THE captivating Casey Anthony trial has concluded and a bombshell verdict arrived at but I have not seen any story on the International News section of our daily newspapers. This trial was the most followed trial since the OJ Simpson trial and became a real- life daytime television for millions around the world who followed same on Fox News and CNN.
The verdict: Casey Anthony was Not Guilty of murdering her two-year- old daughter, Caley Anthony. She was found guilty, though on four counts of lying to law enforcement officials. While the verdict has shocked many around the world and the United States and has assured Anthony of her freedom within days, the court of public opinion has condemned Ms Anthony of the murder of her child.
The jurors are speaking out one by one as to why they could not have convicted Ms Anthony of the murder, since there was no solid evidence linking her to it. They felt, too, that the prosecution did not prove how little Caley died in 2008.
The entire trial which lasted over 30 days of solid and captivating testimony caught the hearts and minds of Americans and the world at large. Little Caley’s decaying remains were found in bushes some distance away from the Anthony home in 2008. Little Caley’s remains had duct tape on the mouth. No fingerprints were found. Even though she had been missing for one month prior to the discovery, her mother did not report this to the police. Photos of Anthony partying and having a good time, even getting a tattoo on her arm saying ‘Beautiful Life’ during the period her daughter was missing baffled investigators and prosecutors hammered in this point during the trial.
Meanwhile, the defence portrayed Anthony as a loving mother to her child and that she did not murder her two- year- old daughter. Anthony partying during the period Caley was missing was blamed on how different people deal with grief, some in very strange ways.
Due to lack of evidence, the jurors, in my view, reluctantly handed down a Not Guilty verdict. Anthony will be a free woman on July 17, 2011 and could benefit financially from the whole matter since she could write a book and grant money- making interviews with news organisations.