Casey Anthony, the woman acquitted of murder in 2011 of the death her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, has come out of seclusion for a meeting with the creditors in her bankruptcy case in Tampa.
In late January, Anthony filed for bankruptcy in Florida in late January, claiming about $1,000 in assets and $792,000 in liabilities. Court papers list Anthony as unemployed, and with no recent income.
At the meeting, Anthony displayed long dark hair, and was was carrying a black hat and wearing black heels and stockings, according to the Huffington Post. She did not address the media following her.
Attorneys say she has accrued about $800,000 in debts, including $500,000 owed to her former attorney Jose Baez. One of Anthony's lawyers, Charles Greene, told WESH in late January that Anthony had been "living on the kindness of friends for the most part."
"There are people that believe in her that will see her through this ordeal," Greene said after Anthony filed bankruptcy papers.
Anthony is required to attend a creditors meeting at the Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse. There, she'll be questioned by a bankruptcy trustee, and possibly also her creditors, about her financial status.
Anthony, who says she's been unemployed since her murder trial ended, could be asked about who's been supporting her financially. She could also be asked about whether she has plans to sell her story, experts say.
Anthony was acquitted of all major charges in the death of her daughter, 2-year-old Caylee, in 2011. She has lived in hiding ever since. Anthony's creditors include numerous people associated with her murder case, including her former attorney Baez and her parents, George and Cindy Anthony. It remains unclear how long today's creditors' meeting will last. He said Anthony filed for bankruptcy to stop people from coming after her with lawsuits, NBC reported.
"She wants people to just leave her alone," Greene said. "She's had multiple opportunities to do tell-all book deals, to do tell-all interviews for a lot of money. That's not what she's trying to do. She wants this over so she can finally have the time to mourn, not only about the the loss of her daughter, but the loss of her life."
