''Mommy's Little Girl: Casey Anthony and her Daughter Caylee's Tragic Fate'' is a 2009 biographical true crime book by novelist

Diane Fanning Diane Fanning (born, June 21, 1950) is an American crime writer and author who writes nonfiction and mystery novels. Biography Fanning was born Diane Lynn Butcher in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated from Perry Hall High School, and then Lynch ...

about 2-year-old

Caylee Anthony Caylee Marie Anthony (August 9, 2005 – June-December 2008) was an American girl who lived in Orlando, Florida, with her mother, Casey Marie Anthony (born March 19, 1986), and her maternal grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony. On July 1 ...

’s disappearance from her Florida home in July 2008. This was the first book released about the case. Casey Anthony, Caylee's mother, who was indicted for first-degree murder in the death, faced a capital murder charge in her trial. On the eve of jury selection, author Fanning appeared as a commentator on

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's "InSession." After the jury acquitted Anthony, Fanning told ''My San Antonio'' that she was "stunned" by the "not guilty" verdict.

Reviews

The ''

Orlando Sentinel The ''Orlando Sentinel'' is the primary newspaper of Orlando, Florida, and the Central Florida region. It was founded in 1876 and is currently owned by Tribune Publishing Company. The ''Orlando Sentinel'' is owned by parent company, '' Tribune P ...

'', in its 2009 book review, wrote that Fanning "tirelessly recounts the young woman's lying ways, theorizes how Anthony might have disposed of her daughter and concludes that Anthony is 'an individual whose self-absorption and insensitivity to others is a destructive force.'" The producers of

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's '' 48 Hours'' wrote in their review, "This timely account weaves together the details surrounding this highly publicized case. And WKMG-Channel 6 in Orlando gave it a thumbs up, saying the book "condenses those thousands and thousands of court documents into an easy-to-read story."

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''Mommy's Little Girl''

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