The Tragic Case Of Caylee Anthony’s Murder

Casey’s Motive For Murder

The only question that seemed to remain, is why? Why would Casey Anthony murder her beautiful baby girl? The prosecution set out to set the stage for what they believed to be Casey Anthony’s motive. In their opening statement, the prosecutors claimed Casey murdered her child by using chloroform to make her unconscious.

Their theory…

In their point of view, the prosecutors believed that Casey put duct tape over Caylee’s nose and mouth to suffocate her before putting the body in the trunk of her car. She was left in the vehicle for several days before being removed. As for a motive, prosecutors portrayed Casey as a party girl who felt tied down by her toddler and wanted to escape being a mother. She didn’t want to take on parental responsibilities so she did the only thing she could; she made her little girl disappear.