Posted on 08/20/2026 11:03:40 AM PDT by Red Badger
Wirskye also shared texts in which Anthony expressed being “on the verge” and fantasized about stabbing someone and licking the blood from the blade.
The prosecutor told the court that Anthony’s girlfriend, Valeria Perez, went to school officials that very morning and reported that she had broken up with him and that he was stalking her.
Roughly one hour later, Metcalf was stabbed to death under the Memorial High School tent at David Kuykendall Stadium.
He died in his twin brother's arms.
Text messages recovered from that morning show Anthony writing “I’m low key on the verge,” a statement Wirskye emphasized as evidence that he was looking for trouble.
The prosecutor further revealed that Anthony had a history of violence, had previously been taken by his parents to a special program at LSU for children who could not keep their hands to themselves, and was obsessed with starting fights.
Most chillingly, Wirskye shared a text in which Anthony fantasized about stabbing someone and then licking the blood off the blade, adding that Anthony “wanted to stab someone.”
KARMELO ANTHONY BOMBSHELL: Karmelo Anthony's girlfriend, Valeria, went to the school the morning of the Austin Metcalf stabbing, April 2, 2025, and told school officials she had broken up with Anthony and he was stalking her. One hour later, Austin was dead at the track meet,…
— MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) August 20, 2026
Daily Mail reporter MaryAnn Martinez wrote on X:
Yep, that email alone should get him executed...........but they can’t because he was 17 at the time.
I notice that Iran executes teens as young as 13 or 14. They don’t give a damn about their ages..............
“Like with most of these violent perps, I figure the world would be better off with them hanging on a rope in the public square with birds pecking out their eyes.”
It would indeed. How far we have fallen.
I don’t want us to be like Iran.
CBS 11 Texas
New texting details, troubled backgrounds revealed in Anthony’s retrial hearing - 7 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nuI3KHt7LQ
Note the info on the so-called "gentleman's agreement" between the defense and prosecution...
Talarico is organizing an Anthony fan club; he just as well be. Vote Paxton!
Breaking: Karmelo Anthony WILL NOT get a new murder trial. Judge Michael Chitty has denied the defense request after a 2 day hearing.
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