in a trial filled with so many twists and turns, a controversial verdict is yet another. as to the charge of first-degree murder, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. as to the charge of aggravated child abuse, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. as to the charge of aggravated manslaughter of a child, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. 25-year-old casey anthony breathes a sigh of relief as she is acquitted of murdering her 2 1/2-year-old daughter and found guilty only on the misdemeanor charges of lying to police. after serving more than one thousand days in prison, casey will walk free on sunday, july 17th. walking free. i think that troubles a lot of people. people who think they know what happened to little caylee. after a 33-day trial, it takes the jury fewer than 11 hours to deliver its unanimous decision.
let s return the jury. on day seven of casey anthony s murder trial, a detective testifies about an audiotaped interview with casey just days after she told her family caylee was missing, kidnapped by a nanny named zenaida. i don t know where my daughter is. what is the nanny s name. zenaida. did you contact her? i tried twice. the detective would soon learn there is no nanny. she is portraying this drama for you and trying to suck you into it. the more details she gives you, the more likely you would with who would know all those details if it wasn t true. casey goes on, fabricating intricate details about the nanny. she had roommates. did you know any of those roommates? they were rafael and jennifer. do you know where she was
has the final say. my biggest fear is that common sense will be lost in all of the rhetoric of the case. the following date announcement catches the courtroom by surprise. the jury has a verdict. for 13 1/2 tense minutes, casey anthony sits in the courtroom awaiting her fate. and then as to the charge of first-degree murder, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. as to the charge of aggravated child abuse, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. as to the charge of aggravated manslaughter of a child, we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. casey is only found guilty on four counts of lying to police. the prosecution reacts with disbelief. we re disappointed with the verdict today and surprised
with a name like den hnida? she is mixed. he father is puerto rican. and her mother is black. she is from new york. on and on. lie after lie and no remorse about the lies. if you catch her in a lie, she doesn t care you knew she was lying. she ll just go on to the next lie. in 2008, casey took investigators to universal studios where she claimed she worked. but again, she was caught in a lie when they discovered she was fired two years earlier. miss anthony told us she worked at universal studios. she was very matter of fact when she was telling us about her employment, what she did and her office and phone and everything else. did you lie to us, which of those two is it? you purposefully misled us. which of those two was it? i purposely misled you. this was all an attempt to help find your daughter? that makes sense, right? in a backwards sort of way, yes. if you say i know that s a lie, all the way to the door they say, she hasn t worked here and she moves on to her
put in absolutely every piece of evidence that existed. for the defense team, relief. i m very happy for casey and i want her to be able to grieve and somehow get her life back together. after the verdict, prosecutor jeff ashton tells nbc news he felt the prosecution presented a very strong case. i think i mouthed the word wow about five times. i was we were all that shocked. on the day of her sentencing, a more relaxed-looking casey is back in court. the judge gives her the maximum. i will sentence you to one year in the orange county jail, imposing a $1,000 fine on each count. one year for each of the four misdemeanor counts, but with credit for time served, casey