Casey Anthony freed from Florida jail

Orlando, Fla. (AP) -- Casey Anthony walked out of jail a free woman under heavy guard early Sunday, facing shouts of "baby killer" from a heckling crowd only days after a nation in rapt attention watched as she was acquitted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

The 25-year-old woman, who had spent years in the spotlight's glare including two months of nationally televised trial proceedings, swiftly boarded an SUV and rode out of public view, her destination unknown as new questions unfolded as to what her future would hold.

Wearing a hot pink Polo T-shirt, blue jeans and sneakers, Anthony walked briskly from the Orlando area jail at 12:14 a.m. with her attorney, Jose Baez, at her side.

Mounted officers from the Orange County Sheriff's Department moves protestors off the street as Casey Anthony was released from the Orange County Jail in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, July 17, 2011.

Casey Anthony in West Palm Beach, Florida in May 2016