ORLANDO, Fla.,None — Casey Anthony hasn't been seen in public since her release from the Orange County jail early Sunday, but now there is widespread speculation that she's hiding out in northern Arizona.
Casey, 25, was found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, but convicted of lying to investigators. With credit for the nearly three years she'd spent in jail since August 2008 and good behavior, she had only days remaining when she was sentenced to four years on July 7.
Casey walked out of the jail just after midnight on Sunday and then headed to the Orlando Executive Airport, where it's believed she boarded a single-engine passenger plane owned by her former California lawyer, Todd Macaluso and took off to a destination unknown.
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Only WFTV knew the plane was waiting for her in the shadows at Orlando Executive Airport as decoy vehicles confused several media outlets.
Just before 3:00 a.m., the plane was pulled from a hangar all the way to the runway by a tug. The lights were out and then it took off.
Macaluso is a pilot, and WFTV learned that there were no flight plans filed for his plane from July 12 until Sunday afternoon, when records show it flew from Santa Ana, California to San Carlos.
ABC News learned that plane took a convoluted route, as if being tailed, through Panama City and Houston, Texas, before eventually landing in Prescott, Arizona, around 3 a.m. Arizona time. Prescott is a mountainous area 100 miles north of Phoenix, and is known for its spas and treatment facilities. Phoenix private investigator, Rich Robertson said it's likely she was whisked away to one of those facilities.
"Kind of a place where it is remote enough and there's enough open space that people can go, and essentially disappear if they want to," said Robertson.
The only word from her attorney Cheney Mason on her location is shes "not" in Orlando. However, Mason owns a very secure condominium in New Smyrna Beach, where WFTV spotted a similar SUV to the one Casey was riding in. So it's also possible she's much closer to home.
Casey has disappeared, but when she does emerge, she could go from being an unemployed, convicted thief and suspected child killer, to a millionaire.
Orlando entertainment lawyer, Greg Galloway, told WFTV that a TV movie is a strong possibility and could bring Casey $300,000 or more. He said a book deal could bring another $600,000 to $1.2 million.
But Galloway said the depressed economy, the distasteful subject matter and possible public backlash, plus the saturation of projects done without her participation could cut into her cashing in on Caylee's death.
"Whoever is first is gonna win, more than the guy who's second, third or fourth unless the guy who's second, third or fourth has something within their story that's never been told before," Galloway said.
Galloway told WFTV a certain segment of the entertainment industry would try to exploit the public backlash for more profit, and a publisher might try to push back with claims that Casey's book is a true story. Like it or not, even though she admits she's an accomplished liar.
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