Casey Anthony's murder trial

[K9karen]

Just goes to show you CAN get away with murder. But look at OJ, in jail now because he just couldn't control his evil ways. I'm a firm believer in what goes around, comes around. Tick Tock....

I just heard that the family said they can get on with their lives.. that this is closure. That's nice.

[phesina]

You watch, Casey will sell the rights to "her" story and make a lot of money. She will finally live the good life she wants. Now she knows her lies let get her away with anything.

Somehow I don't think she will be living the good life.. She's going to have a hard time finding friends, I bet.

[pomtzu]

Honestly, what's done is done. The verdict is in and cannot be changed.

Either way, she's screwed for life, I think. I feel like she will never be safe, wherever she goes. She broke up her whole family over this, as crazy as they seemed before all this, imagine how they are now. I think that's what pains me the most. Not only did she ruin poor Caylee's life with either her selfishness or her stupidity, she also ruined her family.

Exactly! A whole family left in ruins. Don't know how true it is, since I heard it reported on HLN last night, but Cindy and George are getting death threats. I can't even listen to any of it anymore - it actually makes me nauseous. I really couldn't even sleep well last night - kept waking up with this mess on my mind.
What a horrible miscarriage of justice - IMO. One can smack their kid on the rear and maybe leave a little mark, and end up in jail for it, and Casey can kill her daughter (most likely) and walk away from the charge, scot free. Unbelievable..........

[moosmom]

Her life and the life of her parents will NEVER be the same. I can bet they'll have to go "under cover".

[sasvermont]

Suppose the child's death WAS an accident, either by Casey's hand or in the swimming pool. What and why did she do what she did with the child's body? Are there no charges for disposing of a body like was done with Caylee? They probably can't prove who disposed of the body. Yikes. Sounds like the detectives need a brush up course in investigations. I think the police fell really short, especially when not investigating the finding of the body in August.

Oh well, let this be a lesson to all of us. She got off with spending three years in jail.

I just heard that she has told someone (???) that the first thing she wants to do is to have another baby.

I hope the child welfare folks watch her like a hawk.

It's over, let's get back to sleep at nights. I, too, didn't sleep well last night. Kept thinking about Caylee etc. I didn't even follow the case that closely. Some people ate, slept and drank it.

Life goes on for all of us. We're lucky.

[phesina]

The morning newscaster referred to a letter she wrote about a year ago saying that if she gets out of jail, the first thing she's going to do is get pregnant and have another baby. WONDERFUL.

I think there's a really good case to be made for sterilizing some people.

By the way, who is Caylee's father, or is that known? And where has he been through all of this?

[Medusa]

By the way, who is Caylee's father, or is that known? And where has he been through all of this?

The father is unknown. She claims that he died in an accident but he was never proven to be the father. Given how she lies, who could believe her anyhow?

Her life won't be worth a plug nickel after all of this. Where is she going to go? Back to her parents? How could they possibly want her back after what has transpired? And if they did want her back, how could they possibly live together? Who is going to hire her and what job skills does she have anyhow? She'll need a bodyguard for a loooong time and her life won't be her own. She'll never really be "free" just as OJ wasn't really free before his most recent conviction and prison sentence.

Maybe it's just all in my mind but I think we haven't heard the last of this case. There's just too much drama and too many unanswered questions. Perhaps George will spring a leak, I don't know. One thing is for certain, though: Caylee has learned that her incredible talent for lies has paid off and has indeed saved her life so there is no reason for her to ever stop. How anyone would ever be able to trust her again is beyond me.

[Bonny]

Forget about rights. Caylee's have been taken away from her. The right to have children should be taken away from Casey. It is tube tying time for her.

[Asiel]

She was found guilty of 4 counts of lying to the authorities. Whoever is reporting she was cleared of all charges is wrong, and misreporting the case.

I didn't consider this being charged with anything. They've already said they will apply the fact she spent 3 yrs in jail as part of the 4 yr sentence - they will probaly give her probation for that 4th yr. I certainly don't consider that justice. Killing your daughter and getting off scott free is not my idea of justice. Obvious that some of the jury was bought or they all have noodles for brains.

[Asiel]

I agree totally with your statement Sasvermont - child wefare should keep a close watch on her. I think it should be mandatory for all parents found guilty of child abuse, neglect or in this case murder should be sterilized so another child doesn't suffer at the hands of these parasites. If someone had reported Casey's behaviour (which would have been noticeable ), child welfare could have removed poor Calee before she ended up dead.
Lord help us if she ends up with yet another helpless victim of her depraved mind. So much for our justice.

[sparks19]

Who is going to hire her and what job skills does she have anyhow? .

She won't have to worry about that after she sells the book and movie rights and makes a FORTUNE off of that. then she can afford to never get a job and have a body guard to follow her around.

Still better than being dead and thrown out like yesterdays trash in a garbage bag

[smokey the elder]

One law expert acknowledged that a "dry bones" case is a real bear to prove. IMO, the only tougher one is a murder with no body. I've heard of only one of these being successful, in New York. However, she's been convicted in "the court of public opinion" and regardless of the legal status, much like OJ, she will not be accepted. She engaged in some dodgy behavior for sure; but the jury is not permitted to solely use that as a basis for conviction. Without cause or time of death, proving murder is very difficult.

[pomtzu]

She won't have to worry about that after she sells the book and movie rights and makes a FORTUNE off of that. then she can afford to never get a job and have a body guard to follow her around.

Still better than being dead and thrown out like yesterdays trash in a garbage bag

Maybe she'll make big $$$ - maybe not. She might sell her story, pics, write a book, etc, but as much as she is hated by the majority of people, I rather doubt that the profits will be very high. Maybe the people that like train wrecks will buy into it, but I wouldn't give a plug nickle to read about anything she has to say. And watch a movie??? - definitely not. I've seen enough.

In a sense, she is a prisoner and will be for the rest of her life. She won't be confined to a cell and be confined by bars, but she will be forced to live a very secluded and lonely life - IMO. I doubt her family will welcome her back with open arms and she has no friends - so what does she have??? She destroyed herself and her daughter and her entire family, so let her live with what she has done. I have not one ounce of sympathy for her, and whatever hardships she encounters in the future, then let her deal with them - ALONE!!!!

[Medusa]

You may be right, Ellie. OJ didn't get very far w/his book but he had his football pension to fall back on and a lot of possessions and property he could sell. She has none of those things. As for friends, she'll make new ones. There are always those people who want to glom onto someone notorious even if it's for suspected murder. They won't be real friends in the true sense of the word but I doubt she'll be lonely. She doesn't really care about people anyhow. She'll get what she can and then dump them and move on to someone else. She proved that her friends were only there for her use when she stole checks from a good friend. After her sentencing tomorrow, I hope to not hear anything about her.

[sparks19]

Oh I think you'd be surprised how many people would by into the books and movies to get the "inside scoop"

Look at Scott Peterson. After he was convicted women were camping outside of the jail pining away for him

never underestimate the sick sense of curiousity people can have.

Look at Karla Homolka, she went to jail along with paul for torturing and raping multiple women including her own sister and now she's out with a degree in psychology and lived in Quebec and now she's moved to somewhere out of the country where no one knows her story with a new husband and a new baby. isn't life grand?

yeah I'm not confident that Casey is going to face much hardship beyond the next 5-10 years... after that... people will forget.