Casey Anthony’s new ‘reintroduction’ video has triggered some viewers to share photos of her deceased daughter in protest.
Anthony, 38, became infamous when she was accused of killing her two-year-old daughter in Caylee in 2008 and was caught partying while her toddler was still considered missing.
She was acquitted of murder charges in 2011, but many across the country have long believed she still may have killed her little girl.
Amid the controversy, Anthony spent years trying to hide from the spotlight.
But on Saturday, she broke her social media silence to post a three-and-a-half-minute long video promoting her Substack and branding herself as a ‘legal advocate.’
As the video circulated across social media, some users decided to share photos of Caylee instead.
‘Don’t share that Casey Anthony video,’ former Washington Commanders quarterback Robert Griffin III urged.
‘Share this picture of Caylee Anthony, who had so much more life to live.’
Some internet users have decided to protest Casey Anthony’s new ‘reintroduction’ video
Anthony, 38, became infamous when she was accused of killing her two-year-old daughter in Caylee in 2008 and was caught partying while her toddler was still considered missing
Another X user similarly suggested the American public post a photo of the two-year-old girl who was last seen alive on June 16, 2008.
‘Don’t give the baby killer 15 more minutes of fame,’ she wrote, while another woman said: ‘Casey Anthony doesn’t have an opinion worth hearing from now until she meets her maker. Not one. Your words hold no value.’
A fourth X user who only identified herself as ‘Angela’ was even harsher with her message.
‘If you short memory dumb f***s on social media make Casey Anthony rich and famous because forgot the murder she got away with, here’s your reminder of what she threw in the trunk of her car while she went clubbing,’ she wrote, sharing a photo of the young girl.
Caylee had been reported missing to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida by her grandmother, Cindy, on July 15.
In a 911 call, the grandmother could be heard telling dispatchers she had not seen the toddler for 31 days and that she had smelled a foul odor emanating from her daughter’s car – as if a dead body were inside.
She went on to reveal that Casey, who was 21 at the time, had given inconsistent explanations about her daughter’s whereabouts before she ultimately admitted to Cindy that she had not seen Caylee for weeks.
The mother-of-one was then taken into custody on July 16, 2008, when she falsely claimed that her daughter had been kidnapped by the nanny on June 9.
She claimed she was trying to find her little girl but was too frazzled to call the police.
Many online are now urging people to share photos of Caylee instead of Casey’s new videp
Many across the country have long suspected she killed her daughter even though she was acquitted of the murder
Casey identified the nanny as Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez. However, it was soon determined that the mother never hired a nanny and the woman, an acquaintance of Casey’s, never even met her daughter.
She had also accused her father, George, at one point of being involved in Caylee’s death and disposing of her body.
Casey was charged with giving false statements to law enforcement, child neglect and obstruction of a criminal investigation. She was initially denied bail by a judge.
Her bail was later set at $500,000 at a bond hearing on July 22, 2008, and she was released a month later when the money was posted by the nephew of a California bail bondsman.
By October of that year, she was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of providing false information to police, and was arrested again.
Meanwhile, cops and thousands of volunteers continued to search through Orange County and the Greater Orlando area for the toddler.
Her remains were eventually located inside a trash bag on December 11, 2008, with more parts found in the woods near the family’s home.
Casey was acquitted on the first-degree murder count, as well as the manslaughter and child abuse charges at her trial
Despite the evidence, Casey was acquitted on the first-degree murder count, as well as the manslaughter and child abuse charges at her trial.
Jurors did, however, find her guilty of four counts of providing false information to police – landing her a four-year prison sentence.
Anthony was given credit for time served in prison and was released on July 17, 2011, just 12 days after the trial’s conclusion.
Now, nearly 14 years after her shocking acquittal, Casey identifies herself as ‘legal advocate’ and researcher who has ‘been in the legal field since 2011.’
‘In this capacity, I feel that it’s necessary if I’m going to continue to operate appropriately as a legal advocate that I start to advocate for myself and also advocate for my daughter,’ she said in her new TikTok video.
She went on to say that her announcement is not a response to anything her parents George and Cindy have done, possibly alluding to accusations made by Casey that George was abusive towards her and Caylee.
‘The whole point of this is to begin to reintroduce myself. I’m doing this both personally for me, but in a professional capacity,’ she claimed.
‘My goal is to continue to help give a voice to people, to give people tools and resources that they can utilize so they actually know where they can turn to.’
She is now branding herself as a ‘legal advocate’ and researcher who has ‘been in the legal field since 2011’
She then declared that she is a ‘proponent for the LGBTQ community’ and ‘women’s rights’ after vaguely describing how people in her inner circle ‘have been targeted and attacked.’
She continued: ‘I feel that it’s important that I use this platform that was thrust upon me, and now look at it as a blessing as opposed to the curse that it has been since 2008.’
At that point, Casey urged viewers to subscribe to her Substack and said she is also going to set up an email to speak with people about their legal complications directly.
She noted that the video is ‘the first of many’ to come in a new series.
But Casey also said she will prioritize her privacy even as her internet presence expands.
‘I am proverbially standing in the light, embracing this peace – still going to keep my privacy intact,’ Casey said in the cryptic video.
‘I will explain in great detail why it’s so important for people to protect their privacy.’
From there, she spoke about Substack again, alleging it is a safer medium than Instagram, Facebook or Tiktok.
‘With the current climate in our country especially, [privacy] is that much more important, which is why I am utilizing the Substack platform,’ she said.
Substack is ‘a subscription-based platform that lets writers publish newsletters, podcasts, and videos directly to their audience,’ according to its website. Casey’s account has 680 subscribers.
Her bio reads: ‘It has been more than 16 years since my name became a household one.
‘Everyone seems to have an opinion – about me, and about my life. I am an advocate, a researcher. These are my words, this is my REAL life.’
