Legendary country music songwriter and former college football player Casey Beathard opened up about the tragic stabbing death of his son, Clay, revealing how his faith helped guide him through the unimaginable event.In the new Fox Nation special, "Chords of Faith," narrated by "Fox & Friends" co-host Ainsley Earhardt, Beathard explained how his trust in God allowed him to forgive the convicted killer Michael Mosley for his actions on that fateful December night in Nashville."It was just going to kill me to carry all this weight, all this stuff," he said."You know, I realized in the wake of this whole process that the more you dig into the Word of God, that he could be trusted with justice.
And vengeance, you know, it's not mine, because that was just gonna weigh on me.Vengeance was God, it helped me [be] free and let me let it go."Casey Beathard gives a speech onstage at the 53rd Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala on October 11, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)MICHAEL MONSOOR HAD AN ESCAPE ROUTE — THE MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT CHOSE TO SAVE HIS TEAMMATES INSTEADBeathard described the great pain he felt for Mosley, explaining that he "wasn't loved growing up" and expressed his sympathy for the Tennessee man convicted of killing his son."Because this kid, honestly, when I looked across the room at this kid, it was so sad for a young kid to have to spend his whole entire life in prison," he said.
"His parents weren't there, and I think he was looking for love and found love in the wrong, wrong, wrong places."Clay, a 22-year-old quarterback for the Long Island University Sharks football team, and his friend Paul Trapeni III, 21, were killed in December 2019 outside The Dogwood bar in Nashville.Attorneys said Mosley pulled a knife during a fistfight, resulting in the deaths.
Mosley was charged and convicted of first-degree murder in March 2022 and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years.RILEY GREEN TH...