Casey Anthony juror No. 12 quit job and left town for fear of her life, says report

[Sonya in Tx]

Casey Anthony juror No. 12 quit job and left town for fear of her life, says report







http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_1...43-504083.html

(CBS) - Juror No. 12 in the Casey Anthony trial has left her job and went into hiding fearing that her co-workers "want her head on a platter" after she and the 11 other jurors acquitted Anthony of first-degree murder in the death of her daughter Caylee, says a report.

Her husband said before leaving she told him "I'd rather go to jail than sit on a jury like this again," reports MSNBC.

Juror No. 12, a red-haired woman in her 60s, told the court she worked at a Publix Grocery when she was questioned as a potential juror.

Now, while the court record of all the jurors' names still remains sealed, she is terrified that she could face public scrutiny due to the controversial verdict.

Her husband had packed his own bag and says he's ready to leave if and when the court releases his wife's name, reports MSNBC.

Last week Anthony was acquitted on first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

After the sentencing, protesters chanted Caylee's name outside the courthouse as well as "Justice for Caylee."

Judge Belvin Perry sentenced Anthony to a total of four years in jail on four counts of providing false information to law enforcement, as well as a fine of $4,000, plus court costs. However, due to credit for time served and good behavior, Anthony is scheduled to be released this Sunday, July 17.

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Would this affect your choice to participate on a jury after what happened in this case?

I would have convicted Casey and sent her to the chair......

[Tessie]

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Would this affect your choice to participate on a jury after what happened in this case?

I would never want to be on a jury, especially in a case like this. I think it's ridiculous, though, that people are blaming the jury for the prosecution's case.

I would have convicted Casey and sent her to the chair......
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Well, that would have gotten you out of jury duty for sure.

[PT Freakin' G]

She should have a momentary lapse of sanity from guilt/stress, go crazy, breakdown, write a book, make a few million, move then move to a mountain in Colorado.

People don't know how to work the system as good as Casey Anthony.

[Sonya in Tx]

I would never want to be on a jury, especially in a case like this. I think it's ridiculous, though, that people are blaming the jury for the prosecution's case.



Well, that would have gotten you out of jury duty for sure.

Being "death qualified" doesn't get you booted from a jury. That's what this was. The circumstancial evidence was clear that it pointed to Casey and nobody else.

This verdict was an OJ repeat. But human nature of a narcissist is that Casey will eventually run afoul of the law now that she has got court sanctioned "courage". I give it 7 years tops......

[Scarlett]

Would this affect your choice to participate on a jury after what happened in this case?

I would have convicted Casey and sent her to the chair......

I would have sent her to the chair and not be bullied by other jurors into siding with them to 'get it over with'. I'm convinced that some of those jurors were pressured by outside forces to stick together no matter what and 'get it over with' declaring her guilty or not. Obviously the 'not' won, but I would not be persuaded. I couldn't live with that on my consience. I would have been proud to have been on this jury and help bring justice.

[Jessie]

I would have found her guilty but the Jurors made their choice. She is getting out Sunday, we have to live with it, and hope she doesn't hurt another child. I think the Jurors should be left alone, nothing can change what has happened now. I would hate to be a juror, especially on a case like this. I also think after watching this case, I would hate to be the one that found the body too.

[Scarlett]

I would have found her guilty but the Jurors made their choice. She is getting out Sunday, we have to live with it, and hope she doesn't hurt another child. I think the Jurors should be left alone, nothing can change what has happened now. I would hate to be a juror, especially on a case like this. I also think after watching this case, I would hate to be the one that found the body too.

All the jurors had to decide together - or else it would have been a hung jury, and they would have to start all over again - maybe with a different set of jurors. These jurors do not deserve privacy, what they did is reprehensible and they should be held accountable for what they did....they should explain their thought process and be under scrutiny. They did a terrible thing; why should they be able to walk away from that??

[Tessie]

All the jurors had to decide together - or else it would have been a hung jury, and they would have to start all over again - maybe with a different set of jurors. These jurors do not deserve privacy, what they did is reprehensible and they should be held accountable for what they did....they should explain their thought process and be under scrutiny. They did a terrible thing; why should they be able to walk away from that??

Because there was no evidence to say how the kid died? They did their jobs, it's over. They shouldn't be threatened.

[Scarlett]

Because there was no evidence to say how the kid died? They did their jobs, it's over. They shouldn't be threatened.

Agree; they shouldn't be threatended, but they should be ready to defend their choice to the public, especially when so many seem to disagree.

[Tessie]

Agree; they shouldn't be threatended, but they should be ready to defend their choice to the public, especially when so many seem to disagree.

The ones who have spoken publicly have defended their choice - no cause of death, no time of death, no murder scene, no motive, suspicion of George Anthony. What else do they need to say?

I agree with you that Casey's guilty and got away with murder, but I have no idea how she killed her kid or why she killed her kid, and I doubt you know either. We can all speculate, but it seems like there's just not enough evidence for people to say for certain, "this is what happened" or "what we think happened." That's the problem the jury faced, IMO.

[Robin]

The Scott Peterson jury faced similar circumstances and were able to reach a guilty verdict...just a comparison...What I really have a difficulty digesting is that on the manslaughter charge they voted 6-6 originally....So being totally even, how was one side able to convince another to totally change their vote in such a short period of time? Just very curious how that came about so quickly...

Also, juror #3 sickens me...been on so many talk shows it's almost like she voted the way she did just for the opportunities it afforded her....makes me wonder how much attention she paid to the evidence vs how much she considered her future media exposure....and whichever it is, she comes across as a nutjob...

[Tessie]

The Scott Peterson jury faced similar circumstances and were able to reach a guilty verdict...just a comparison...What I really have a difficulty digesting is that on the manslaughter charge they voted 6-6 originally....So being totally even, how was one side able to convince another to totally change their vote in such a short period of time? Just very curious how that came about so quickly...

Also, juror #3 sickens me...been on so many talk shows it's almost like she voted the way she did just for the opportunities it afforded her....makes me wonder how much attention she paid to the evidence vs how much she considered her future media exposure....and whichever it is, she comes across as a nutjob...

I didn't know the manslaughter vote was originally 6-6. I suspect that's where the majority of the debate was, though. It's easy to find her guilty of lying, so they probably spent five seconds on each of those counts, and then debated the others. They did spend about 11 or 12 hours, it's not like they gave it five minutes.

[Scarlett]

The Scott Peterson jury faced similar circumstances and were able to reach a guilty verdict...just a comparison...What I really have a difficulty digesting is that on the manslaughter charge they voted 6-6 originally....So being totally even, how was one side able to convince another to totally change their vote in such a short period of time? Just very curious how that came about so quickly...

Also, juror #3 sickens me...been on so many talk shows it's almost like she voted the way she did just for the opportunities it afforded her....makes me wonder how much attention she paid to the evidence vs how much she considered her future media exposure....and whichever it is, she comes across as a nutjob...

Don't think I knew it was 6-6.

[Robin]

The orig on the 1st degree charge was 10-2...can't recall right off what the vote was on 2nd...

I can't argue against the jury over the actual murder charges but do have to question them on the manslaughter....the kid was last seen with her. She was never seen alive again from the point she left her grandparents home with her mother. So what the hell happened in between? I do hope the gal does an interview because I just want to hear what she has to say...doubt I'll believe any of it but am definitely curious...

And again, on the final verdicts, not sure which bothers me more...the verdict or the lack of time spent arriving at it...

[fireweaver]

All the jurors had to decide together - or else it would have been a hung jury, and they would have to start all over again - maybe with a different set of jurors. These jurors do not deserve privacy, what they did is reprehensible and they should be held accountable for what they did....they should explain their thought process and be under scrutiny. They did a terrible thing; why should they be able to walk away from that??

Do you even believe in trial by jury? Or would you have a panel of judges hear the case?

[Scarlett]

Do you even believe in trial by jury? Or would you have a panel of judges hear the case?

Why so curious?