ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Casey Anthony

Okay kiddo, often times bad things happen in this world and people disagree on what is right and what is wrong. In 2011, there was a lady named Casey Anthony who went to court because she was accused of doing something very bad - hurting her own daughter who was very little. Now, some people think that Casey hurt her daughter on purpose, and some believe that it was an accident. But whatever happened, Casey didn't tell anyone what really happened to her daughter for a while. Because of this, some people think that Casey lied about what happened and didn't try to help her daughter. The court tried to decide if Casey was guilty, but in the end they said that there wasn't enough proof to show that she hurt her daughter on purpose. Some people were very upset with this decision, but it's important to remember that sometimes things are not always black and white and it's the court's job to try and figure out the truth.