Casey Anthony Accuses Her Dad of Caylee's Death: 'He Told Me What to Do'

More than a decade after Casey Anthony was acquitted on charges that she'd murdered her daughter, she's shifting the blame for the 2-year-old's death onto her own dad.

Anthony tells her side of the story in the forthcoming limited documentary series, Casey Anthony: Where the True Lies. It's set to air on Peacock on November 29.

The 36-year-old points the finger at her father, George, for Caylee's 2008 death in the three-part series, People reported.It reportedly will be Anthony's first interview on camera since the resolution of her trial.

Anthony alleges in the documentary that her dad killed his granddaughter before placing her in the swimming pool to make it look like a drowning.

"He was standing there with her," she said. "She was soaking wet. He handed her to me. Said it was my fault. That I caused it. But he didn't rush to call 911 and he wasn't trying to resuscitate her. I collapsed with her in my arms. She was heavy, and she was cold."

Anthony added: "He takes her from me and he immediately softens his tone and says 'It's going to be OK.' I wanted to believe him. He took her from me and he went away."

It took around a month before Caylee was reported missing.

"During the 31 days, I genuinely believed that Caylee was still alive," Anthony continued. "My father kept telling me she was OK. I had to keep following his instructions. He told me what to do. I tried to act as normal as I could."

During her highly publicized 2011 trial, Anthony's legal team argued that her daughter had drowned in the family pool some three years prior. Although she was found not guilty of murder, Anthony was convicted and imprisoned on several other counts of providing false information to police.

Many on social media were infuriated following the release of Peacock's teaser trailer for Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies.

One Twitter user blasted the streaming service, writing: "Whyyyyyyyyy are yall making her relevant again @peacock, we don't wanna...put money in her pockets."

Another user called Anthony a "monster" and condemned Peacock for giving her a platform.

Newsweek reached out to representatives for Peacock for comment.

Updated 11/15/2022, 3:12 p.m. ET: This story was updated with additional information and background.

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