Who is Jerry Lyons? PI hid 'America's Most Hated Woman' Casey Anthony for weeks after not-guilty verdict

Who is Jerry Lyons? PI hid 'America's Most Hated Woman' Casey Anthony for weeks after not-guilty verdict
Retired detective and PI Jerry Lyons helped Casey Anthony escape media's attention and public wrath post her not-guilty verdict in 2011. (Facebook/Jerry Lyons, Red Huber-Pool/Getty Images)

ORLANDO, FLORIDA: Casey Anthony was once accused of killing her two-year-old daughter Caley. After the jury deliberation went on for 10 hours and 40 minutes before reaching a verdict, Casey was found not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated manslaughter of a child. After countless stories, media coverage, and the currently-streaming docuseries 'Where the Truth Lies', none could shed light on her whereabouts in the weeks after the not-guilty verdict in 2011. 

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The person behind the disappearance of 'America's Most Hated Woman' has spoken up, explaining he was ordered to keep the then 25-year-old woman out of the public's eye. A retired NYPD detective, Jerry Lyons, has told The Daily Beast that he was under orders to drive the client somewhere safe to keep her out of public view. After her arrest, Casey faced the electric chair but was acquitted after six weeks of trial. When she walked free from jail after spending three years in solitary confinement, the media and the public erupted and she was a target of hate. Casey was taken to a seaside property that was more or less like a safe house. However, she was once spotted walking with one of the lawyers along the shore.