Where Is Casey Anthony Now? Her 2026 Life and Location

As of October 2026, Casey Anthony is a free woman living a mostly private life, with no criminal case, probation, or lawsuit hanging over her. She was acquitted in 2011 of murdering her 2 year old daughter, Caylee, and today she presents herself online as a “legal advocate” through a paid Substack and a TikTok account she launched in March 2025. Her exact home is not public. TMZ reported she spent much of 2025 in New Hampshire, and TMZ reported on May 25, 2026 that she had been spotted back in Central Florida.

The short version:

Where she is: Her address is private. She was photographed in Manchester, New Hampshire, in July 2025 and in Lake Mary, Florida, in May 2026, according to TMZ.
Legal status: Free. She was found not guilty of murder, aggravated manslaughter, and aggravated child abuse on July 5, 2011, and left jail on July 17, 2011.
What she was convicted of: Lying to law enforcement. The jury convicted her on four misdemeanor counts, and an appeals court threw out two of them in 2013.
What she does now: She calls herself a legal advocate, researcher, and author, posts on TikTok, and publishes a memoir called Who Is She Really? on Substack.
Her age: She was born on March 19, 1986, which makes her 40.
Caylee’s case: Officially, Caylee’s death remains unsolved. The medical examiner ruled it a homicide by undetermined means, and no one else has ever been charged.

Casey Anthony is not in prison in 2026. She was acquitted of killing her daughter Caylee in 2011 and has been free since July 17, 2011. Her current address is not public, but recent reports place her in Central Florida after time in New Hampshire, and she now runs a Substack and TikTok where she calls herself a legal advocate.

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Where Is Casey Anthony Now in 2026?

Casey Anthony’s home address is not public, but the most recent sighting placed her in Central Florida in May 2026. TMZ obtained video of her shopping at a T.J. Maxx in Lake Mary, north of Orlando, on May 24, 2026, and said the sighting stood out because she had “spent much of the last year in New Hampshire.”

That New Hampshire chapter began making headlines in July 2025. TMZ photographed her at a Manchester sports bar with a local man, later identified by TMZ as Ben Beauchemin, a Hooksett gun shop owner, Army veteran, and former police officer. A source told TMZ the pair described their relationship as a “situationship.” Neither has publicly confirmed a relationship, and TMZ’s May 2026 report did not say whether they are still together.

Before that, she lived for years in South Florida. In a 2017 interview with the Associated Press, as carried by MPR News, she said she was living in West Palm Beach and working for Patrick McKenna, the private investigator who led her defense team’s investigation. The Guardian noted in March 2025 that Parade had reported she was living in Tennessee, a detail she has not confirmed.

Is Casey Anthony Still in Prison or on Probation?

No. Casey Anthony has been free since July 17, 2011, and she has no open criminal case. A jury in Orlando found her not guilty of first degree murder, aggravated manslaughter of a child, and aggravated child abuse on July 5, 2011, according to the Wikipedia case summary and contemporary coverage from the Orlando Sentinel and Associated Press.

The same jury convicted her on four misdemeanor counts of giving false information to law enforcement, covering her claims that she worked at Universal Studios, that a nanny named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez had Caylee, that she had told coworkers about the disappearance, and that she had spoken to Caylee by phone. Judge Belvin Perry gave her one year per count, but she had already spent close to three years in jail, so she was released 12 days after the verdict.

She then had to return to Florida in August 2011 to serve a year of supervised probation for an unrelated 2010 check fraud case. Because of threats against her life, she served it at an undisclosed location, and the state kept her out of its public probation database.

Can Casey Anthony be tried again for Caylee’s death?

No. Double jeopardy bars a second murder trial after an acquittal. In January 2013, Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal also cut her lying convictions from four to two, ruling that statements made in a single interview count as one offense, according to ABC News. Her criminal case is closed.

Is Casey Anthony Still in Prison or on Probation

What Does Casey Anthony Do for a Living Now?

She describes herself as a legal advocate and researcher, and she earns attention, and some subscription income, through Substack and TikTok. On March 1, 2025, she posted her first TikTok video and pointed viewers to a Substack where she said she would write about legal issues.

“I’ve been in the legal field since 2011, and in this capacity I feel that it’s necessary, if I’m going to continue to operate appropriately as a legal advocate, that I start to advocate for myself and also advocate for my daughter,” she said in that video, as quoted by The Guardian. “My goal is to continue to help give a voice to people, to give people tools and resources that they can utilize.”

Her Substack, called Beyond Case, describes her as a “Researcher. Consultant. Advocate. Activist. Author. LGBTQIA+ Ally,” according to CafeMom, which reported she had at least 11,000 Substack subscribers and nearly 90,000 TikTok followers. Those are reported counts and change often. FOX 26 Houston reported in 2025 that paid subscriptions cost $10 a month.

What is Casey Anthony’s memoir about?

It is a serialized memoir called Who Is She Really?, published chapter by chapter on her Substack. In her first post, she wrote, “We are plagued by a rush to judgment before someone even steps foot into a courtroom,” as quoted by Oxygen. No traditional publisher has announced a book deal.

Does Casey Anthony post about politics?

Yes, increasingly. In January 2026, Fox News reported on a Substack post in which she argued that America has a “long-standing history of discriminating against anyone who is not a white man,” and criticized Florida’s attorney general. Fox reported that she had also criticized federal officials over a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis. These posts drew heavy backlash, which is typical of the response to almost anything she publishes.

What Does Casey Anthony Do for a Living Now

Is Casey Anthony a Private Investigator?

No. She has no Florida private investigator license, though she did register a research and consulting company. In December 2020, she filed paperwork with the Florida Division of Corporations for Case Research and Consulting Services LLC, with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2021, the Associated Press reported. The company’s listed address belonged to Patrick McKenna.

People reported at the time that state records showed she did not hold a private investigator license and, because of her prior felony check fraud conviction, could not obtain one. A source told People she wanted to “help other wrongfully accused women,” but had no clients yet. We found no public record of the company winning work since.

McKenna has been the most stable figure in her adult life. In Peacock’s 2022 docuseries, she said of him, “He’s the closest thing to a real dad that I’ve ever had,” according to Oxygen.

What Did Casey Anthony Claim in the Peacock Documentary?

In Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies, released on Peacock in November 2022, she claimed her father, George Anthony, was involved in Caylee’s death and had abused her. George Anthony has denied those allegations under oath and in interviews, and he has never been charged with any crime connected to the case.

In the series, she described waking up to find Caylee missing and then seeing her father holding the child. “He handed her to me. Said it was my fault. That I caused it,” she said, as quoted by People via AOL. “But he didn’t rush to call 911, and he wasn’t trying to resuscitate her.”

This account differs from what she told police in 2008, when she claimed a nanny had taken Caylee. The nanny story was false, and it is one of the lies she was convicted of. Readers should treat her documentary claims as her own unverified account. Prosecutors never presented evidence supporting them, and Judge Perry barred the defense from arguing the abuse claims at closing because no evidence of them was introduced at trial.

What Happened to Caylee Anthony?

Caylee, 2, was last seen alive on June 16, 2008, and her remains were found on Dec. 11, 2008, in woods near the family home in Orlando. Her grandmother, Cindy Anthony, reported her missing on July 15, 2008, telling a 911 dispatcher she had not seen the girl in 31 days.

Prosecutors argued that Casey used chloroform and duct tape to kill her daughter. The defense, led by Jose Baez, argued that Caylee drowned accidentally in the family pool. The medical examiner listed the cause of death as homicide by undetermined means, and the jury said afterward that the state had not proven how she died.

Juror Jennifer Ford told ABC News after the verdict that the panel was “sick to [their] stomach[s]” but could not convict without proof. “If you cannot prove what the crime was, you cannot determine what the punishment should be,” she said. In 2021, one juror said he regretted his vote on the most serious charges.

If you follow other cases where a parent was at the center of a child’s death, our update on where Ruby Franke is now covers a mother who pleaded guilty and is serving prison time, a very different outcome from Anthony’s acquittal.

Did Casey Anthony Have to Pay Anything After the Trial?

A judge ordered her to repay part of the search costs, but a 2013 bankruptcy wiped out most of her debts. After the trial, Judge Perry ruled she owed about $217,000 to the state for investigative costs from the period when Caylee was treated as a missing child, according to CNN.

In January 2013, she filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, listing about $1,100 in assets and $792,000 in liabilities, including $500,000 owed to Baez, according to the Christian Science Monitor, which carried the AP report. In December 2013, Judge K. Rodney May discharged most of those debts, the Associated Press reported.

What happened to the lawsuits against her?

All three major civil cases ended without a large payout.

Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez: The real woman who shared the name of Anthony’s invented nanny sued for defamation in 2008. A bankruptcy judge threw out her claims in September 2015, finding Anthony’s statements were not willful and malicious under bankruptcy law.
Texas EquuSearch: The search group settled in 2013 for an unsecured $75,000 claim in the bankruptcy, which its lawyer said would likely bring little or nothing.
Roy Kronk: The meter reader who found Caylee’s remains sued for defamation in 2013. A bankruptcy judge dismissed his claim in February 2019, and a federal district judge affirmed that ruling in January 2020.

Did Casey Anthony Have to Pay Anything After the Trial

Where Are George and Cindy Anthony Now?

George and Cindy Anthony still live together in Florida and remain largely estranged from their daughter, according to a June 2026 People report. The couple married in March 1981, and People reported they have stayed together despite rumors of a split. Casey and Cindy have had “sporadic communication” since 2022, a source told the magazine.

In January 2024, the couple appeared in A&E and Lifetime’s Casey Anthony’s Parents: The Lie Detector Test. “Yes, I believe [Casey knows what happened], 100 percent. I kept hoping upon hope that she would confess,” Cindy said in the special, as quoted by People. George again denied any role in Caylee’s death.

Casey’s brother, Lee Anthony, testified at the trial. People reported that he married in 2012, has a child, and does not have a relationship with his sister.

Why Is Casey Anthony Back in the News in 2026?

Her own Substack posts, new true crime coverage, and comparisons to other child death cases keep her name in the headlines. In September 2026, Megyn Kelly’s MK Confidential released a four part series on the case, revisiting the investigation and trial evidence.

The same month, Us Weekly reported that Andrea Lyon, who was part of Anthony’s 2011 defense team, had taken on the case of an Illinois mother charged in the death of her 2 year old son, which pulled the Anthony trial back into coverage. The Hindustan Times also tied renewed interest to the Lindsay Clancy trial in Massachusetts.

For more cases in the headlines this year, see our roundup of 2026 true crime case updates, or catch up on where Jodi Arias is now, whose televised trial drew the same HLN audience that followed Anthony’s.

Casey Anthony Timeline: 2008 to 2026

The key dates run from Caylee’s disappearance in 2008 to Anthony’s Substack era.

June 16, 2008: Caylee is last seen leaving the family home with her mother.
July 15, 2008: Cindy Anthony reports Caylee missing. Casey is arrested the next day.
Oct. 14, 2008: A grand jury indicts Casey on first degree murder and other charges.
Dec. 11, 2008: Caylee’s remains are found near the family home.
May 24, 2011: Trial opens in Orlando with a jury brought in from Pinellas County.
July 5, 2011: Jury acquits her of murder, manslaughter, and child abuse, and convicts her of four counts of lying to police.
July 17, 2011: She is released from jail.
Jan. 25, 2013: An appeals court throws out two of the four lying convictions.
Dec. 2013: A bankruptcy judge discharges most of her debts.
March 2017: She gives her first interview, to the Associated Press.
Dec. 2020: She files paperwork for Case Research and Consulting Services LLC.
Nov. 2022: Peacock releases Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies.
March 1, 2025: She launches TikTok and Substack as a self described legal advocate.
July 2025: TMZ photographs her in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Jan. 2026: Fox News reports on her political Substack posts.
May 2026: TMZ reports she is back in Central Florida.
Sept. 2026: Megyn Kelly’s four part series revisits the case.

Confirmed Facts vs. Reported Claims About Casey Anthony

Her acquittal, convictions, and bankruptcy are court record, while details about her location, relationships, and income come from tabloids and unnamed sources. Use this table to sort what you read online.

Claim	Status	Basis
Acquitted of murder, manslaughter, and child abuse	Confirmed	Jury verdict, July 5, 2011
Convicted of lying to police (two counts stand)	Confirmed	Verdict and 2013 appellate ruling
Most debts discharged in bankruptcy	Confirmed	Federal bankruptcy order, Dec. 2013
Runs a Substack and TikTok as a legal advocate	Confirmed	Her own accounts since March 2025
Spent much of 2025 in New Hampshire	Reported	TMZ photos and sources
In a “situationship” with Ben Beauchemin	Reported	Unnamed source, via TMZ
Her father was involved in Caylee’s death	Claimed, denied	Her 2022 documentary; George Anthony denies it and was never charged

If you want to go deeper on the trial itself, several of the shows in our best true crime podcasts of 2026 list have revisited the case.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Casey Anthony in jail?

No. Casey Anthony has not been in jail since July 17, 2011. She was acquitted of murdering her daughter, Caylee, and served her sentence for lying to police with credit for time already spent in jail.

Where does Casey Anthony live now?

Her address is not public. TMZ reported she spent much of 2025 in New Hampshire and was spotted in Lake Mary, Florida, in May 2026. She previously lived in West Palm Beach, Florida, for several years.

How old is Casey Anthony?

Casey Anthony was born on March 19, 1986, so she is 40 years old as of October 2026.

Does Casey Anthony have any other children?

There is no public record or credible report that Casey Anthony has had any other children since Caylee’s death in 2008.

Who killed Caylee Anthony?

Officially, no one has been held responsible. The medical examiner ruled Caylee’s death a homicide by undetermined means, Casey Anthony was acquitted, and no one else has been charged. The case is not considered solved.

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