Jeff Metcalf, the father of slain 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, accused some pundits of attempting to "monetize" his son’s death and revealed whether convicted killer Karmelo Anthony’s family has ever apologized."They're looking for their 15 minutes of fame, or their clickbait or their clicks.They're just looking to monetize the death of my son," Metcalf told "The Will Cain Show" on Monday.His comments come as newly released evidence paints a clearer picture of the moments leading up to and following the fatal 2025 stabbing incident.In police body camera footage from the day of the stabbing, when an officer refers to Anthony as the "alleged suspect" while placing him in handcuffs, Anthony replies, "I’m not alleged.
I did it."TEXAS TRACK MEET STABBING SUSPECT TOLD RESPONDING OFFICER HE 'DID IT': DOCSKarmelo Anthony was convicted of killing Austin Metcalf.(Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Jeff Metcalf)Metcalf responded to comments made by "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin earlier Monday, when she said she could not understand why Anthony’s case was not determined to be self-defense."I really wish they wouldn't speak about it at all because one, if that woman said that, she has no idea about the facts of the case, but she wants to spew her public opinion on a platform that reaches millions of people every day," he said."She is completely wrong," he added, offering to join "The View" to discuss his son’s murder.KARMELO ANTHONY’S SELF-DEFENSE CLAIM COULD DEFINE MURDER TRIAL IN HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET STABBING: ANALYSTThe murder trial of Austin Metcalf evolved into a national discussion of race, with many media personalities backing the defense’s assertion that Anthony acted in self-defense when he stabbed 17-year-old Metcalf at a track meet in April 2025.Anthony was convicted of first-degree murder earlier this month and sentenced to 35 years in prison.Jeff Metcalf, father to Austin Metcalf who was brutally stabbed and murdered by convicted killer Karmelo...