No one expected the outrage that followed Casey Anthony being acquitted of murder charges in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. For jury members, their lives have been turned upside down after making their decision to let Anthony walk free.

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Jury members, who have for the most part remained anonymous, have been shunned by their families, restricted from entering certain restaurants, and torn to shreds by those who felt the trial should have had a different outcome. A female juror even quit her job and moved out of Florida out of fear.

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One male juror agreed to speak with PEOPLE under the condition of complete anonymity. He told the magazine:

“We tried very hard to separate our emotions from the evidence. Generally, none of us liked Casey Anthony at all. She seems like a horrible person. But the prosecutors did not give us enough evidence to convict. They gave us a lot of stuff that makes us think that she probably did something wrong, but not beyond a reasonable doubt.”

He said that life ”has been a nightmare” since the trial ended:

“I live in fear that someone will find me. I Google my name every day to see if anyone has figured out who I am. The few people that do know haven’t said anything, but one of my friends told me that his wife forbid him to talk to me. My own sister cussed me out. It has ruined my life.”

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The juror went on to describe the deliberation period that the jury went through before ultimately deciding Anthony’s fate:

“And then we sat there for a few minutes and were like, ‘Holy crap, we are letting her go free.’ Everyone was just stunned at what we were about to do. [One of the women jurors] asked me, ‘Are you okay with this?’ and I said, ‘Hell, no. But what else can we do? We promised to follow the law.’ “

It’s unfortunate that these jurors are subjected to the backlash of someone else’s wrongdoing. I watched every day of the trial and can honestly say they made the right decision. I didn’t like it, and I certainly believe she committed the crime, but there wasn’t enough evidence to convict. Regardless, I hope that eventually these jurors will be able to resume normal life.