Casey Anthony, who was acquitted in 2011 for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, joined TikTok on Saturday and called herself a “legal advocate” who wants to “advocate” for herself and her late child.
“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 a TikTok that has been viewed 2 million times as of press time.
The account has about 41,000 followers, and in her video, she also promoted her Substack, which has a bio that 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. – CA”
In October 2008, Anthony’s 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, was reported missing by Anthony’s parents. Anthony falsely told police that Caylee had been kidnapped by a nanny and hadn’t been seen in weeks. In December, Caylee’s skeletal remains were found in a wooded area near her grandparents’ home. Anthony was charged with first degree murder but was acquitted three years later in 2011. However, she was found guilty for lying to police, so she served a short time in prison.
Anthony’s trial was a highly-watched spectacle with many observers concluding their own verdict and protesting when she was acquitted. Her acquittal shocked people who watched the case closely, drawing a comparison to the 1995 OJ Simpson case.
According to Anthony, she has been in the legal field since 2011, and said the point of her TikTok and Substack is to “reintroduce” herself in a “professional capacity.”
In the 2022 Peacock docuseries, “Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies,” Anthony revealed that she had been working as a research assistant for 10 1/2 years for Patrick McKenna, the lead investigator on her case, to “pay forward” everything that was done for her.
She mentioned how her defense team during the trial gave her money to start her life again after the acquittal. She called them her “surrogate family.”
“I don’t ever wanna see someone be pigeon-holed by not only law enforcement but the media and be railroaded like I was,” Anthony said in the docuseries.
In her TikTok, she said she will set up an email so she can speak directly to people about legal matters and issues.
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“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 ended her TikTok video calling herself a proponent for the LGBTQ community, the legal community and women’s rights. She said she will mainly record her videos from inside of her car to protect her privacy.
“I appreciate your time, and we’ll see how this goes,” she said at the end of the video.
