and "death". Another key piece of evidence shows that the same exact type of laundry bag, plastic bags, and duct tape that were found at the crime scene were found in the house where Casey and Caylee lived. Also, Casey’s diary depicted her true feelings of these events, “I have no regrets, just a bit worried. I just want for everything to work out OK. I completely trust my own judgment and know that I made the right decision.”

A week ago when it was revealed that the charges for murder against Casey Anthony were found to be innocent there was public outrage. After all, anyone who remotely followed the case knew she was guilty but yet she will be a free woman in less than a year. It shows a flaw in the justice system when someone can get away with such a brutal crime with so much evidence going against the person.

The big issue in regards to the...