Casey Marie Anthony (March 19, 1986), is the mother of Caylee Anthony. She has been charged with the first degree
murder of her daughter, Caylee.

She was first arrested on July 16, 2008, for giving false statements, neglect of a child, and obstruction of a

criminal investigation with a request that she be held on a no bond status until Caylee Anthony was located.


On August 21, 2008, Casey Anthony was released after one month of incarceration.

She was released from the Orange County jail after her $500,200 bond was posted by California bail bondsman

Leonard Padilla.

She was arrested again on August 29, 2008, on charges of forgery, fraudulent use of personal information, and petty theft

for forging $700 worth of checks and using her friend's credit cards without permission. Leonard Padilla subsequently

rescinded the $500,200 in bail due to a lack of cooperation from Casey Anthony.

On September 5, 2008, Casey Anthony was released again on bail after being fitted with an electronic tracking device.

Her $500,000 bond was posted anonymously, and it was later revealed that her parents, Cindy and George Anthony,

signed a promissory note for the bond.

On October 14, 2008, Casey Anthony was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree murder and was arrested for

the fourth time. The Florida state attorney's office in April 2009 announced that it intended to seek the death penalty.

Jury selection began May 9, 2011 at the Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center in Clearwater Florida because the case

has been widely reported in the Orlando area. Jurors will be brought from Pinellas County to Orlando where they will

be sequestered during the trial which is expected to last between six to eight weeks.

The trial was originally scheduled to begin May 17, 2011 with Judge Belvin Perry presiding, however juror selection has

taken much longer then expected and is still on going.

According to a jail source, Casey spends her days reading the Bible and writing letters. She is housed in a 12 X 7 cell

in the Protective Custody wing of the Orange County jail, only emerging to take a shower and exercise.

She has weekly meetings with her lawyers and apparently has had no visitors since 2008. Florida law states that all inmate

visits and phone calls are videotaped and are public records.

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