Anthony Templet, courtesy of Netflix
Among the top shows streaming on Netflix this week is I Just Killed My Dad. The documentary follows what happened after then 17-year-old Baton Rouge teen Anthony Templet confessed to murdering his father. Attorney Jarrett Ambeau says a production company contacted him within days of the 2019 murder making headlines.
“We thought it was in Anthony’s best interest, given the nature of the prosecution, and the limited resources he had at the time,” said Ambeau.
The three-part series details why Templet had a volatile relationship with his father and what led to his decision to kill Burt Templet after years of abuse. Without giving away any spoilers Ambeau feels after his client viewed the series it will help him to mend his relationship with his mother.
“As he saw a lot of communication and feelings on her part that he had never seen, he didn’t even know existed,” said Ambeau.
Reaction to the series Ambeau says has been overwhelming and he’s received many words of encouragement and compassion from viewers.
“He’s not on social media so he’s not going to be available for people, but I’m giving him all the messages and it warms his heart to know that people care,” said Ambeau.
Templet was offered a plea deal for manslaughter, avoided jail time, and was given five years of supervised probation.
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