The Tragic Case Of Caylee Anthony’s Murder

An Accidental Drowning?

Casey Anthony managed to get a well-known defense attorney named Jose Baez. While he was known in the area, after this case he certainly became known nationwide and later worked on other notable cases like the Aaron Hernandez murder saga.

What they said happened…

Compared to the prosecution, the defense had a completely different story. Casey’s lawyers claimed Caylee died accidentally and that her father George actually helped cover up the death. According to lead prosecutor Jose Baez, Caylee drowned in the family’s pool on June 16, 2008. Then George found his granddaughter’s lifeless body and told Casey she would spend the rest of her life in jail for child neglect. So he helped her cover up the incident. According to Baez, this is why Caylee’s disappearance wasn’t reported for about a month. But that wasn’t the most shocking claim that the defense lawyers made during opening statements.