Terry Caffey

Terry Caffey suffered multiple gunshot wounds on March 1, 2008, when his wife and two sons were murdered at their home. Their 16 year old daughter, Erin, and three of her friends have been arrested and charged with three counts of capital murder in connection with the shooting and arson. At a hearing in April, Terry asked that his daughter be released from custody.

Fast Facts

1. Crawled 300 yards to neighbor's house to call 911
2. Was soon to be ordained as a Baptist minister
3. February 21: Father, Clarence "Sonny" Caffey died

Crime Facts

1. Discovered about 4 am, March 1, 2008
2. Victims were shot and stabbed
3. House was set on fire
4. Victims: still alive as house burned
5. Family: Members of Miracle Faith Baptist Church
6. Dead:
   • Penny Caffey, 37, stabbed and shot
   • Matthew Caffey, 13, shot in the head
   • Tyler Caffey, 8, stabbed
7. Wounded: Terry Caffey
8. Arrested:
   • Erin Caffey
   • Charlie James Wilkinson, 19
   • Charles Allen Waid, 20
   • Bobbi Gale Johnson, 18
9. Johnson and Waid held on $1.5 million bond
10. 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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