That's when a private investigator had the media questioning how Casey Anthony paid for her lawyer fees when she didn't have a job. Baez and Anthony certainly seemed close, but in an affidavit, Dominic Casey said they were even closer than they apperanced. He said the Florida mother paid Baez with sexual favors. Casey made the claims in a affidavit related to Anthony's bankruptcy case. In that page document, he said Anthony had a sexual relationship with Baez before she went on trial for Caylee's murder.
In fact, Casey claimed he saw Anthony naked when he arrived unannounced at Baez's office, as People reports. Furthermore, according to the Daily News , the private investigator said in the same affidavit that sex is how Casey Anthony paid for her lawyer. He claimed he heard Baez tell her she owed him "three b— jobs" after he canceled a media interview at her behest. For his part, Baez said that the claims were all fictitious and that he'd be pursuing legal action.
Mason, a prominent Orlando attorney, said another hurdle has been the location of the murder trial. He said Florida is "probably the toughest state to try criminal cases. Casey Anthony is charged with capital murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. The girl was reported missing in July , and investigators found her body after five months of intense searches and speculation. Share this on:. After questioning Anthony, detectives found discrepancies in a signed statement she made about Caylee's disappearance.
The investigators caught Anthony in another lie when she told them she worked at Universal Studios, even leading them around the theme park. Anthony finally admitted she had never returned to work for Universal. She was arrested on July As the search for Caylee intensified, Anthony came under increasing scrutiny for her actions in the days before Caylee was reported missing—including partying and, in early July, getting a tattoo that reads "Bella Vita," or "beautiful life" in Italian.
Padilla hoped Anthony would lead detectives to find Caylee, but he was disappointed when she failed to provide additional clues. Padilla labeled Anthony narcissistic and promiscuous, fueling the fires of public sentiment against the young woman.
The case became a national media sensation, and many in the public and the press were outraged at Anthony's behavior. Anthony was back in jail only eight days after being released, this time charged with forging checks and identity theft.
On December 11, , meter reader Roy Kronk found a plastic bag of human remains in a wooded area near the Anthonys' home. The skull had duct tape on it. On December 19, the remains were confirmed to be those of Caylee Anthony. With prosecutors seeking the death penalty, the trial of Anthony began in June , three years after the disappearance of her daughter, Caylee.
Cable news channels broadcast the trial live, and Anthony, Caylee and the rest of the family dominated the news. The prosecution painted a picture of Anthony as a promiscuous party girl, unconcerned with her missing daughter, and responsible for her murder. A website about the toxic chemical chloroform had been searched on the Anthonys' home computer a search that Cindy took responsibility for on the stand and chloroform was found in the trunk of Anthony's car.
Anthony's defense, led by Jose Baez, with co-attorney Cheney Mason working pro bono, told a very different story. Baez shocked the courtroom when he said during his opening statements that George had in fact sexually abused Anthony, beginning when she was 8 years old — and that her brother Lee had made sexual advances towards her as well.
A paternity test showed that neither Lee nor George Anthony was Caylee's father. Anthony was used to covering up her hurt, Baez said. George denied the allegations. On June 30, the defense rested. Anthony herself did not take the stand. On July 5, the jury found Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse, citing the mostly circumstantial evidence presented.
Two of the false information counts would later be thrown out in appeals court. Anthony ultimately received credit for time served and good behavior.
Having been imprisoned for three years and one day, she was released on July
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