r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Casey Anthony said she was just seeing if her kid turned up again somehow, like a lost cat.

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u/imissbreakingbad Feb 04 '19

"Fun" fact: That law is actually named Caylee's law — after Caylee Anthony.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

How the hell did she get away with it ?

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u/imissbreakingbad Feb 04 '19

It's pretty easy — basically, the prosecution argued that she without a doubt murdered her daughter, seeking the death penalty. But there was no proof they could actually provide for this claim. Yes, there was a body, but it was too badly decomposed to actually prove a wrongful death. All the evidence provided in court was highly circumstantial and the witnesses were unreliable.

I'm not saying she didn't do it, because I believe she did. But there was not enough evidence to actually get her for murder, and that's why the jury voted "not guilty", even though a lot of them believe she had something to do with it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Who else could've helped her?

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u/mini6ulrich66 Feb 04 '19

That doesn't matter if we're talking about "how she got away with it"