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Casey Anthony Speaks On Daughter’s Death: ‘I Sleep Pretty Good At Night’

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In 2011, Florida mother Casey Anthony gained national attention during the circus of a murder trail surrounding her two-year-old daughter, Caylee. Anthony was charged and later acquitted of the murder, though public opinion largely views her as a guilty, unsympathetic, lying party girl, a reality Anthony acknowledges.

In an interview published in the Associated Press on Tuesday, Anthony spoke out for the first time on the trial and Caylee’s death.

“Caylee would be 12 right now. And would be a total badass,” the 30-year-old told the AP. “I’d like to think she’d be listening to classic rock, playing sports and putting up with no nonsense.”

Anthony maintains that she doesn’t know how her daughter died. “I’m still not even certain as I stand here today about what happened,” she stated.

Caylee allegedly went missing on June 16, 2008, though she was suspiciously first reported missing by Anthony a month later, on July 15. The mother could not account for the lapsed month, but told police that her daughter had gone missing with a babysitter. Then, on December 11, 2008, Caylee’s body was found in a wooded area near the Anthony residence. According to experts’ testimony in court, decaying human remains were found in the trunk of Anthony’s car.

“In the end, prosecutors proved Casey Anthony was a liar, but convinced the jury of little else,” notes the AP. “The government failed to establish how Caylee died, and they couldn’t find her mother’s DNA on the duct tape they said was used to suffocate her. After a trial of a month and a half, the jury took less than 11 hours to find Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse.”

“Based off what was in the media,” said Anthony, “I understand the reasons people feel about me. I understand why people have the opinions that they do.”

Anthony, who admitted to lying to police about a number of events surrounding the murder case, blamed the cops for “victimizing” her.

“Even if I would’ve told them everything that I told to the psychologist, I hate to say this, but I firmly believe I would have been in the same place,” she said. “Because cops believe other cops. Cops tend to victimize the victims. I understand now… I see why I was treated the way I was even had I been completely truthful.

“Cops lie to people every day. I’m just one of the unfortunate idiots who admitted they lied,” she continued, paused, then added: “My dad was a cop, you can read into that what you want to.”

When asked about the theory from defense attorney Jose Baez, who said Caylee accidently drowned and then Anthony tried to cover up the death, Anthony said: “Everyone has their theories; I don’t know. As I stand here today I can’t tell you one way or another.”

Then, generating more questions, Anthony added that she “was told” her daughter “was alive and going to be OK” the last time she saw Caylee.

Anthony told the AP that she’s fascinated with the infamous OJ Simpson murder trail, explaining that there are “a lot of parallels” with her own case.

“I can empathize with his situation,” she said of Simpson, who was accused and later acquitted of murdering his wife.

Anthony occasionally “goes out with friends to area bars and has struck up a few short-lived romantic relationships,” notes the AP. “When she is out in public, men are attracted to her long, dark locks and petite frame, and often pay for her signature drinks: either a Fat Tire beer or a Jack Daniels and diet coke, with a lime wedge. But news that she is there spreads quickly; people whisper and snap photos, and she retreats to her newly purchased SUV so she can return home, alone.”

Still, Anthony says she’s happy.

“I don’t give a sh** about what anyone thinks about me, I never will,” she said. “I’m OK with myself; I sleep pretty good at night.”

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