CASEY Anthony was the mother of Caylee Anthony, a young Florida girl who was found dead in 2008.
The infamous mom has since launched a TikTok career, 14 years after she was acquitted of her daughter’s death in 2011.
Who is Casey Anthony?
Casey Anthony was born on March 19, 1986, in Warren, Ohio. She became a central figure in a highly publicized case in 2008 when she was accused of killing her two-year-old daughter, Caylee, in Florida.
The incident came to light on July 15, 2008, when Casey’s mother, Cindy Anthony, contacted the police in Orlando, Florida. She reported that her granddaughter Caylee had been missing for 31 days, prompting a frantic search.
At the time of the incident, Casey was a 22-year-old single mother. Initially, she claimed that Caylee was with a babysitter named Zenaida Gonzalez, also known as “Zanny.” However, this was just the beginning of a series of lies that unfolded.
In December 2008, Caylee’s decomposed remains were found in a wooded area not far from the Anthony home.
Where is she now?
Casey has launched herself on social media to promote her work as a legal advocate, 14 years after her not guilty verdict in South Florida.
The infamous mom posted a TikTok video for the first ever time in March 2025, promoting her Substack account as she sat in her car.
She started her TikTok post by saying: “This is my first of probably many recordings on a series that I’m starting.
“I am a legal advocate. I am a researcher.
“I’ve been in the legal field since 2011 and in this capacity, I feel that it’s necessary, if I’m going to continue to operate appropriately as a legal advocate, that I start to advocate for myself and also advocate for my daughter.”
This video sparked a raft of angry responses with some people on social media calling for her to “keep her mouth shut”.
This has not been the first time Casey has emerged in the spotlight since her trial as she was involved in a massive brawl, in May 2021.
Drinks were reportedly thrown at O’Shea’s Irish Pub in West Palm Beach in Florida over the weekend after Casey brawled with a woman with whom it was claimed she shared an ex.
According to a police report, obtained by TMZ, Casey said a woman identified as Thelma Moya spilled a drink on her leg and things got out of hand.
The report also states that Casey told officers the argument was triggered by the fact they both dated the same man at the same time and there was a long-standing feud between them.
The outlet reports that police explained to Casey how to file a restraining order but she refused and simply wanted the incident documented.
Moya was not arrested or even at the scene when cops arrived.
TMZ notes Casey was spotted in the same bar two years ago.
In March 2020, a source told In Touch Weekly that “Casey is writing a detailed and definitive account of her life and the tragedy of losing Caylee and everything that followed.”
At the time, she had already written three chapters.
The source explained: “She knows the book will be controversial and that no matter what she does she will face criticism, but she also feels she has a story that has never been told.
“Nobody else has lived it, so no one else can tell it.”
In 2016, Casey tried to start her own photography business, but the venture soon folded when she received more queries about the trial than the business.
In 2020, The Daily Mail reported that Casey launched a private investigation firm in Florida to help those facing serious legal charges.
A source said: “She knows what it’s like to be accused of something that she didn’t do.
“She wants to help other wrongfully accused people, especially women, and help them get justice.”
The source claimed the launch of her private investigation firm had nothing to do with her daughter’s death.
What happened to Caylee?
The defense explained that Caylee drowned in the family pool sometime during the day and that both Casey and George Anthony panicked when they found the body and covered up her death.
However, the prosecution painted a different series of events alleging that Casey used chloroform on her daughter and suffocated her by putting duct tape over the toddler’s mouth and nose.
During the Casey Anthony trial, the jury deliberated for ten hours.
Casey was set with felony charges of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, aggravated child abuse, and four misdemeanor charges.
They acquitted her of the felony charges but convicted her on four misdemeanor charges of providing false information to a law enforcement officer.
The six-week trial was the subject of a 2022 Peacock docuseries Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies.
In the docuseries, Casey gave her first on-camera interview about what she alleges happened to her daughter.
