Anthony Templet’s Chilling Motive To get Killing His Own Dad

At just five years old, Anthony was taken by his father from his Houston home and was considered a missing child (via KHOU). As The U.S. Sun notes, in the decade or so that Anthony Templet lived with his father prior to killing him, it was almost like he was trapped. Templet never attended school and was rarely even allowed out in public. Burt Templet took great lengths to keep his son hostage. He put tracking apps on his phone and installed surveillance equipment in their home while Templet was subjected to other forms of mental and physical abuse.

Also noted by Fox8Live, that Burt Templet’s ex-wife, Susan Templet, recently sought court protection from her ex-husband and that he was reportedly intoxicated when the shooting took place. In the 911 call Anthony Templet made after the shooting, he said (via Fox8Live) that his father attacked him and a fist fight ensued. “I ran in his room, closed the door, and got a gun,” Templet continued in the 911 call. When Burt opened the door, Anthony relayed that he shot him. His father died several days later (via KHOU).

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