Erin Caffey
Erin Caffey, her boyfriend, and two friends have been charged with three counts of capital murder in the shooting and stabbing deaths of her mother,
Penny Caffey, and two brothers, Tyler and Matthew, on
March 1,
2008. Police suspect her motive was anger at her parents for forbidding her to see her boyfriend,
Charlie James Wilkinson. She allegedly told Wilkinson where to find the family's jewels and money, and allegedly had sex with Wilkinson after the crime. At a trial in
April, her father
Terry Caffey, who was shot in the head during the attacks, asked that Erin be let go.
Fast Facts
- Age: 16
- Resided: Alba, Texas
- Worked at Sonic Restaurant with suspect Bobbi Gale Johnson
- Bond: $1.5 million
- Plea: Not guilty
- Was home schooled until recently
Crime Facts
- Discovered about 4 am, March 1, 2008
- Victims were shot and stabbed
- House was set on fire
- Victims: still alive as house burned
- Family: Members of Miracle Faith Baptist Church
- Dead:
- Penny Caffey, 37, stabbed and shot
- Matthew Caffey, 13, shot in the head
- Tyler Caffey, 8, stabbed
- Wounded: Terry Caffey
- Arrested:
- Johnson and Waid held on $1.5 million bond
- Wilkinson held on $2 million bond
Crime Details
On the night of February 29, 2008, Terry Caffey allegedly said his daughter Erin Caffey was not allowed to date Charlie James Wilkinson. Wilkinson and Charles Allen Waid allegedly shot both parents as the parents lay in bed. Matthew and Tyler Caffey came down to investigate the noise, and Wilkinson told both children to go back to bed. Once the boys were back in their room, Waid and Wilkinson shot Matthew in the head and stabbed Tyler to death with a sword. After Wilkinson and Waid left, Terry Caffey, who had been shot in the head, crawled 300 yards to a neighbor's home for help. According to the autopsies, Penny, Matthew and Tyler were all alive when the house burned. Wilkinson and Erin Caffey celebrated the murders by having sex.
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