Following bombshell accusations of sexual abuse, Casey Anthony’s parents have agreed to take a lie detector test to squash the unsubstantiated rumors.
In the upcoming two-hour film, “Casey Anthony’s Parents: The Lie Detector Test,” George and Cindy Anthony speak out publicly against their daughter, who was once known as “one of the most hated women in America,” following the 2008 death of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony.
According to A&E, a camera will capture “real-time responses to the polygraph questions” in the documentary, “along with each spouse’s reaction to the other’s answers and the lie detector results.”
As CrimeOnline reported, Casey Anthony previously said her father may have staged Caylee’s death to cover up his alleged sexual abuse of the girl. She also claimed her father abused her while she was growing up.
“When I was 8 years old my father started to come into my room at night. I was physically hurt . . . scared because I can’t tell mommy what happened, she’ll get mad at me. That’s what I was told,” Anthony told Peacock, according to Daily Mail.
“He’d put a pillow over my face and smother me to knock me out. That happened several times. I’m sure there were times where I was incapacitated as a child where my body was limp and lifeless.”
Anthony alleged that her brother, Lee, also abused her.
“Then my brother started coming in shortly after I turned 12 and it stopped around the time I was 15. It wasn’t the same thing that happened with my father, my brother never raped me, but it was close enough where there was a pattern,” she said.
Subsequently, George Olivo, a retired FBI Special Agent with an extensive 22-year career, administered a polygraph test that both George and Cindy agreed to take amid the unsubstantiated rumors.
Throughout his tenure, Olivo conducted intricate criminal investigations and supervised national security operations, often involving high-value targets globally.
While serving as the Senior Polygraph Examiner for the Los Angeles Division of the FBI, he effectively managed the Polygraph program for the second-largest FBI office.
“Casey Anthony’s Parents: The Lie Detector Test” will be simulcast on A&E and Lifetime on Thursday, January 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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[Feature Photo: Caylee Anthony/Handout]
