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Casey Anthony could also become one of the richest from book deals

Anthony was found not guilty of killing her two-year-old daughter three years ago in a case that shocked the US as it played out on national television from the moment the toddler was reported missing.

Casey Anthony could also become one of the richest from book deals

Casey Anthony was found not guilty of killing her two-year-old daughter three years ago in a case that shocked the nation as it played out on national television from the moment the toddler was reported missing.

The 25-year-old was charged with first-degree murder, which could have brought the death penalty if she had been convicted. Instead she was convicted for lying to investigators.

Casey, who has become the most vilified woman in the US right now, has expressed interest in writing a book "to settle many rumours and to share insight about love, life, and God".

Literary agents and publicists have said that she could make upwards of $7,50,000 with a book deal. It is likely that television and movie producers will also compete to score a coveted first interview and rights to her life story.

"Anything to do with a mother and a dead child tends to attract lots of attention," ABC News quoted Linda Konner, a New York City based literary agent who has brokered deals for actors, singers and lawmakers as saying.

"I think there will be some frenzy among publishers to acquire her book."Ostensibly, Anthony could make this money from prison. Her maximum sentence -- four years in prison for lying to law enforcement -- does not bar her from making book, movie or TV deals.

Her ensuing probation will also not affect her ability to capitalise on the case.

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