The Casey Anthony Timeline of Events detailing the life and key events surrounding Casey Anthony and her daughter, Caylee Anthony. It covers everything from Casey’s early life, family background, relationships, financial issues, and, most critically, the disappearance and subsequent investigation into Caylee’s death.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the timeline:

Family Background & Early Life

• September 5, 1951 – George Anthony (Casey’s father) is born. Learn More about George Anthony
  
• June 5, 1958 – Cindy Anthony (Casey’s mother) is born.
• March 20, 1981, George and Cindy marry in Niles, Ohio, after meeting at a hospital where Cindy worked.
• November 20, 1982 – Lee Anthony (Casey’s brother) is born.
• March 19, 1986 – Casey Marie Anthony is born in Warren, Ohio.

Financial and Family Struggles

• October 4, 1989 – Anthony family moved to Orlando from eastern Ohio. Cindy Anthony buys a house.
• 1998 – George and Cindy take out an $83,600 mortgage on the house.
• 1998 – They also take a line of credit between $25,000 and $50,000.

Casey’s Teenage Years & Early Adulthood

• 2004 – Casey withdraws from Colonial High School, failing to graduate.
• 2004-2006 – Casey works for Event Imaging Solutions (Kodak) at Universal, earning around $20,515.
• December 2004 – Caylee is likely conceived.
• 2005 – Casey tells a friend, Kiomarie Cruz, that she considered giving Caylee up for adoption, but Cindy refused.

Caylee’s Birth & Early Life

• August 9, 2005 – Caylee Marie Anthony is born.
• August 18, 2005 – A DNA test confirms Jesse Grund is NOT the father.
• 2005-2007 – Various rumors surface about Caylee’s father, including that he was in the military and died in a car accident.

Casey’s Relationships & Personal Struggles

• 2005-2006 – Casey dates Jesse Grund, then Ricardo Morales, and later Tony Lazzaro.
• 2006 – Jesse and Casey get engaged but later break up.
• 2007 – Casey allegedly has a miscarriage from her relationship with Brandon Snow.
• Late 2007-2008 – Casey steals money from her family to pay bills and personal expenses.

6. Financial & Legal Issues

• Late 2007 – Cindy finds out Casey stole over $4,500 from their credit card.
• April 2008 – Cindy considers kicking Casey and Caylee out after discussing her behavior with a counselor.
• May 2008 – Casey starts looking for a house with her friend Amy Huizenga.

7. June 2008 – The Last Days of Caylee

• June 9, 2008 – Casey and Caylee stay at Ricardo’s house.
• June 10, 2008 – Ricardo sees Caylee for the last time.
• June 11, 2008 – Casey changes her relationship status to “in a relationship” with Tony Lazzaro.
• June 12, 2008 – Casey tells friends she’s moving out soon.
• June 13, 2008 – Casey tells her friend Amy that she can’t go to Jacksonville because her dad had a mini-stroke (which was a lie).
• June 15, 2008 – Cindy and Caylee visit Cindy’s father for Father’s Day (last confirmed sighting of Caylee).
• June 16, 2008 (The Key Date) –
• Around 12:50 PM – George Anthony sees Casey and Caylee leave the house with backpacks.
• 4:11 PM-4:25 PM – Casey frantically calls several people.
• 5:57 PM – Casey arrives at Tony Lazzaro’s apartment.
• 7:58 PM – Casey and Tony rent movies at Blockbuster (Caylee is NOT with them).
• Overnight – Casey stays with Tony.

2008 – Events Leading to Caylee’s Disappearance

June 15 (Father’s Day)

• Caylee visits her great-grandfather at a nursing home with Cindy Anthony.
• Cindy takes the last known photograph of Caylee.
• Caylee and Cindy return home and swim in the backyard pool.
• Casey spends the day with her boyfriend, Tony Lazzaro.

June 16, 2008:

• 12:50 PM – Casey leaves her parents’ house with Caylee, as seen by George Anthony.
• 4:00 PM – Casey’s phone records show she remained in the area for hours before leaving.
• 7:54 PM – Casey is seen at a Blockbuster video store with Tony Lazzaro. Caylee is not with her.
• Casey tells her parents that Caylee is staying with her nanny, “Zani” (Zenaida Gonzalez).
• No evidence of Zani’s existence is ever found.

June 17, 2008:

• Casey stays at Tony’s apartment most of the day.
• 2:45 PM – 4:30 PM – Casey is at her parents’ house with her car backed into the garage.
• She borrows a shovel from her neighbor, Brian Burner.
• Casey continues telling her mother that Caylee is with Zani.

June 18, 2008:

• Casey again backs her car into the garage at her parents’ house.
• She borrows a shovel from Brian Burner for an hour.
• She tells Cindy she is at a conference in Tampa. Casey Anthony informed her mother that she was going on a work trip to Busch Gardens theme park in Tampa, Florida. She claimed that she would be bringing Caylee along, with “Zanny” watching her while she attended meetings.
  
• Tony Lazzaro confirms Caylee was never at his apartment.

During the supposed six-day trip, Cindy Anthony received no contact from Casey, despite leaving multiple voicemail messages. When Casey finally returned her calls, she told Cindy that “Zanny” had been in a serious car accident, leaving them stuck in the hospital, which prevented her and Caylee from coming home.

June 19, 2008:

• George Anthony reported the theft of multiple gas cans from his shed to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Later, Cindy Anthony mentioned the incident to Casey Anthony over the phone. In response, Casey claimed that she had returned to Orlando that same afternoon to retrieve insurance information and coordinate with “Zanny’s” family regarding her hospitalization. She also stated that she briefly stopped at home to gather some belongings before heading back to Tampa, uncertain of when she would return. During the conversation, Casey admitted to stealing the gas cans.
• Casey spends the day at Tony’s apartment and looks for an apartment for him.

June 20, 2008:

• Cindy continues pressing Casey about Caylee’s whereabouts.
• Casey claims she is still at a conference in Tampa.
• That night, Casey enters a “Hot Body” contest at Fusian nightclub.

June 21-22, 2008 (Weekend)

• Casey continues claiming she is in Tampa.
• Tells a friend that Caylee is “at the beach.”
• Cindy continues demanding to see Caylee.

June 23, 2008:

• Casey runs out of gas and breaks into her parents’ shed with Tony to steal gas cans.
• Cindy still insists on seeing Caylee, but Casey claims her babysitter was in a car accident.

June 24, 2008:

• George Anthony notices the lock on the shed is broken and reports it to the police.
• Casey arrives home and aggressively hands George the stolen gas cans, cursing at him.

June 25, 2008:

• Casey tells her friend Amy Huizenga that her car “smells like something died in it.”

June 27, 2008:

• Casey abandons her white Pontiac Sunfire at an Amscot parking lot near a dumpster.
• Calls Tony Lazzaro to pick her up.
• Casey throws out a bag of items from a refrigerator.
• That night, she goes to another nightclub.

June 30, 2008:

• Casey’s car is towed from Amscot to Johnson’s Wrecker.
• Cindy Anthony is on vacation and keeps insisting on seeing Caylee.

July 1, 2008:

• Casey stays at her ex-fiancé Jesse Grund’s apartment.
• She tells her mother that Caylee is with a woman named “Jennifer Rosa.”

July 3, 2008

• Cindy drives to Universal Studios to find Caylee but is told by Casey that they are “in Jacksonville.”
• Cindy creates a MySpace post titled “My Caylee is Missing.”

July 4. 2008:

• Casey parties at Lake Eola fireworks with new friends.
• Cindy Anthony anticipated Casey Anthony would return home over the Fourth of July weekend. However, Casey claimed that car troubles during an out-of-town trip left her stranded in Jacksonville, Florida, preventing her from coming home. She said she will remain in Jacksonville until July 14th.
  

July 5, 2008:

• Casey claims she will return home on July 12 because her car “broke down in Jacksonville.”

July 10-12, 2008

• Casey goes clubbing again at Fusian.

July 15 (Day 30 Since Caylee Was Last Seen)

• George and Cindy retrieve Casey’s abandoned car from the tow yard. George Anthony received a letter that placed Anthony’s vehicle in an Orlando tow yard, not in Jacksonville at all. Cindy Anthony, who then tried calling and texting Anthony regarding a “major problem that she needed to discuss with her immediately.” Cindy Anthony and George Anthony retrieved the car.
  
• The trunk smells of decomposition.
• Cindy Anthony calls 911 multiple times. Growing increasingly concerned, Cindy Anthony decided to contact Amy Huizenga, a friend and former co-worker of Casey Anthony, to inquire about Casey and Caylee. Amy confirmed that Casey was not in Jacksonville as she had claimed but was instead staying at her boyfriend Anthony Lazzaro’s apartment in Orlando. Cindy Anthony drove to Lazzaro’s apartment, where she confronted Casey and demanded to see Caylee. Casey reluctantly agreed, and the two set off in a car, but she refused to reveal their destination, aimlessly driving Cindy around. Frustrated and alarmed, Cindy Anthony called the police on her daughter during the drive.
  
• Casey tells her family Caylee was kidnapped by “Zani the Nanny.”
• Casey claims she dropped Caylee off at the Sawgrass Apartments.
• Police determine no one lived in that apartment since February 2008.
• Casey is arrested for lying to police.

At last, Casey confessed that Caylee had been missing for 31 days. She claimed that Zanny the Nanny had taken Caylee from her as punishment for being a “bad mother” but insisted that she had spoken to Caylee on the phone that very day, July 15th.

When the 911 operator asked why she had waited so long to report her daughter missing, Casey responded:

“I have been looking for her and have gone through other resources to try to find her, which was stupid.”

Cindy Anthony, reports Caylee missing, stating she hasn’t seen her granddaughter for 31 days and noting a strong odor in Casey’s car that she describes as smelling “like there’s been a dead body in the damn car.”

July 16, 2008:

• Cadaver dogs alert to decomposition in Casey’s car and the Anthony backyard.
• Casey is arrested after providing false information to investigators, including a fabricated story about a nanny named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez kidnapping Caylee.

July 17, 2008:

• Forensic tests confirm a decomposed body was in Casey’s trunk.

July 22, 2008:

• At a bond hearing, Casey is declared a ‘person of interest.’ The hearing introduces evidence that a cadaver dog had detected the odor of human decomposition in the car trunk and the Anthonys’ backyard.

August 11, 2008

• Roy Kronk, a meter reader, calls Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) reporting a suspicious gray bag in a wooded area off Suburban Drive.
• A deputy responds but does not thoroughly investigate.

August 12, 2008

• Kronk calls OCSO again, reporting the same gray bag in the woods.
• Deputy Elizabeth Collins responds but does not enter the wooded area.

August 13, 2008

• Kronk calls for the third time and meets with Deputy Richard Cain, who briefly searches the area but does not find anything.
• Cain tells Kronk it was “just trash.”

August 20, 2008:

• California bounty hunter Leonard Padilla posts Casey’s $500,000 bond, hoping she will lead them to Caylee.

August 30, 2008:

• The bond is rescinded after Casey’s arrest for allegedly stealing and cashing checks from a friend, and due to the angry crowds demonstrating outside the Anthonys’ home.

September 2008:

• Computer searches reveal Casey looked up “chloroform” and “neck breaking” in March 2008. The police investigate Casey’s internet searches, including searches for:
• “Chloroform”
• “Neck breaking”
• “Household weapons”

October 14, 2008:

• A grand jury indicts Casey on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter, and providing false information to law enforcement. Her father, George Anthony, testified before the grand jury that indicted Casey.
  

October 24, 2008:

• Forensic reports from an examination of Casey’s car are released, noting that a hair strand discovered in the trunk is “microscopically similar” to those found on Caylee’s brush and showed “characteristics of apparent decomposition.” Additionally, an air sample from the trunk is found to contain chemical compounds consistent with human decomposition.

December 11, 2008:

• Roy Kronk calls 911 again after noticing a small human skull in the wooded area off Suburban Drive.
• Deputies Turso and Porter arrive, confirm skeletal remains.
• Crime scene established; forensic team recovers:
• Skull with duct tape attached to the mandible.
• Trash bags, laundry bag, and child’s blanket.

December 19, 2008

• DNA testing confirmed that the remains belonged to Caylee Anthony. Duct tape covered the mouth of the remains. However, because the body had been left to decompose for so long, no tests were able to discern Caylee Anthony’s cause of death.
• Internal Investigation launched into Deputy Richard Cain’s failure to investigate Kronk’s August reports.
• Cain is found guilty of “unsatisfactory performance” and “untruthfulness.”

December 20, 2008:

• The medical examiner rules the death a homicide but cannot determine the exact cause.

January 23, 2009:

• George Anthony is taken into custody after a suicide attempt.

September 20, 2009

• Duct tape found on the mouth of slain toddler Caylee Anthony was contaminated by an FBI document examiner, raising questions about how it will be used in prosecuting the 2-year-old girl’s mother for the murder. The disclosure of the contaminated duct tape was among hundreds of pages of evidence released Tuesday by the State Attorney’s Office in Orlando.
• The contamination was discovered after FBI lab workers noticed female DNA on the duct tape which neither matched Caylee Anthony, Casey Anthony or the toddler’s grandmother, Cindy Anthony. Samples were taken of FBI workers who had handled the duct tape and a match was found with a forensics document examiner.
  

May 24, 2011:

• Casey’s murder trial begins. The prosecution portrays her as a party-loving mother who wanted to free herself from parental responsibilities, while the defense claims Caylee accidentally drowned in the family pool and that Casey’s father, George Anthony, helped cover it up.

June 15-20, 2011

• Forensic experts testify:
• Chloroform was searched on Casey’s computer.
• Duct tape was the cause of death.

June 23, 2011:

• Cindy Anthony took the stand and refuted some of the prosecution’s theory of the case, testifying that she had been the one to search chloroform on the family computer — not her daughter, as prosecutors had contended. She said she had been looking up the term after her dogs had eaten bamboo leaves that contained chlorophyll.
• Defense argues Caylee accidentally drowned in the family pool, and Casey panicked.

July 5, 2011:

• The jury finds Casey not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, and aggravated child abuse but convicts her on four counts of providing false information to law enforcement.

July 7, 2011:

• Casey was sentenced to four years behind bars for lying to police, but was given credit for time served and released 12 days after the verdict

July 13, 2011

• State prosecutors do not plan to pursue perjury charges against Cindy Anthony for her controversial testimony about computer searches in her daughter, Casey Anthony’s murder trial
  

July 17, 2011:

• Casey is released from jail, having received credit for time served and good behavior.

March 2017:

• In her first public interview since the trial, Casey maintains that she does not know how her daughter died and asserts her innocence.

Key Takeaways from the Timeline

• Numerous Lies – Casey consistently lied about her employment, finances, and Caylee’s whereabouts.
• Internet Searches – Evidence showed she researched chloroform before Caylee’s disappearance.
• Party Lifestyle – While Caylee was missing, Casey partied, dated, and showed no concern.
• Family Conflicts – Casey and Cindy argued frequently about Caylee and Casey’s responsibilities.
• Shocking Acquittal – Despite overwhelming circumstantial evidence, Casey was not convicted of murder.

Summary of Key Investigation Failures:

• August 2008: OCSO ignored Roy Kronk’s warnings about the remains.
• Deputy Richard Cain’s failure to conduct a proper search delayed Caylee’s discovery by four months.
• Forensic evidence strongly suggested murder, but defense attorneys successfully argued alternative theories.
• Casey Anthony was acquitted despite overwhelming circumstantial evidence.

Key Forensic Findings

• Duct tape covered Caylee’s nose and mouth.
• Chloroform was found in Casey’s car trunk at extremely high levels.
• Caylee’s remains were wrapped in a Winnie the Pooh blanket and trash bags.
• The duct tape was identical to tape found in the Anthony home.

Conclusion by the Prosecution

• Casey Anthony lied about Caylee’s whereabouts for 31 days.
• Casey continued partying while Caylee was missing.
• Forensic evidence strongly indicated Caylee’s body was in Casey’s trunk.
• The duct tape suggested an intentional killing.

The case remains a subject of public fascination and debate, with many questions about Caylee’s death still unanswered.

Orlando, Florida – Cindy Anthony decided to call 911 three separate times when she had not seen her granddaughter for 31 days in the summer of 2008. The following is a transcript of those conversations.

• Cindy Anthony: “I have someone here who I need to be arrested in my home.”
• 911 Operator: “They are there right now?”
• Cindy Anthony: “And I have a possible missing child. I have a 3-year-old who has been missing for a month.”
• 911 Operator: “A 3-year-old? Have you reported that?”
• Cindy Anthony: “I’m trying to do that now.”
• 911 Operator: “OK, what did the person do that you need arrested?”
• Cindy Anthony: “My daughter.”
• 911 Operator: “For what?”
• Cindy Anthony: “For stealing an auto and stealing money. I already spoke to someone who said they would patch me through to the Orlando Sheriff’s Department and have a deputy here. I was in the car and I was going to drive her to the police station, and no one is open. They said they would bring a deputy to my home when I got home to call them.”
• 911 Operator: “So, she stole your vehicle?”
• Cindy Anthony: “Yes.”
• 911 Operator: “When did she do that?”
• Cindy Anthony: “On the (June) 30. I just got it back from the impound. I’d like to speak to an officer. Can you have someone come out to my house?”
• Another call featured the first words heard from the mother of the missing girl. She said she knows who has her daughter.  
• Cindy Anthony: “I called a little bit ago to the deputy sheriff’s and I’ve found out that my granddaughter has been taken — she has been missing for a month. Her mother had finally admitted that she had been missing.”
• 911 Operator: “What is the address you are calling from?”
• Cindy Anthony: “We are talking about a 3-year-old little girl. My daughter finally admitted that the baby sitter stole her. I need to find her.”
• 911 Operator: “Your daughter admitted that the baby is where?”
• Cindy Anthony: “She said she took her a month ago and my daughter has been looking for her. I told you my daughter has been missing for a month and I just found her today. But I can’t find my granddaughter. She just admitted to me that she’s been trying to find her by herself. There is something wrong. I found my daughter’s car today and it smells like there’s been a dead body in the damn car.”
• 911 Operator: “OK, what is the 3-year-old’s name?”
• Cindy Anthony: “Caylee, C-A-Y-L-E-E, Anthony.”
• 911 Operator: “How long has she been missing for?”
• Cindy Anthony: “I have not seen her since June 7.”
• Anthony’s speech is then inaudible.
• 911 Operator: “Can you calm down for me for just a minute. I need to know what is going on. Is your daughter there? Can I speak with her? Do you mind if I speak with her?”
• Casey Anthony: “Hello.”
• 911 Operator: “Hi. Can you tell me what’s going on a little bit?”
• Casey Anthony: “My daughter has been missing for the last 31 days.” 
• 911 Operator: “And, you know who has her?”
• Casey Anthony: “I know who has her. I tried to contact her and I actually received a phone call today from a number that is no longer in service. I did get to speak to my daughter for about a minute.”
• 911 Operator: “Did you guys report a vehicle stolen?”
• Casey Anthony: “Yes, my mom did.”
• 911 Operator: “OK, so there has been a vehicle stolen too?”
• Casey Anthony: “No. This is my vehicle.”
• 911 Operator: “What vehicle was stolen?”
• Casey Anthony: “It’s a 1998 Pontiac.”
• 911 Operator: “We have deputies on the way to you for that, but now your 3-year-old is missing — Caylee Anthony?”
• Casey Anthony: “Yes.”
• 911 Operator: “You lost her a month ago?”
• Casey Anthony: “Thirty-one days (ago).”
• 911 Operator: “Who has her? Do you have a name?”
• Casey Anthony: “Her name is Zenida Fernandez Gonzalez.”
• 911 Operator: “Who is that, the baby sitter?”
• Casey Anthony: “She’s been my nanny for about a year and a half or two years.” 
• 911 Operator: “Why are you calling now? Why didn’t you call 31 days ago?”
• Casey Anthony: “I’ve been looking for her and have gone through other resources to try to find her — which is stupid.”