Teresa Thompson: The Mother Who Lost and Found Her Son

Teresa Thompson is the mother of Anthony Templet, who was 17 years old when he killed his father, Burt Templet, in 2019. Teresa had been separated from her son for 11 years, after Burt took him away from her following a custody battle. Teresa did not know where her son was until she received a phone call saying he was in jail for shooting his father. According to Heavy.com, Teresa reconnected with her son through a jailhouse phone call and later reunited with him after he was sentenced to five years of probation for negligent homicide.

Teresa met Burt when she was working at a crab shack in Texas. She was going through a divorce and had two children from her previous marriage. Burt seemed charming and fun at first, but soon became abusive and controlling. He would beat Teresa, even when she was holding Anthony as a baby. He also installed cameras in their home to monitor their every move. Teresa left Burt without Anthony, fearing that he would kill her and her family if she took the boy. She sued for custody, but Burt had disappeared with Anthony to Louisiana. Teresa searched for her son for years, putting up missing posters and hiring private investigators, but to no avail.

Anthony Templet: The Son Who Killed His Abusive Father

Anthony Templet was 17 years old when he shot and killed his father, Burt Templet, on June 3, 2019. Anthony claimed that he acted in self-defense, as his father had been abusing him physically and psychologically for years. Burt had isolated Anthony from the outside world, homeschooling him and restricting his access to the internet and phone. He also threatened to kill Anthony and his mother, Teresa, if he ever tried to escape. Anthony told the police that he had no other choice but to kill his father, as he feared for his life.

Anthony was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, but his lawyer argued that he was a victim of domestic violence and should be treated as such. The prosecutors agreed to reduce the charge to negligent homicide, and Anthony pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to five years of probation, with the condition that he undergo counseling and stay away from drugs and alcohol. Anthony was also reunited with his mother, Teresa, and his half-sister, Netasha, who had been looking for him for over a decade. According to TheNetline, Anthony said in a Netflix documentary about his case, “I Just Killed My Dad”, that he wanted people to know that he was not crazy, not a murderer, and innocent.

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