Casey Anthony has shut down her photography business after less than three years, according to reports.
Anthony—the woman who was found not guilty in 2011 of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, in a case that captivated the American public for three years—filed paperwork to launch her company, Case Photography LLC, toward the end of 2015 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Anthony voluntarily dissolved the business in May ahead of upcoming legal proceedings, according to RadarOnline. Roy Kronk, the man who found Caylee's remains in 2008, is suing Anthony. Kronk has claimed she and her legal team made presumptuous statements implying he killed the toddler.
The official Twitter account for the business has not posted a tweet since August 2016. The second to last tweet sent by the account reads: "Glad Tuesday has come and gone. It was a rough day."
Anthony paid $160 to establish her photography business as a limited liability company operating from January 1, 2016, the Daily Mail reported. Property records showed an address listed for the business belonged to Patrick McKenna, the private investigator who worked on Anthony's case. She was reportedly living with him at the time.
The woman once dubbed "America's most hated mom" was criticized when she opened her business, which could have seen her being around children at events such as birthdays and weddings.
Anthony was found not guilty of murder on July 5, 2011, after nearly six weeks of testimony. She was convicted of four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to law enforcement officers, two of which were later overturned.
The case was widely covered on cable television and discussed on social media. Public outrage over the jury's decision to acquit was swift.
Her lawyer Cheney Mason told CNN in 2014 she still did not go out in public because of fear for her safety and had to "live constantly on guard."
"I think Casey has a lot of world left to have to deal with. She hasn't been freed from her incarceration yet because she can't go out," Mason said.
"She can't go to a beauty parlor. She can't go shopping, to a department store. She can't go to a restaurant. She can't even go to McDonald's. She can't do anything."
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