Over a decade after being acquitted of murder, Casey Anthony is ready for folks to hear her side of the story.
That's not an easy feat, however. Anthony became one of the most hated women in the country when she stood trial for the murder of her daughter, 2-year-old Caylee Anthony. Many believed that Anthony was responsible for Caylee's death. The toddler's remains were found in a wooded area near the Anthony family home after a six-month nationwide search that included various volunteers and law enforcement agencies.
Anthony has spoken publicly only once since her acquittal, in a shocking and further polarizing interview with the Associated Press in 2017. Now she will get the opportunity to share her side as word of a new documentary surrounding her, the case, and the aftermath is in the works.
Casey Anthony has reportedly agreed to cooperate with the upcoming documentary. Details are sparse, but the documentary has been confirmed to be in the works for a major streaming service. A release date remains unknown.
It's unclear if Anthony has already begun the process of talking with documentarians, but a source close to her told People that she's excited by the prospect of having a voice after all of these years.
"She's waited almost 14 years to really talk deeply about her experience," the source said.
"She's now getting ready to tell her truth. She feels like it's time."
Anthony has given a single interview since her 2011 acquittal. In 2017, she spoke to the Associated Press over a series of days about her life, her case, and how she was trying to move on with her life.
"I didn't know at the time. I'm still not even certain as I stand here today sure about what happened," she said of Caylee's disappearance and death.
"Everyone has their theories, I don't know. As I stand here today, I can't tell you one way or another. The last time I saw my daughter, I believed that she was alive and was going to be OK, and that's what was told to me."
"She is still the central part of my life, the central part of my being, always will be," she later said of her daughter.
"If I am blessed enough to have another child — if I'd be dumb enough to bring another kid into this world knowing that there'd be a potential that some jackass, their little snot-nose kid would then say something mean to my kid — I don't think I could live with that."
Anthony also shared some strong opinions on the public disdain for her during and after the trial.
"Based off what was in the media, I understand the reasons people feel about me. I understand why people have the opinions that they do," she said.
"I don't give a [expletive] — about what anyone thinks about me, I never will. I'm OK with myself, I sleep pretty good at night."
"Since she got out of jail, she's kept to herself and people are always talking [expletive] about her," the source shared.
"Every few months, a story about what she's doing is published, and [the media] just say whatever you want to say. But now she feels like it's time for her to set the record straight and say what she needs to say. She wants her voice to be heard."
