New York Post89%
Grisly photos released of Karmelo Anthony’s victim Austin Metcalf’s wound, a bloody coat and murder weapon 46%
By Priscilla DeGregory0% Ariel Zilber0%
6/19/2026, 10:17:07 PM
Topics: Murder Trial, Evidence Photos
BS Summary: This article contains 11 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 28.7% saturation with 83 hits. Analysis detected 403 faulty-reasoning hits from 289 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 48% and a BS Rank of 46% (11,925 of 21,886 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 54.50% of the article peer group.
Newly released photos show the fatal wound Austin Metcalf suffered when Karmelo Anthony stabbed him with a $13 Walmart knife during a confrontation at a Texas high school track meet.
The grisly images, made public Friday by Collin County court, show a deep gash in the 17-year-old football player’s chest, with a forensic ruler placed beside the wound.
Metcalf’s heart was pierced, and he was unconscious by the time authorities reached him.
Anthony was convicted of first-degree murder Tuesday and sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Trial testimony showed the confrontation erupted after Metcalf and his twin brother confronted Anthony for sitting beneath their team’s tent during a rain delay at a track meet at the high school.
Anthony stabbed Metcalf once in the chest.
The teen collapsed and later died from the wound.
Other newly released photographs appear to show Anthony shortly after his arrest.
In one image, a handcuffed Anthony is seated in the back of a police vehicle with his wrists restrained behind his back.
A speck of blood is visible on Anthony's finger.
He is seen in the photo wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue athletic pants and black-and-white sneakers.
Another close-up photograph appears to show a small blood spot on the sleeve area of the gray sweatshirt that authorities collected as evidence after the stabbing.
Court testimony indicated that officers observed blood on Anthony following the attack and seized clothing and other items as part of the investigation.
The exhibits were released days after a Collin County jury rejected Anthony's claim that he acted in self-defense.
Anthony's attorneys have filed notice that they intend to appeal the conviction.
Speakers
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Analysis
Hover over highlighted words in the article to view the associated bias or fallacy analysis.