Casey Anthony.
Casey Anthonyis finally speaking out in a new docuseries about the death of her 2-year-old daughter,Caylee— and the series producer tells PEOPLE that her grief seemed “genuine.”
“I’m known for my objectivity,” says Alexandra Dean, the producer ofCasey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies, which began streaming today on Peacock. “I wanted to listen to her and give her a fair shake. She has been given the tabloid treatment, and she needed someone to listen to her.”
In 2008, Anthony became internationally infamous after the disappearance of Caylee. Six months after the girl vanished, her remains were found in a wooded area near her grandparents' home, where she was living at the time.
Anthony was charged with murder. Duringher 2011 trial, her legal team claimed that Caylee had drowned in the family pool. She was infamouslyacquitted of homicidecharges — but convicted of two counts of providing false information to law enforcement, for which she served prison time.
Dean says she wanted to see how Anthony had moved on after her trial.
“My biggest question was, ‘Can I feel her grieving her daughter?’ Dean says. “I’m a mom. I needed to feel the grief. And I did feel it. She is grieving for her daughter. And I think she was genuine.”
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Dean says that the interview with Anthony was part of a much longer investigative process. “I spoke to a lot of people about this case,” Dean continues. “And to be a journalist, you have to suspend your own judgment and just hear what people are saying to you. I immersed myself in this case.”
Dean said that untangling the twists and turns of Anthony’s story was a challenge.
“It’s a deeply confusing case,” she says. “But there were a lot of angles that police didn’t follow up on. There are a lot of question marks — territory that wasn’t covered.”
A law enforcement source who worked on the case disagrees.
“We did everything we could to solve this case,” the police source says. “And I think we did a good job. There’s nothing Casey can say that will change that.”
But Dean says that the interview will change a lot of people’s minds. “I think people will be surprised when they listen to her tell her story,” Dean says. “She has a lot to say.”
Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Liesis now streaming on Peacock.
source: people.com
