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Casey Anthony's dad, George, has taken a lie detector test after his daughter, once dubbed the "most hated mum in America," made shocking claims about her parents' involvement in her daughter Caylee's death.
Casey was tried but found not guilty for the 2008 death of little Caylee, and in a recent interview for a Peacock documentary, she accused her father of sexually abusing her as a child.
George agreed to take a polygraph test for an upcoming Lifetime special, "Casey Anthony's Parents: The Lie Detector Test." A retired FBI agent asked him sensitive questions related to the case.
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George Anthony took a lie detector test to attempt to clear the air of accusations laid by his daughter, Casey Anthony (A&E)Despite denying knowledge of Caylee's whereabouts when she went missing, he seemed to struggle with the question. He justified this by saying he was picturing the area where her body was later found.
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The trailer for the programme shows George answering questions such as "Did you ever have sexual contact with Casey?" and "Did you knowingly conceal Caylee's whereabouts?"
Caylee Anthony was two when she died under mysterious circumstances (AP)Casey, who stood accused during the trial, claimed that her dad molested her repeatedly as a child. She confessed to Peacock, "I know what he did to me - and that was my fear. I had one job - to keep her safe," referring to her little girl. She added, "I failed her again and again and again, because I still protected the person who hurt me."
George Anthony, a former police officer, has avoided questions from journalists so far but has previously denied all of his daughter's claims. The channel A&E chose not to disclose the lie detector test results before airing the show.
Casey Anthony spoke to documentary makers about her daughter's death (Peacock)Casey Anthony gained worldwide infamy in 2008 when she became a suspect in a crime involving her daughter Caylee, who was missing at the time. Unconvinced investigators heard Casey claim that she hadn't seen her youngster for a month and blamed an imaginary nanny for the disappearance of Caylee.
Caylee's remains were later found in a forest area near their house, leading to murder charges against Casey. At the trial, the prosecution asserted that Casey ended Caylee's life by first using chloroform to make her unconscious before suffocating her with duct tape over her mouth and nose. The full special will air this Thursday at 9 PM ET on AE.
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