Casey Anthony, the Florida woman acquitted in 2011 of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, started a subscription newsletter in March 2025 as part of her return to public life.
Anthony calls herself a “legal advocate” and researcher. Through Substack, she offers readers legal commentary and other content for $10 a month or $100 a year.
She announced the project in a TikTok video on March 1, 2025, according to News6. Over the weekend, the video pulled in more than one million views and put the spotlight back on the woman whose daughter’s death became one of the most closely followed criminal cases in the United States.
Readers can also sign up for free and get access to limited content. Anthony said she plans to use the platform to discuss legal issues, share resources, and give people information they can use when they seek help.
“I am a legal advocate. I am a researcher. I’ve been in the legal field since 2011,” Anthony said in the video.
She also explained why she decided to speak publicly again.
“As a proponent for the LGBTQ community, for our legal community, women’s rights, I feel that it’s important that I use this platform that was thrust upon me and now look at it as a blessing, as opposed to the curse that it has been since 2008,” she said.
Her new venture is another public step after years of limited media activity following her highly publicized trial. The case began in 2008 when Caylee disappeared, and it ended in July 2011 when a jury acquitted Anthony of murder and other serious charges tied to her daughter’s death.
Anthony pointed viewers to her Substack page, where she describes herself as an advocate and researcher. She said the newsletter would let her talk about legal matters and, possibly, personal issues involving her family.
She described the project as a way to introduce herself to the public in a new role while also talking about her own experiences.
“The whole point of this is for me to begin to reintroduce myself,” Anthony said. “I’m doing this both personally for me, but in a professional capacity moving forward.”
Anthony also said she wants to help people find support and useful information when they face problems.
“My goal is to continue to help give a voice to people, to give people tools and resources that they can utilize,” she said.
She indicated she might discuss her parents, George and Cindy Anthony, but she said most of her content would center on professional topics.
Anthony’s description of herself as a legal advocate comes after years of few public appearances. After she left jail in July 2011, she largely stayed out of the public eye. According to AP News, Anthony moved to South Florida, where she worked with a private investigator who had helped her defense team.
In the 2022 Peacock documentary Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies, she discussed the case and her relationship with her family. She also maintained her innocence in Caylee’s death.
The case drew national attention after someone reported Caylee missing in July 2008. Casey was 22 at the time. Her mother, Cindy, contacted authorities after the child had been missing for weeks.
Before that report, Casey had told her family that Caylee was with a nanny. Investigators later found the nanny story was false.
In December 2008, searchers discovered Caylee’s remains in a wooded area near the home Casey shared with her parents in Orange County, Florida. The discovery pushed investigators to dig further into the child’s death.
Prosecutors accused Casey of killing her daughter and argued that she used chloroform and duct tape, per Fox5. They sought the death penalty at the trial, which began in 2011 and drew widespread attention from television audiences and online users.
The defense, led by attorney Jose Baez, offered a different account. Baez argued that Caylee had accidentally drowned in the family’s swimming pool and that someone covered up the death.
The jury found Casey not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated manslaughter of a child. Jurors did find her guilty of giving false information to law enforcement about the investigation.
The verdict did not establish who was responsible for Caylee’s death. It meant the prosecution had not secured convictions on the charges related to the child’s death.
The court sentenced Anthony for the false-information offenses, and she walked out of jail in July 2011 after receiving credit for time already served.
Since her release, Anthony has made only occasional public appearances. Besides taking part in the 2022 documentary, she has spoken about her family and the events surrounding Caylee’s death.
In Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies, Anthony accused her father, George, of abuse and suggested he was responsible for Caylee’s death. George has strongly denied the accusations, and authorities have not charged him in connection with them, per People.
For now, Anthony says her goal is to share information, support people seeking answers, and speak for herself and her daughter. Her subscription-based project also gives readers a direct way to follow whatever she chooses to share next.
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