We all know Netflix is one of the places to go for a true crime docuseries and the next to arrive is I Just Killed My Dad so here’s the true story behind it.
I Just Killed My Dad is set to hit the streaming site on August 9 and follows the unprecedented story of a man who shot and killed his father and absolutely never denied it.
*Warning: Contains spoilers for I just killed my dad*
I just killed my Dad Netflix docuseries
The upcoming three-part docuseries tell the strange story that surrounds the Anthony Templet case. In June 2019 Anthony shot and killed his father and when police showed up he confessed everything.
The aim of the series is to explore the ‘psyche of Anthony leading up to the events of June 3, 2019, and the journey of his mental and emotional aftermath’, according to Movie Web.
I Just Killed My Dad was directed by Skye Borgman, who was behind other Netflix true-crime hits such as Abducted in Plain Sight and Dead Asleep.
True story behind I just killed my dad Netflix docuseries
According to WAFB reports 17-year-old (at the time) Anthony killed his father Burt after the pair had an argument over Anthony’s mobile. It was said Burt was going through Anthony’s phone to see if his son had any contact with his mother and Burt’s ex-wife Susan.
Anthony caught his father in the act and an altercation ensued. Anthony would later say his father was drunk and attacked him and that caused him to run away into his dad’s room where he found the gun.
The teenager actually described the incident on a call to 911 after the fact. He said: ‘He tried to attack me. Then, we got into a fist fight. Then, I ran in his room, closed the door, and got a gun. As I unlocked the door, he tried to {inaudible} and then I shot him.’
It was also reported Anthony said he had tried to shoot his dad in the head and shot three times, unknowing if he’d hit his dad or not, but he assumed he had as there was blood on the floor.
Burt wasn’t killed instantly and actually died in hospital a few days later.
Fox reported Anthony claimed during the trial his father was abusive to him and in 2021 ultimately Anthony pled no contest to negligent homicide for the 2019 death of his father