KARMELO ANTHONY SOBS: GUILTY IN STAB-DEATH OF AUSTIN METCALF, 17 @ HS TRACK MEET
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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4.2 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Nancy Grace and her all-star panel break down the shocking conviction of high school athlete Carmelo Anthony for the shocking murder of 17-year-old standout student and football star Austin Metcalf. What was supposed to be an ordinary track meet in Frisco, Texas, escalated into a horrific tragedy when a simple dispute over a team tent during a rain delay ended with Metcalf being stabbed in the chest. The panel dissects the jury’s swift three-hour deliberation that resulted in a guilty verdict and a 35-year prison sentence, deeply analyzing the defense's failed "stand your ground" claims, the implicit intent behind bringing a weapon to a school event, and the critical DNA evidence. Beyond the courtroom, Nancy exposes the unimaginable trauma endured by Austin’s twin brother, who held him in his final moments, and addresses the disturbing online harassment and "swatting" attacks targeting the grieving Metcalf family as they navigate a senseless loss.
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
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Randy Kessler – Defense attorney based out of Atlanta, Georgia.
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Lisa Herrick – Trial lawyer, partner at Varghese Summersett, and former juvenile prosecutor.
- Dr. John Delatorre – Licensed Psychologist and Mediator (specializing in forensic psychology); Psychological Consultant to Project Absentis: a nonprofit organization that searches for missing persons; Twitter, IG, and TikTok - @drjohndelatorre
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Barry Hutchinson – Former 26-year Law Enforcement Veteran and Detective, Owner & Chief Investigator for Barry & Associates Investigative Services located in Kansas & Missouri
- Douglas Griffin - Senior Police Officer and President of the Houston Police Officer’s Union, Served 29 years Specializing in the Gang Task Force and Divisional Gang Unit
- Dr. Kendall Crowns – (Fort Worth, TX) Chief Medical Examiner for Tarrant County (Fort Worth), Host of Podcast: Mayhem in the Morgue, and lecturer at the Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University.
- Katy Barber – Senior Digital Content Producer at My San Antonio
- Dave Mack – Crime Stories Investigative Reporter.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:03.4 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.8 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:12.4 | Great grade star athlete, beloved twin brother. |
| 0:16.9 | How does he end up stabbed dead at a high school track meet? The suspect and the victim had never even met. |
| 0:26.2 | There are about two dozen witnesses. This is a high school track meet for Pete's sake. |
| 0:31.6 | Is it true that a stand your ground defense is brewing? Premeditation, the intent to kill, can be formed in the blink |
| 0:39.8 | of an eye, the twinkling of a moment. The family devastated. I cannot even imagine. A murder over what? |
| 0:53.3 | Austin Medcaf is a 17-year-old straight-A student and football star at Frisco Memorial High School. |
| 0:58.8 | But what is supposed to start out as an ordinary trackbeat ends in tragedy for the prodigious athlete. |
| 1:06.3 | Joining us tonight, Crime Stories investigative reporter Dave Mac. Dave, what's the latest? |
| 1:12.8 | The trial is over. |
| 1:14.5 | The jury has spoken and the sentence is in. |
| 1:17.8 | It's an amazing time in the Carmelo Anthony case at this point. |
| 1:23.0 | Joining us today, Randy Kessler, to talk about what took place after the jury verdict that |
| 1:29.4 | determined Carmelo Anthony guilty. And in a shocking way to go, the jury only deliberated for three |
| 1:39.5 | hours. This is an amazing thing when you think about the magnitude of this case. |
| 1:45.0 | One of the things that was brought up in particular by Austin's dad, |
| 1:49.0 | Austin MacKeth's dad said, this case is not about race. |
| 1:52.0 | It never has been about race. |
| 1:54.0 | It's always been about teenagers in high school. |
| 1:57.0 | And it was made into a race issue outside of that. |
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