Baby-faced killer Karmelo Anthony seen in first mugshot since murder conviction, 35-year sentence

Nypost · Jun 09, 2026 · 283 words · By Caitlin McCormack

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Add The New York Post on GooglePolice released Karmelo Anthony’s fresh mugshot ahead of his first night in prison after he was sentenced Tuesday to 35 years for 17-year-old Austin Metcalf’s murder.

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Anthony, 19, appeared stone-faced as he stared down the camera while dressed in a black jacket that covered most of his neck.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Metcalf, a high school athlete he killed during a dispute at a track and field meet in Frisco, Texas, on April 2, 2025?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Metcalf, a high school athlete he killed during a dispute at a track and field meet in Frisco, Texas, on April 2, 2025.”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old, was murdered by Karmelo Anthony on April 2, 2025, during a school track meet in Frisco, Texas.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 2, 2025, Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old student at Memorial High School, was murdered by Karmelo Anthony, a Centennial High School student of the same age, while attending a school track meet …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frisco Independent School District is a public school district based in Frisco, Texas, United States. The district covers portions of Denton and Collin counties, including portions of the cities of Fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisco_Independent_School_Dist…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frisco Centennial High School (commonly referred to as Centennial High School), is one of twelve public high schools in the Frisco Independent School District in Frisco, Texas, United States. It serve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_High_School_(Frisco…

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Claim 2: “The teen was found guilty of first-degree murder for the death of Metcalf”

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Multiple sources, including TikTok reports, web search results, and Wikipedia, confirm Anthony was found guilty of first-degree murder for the death of Austin Metcalf.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward Jacob Lang (born 1995 or 1996) is an American right-wing activist and political candidate. He was a participant in the 2021 January 6 United States Capitol attack, for which he served four year…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Lang

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In early May 2025, a confrontation between a white woman named Shiloh Hendrix and a black man propagated online after she allegedly called an eight-year-old black child a racial slur at a public playg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_racial_slur_video_in…

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Claim 3: “Moment Karmelo Anthony stabs Austin Metcalf and flees revealed in new surveillance footage”

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The specific claim regarding surveillance footage showing the stabbing and fleeing is reported by the NY Post, but other sources only mention the murder generally without specifying the existence of this specific footage.

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web search NEUTRAL — Surveillance cameras in Gdynia, Poland Surveillance Camera to support the Washington, DC Police Surveillance is the systematic observation and monitoring of a person, population, or location, with the…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance

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web search NEUTRAL — Surveillance means watching someone or something. [1][2] It may be secret, and many methods are used including telephone tapping to listen to the person's calls and putting an electronic listening dev…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance

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Claim 4: “Anthony, 19, appeared stone-faced as he stared down the camera”

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Multiple reports from the NY Post consistently identify Karmelo Anthony as 19 years old at the time of the trial/sentencing.

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Claim 5: “Karmelo Anthony murmurs ‘I’m not alleged, I did it,’ cries during arrest for Austin Metcalf’s murder: bodycam”

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The NY Post reports the specific quote 'I'm not alleged, I did it' from bodycam footage, and other web search results confirm the existence and release of bodycam footage from the arrest.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 19, 2026 ... I told him not to. He put his hands on me." The footage shows the immediate aftermath of the confrontation that led to Metcalf's death. Anthony ...
https://www.facebook.com/FoxNews/videos/new-bodycam-footage-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 22, 2026 ... Unjustified provoked murder — that's why we're here this morning,” he added. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for PEOPLE' ...
https://people.com/karmelo-anthony-bodycam-footage-released-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 20, 2026 ... ... body camera video of Karmelo Anthony, who was recently convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of Metcalf, after the stabbing ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7JMxT-pYbQ

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Claim 6: “Karmelo Anthony was sentenced Tuesday to 35 years for 17-year-old Austin Metcalf’s murder.”

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Multiple independent sources, including BBC and Wikipedia, confirm that Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder of Austin Metcalf.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Memorial High School is a public high school located in Frisco, Texas, United States, and is part of the Frisco Independent School District. The school opened in the 2018–19 school year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_High_School_(Frisco,_…

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Claim 7: “Metcalf’s twin brother, Hunter”

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Multiple reports from the NY Post identify Hunter Metcalf as Austin's twin brother.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Metcalf’s twin brother, Hunter, and others attempted to revive Austin as Anthony chucked the knife and tried to flee the stadium before coaches stopped him
https://nypost.com/2026/06/08/us-news/karmelo-anthony-jurors…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The 17-year-old victim then stumbled down a few rows of bleacher seating as his twin brother, Hunter Metcalf, went to his side
https://nypost.com/2026/06/04/us-news/austin-metcalfs-final-…

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