Analyzing the Role of Media in the Casey Anthony Trial

Running head: CRIME IN MEDIA
Crime In Media

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Introduction
The report will analyse the case of Caylee Anthony whose body has been found and the
charges have been made against her mother Casey. Caylee Marie Anthony was an American girl
that lives in Orlando, Florida with her mother Casey Marie Anthony and maternal grandparents
(Battaglia, 2011). The report will analyse the arguments and defences taken by her mother. The
theoretical analysis of the crime scene will be discussed. There are various evidences has come
out from the investigation will be discussed. The case when reported it has been highlighted in
media. The perception role of media role will be described and the effects on the case outcomes.
Description of the Crime in its Historical Setting
The case has been first started when Caylee Anthony grandmother had made a report that
her granddaughter Caylee Anthony is missing. Grandmother told to the investigating officers that
from 31 days her granddaughter is missing. She also told to the investigating officer on asking te
questions with her mother Casey Caylee has been telling different stories about her
granddaughter. The investigation was than mainly focused on the Casey. Casey had been found
repeatedly lied about the whereabouts about her daughter. Few days later, the decomposed body
of her daughter has been found near her house (Sigillo & Sicafuse, 2015). The process of
investigation started and various facts has been started to reveal. Caylee Mother who had taken
many defences in his favour and had repeatedly changed his statement. Caylee defended herself
by stating that she was panic and therefore has changed her facts repeatedly. The investigating
officers have also found the smell of the decomposed body in the car of Casey. The case had
been highlighted in the media and therefore it has been created the pressure of judgment on the
judges (Hare, 2018). Caylee had been accidentally drowned in her grandparent’s pool and she
hides the truth because she feared from her father George Anthony. The continues lies has
created the problems in the investigation that has created the problems for the case that has been
analysed.
Theoretical analysis of a crime event
The crime scene photo admitted into the evidence shows that there was a wooded area
where Caylee Anthony decomposed body had been found. In December 2008 in an investigation,
the Caylee body was found that is duct taped corpse near Anthony’s Parents home. It has been
identified as a sheer horror and has an idea that the mother has killed her own child. The crime

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event had been defined by Casey that she and Caylee has been kidnapped by Zenaida Fernanadez
Gonzalez that has also been identified as “Zanny”, Caley’s Nanny. However, she has never been
seen by her family or her friends, in actual there was no nanny. Another lie of the Caylee that
she has told the police that she worked with Universal Studios that was also been found to be a
lie that she is telling to her parents for years (Cloud, 2011).
The crime event that has taken place can be well understood by the investigation that has
been taken by the investigating officer. There are certain misleading information has been given
by Casey Anthony in the investigation that has made the investigation more complex. However,
the evidence have been found of the decomposed body but it nowhere proves that Casey was
killed by her daughter. The crime event has been described by various factors that have been
analysed in the case.
Media involvement and coverage of the case from investigation to disposition
The case has been highlighted in media as every aspect of the case has been covered by
media. Through media, the case has been flooded all over the nation. It has an impact that a
ticket has been charged for the trial and there has been a huge line for watching the trial. In
accordance with media who have already thinking Caylee had murdered by her mother. The
media has created pressure on the process of investigation and mainly on the decision of the
Court. The media had changed the presumption of people as created that Casey is liable for the
murder of her daughter (Pafundi, 2010).
The crime event had been investigated by the forensic department. Detective Charity
Beasley had investigated the vehicle of Caylee mother. He has photographed the vehicle from
outside and inside. The vehicle from outside was looking clean but when he opened the door of
the vehicle he can smell the odour of death. A smell that was coming is not easy to forget in the
lifetime. The smell that is coming is of human decomposition that what is identified from the
detective from the forensic point of view. The investigating officer has analysed that at some
point of time there was a dead body in the car. It has been further the investigating officer has
found the hair inside the car on the trunker’s edge. The dirt residues and some type of fragrance
have been found in the vehicle. The hair found is a very tough thing to preserve, locate and to
collect. It has been further identified the case but still the evidence that they had not get that can
found Caylee mother guilt for killing Caylee (Findlaw, 2018).