06/07/2026
Karmelo Anthony Trial - Medical Examiner Testifies "Injury not survivable" de*th ruled a homicide
The medical examiner took the stand today and described the fatal stab wound that killed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.
People in the courtroom were warned about the graphic nature of the testimony and gave people - who didn't want to hear, or didn't think they would be able to handle hearing it - the opportunity to leave the room.
Austin Metcalf's parents and most of his family left.
The medical examiner said that Austin was stabbed once on the left side of his chest.
The blade pierced the sternum - the bone in the center of the chest - then went through the pericardial sac surrounding the heart and into the right side of the heart itself.
The wound measured about 2 inches long and was described as gaping.
The examiner said the knife went completely through the heart wall and that the injury was not survivable
The state has now rested its case against Anthony - without calling Hunter Metcalf to the stand.
The Defense asked the court for a directed verdict - which is a motion asking the judge to toss the case because the prosecution failed to prove its case. The judge said no and asked the Defense what was next.
They didn't know - so the court took a break. Very telling.