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Erin Caffey - The Texas Teenager Who Convinced Her Boyfriend To Massacre Her Entire Family · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: Following the decision of Erin Caffey's parents to prohibit her
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  from seeing her boyfriend, she plotted an act of vengeance
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  that culminated in the brutal murder of her family while
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  they slept. On March first, two thousand eight, two assailants
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  invaded the Kaffe residents in Albert, Texas, embarking on a
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  horrific rampage that resulted in the deaths of two young
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  children and their mother. The sole survivors of this tragedy
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  were sixteen year old Erin Caffe and her father, Terry Caffey,
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  who sustained multiple gunshot wounds before the perpetrators set the
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  house ablaze. The shocking nature of the murders reverberated across
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  the nation, particularly when law enforcement disclosed that Erin Caffe
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  had orchestrated the entire atrocity. Erin Caffey and Charlie Wilkinson's
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  troubling relationship. The unfortunate circumstances surrounding the Kafee family began
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  five months prior to their tragic deaths, when Erin Caffe
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  entered into a relationship with eighteen year old Charlie Wilkinson.
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  The two first crossed paths while Caffy was employed part
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  time as a waitress at a sonic fast food establishment,
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  and their relationship quickly intensified. Wilkinson presented her with a
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  promise ring that had belonged to his grandmother, openly expressing
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  his intentions to marry her. Nevertheless, this relationship raised alarms
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  for her parents, particularly Terry Caffey, who expressed his concerns
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  about Wilkinson from the outset. There were just things about
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  him that didn't sit right with me, he later remarked,
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  and his instincts proved to be accurate. The Kaffe family
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  was deeply engaged with their local church, which complimented their
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  enthusiasm for music. Erin Caffey's brothers, eight year old Tyler
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  and thirteen year old Matthew played the guitar and harmonica, respectively,
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  while their mother, Penny Carry, contributed by playing the piano
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  during church services. Erin was the family's vocalist until she
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  encountered Wilkinson. As her relationship with Wilkinson developed, Erin, a
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  church attending teenager, began to experience academic difficulties. Concerned, her
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  parents turned to the Internet to investigate this troubling boyfriend.
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  Their findings led them to believe that it was imperative
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  to distance him from their daughter. Wilkinson's MySpace profile was
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  filled with inappropriate sexual content and discussions about alcohol consumption.
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  When Erin violated her phone curfew in February two thousand
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  and eight, the Cafes insisted that she terminate the relationship.
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  Later that month, Erin Cafe began expressing thought thoughts of
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  murdering her parents in conversations with friends. Convinced that this
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  was the only means to be with Wilkinson, the Cafe
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  family massacre, Erin Cafey subsequently devised a lethal scheme in
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  collaboration with Charlie Wilkinson and his associate Charles Wade. There
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  are conflicting accounts regarding who was the primary architect of
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  this plan, yet Terry Caffey dismisses the idea that it
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  originated with his daughter. In contrast, Wilkinson asserted that he
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  had proposed a plan for him and Cafe to escape together,
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  but Cafe insisted on carrying out the murders instead. On
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  the day of the tragic events, Wilkinson and Wade arrived
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  at the cafe residence outside Erin Caffey and Wade's girlfriend
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  remained in the vehicle. Prior to entering the home, Wilkinson
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  caution Caffe that it was necessary to eliminate her younger
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  brothers to ensure there were no witnesses. I don't care,
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  she allegedly responded, just do what you have to do.
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  Once inside, Wilkinson proceeded to the bedroom of Terry and Penny,
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  where he opened fire on the sleeping couple with a
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  twenty two caliber pistol. After sustaining multiple gunshot wounds himself,
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  Terry Caffey witnessed the death of his wife while lying
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  beside her, unable to move or speak. When Wilkinson's firearm malfunctioned,
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  Wade drew a samurai style sword and attacked Penny, nearly
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  decapitating her. The two then ascended to the upper floor,
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  where Tyler and Matthew were hiding. Terry heard his son
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  Matthew cry out, no, Charlie, No, why are you doing
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  this As the helpless father lost consciousness. Shilah was shot
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  in the face and Matthew was brutally slain as the
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  assailants took turns attacking him with the sword. Wilkinson and
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  Wade then ransacked the house for valuables, as Wilkinson had
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  promised Wade two thousand dollars for his assistance. Ultimately, they
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  doused the furniture with lighter fluid and set the house ablaze. Miraculously,
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  Terry Caffey regained consciousness as the flames consumed the house
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  and managed to crawl out of a window. It took
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  him an hour to reach the nearest neighbour's residence, where
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  the authorities were notified. When the police inquired about Terry's injuries,
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  the neighbor replied, where isn't he bleeding from? Terry was
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  swiftly transported for emergency surgery, after which he was stable
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  enough to provide a statement to the sheriff's deputies. The
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  trial and sentencing of Erin Caffie, Wilkinson and Wade were
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  given life sentences without the possibility of parole. Caffy was
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  also sentenced to life, though she will be eli