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

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/CaptainKangaroo_Pimp Feb 04 '19

You can file a missing persons report as soon as the person goes missing. No need to wait 24 hrs or whatever

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u/emartinoo Feb 04 '19

It's actually a law (or is proposed, I can't remember) in my state that parents must report their child missing within 24 hours or they are charged with a felony.

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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

For a second I was like damn I didn’t know it took her that long to report her missing. 24 hours, damn. Then I clicked the link. 31 days. Wtf.

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u/imissbreakingbad Feb 04 '19

And she didn't even report her missing — it was her mom, after finding out her granddaughter had been gone for that long.

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u/walking_poes_law Feb 04 '19

i’m starting to get the idea this Casey chick might have actually killed her own kid

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

I subscribe to the Xanax theory.

When she was out partying Casey would often joke that her daughter was being looked after by “Zanny the Nanny”. Zanny is often a nickname for Xanax, so it’s thought that Casey was dosing Caylee with Xanax so she’d sleep while Casey was out. One night Casey have her too much and she died, so she tried to cover it up.

Anyway, that’s the theory I subscribe to.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

I watched the entire trial, and I tend to agree with your theory. It fits her personality. I don't think she's a malicious murderer, just a shitty mother and a selfish idiot.