Much of the United States erupted in outrage at the news that Casey Anthony was acquitted of murder. Bloggers and citizens asked: What was wrong with the jury? Couldn’t these 12 people see through her lies? Even if they had been sequestered for the trial, the media had been reporting her loose relationship with truth for years.
Read Casey Anthony’s top 10 alleged lies on Investigation Discovery.
Lies, however, do not prove that Anthony committed murder. Even Wendy Murphy, the feminist lawyer who vociferously supports battered mothers and abused children, predicted that Casey Anthony would walk. Why? The prosecution did not have proof, beyond a reasonable doubt, that she committed the crime.
Read Wendy Murphy: Why Casey Anthony will be acquitted, on PatriotLedger.com.
Psychologists have had a field day with the case. The Psychology Today website has 17 posts, by various experts, on the topic. They’ve covered many aspects of the case, including Why do moms kill? and The science of jury selection.
Visit Not Guilty: The case of Casey on PsychologyToday.com.
Lovefraud readers are probably in agreement that Casey Anthony is somewhere on the narcissist-sociopath-psychopath scale. How did she get that way? She had to inherit the genetics from somewhere in her family tree. Then, since the origin of sociopathy is a mixture of genetic and environmental factors, her dysfunctional family probably played a role in the development of the disorder. Maybe she was, as the defense claimed, abused by her father.
In the end, we don’t know how Casey Anthony acquired her sociopathic traits. But I am fairly confident in predicting that at some point, because of her sociopathy, Casey Anthony will crash and burn.
Sociopaths as failures
As a group, sociopaths tend to be failures. They end up with health issues, financial problems and legal problems. They usually die sooner than people who are not personality disordered.
Just this week, I’ve received news about three of our True Lovefraud Stories:
James Montgomery: My ex-husband, who now lives in Australia, tried to hook up with a woman a few years ago and invited her to visit him. She did, and was not impressed. When he fell asleep on the couch, she snuck away and never talked to him again. The woman just saw Montgomery at a train station and reports, “He’s the size of an elephant, has a long white beard and dresses like a hippie.” So much for the guy who promised me that we’d be living “in the lap of luxury.”
Brian Ellington: I hear about this guy more than anyone else profiled on Lovefraud. The most recent news is that he was arrested again in New York City on June 11, 2011. The charges: drug possession with intent to distribute.
Anthony Owens: A commenter submitted this to the “Fight Bigamy” blog: “Bishop Anthony Owens passed away in a hospital on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 in a hospital in Memphis, TN. Funeral services is incomplete at this time.” Anthony Owens was not yet 40 years old.
So although sociopaths have highly inflated opinions of themselves, usually the charade falls apart. I’m sure that sooner or later, Casey Anthony will screw up on a large enough scale to put her out of circulation. Even sociopaths who skated for a long time eventually failed. Look at O.J. Simpson. Look at Bernie Madoff.
I would just like to seem them fail sooner, and with less collateral damage to the rest of us.
UPDATE 7/15/11:
Just got more information on exactly how James Montgomery was “dressed as a hippie.” Apparently there are hippie communes where Montgomery now lives in Australia, and my source speculates that he has joined one because that’s the only way he can afford to live. Here’s what she said:
He was wearing: red/orange pants, hippie sandles, caftan like long top to ankles in multiple colours, big round glasses with pink lenses, long scarf draped around his neck and over his shoulder nearly touching the ground and a hat which looked like a beanie. A long white beard probably about 12/15inches long and I would say weighing about 150 to 175 kilos or more (330 to 385 pounds). Imagine a man 6ft 2ins tall 175 kgs and wearing that get up!!!
We ask for truth, justice, and the american way. Our justice system is set up that a jury needs proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
I did some research into the Scott Petersen case after Casey was acquitted, to find, like others that they never really had proof beyond a reasonable doubt, but the picture cast of this man to the jury seemed to be incredibly damaging. Amber Frey provided the smoking gun.
In any case, it seems altogether sad and frightening, that the focus of this entire circus got lost. A little girl was somehow badly neglected, and horrifically abused and murdered.
I also read what I could find on Jose Baez. Several interesting stories and tidbits came up on the internet. Baez was not admitted to the BAR for quite awhile, as he was a non payer of child support, to the tune of at least 10,000.00. He eventually filed for bankruptcy, and then had two bikini companies that were failures. He also supposedly flubbed the stats on his web site, boasting of winning 34 out of 37 cases while prosecuting. It was found out that he was an assistant on those cases, and he was forced to remove the information.
There was also some remarking that the original judge in the case admonished Baez for repeatedly touching Casey Anthony in a way the judge felt inappropriate.
Is it possible that Baez was enthralled by Ms Anthony himself, or that both of them have traits that are quite similar? Who knows? Media is incredibly biased so its hard to determine what truth is.
The single most damning damaging piece of information is that this young woman WAITED 31 days to tell anyone her child was missing. One would think a charge of aggravated child abuse might have stuck. I have a 23 year old and 20 year old. I can remember up until recently that I get nervous if six hours goes by and nobody checks in. That is precisely why I have a family cellphone plan. Come on people, 31 days. Doesn’t it seem like proof beyond a reasonable doubt that she acted in a way that hindered any chance of finding Caylee early on? Would you support a charge of aggravated child abuse to a parent who DOESNT report after only hours that a helpless 2 year old baby is MISSING?
Every scenario involves roughly the same kinds of abuse in some way, for all of us. She exemplifies so many of those traits. Lies, gaslighting, little or no ability to even connect to her own daughters death in that court room, fixation on the self, appearance, etc.
I was glued to the trial when I had the time. Perhaps for many of us, justice is more than justice. It helps us who have no alternative, who’s abusers run free, identify that justice can be served. Yet, no verdict that seemed appropriate for at least some of her actions.
Is it really genetics? If so, equally as strange stories erupted about her father. Its hard to say.
Any one of us who’s been victimized knows the web of deceit and lies the sociopath creates to entrap, and influence everyone around him. Smoke and mirrors done in such a way that you don’t even notice, and if you do, you’ve turned off your ability to rely on any kind of intuition.
My dad died at 86. I was a victim of some of the worst child abuse you can imagine. It hurts to even write that, but Im owning the truth of my life. I spent a great deal of time being frightened that these genes were a part of me. My mother was also equally as sociopathic as my father. It didn’t make for me developing great skills in determining when I was being snowed as an adult. There was also fear that I would become one of them, and my story is the opposite. I craved acceptance and love and a sense of belonging my whole life. In the end, I married a narcissistic sociopath. I am a year out of my marriage. Suffering from PTSD, and in therapy, I am finally identifying what I missed, I am able to see all the way through. I am also addressing my childhood, albeit VERY SLOWLY. Its strange to be 50, and not know who you are, to become a unique indivudual, that you don’t even recognize. Im changing. Its difficult, but I am bound and determined not to give them any more of me.
I made a decision this week to stop giving my ex all the credit. It is empowering, and painful, and hard to do sometimes. But I am not going to waste another moment relying on what he did, to control and take over my central life focus. He is not worth owning all my energy. I hope I can stick to it.
Watching the trial, I prayed for justice for that little girl, that helpless child, only two years old. Unable to communicate that she may have been suffering, her development would have been to trust and rely on the voice of her mommy.
I hope Caylee, wherever her spirit is, finds peace. Millions of people across the world pray her soul is at rest, and that somewhere she is running, playing, laughing, and being loved in the arms of God.
Thank you HurtTerribly: I can so relate to you. I am sorry for the pain you have had to endure. Our stories are similar. I am 60 now and had a near fatal heart attack in October, which I will always believe “IT” caused. Of course, we can sit here and batter the “IT’s” in our lives but the battle truly is within ourselves.
YAY! You are bound and determined not to give “IT” any more of you. Yes; I have been in therapy for just about five years now and not only dealing with “THIS” but my childhood as well. I was asked to sit down and write a list of all of the things in my life that hurt me and give me trauma inside. I made that list and one by one, methodically, we are touching base on them all in therapy. I have been doing EMDR along with hypnotherapy. No drugs. I want my realities head on, please.
I am grateful for your post. Mornings are the hardest for me, always waking in a pool of confusion, trying to wipe all the cobwebs away that have accumulated during the night….
Having lost a 2-1/2 year old Grandson to a vicious murder, ( he would be 14 this year), many years ago, I have no sympathy for Ms. Anthony whatsoever because you are 1000% correct, MOTHER’S ALWAYS OR SHOULD ALWAYS KNOW WHERE THEIR CHILDREN ARE! How could she not? And she gets to walk.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
Sure, they needed a COD with iron clad proof that Ms. Anthony did this. They had no fingerprints; no DNA; nothing to back up their claim. The jury went with THE LETTER of the LAW and not the TRUE SPIRIT of the law because it was a death penalty case. That is my take on it. They had no iron clad proof that Ms. Anthony did this to her child, just that she was covering it up. The jury has done what our world is turning into:
A cess pool of gleaming sociopaths who are void of compassion in lieu of the ‘hurry hurry’….
Yes, Caylee is with the Angels and shall hurt no more in this life. Perhaps her and my Grandson are running hand in hand, feeling the sun on their faces and never ending light.
Thank you so much for sharing HurtTerribly, you have given me validation this morning and I thank you for that.
Genetics? hahahaha – A question I have repeatedly asked and searched for an answer…to this day, the only answer I have is that they ARE BROKE IN THEIR HEADS!
*HUGS WITH BLESSINGS*
DUPED
Deb: “the jury’s verdict was not based on REASONABLE doubt but their belief that they needed proof beyond ALL possible doubt. That’s not the way our jury system is supposed to work.”
Thanks for once again stating this. I’ve said this over and over.
Defense attorneys can spin all they can get by with [even if objected to or cautioned by the judge, the jury has already heard the statement and it cannot be erased from their minds, which is why many times the attorneys will throw in objectionable statements, knowing they will be struck…too late> jury heard it], including in closing arguments when they really wind it up into a dramatic spin to drive those doubts and points home to the jury. But, it’s up to the jury, if justice is to be rendered, to sift the spins and know what reasonable doubt is. The jurors are ‘instructed’ about reasonable doubt, but if the attorneys were ‘good’ at seating the jury [many use pros to tell them what type of people to sit on a jury and many are just skilled at people and can gage who they can and cannot ‘bend’ to their spin.] It’s all a huge drama with the skill of the defense attorneys to work the spin and the burden of proof on the prosecutors to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” the guilt of the defendant. The jury, sadly, is predictable in most cases, as they are just people and people can be led/swayed and most do not research what they are doing, the law or anything connected with it. The ignorance of the jurors can be determined in the pretrial challenges the attorneys are allowed. While the jury ‘pot’ is picked by random, the actual jury selection is not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_selection
Seating the jury is vital to winning the case. Apparently, the defense used their challenges correctly for the Anthony trial.
*I’ve heard it stated that with all things considered in our judicial system today that professional juries may be needed. This can be in violation of our constitution and open to corruption, as well.
**What we need is morality, integrity, education and people interested in all of the above.
News flash: Casey Anthony will be pregnant again before Kate Middleton.
LDDB4:
We know this to be true.
Deb, you are so right about the jury’s misuse of reasonable doubt. I was so wrapped up in this case. I watched almost every minute of it. When I had to miss it during the day, I would stay up til all hours of the night to see replays. When the verdict was read, I was crushed, I mean literally sick to my stomach, bent over, unable to function for a couple of hours. Then I began to debrief and realized I had really related and connnected this to my own experience. The lies, the deception, the ego, the treatment of those closest to her, it was so familiar. Then when she wasn’t held responsible, it brought out so many negative feelings, a little bit of depression even. It’s upsetting that so many people, and our justice system, don’t recognise sociopaths. They try to fit their actions into the same rubric as others, which doesn’t work. I wish I hadn’t spent so much time on this! I hope that we at least get the info when she does experience some of the negatives of her spath behaviors, which will certainly continue even if after a cooling off, “see how wonderful, charming, and not a killer I am!” time.
Yeah, this case just made me sick. I have no faith in our justic system now and it also brought up all the feelings of being duped…watching Casey dupe everyone and how people just don’t see it. It upset a lot of us on here because it had us relive a lot of stuff.
I think all we need to do is sit back and wait. I have no doubt whatsoever that she will be in trouble in no time. There’s no way she can’t be with a personality disorder like that. I just know that she will be pregnant within a year if not sooner and that scares me. That poor child.
I think Casey will be another Joran Vandersloot. He got away with his part in the disappearance of Natalie Holloway, but five years later he was convicted of killing that girl in his hotel room. So Casey will get hers…it WILL happen.
And some of them push them self so hard to win they fail sooner, they have almost a demonic strength in some situations, but that can only lead to early burn out and failure…..
And that mask is on tight! no matter how bad it gets they can smile and tell you they are living the life, I have about 8 years now of Notes (and Video once I knew what I was dealing with)
And demonic strength when they “have” to win or prove a point, they will go until they hurt them self and or not care about who gets injured around them 🙁
With my ex The Hormone effect is simply strange to watch, I still have to deal with it because of a child involved so I have a front row seat, she had her first at 41 and I believe that’s what set everything else in motion (like a tipping point, but the signs were there for years), she left to an internet relationship and had another by 43 and within months started to fall apart health wise, I also believe she lost one along the way but I know I’ll never hear the truth about that one? and at the rate she is burning the candle now I don’t think she has much time left to Vex my Son and I 🙁
As much can be written about the physical aspect of an SP, as there is mental. I have noticed some super interesting stuff looking back over the years at the way Hormones effect them and the side effects (and some times certain Hormones don’t) and some drugs don’t work on them also because of the way their brain is wired and the hypothalamus processes it all, but way too long to write here 🙁
anything on the father of the child? Where is he? What is he doing? What are his comments?
The sociopath I was married to hooked up with a 20year younger, married (PN) woman. Now there are two projecting their evil deeds on me. The marriage counselor we went to did not get it either. It usually takes several visits for the con to be exposed.
I do agree, that the environment, meaning his mother, aunt, frequent partners, and sister shamed him where my ex started drinking and using drugs. After that he started degrading women, using porn, risky, unnatural sex with underaged participants and grandious persona to lure new victims. He likes married women to control for sex and pimping them for money. I left when he made a pass at my 20 year old son in front of me and his brother. He is also a peeping Tom.
Despite the red flags – nobody bothers to take him on to hold him accountable. He does not care if he crashes. I used to feel so sorry for him for the pain he inflicted on me until I drew the line and accepted that he had choices.