Austin Metcalfs dad reveals watching bodycam of sons murder killed him, expresses sorrow for Karmelo Anthony

Austin Metcalf’s grief-stricken father said the harrowing bodycam of his son’s fatal stabbing “killed him” as it was shown during Karmelo Anthony’s murder trial before expressing sorrow for the teen killer.Jeff Metcalf sat through the excruciating video inside the courthouse in McKinney, Texas, where it showed first responders trying to save the 17-year-old high school football star, who died in his twin brother’s arms, after he had been stabbed during a track meet on April 2, 2025.“What killed me was the bodycam footage when I could hear [Austin’s twin] Hunter screaming ‘Oh, God, oh God.My brother, my twin,” Metcalf told CBS News on Wednesday after his judge-issued gag order was lifted.

“As a parent, you always want to protect your kids.And to hear my son and the fear in his voice.

And I’m not there to fix it.”The video was so harrowing that Anthony, now 19, squirmed throughout it, his eyes averting during the particularly graphic moments. At one point, Anthony rubbed his eyes and his lawyer, sitting next to him, patted him on the shoulder and also quivered.Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison and faces a parole review in 17 years – but Jeff believes the penalty should’ve been life imprisonment.He vowed he would be in court advocating against parole if he were still alive.“If I’m still alive, yes, I will be there in person,” he said. “If not, I am going to make a video.If I’m passed on, that can be played.” Jeff said he had a degree of sorrow for his son’s killer as he sat in the courtroom – and said he wanted to forgive for his own mental state.  “I’ll even say this: I had a little bit of sorrow because I’m human.

And that poor boy is fixing to experience a life that I would not wish upon anyone,” he said.“Forgiveness was not for him.Forgiveness was for me.

So I don’t carry the rage, the hate, and that around; it will eat me up like cancer.”Anthony was transferred to the Wallace Pack Unit,...