A year after a confrontation at a rainy Texas track meet ended in tragedy, Karmelo Anthony's name remains at the centre of national attention. The 19-year-old former student-athlete was found guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of fellow teenager Austin Metcalf, bringing one of the most closely watched youth crime cases in the United States to a dramatic conclusion.
With public interest surging following the verdict and sentencing, many are now looking beyond the courtroom to learn more about Anthony's age, family, education and life before the incident that changed everything.