Caylee Anthony

 

The case of Casey Anthony and her missing 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, has captured the attention of the nation as no other in recent history.
Is 22-year-old Anthony a habitual liar who is purposely misleading Florida investigators in their search for her daughter? On the other hand, is she secretly protecting her daughter, as her family claims? Whichever is the case, no one has seen Caylee since June 2008, and her mother has been unable to provide investigators with any solid information as to her daughter’s whereabouts.
According to police, Caylee was last seen by her grandparents on June 15. Over the course of the next month, Anthony reportedly made several excuses to explain her daughter's absence, including telling friends and family members that Caylee was with her "nanny."  The stories allegedly varied, with Anthony claiming that her daughter was at various locations with the nanny, including Disneyland, Universal Studios and the beach.
When confronted about her daughter's whereabouts, in July 2008, Anthony claimed that the nanny had kidnapped her some 31 days prior and that she had been busy conducting her own investigation. Since that time, investigators have uncovered a bizarre web of lies, which has led them to believe that Anthony is responsible for her daughter's disappearance.
In October 2008, a Florida grand jury passed down a seven-count indictment against Casey Anthony for first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter of a child, aggravated child abuse, and four counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer.
On Dec. 11, 2008, an Orange County water-meter reader discovered child skeletal remains inside a black plastic garbage bag near Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive in Orlando -- approximately three-tenths of a mile from the home of Casey Anthony. The worker immediately notified police, and the area was cordoned off as a crime scene. The FBI is currently conducting DNA tests on the remains so that they can positively identify them. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, they are operating under the belief that the remains are that of Caylee Anthony.
Anthony proclaims her innocence in the case, maintaining that her daughter has been kidnapped. She has not yet been tried on any of the charges and is scheduled to go to court early next year.