Casey Anthony juror Jennifer Ford said today that she
and the other jurors cried and were "sick to our
stomachs" after voting to acquit Casey Anthony of
charges that she killed her 2-year-old daughter
Caylee.
"I did not say she was innocent," said Ford, who had
previously only been identified as juror number 3. "I
just said there was not enough evidence. If you
cannot prove what the crime was, you cannot
determine what the punishment should be."
The jury's jaw dropping not guilty verdict shocked
court observers, but it was also a difficult moment for
the panel, Ford said in an exclusive interview with A
BC News. No one from the jury was willing to come
out and talk to the media in the hours after the
verdict.
"Everyone wonders why we didn't speak to the media
right away," Ford said. "It was because we were sick to
our stomach to get that verdict. We were crying and
not just the women. It was emotional and we weren't
ready. We wanted to do it with integrity and not
contribute to the sensationalism of the trial."
Instead of murder, Casey Anthony, 25, was found
guilty of four counts of lying to law enforcement and c
ould be released from jail as early as Thursday.
Ford praised the jurors.
"They picked a great bunch of people, such high
integrity. And there was high morale," she said. "We
all joked. We are like a big group of cousins."
Casey Anthony Prosecutor: 'All Came Down to Cause
of Death'
Earlier today, the prosecutor and an alternate juror
agreed on why the jury had refused to convict
Anthony: They couldn't prove how little Caylee
Anthony died.
"It all came down to the evidence," said Florida state
attorney Jeff Ashton on "The View." "I think ultimately
it all came down to -- at least from what the one
alternate said -- it came down to the cause of death."
and the other jurors cried and were "sick to our
stomachs" after voting to acquit Casey Anthony of
charges that she killed her 2-year-old daughter
Caylee.
"I did not say she was innocent," said Ford, who had
previously only been identified as juror number 3. "I
just said there was not enough evidence. If you
cannot prove what the crime was, you cannot
determine what the punishment should be."
The jury's jaw dropping not guilty verdict shocked
court observers, but it was also a difficult moment for
the panel, Ford said in an exclusive interview with A
BC News. No one from the jury was willing to come
out and talk to the media in the hours after the
verdict.
"Everyone wonders why we didn't speak to the media
right away," Ford said. "It was because we were sick to
our stomach to get that verdict. We were crying and
not just the women. It was emotional and we weren't
ready. We wanted to do it with integrity and not
contribute to the sensationalism of the trial."
Instead of murder, Casey Anthony, 25, was found
guilty of four counts of lying to law enforcement and c
ould be released from jail as early as Thursday.
Ford praised the jurors.
"They picked a great bunch of people, such high
integrity. And there was high morale," she said. "We
all joked. We are like a big group of cousins."
Casey Anthony Prosecutor: 'All Came Down to Cause
of Death'
Earlier today, the prosecutor and an alternate juror
agreed on why the jury had refused to convict
Anthony: They couldn't prove how little Caylee
Anthony died.
"It all came down to the evidence," said Florida state
attorney Jeff Ashton on "The View." "I think ultimately
it all came down to -- at least from what the one
alternate said -- it came down to the cause of death."
Russell Huekler, one of five alternate jurors who were
present for all the testimony and sequestered along
with the 12 other jurors, said today that he would
have delivered the same verdict and that he was
shocked by the public outrage over the trial's
outcome.
"The prosecution failed to prove their case and there
was reasonable doubt. Again, they didn't show us
how Caylee
died. They didn't show us a motive. I'm sorry people
feel that way. ... These were 17 total jurors. They
really listened to this case and kept an open mind,"
Huekler said.
Prosecution was hampered by the fact that Caylee
Anthony's body wasn't discovered until six months
after she disappeared. She was found lying in a
swampy, wooded area. Her body was so badly
decomposed that the autopsy could not determine a
cause of death and stated only that she was a victim
of homicide by undetermined means.
present for all the testimony and sequestered along
with the 12 other jurors, said today that he would
have delivered the same verdict and that he was
shocked by the public outrage over the trial's
outcome.
"The prosecution failed to prove their case and there
was reasonable doubt. Again, they didn't show us
how Caylee
died. They didn't show us a motive. I'm sorry people
feel that way. ... These were 17 total jurors. They
really listened to this case and kept an open mind,"
Huekler said.
Prosecution was hampered by the fact that Caylee
Anthony's body wasn't discovered until six months
after she disappeared. She was found lying in a
swampy, wooded area. Her body was so badly
decomposed that the autopsy could not determine a
cause of death and stated only that she was a victim
of homicide by undetermined means.
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