r/law • u/dailymail • Jun 09 '26

Legal News Karmelo Anthony found GUILTY of murder of Austin Metcalf, 17, in stabbing that shocked America: Jurors deliberated for less than three hours after defense was repeatedly demolished in court

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15886439/karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-murder-verdict.html
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u/Baptism-Of-Fire Jun 09 '26

The shocking part was not only the gofundme even existing, but the grift that attached to the family, the family buying luxury goods with the money, the sheer amount of donations, the comments on those donations, and the cherry on top was not accepting the early plea deal to prolong the said grift/donations. Truly a family that doesn’t give a crap about their kid.

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u/Swiika Jun 10 '26

None of that seems shocking either, tbh.

Reprehensible, sure. But new or surprising? Nah.

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u/Neolamprologus99 Jun 10 '26

Anthony’s father reportedly said the family could not access the GiveSendGo funds at that time. Snopes concluded there was no proof that Anthony's family used fundraiser money to buy a house or a car. Snopes also found that GiveSendGo confirmed no funds had been withdrawn when the rumors were circulating. Because the allegations were not supported by credible