Texas Teenager Sentenced In Murders Of Mother, Brothers
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A teenage Texas girl received two life sentences and 25 more years in prison for her role in the murders of her mother and two young brothers in the family's home.

Erin Caffey, 17, could be eligible for parole when she's 59 under a plea agreement, according to her William McDowell.

Caffey's trial was scheduled to begin next month in Hopkins County.

Prosecutors didn't plan to seek the death penalty against her.

Co-defendant Bobbi Gale Johnson was sentenced to 40 years in prison and may be eligible for parole in 20 years.

Johnson was named in an affidavit as an accomplice who did not use a weapon.

Police believe Caffey and Johnson waited in a car down the road from Caffey's home in Alba during the attack in March.

Authorities say Charlie James Wilkinson, 19, who was Caffey's boyfriend, and Charles Allen Waid, 20, went on a shooting and stabbing rampage before setting fire to the home.

The attack left Penny Caffey, 37, and her sons Mathew, 13, and Tyler, 8, dead.

The father, 41-year-old Terry Caffey, was shot five times but got out of his burning house and reached his neighbors.

Authorities say the murder plot was hatched because Erin Caffey's parents didn't want Wilkinson to date their daughter, who was 16 at the time of the crime.

In November, Wilkinson and Waid avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty for their involvement in the killings.

McDowell said both would most likely receive life sentences with the possibility of parole.

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Posted by: Dave Webb Location: CS on Jan 5, 2009 at 08:28 AM
"Erin Caffey, 17, could be eligible for parole when she's 59 under a plea agreement, according to her William McDowell." How is grammar school treating you, kbtx? "According to her William McDowell" lacks coherence. According to her what? My William McDowell tells me that somebody needs to proof-read this story.

Posted by: Jn Location: Bryan on Jan 5, 2009 at 03:42 AM
She would be eligible for parole when she's 59? No way! This idiot needs to stay behind bars for the rest of her natural life!

Posted by: death penalty deserved Location: bryan,tx on Jan 4, 2009 at 09:58 PM
she deserves to die for killing her whole family. how could she sit outside knowing what was happening? cold hearted witch. i cannot imagine the fear her parents and little brothers faced. she should be used as an example to other foolish children who might think they can do this and get away with it. the death penalty sends a message that we are tired of this crime. anyone who could kill their parents and little brothers does not need to live.thats lower than an animal.

Posted by: James Location: CS on Jan 4, 2009 at 03:37 PM
THEY DO NOT DESERVE TO LIVE, much less get the possability of parole.

Posted by: wow Location: bryan tx on Jan 3, 2009 at 08:31 PM
what in the world happening to these kids now a days ...i hear more about them wanting to kill there folks ..man that is sooooooo sad now that father got a live rest his life knowing his own daughter was trying to kill him and did kill the rest of the family they should of give her the death penalty and the rest that was killing them ...kid like that dont need to live ...i am sorry but thats how i feel...just not right ....

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