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March 28, 2025 105 mins
This week we discuss the Casey Anthony case and her emergence as a TikToking, Substacking legal advocate. Rather than rehashing the trial, we speculate on what drives Casey’s audacity and apparent lack of remorse, drawing parallels to psychopathy and narcissism. We examine her family dynamics, the infamous 911 call, and the chilling Firefox search history (including "foolproof suffocation") that the prosecution overlooked. Was Caylee’s death an accident or a calculated act by a mother who saw her child as an obstacle? We wrestle with these questions, blending behavioral analysis with personal reflections on compassion, forgiveness, and the limits of understanding someone who seems "reptilian" in nature.

Links:

Coach Steph's website:

https://stephanielicata.com/meet-stephanie

Nancy Grace, like a dog with a bone:

https://nypost.com/2025/03/07/us-news/casey-anthony-new-legal-advocate-career-called-out-by-nancy-grace/

Casey's Substack:

https://substack.com/@therealcaseyanthony

Psychololgy Today Article:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/spycatcher/201107/the-not-so-obvious-lessons-from-the-casey-anthony-trial

Psychopaths are capable of empathy:

https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/dark-triad/

Television Documentaries:

Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies

https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/casey-anthony-where-the-truth-lies/8263985552066829112?orig_ref=https://www.google.com/

Casey Anthony's Parents: The Lie Detector Test

https://www.hulu.com/series/casey-anthonys-parents-the-lie-detector-test-b02e99c1-8c67-4f0d-9885-f7e7e245e8ab

Casey Anthony's Parents Speak

https://www.aetv.com/specials/casey-anthonys-parents-speak

 

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