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Fact Check: Is the Viral Medical Examiner's Report on Austin Metcalf's Death Real?

By C. Douglas Golden April 10, 2025 at 10:09am

A viral medical examiner’s report on Austin Metcalf, the Texas high school football player whose case has become a flashpoint for online debate, claimed that he actually died of a drug overdose, not a stabbing. But is it accurate?

First, the facts: On April 2, during a track meet at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas, Metcalf was killed after an altercation with a student from a rival school.

Karmelo Anthony, a student at Frisco Centennial High School, told authorities he was “protecting myself” when he stabbed Metcalf, who was a Frisco Memorial High School student, according to ABC News.

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

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Morristown, New Jersey

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Catholic University of America

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American Politics, World Politics, Culture