Terry King's Young Sons Confessed to His Murder, But That Wasn't the Entire Story

By Pete Kotz in homicide

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 5:15 pm

Terry King was found murdered in his Florida home, flames from the burning house swirling around him. His young sons Alex and Derek confessed to the killings -- then implicated a sex offender and family friend in the brutal murder of their dad. TruTV has the story.

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@Father Juan, I had the same reaction initially, however, I think the guy deserved it, he was a pedophile, he was putting things in the kids' heads, and I'm not so sure that he didn't take part in the murder...I know there were inconsistencies in parts of the boys' stories and in placing the perv there, but the report said that the fathers head was smashed flat, how would the young boys have been able to hit him that hard?? Also, when Derek confessed he claimed to have hit him 10 times with the bat when the medical examiner found he was only hit 3. I'm not excusing the boys, but they served their time, and watching the interview with the youngest, I believe he can become a well-adjusted, productive member of society. I'm not sure about the oldest because I haven't seen any interviews with him. I don't view this case as "evil, demon-seed children, let's hate them", it's more of a "they were dealt a shitty hand in life, and a monster-perv took advantage of their vulnerability", whether the man took part in the physical act of the murder or not, he most certainly set the boys' mindsets on that course. PS- America used to love Rosie O'Donnell, what happened?
I'm a little saddened by the fact that the boys got a combined 15 years, and the guy who didn't murder someone got 35.
Looks like he's had a DYSON attached to his face the whole time he was in prison!! He needs to cover those up before he's "offered" something?! Or at least put some Bare Minerals over them! Heck, you can't even see the boy's face for his lips! Looks like he's got his arms folded across his face!! LMMFAO!!
he's got to be popular with those lips...sheesh cabombas...
Ct :) lol!
@CT LOL!
I heard he used to frequent the Citibank girl's doctor.
@cw Looks like he's had collegen injections.
man...look at that kid's lips!! whoa...
I really dislike Rosie O'Donnell.
Morale of the Story: Commit first-degree murder and arson as a child and your lawyers will be paid for by a celebrity like Rosie O'Donnell and by the time you are an adult and released you will have a book deal, a movie deal, and can do the Talk-Show circuit. Instant Fame! So remember kids, if you want to be a celebrity on T.V. murder your parents like these kids did! (The pervophile deserved getting 35 years for being an Accessory to Murder and Obstruction of Justice along with molesting a 14 year old child.)

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