Porch Lights On Around the World In Tribute To Caylee Marie Anthony

From 9 p.m. tonight until 6 a.m. tomorrow, porch lights will remain on around the world for a little girl who so many believe was denied justice in a Florida courtroom today.

Within a few hours of the verdict being announced that Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murder in the death, three years ago, of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, almost 270,000 people had committed to participate in the tribute.

A Facebook Page titled Porch Lights on for Caylee Marie Anthony - started by Lisa Miller-Marin of Maryland - had people signing on from as far afield as Western Australia.

“Porch lights on in Perth, Western Australia, God Bless you little angel,” wrote Sonya Johnston Hanson.

And in Gwinnett County, Teresa Johnson and Terrie Gigone-McQuilkin added their name to the burgeoning list.

After just 10 hours of deliberation over two days, the court read the jury’s verdict at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday. Anthony was found not guilty of murdering her daughter. She was found guilty only of four counts of providing false information to law enforcement. She will be sentenced on those counts on Thursday and many expect her to be released at that time.

The shock expressed around the world was echoed in the local area.

As the hours ticked on, the number of people signing on to the Porchlight Tribute began gaining momentum with people signing on in the tens of thousands per hour.

The jurors have declined to speak to the media for the moment so nobody has any insight as to how or why they reached their verdict. George and Cindy Anthony, the little girl's grandparents, released a brief statement, reported on ABC News, in it asking that anyone wanting to lay stuffed animals at their property in memory of their granddaughter instead donate them to children in need.