Casey Anthony “Tot Mom” “Baby Killer” “ There’s obviously several misconceptions. Obviously, I didn’t kill my daughter.”

Casey Anthony “Tot Mom” “Baby Killer”

“There’s obviously several misconceptions. Obviously, I didn’t kill my

daughter.”

Background:

• 22 years old• Mother of 2 year old Caylee Anthony• Born in Ohio March 19th 1986• Lives in Orlando Florida• Daughter of Cindy and George Anthony (one of

two children) • unemployed• Patterns of lying throughout her life• Seen as a “party girl”

Most recent and only crime accused of committing:

Accused to have murdered her daughter Kaylee Convicted of:• Aggravated manslaughter of a child• First degree murder• Aggravated child abuse• Four counts of providing false information to

the police

Background of the accused murder:• Caylee last seen June 16th, 2008• Reported missing July 15th, 2008 by Casey’s

mother• Remains found December 11th, 2008• Said Caylee had drowned in the family swimming

pool and her father had disposed the body. She also accused him of sexually assaulting Casey.

• Accused a fake nanny saying she took Caylee and never came back

Evidence of being guilty:• Daughter was missing 31 days before being reported

-reported missing by Casey’s MOTHER not HER-unconcerned about this disappearance-went out partying and even got a tattoo saying “Bella Vita” meaning “Beautiful Life” in Italian

• “Neck breaking” “how to make chloroform” and “household weapons” was recently searched on her computer

• Chloroform found in the trunk of her car-along with smell of decay and a hair that matches Caylee’s -DNA was discovered in the trunk with a "death ring" near the follicle proving that the hair came from Caylee after she was already dead.

• The nanny she accused was a real person, but had no idea who Casey and Kaylee were before Kaylee’s disappearance

• Shovel borrowed from her neighbor at the exact time of the disappearance

Evidence photos

What Was Her Sentence?• Not guilty of counts 1-3

– aggravated manslaughter, aggravated child abuse, first degree murder• Guilty of counts 4-7

– Count Four: Anthony said she was employed at Universal Studios during 2008, pursuant to the investigation of a missing persons report.

– Count Five: Anthony said she had left Caylee at an apartment complex with a babysitter causing law enforcement to pursue the missing babysitter.

– Count Six: Anthony said she informed two "employees" of Universal Studios of the disappearance of Caylee.

– Count Seven: Anthony said she had received a phone call and spoke to Caylee on July 15, 2008, causing law enforcement to expend further resources

Popular Culture:Movies:“Prosecuting Casey Anthony” Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvmjOoGAm6sBooks: Inside the Mind of Casey Anthony by Keith Ablow

*Also met with agents and publishers in New York last year (2013), but was unable to close a deal. Saying she was toxic and No one wants to publish her book and be boycotted.*

Labeling Theory • The labeling theory is exactly what the title describes it to be. It is a victim being

labeled deviant by society and or specific groups like the police. There are two types of labeling that the victim proclaims. One being primary deviance where the victim complete denies the labeling against them or secondary deviance where they except that what they are being labeled as is indeed true. There are different ways of rejection victims take to avoid the labeling. One, denial of responsibility, two denial of injury, three, denial of victim, four, condemnation of condemners, and finally appealing to higher loyalties

• In this case Casey was being attacked by everyone in the country calling her a “baby killer” and needed to be put to the death penalty. Yet Casey went right to the tactic of primary deviance. Throughout the entire trial she proclaimed none of what was being filed against her was actually true. Which then brings her into “denial of responsibility.” She blamed the “nanny” that was not even relevant to the case since she did not know the Anthony’s before Caylee’s disappearance. She then went at her own father saying that he had decomposed the body after Caylee had drowned in the family swimming pool. Therefore, the perfect example of the labeling theory.