How old is Casey Anthony?
CASEY Anthony was the mother of Caylee Anthony, a young Florida girl who was found dead in 2008, after which Casey faced trial and was eventually acquitted. Casey came back into the eye of the media due when she was involved in a massive brawl in May 2021, in which after drinks were reportedly thrown at O'Shea's Irish Pub in West Palm Beach in Florida. Born in Warren in Ohio on March 19 1986, Casey was one of two children. When she was 19, Casey fell pregnant and she kept it a secret from her parents for months. The identity of the baby's father remained a mystery with Casey stating it could be her fiance, Jesse Grund or a man she dated previously who had died in a car crash. On August 9 2000, her daughter Caylee Anthony was born. A friend had said Casey had discussed giving the baby up for adoption but the idea was discouraged with her mum. For the next few years Casey lived with her daughter at her parents home with Grund acting as the baby's father. A DNA test would later reveal that he was not Caylee's biological father. In mid-June, Casey's mother, Cindy questioned her daughter's suitability as a mother which led Casey having a major argument with her and eventually leaving her parent's home with Caylee. Casey Anthony turned 35 in March, 2021. Casey Anthony is allegedly trying to lead a normal life, ten years on from her not guilty verdict in South Florida. 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. 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, the source explained. After Casey left, Cindy called her daughter over the next few weeks and every time Casey told her that she was out with a baby sitter, Zenaida "Zanny" Fernandez-Gonzalez. On July 13 2008, Cindy and George Anthony, received a letter, informing them that Casey's car was in a tow yard. When George went to pick it up, he discovered Casey's purse along with Caylee's car seat and toys. He also noticed a strong smell of what he thought was organic matter decomposing coming from the boot of the car. Cindy found Casey at her boyfriend, Tony Lazaro's home and she brought her back. There Casey broke down and told her family that she had left Caylee with the nanny, Fernandez-Gonzalez in Orlando on June 16 and that Fernandez-Gonzalez had kidnapped the toddler. On July 15 2008, two days after Caylee's disappearance, Cindy reported her missing to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Detectives found discrepancies in Casey's signed statement after they questioned her. Her friends and family had never heard of Fernandez-Gonzalez with police later discovering that there had never been a nanny. Casey also lied about the fact she worked at Universal Studios and she later admitted she had never returned to work at the theme park. She was arrested in July 16. As the search for Caylee increased, Casey was scrutinised for her behaviour in the days before her daughter was reported missing, which included partying and getting a tattoo which reads "Bella Vita" or "beautiful life" in Italian. Casey was eventually allowed to return home on August 21 2008 when a bounty hunter and reality TV star Leonard Padilla posted $500,000 in bail. Padilla hopped Casey would lead police to find Caylee but was disappointed when she failed to provide additional clues. He labelled her narcissistic and promiscuous which fuelled public sentiment against her. The case started to gather more media attention which did not work in Casey's favour as she many were outraged by her behaviour. Eight days after being released, Casey was back in jail, charged with forging checks and identity theft. On December 11 2008, a man named Roy Kronk found a plastic bag filled with human remains in a wooded area near the Anthony's home. On December 19, these were confirmed to be the remains of Caylee Anthony. The trial of Casey Anthony began in June 2011, three years after Caylee went missing. It was broadcast live and dominated the news. Casey was painted to be a promiscuous party girl which was not concerned about her missing daughter by the prosecution. They claimed Casey had used chloroform to render her daughter unconscious before putting duct tape over her nose and mouth to suffocate her and then leaving the body in the boot of her car. Casey's defence, told a different story - claiming Caylee had died in the family's swimming pool on June 16 2008 and George Anthony had covered up the death in order to save his daughter being charged with child neglect. The courtroom was also left shocked when Casey's defence team made claims in its opening statement that George had sexually abused Casey, beginning when she was eight-years-old. There were also claims Casey's brother Lee made sexual advances towards his sister. George denied the allegations. Casey never took to the stand. She was found not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse, citing the mostly circumstantial evidence presented. She was found guilty on four counts of providing false information to law enforcement authorities, and sentenced to four years in jail and $4,000 in fines - two of the false information counts would later be thrown out in appeals court. After receiving credit for good behaviour and time served, Anthony was released on July 17 2011. However she was met by public anger as many compared her not guilty verdict to the trial of OJ Simpson in 1995. Time magazine described the case as "the social media trial of the century". The the trial brought about a slew of bills in several states for "Caylee's Law," which would make it a felony for a parent or legal guardian not to report a missing child. It has been reported that Casey now lives a life of seclusion due to the public's reaction to the case. Having filed bankruptcy, she is estranged from her parents and keeps in contact with her former legal team.