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Jeff Metcalf, father of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf — stabbed and killed at a Texas track meet in April 2025 — went on "The Will Cain Show" Monday to accuse media commentators of exploiting his son's death for audience engagement, while pushing back directly against remarks made earlier that day by "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin.
Karmelo Anthony, convicted of first-degree murder in the case, was sentenced to 35 years in prison earlier this month.
Body camera footage released since the conviction shows Anthony telling a responding officer at the scene, "I'm not alleged.
I did it." A Father's Accusation Against the Attention Economy Metcalf did not mince his framing.
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