When news broke of three-year-old Caylee Anthony's disappearance from her home in Florida in July 2008, there was a huge outpouring of sympathy across the nation. The search for Caylee made front-page headlines. But there was one huge question mark hanging over the case: the girl's mother. -Why did Casey Anthony wait one full month before reporting her daughter missing? -Why were searches on chloroform and missing children found on her computer?-Why did she go out partying with friends less than one week after Caylee disappeared?As the investigation continued and suspicions mounted, Casey became the prime suspect. In October, based on new evidence against Casey - her erratic behaviour and lies, her car that showed signs of human decomposition - a grand jury indicted the young single mother. Then, two months later, police found Caylee's remains a quarter of a mile away from the Anthony home. Casey pled not guilty to charges of murder in the first degree, and she continues to protest her innocence. Did she or didn't she kill Caylee? This is the story of one of the most shocking, confusing, and horrific crimes in modern American history.

Author Biography

Diane Fanning is the author of the Edgar Award finalist Written in Blood: A True Story of Murder and a Deadly 16-Year-Old Secret That Tore a Family Apart, as well as nine other true-crime books (available from St Martin's) and the Lieutenant Lucinda Pierce mystery series. She lives in New Braunfels, Texas. Visit her website at www.dianefanning.com.