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What happened to little Caylee?

Mystery surrounds why Casey Anthony did not report that her three-year-old daughter was missing for 31 days.

The living nightmare of a missing child has again hit international headlines. A young mother is now the prime suspect in the bizarre disappearance of her three-year-old daughter after it was revealed it was almost a month before her little girl was reported missing.

In a case that has stunned the world, 22-year-old Casey Anthony says she last saw her daughter on June 9, when she says she dropped Caylee off at her babysitter’s home. While Casey insists she didn’t harm her child, and says she now knows where she is, at the time of going to press it was reported that police were offering a deal for limited immunity from prosecution if she would finally open up and reveal the fate of her daughter.

Missing pieces

It wasn’t until July 15 — 31 days after she vanished — that Caylee was formally reported missing, when her concerned grandmother Cindy Anthony allegedly called police to report that her daughter Casey had returned home after a 31-day absence and Caylee wasn’t with her…

For the full story, see this week’s 60th anniversary issue of Woman’s Day (on sale August 11).

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