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Strangers Donate Hundreds Of Dollars To Casey Anthony
Monday, February 23, 2009 updated: 6:26 pm EST February 23, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Who are the strangers who keep sending money to Casey Anthony in jail? The money comes from all over the country and in Central Florida, so Eyewitness News set out to find out who's doing it and why.
Casey has received more than $1,000, mostly from strangers. More than $1,200 has been deposited into Casey's jail account since October. Twenty-five dollars came from a Cypress Creek High School student from Hunters Creek, just down the road from the jail.
VIDEO REPORT: Teen Explains Why He Donated
Andrew Miller told Eyewitness News he really did it for Casey's father George. The 15-year-old gifted high school freshman said he doesn't have much money, but gave a substantial part of it to Casey Anthony.
Miller said he knows she's been criticized for buying snacks and beauty products with strangers' donations, but said he did it more for her father George, because George's plea at the memorial service that Caylee would have wanted compassion for her mother really got to him.
"He really identified with Caylee and by doing something that Caylee would want would make him feel better," Miller said.
Miller said George's comments at the service tugged at his emotions. He's a teenager, but he's very sensitive. Even at his age, he said he understands George's struggle with depression because it's his struggle, too.
Miller's interest in the case took a deeper turn when George's depression bottomed out last month during an apparent attempted suicide.
"Me and my mom cried up there in the living room watching the news stories," Miller said.
Miller said he needed to go to the memorial service to offer support and said it helped him as much as he hopes it helped George.
"Giving any sort of charity, be it psychological or real like money, it really just makes you feel better inside, helps your psyche a lot," he said.
The Anthony family is having financial difficulties, but George did manage to deposit $125 into Casey's jail account.
