Penny Caffey

    • Age: 37
    • Resided: Alba, Texas
    • Shot and stabbed while in bed
    • Sons were 13 and 8
    • Church pianist at Miracle Faith Baptist Church
    • Substitute driver for "Meals on Wheels"
    • Homeschooled children until recently
  • Penny Caffey and her two sons, Matthew and Tyler, were killed at their home on March 1, 2008. Four teenagers, one of whom was Penny's daughter Erin, were sentenced to prison for the murders.
  • 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:

  • 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.Tyler Morning Telegraph: Officials: Triple Murder Was Planned For Weeks (March 4, 2008)

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