Netflix just released another chilling True Crime docuseries revolving around the true story of a teenager named Anthony Templet who shot his dad and admitted it on the 911 call.
Anthony’s story of murdering his father turned out to be much darker than expected, bringing to light a history of kidnapping and abuse.
Let us learn more about teh story of Anthony Templet, his relationship with his father, what led him to shoot his father, and his sentence for the murder of his father.
Anthony Templet: The Teen Behind The Dark Story Of Netflix’s ‘I Just Killed My Dad’
Anthony Templet is the 17-year-old boy whose story the Netflix show I Just Killed My Dad portrays, showing the world his side of the story.
The 17-year-old boy called 911 on June 3, 2019, saying that his father got shot but what shocked the responders most was that Anthony admitted to being the one who shot him.
He explained the details of the events that led to the young man shooting his father thrice in their home. The call recorded the young man explaining frantically that the two got in a fistfight after his father tried to attack him.
As he walked away from his father, his dad chased him down, and in defense, he closed the door and got a gun which he used to shoot his dad three times after unlocking the door.
The incident occurred in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Anthony lived with his father and stepmother. When the police arrived to him at the scene of the crime, his father, Burt Templet, was shot to death in the head and torso.
Netflix’s show touches on Anthony’s side of the story, which explains that his father was an alcoholic and abusive towards his son.
His Mother Teressa Templet And Father Burt Templet Murder
Anthony Templet was born to his biological mother, Teressa Templet, and his father, Burt Templet, had kidnapped the child from his mother at the age of five.
The truth about Anthony’s kidnapping came out when his mugshots got published, and his sister recognized him as her long-lost brother.
His father, Burt Templet, kidnapped young Anthony to subject him to constant verbal and physical abuse, eventually leading to the 17-year-old shooting his father in self-defense.
According to the teen, his father tried to control everything about Anthony and his other family members. The fight broke out over an argument with Burt about a phone call with his stepmother Susan.
Susan, his stepmother, was the only ray of hope in Anthony’s life as she took care of him, but when she left Burt, the young teen was left to fend for himself.
Where Is Anthony Templet Today?
Anthony Templet is out of prison today, fulfilling his five years of suspended probation for negligent homicide.
At 20 years old, the young man is one year into his sentence with the unique condition of completing his high school diploma with counseling and education or employment.
The young man stayed quiet away from the limelight and the public’s eye after the case, but he finally told his side of the story in Netflix’s I Just Killed My Dad.
In a particular case for Anthony, the court decided to wipe his criminal record if he fulfilled all the conditions of his supervised probation.
Anthony Templet Jail Sentence: Is He Still In Prison?
Anthony Templet is no longer in prison after he pleaded no contest to negligent homicide since the charge got reduced after further details on the case surfaced.
The Burt Templet case was first ruled out as a second-degree murder, which later they reduced as a charge of manslaughter against Anthony.
However, with the information of Anthony’s father kidnapping him as a kid and the accounts of physical and verbal abuse from his father, the case was reduced to negligent homicide, and Templet pleaded no contest to the charge.
Although the lawyer in charge of the case wanted no criminal records and justice for the teen, he had to stay in prison for two years from 2019 to 2021 and is now on supervised probation.