oxing of his personal information and multiple swatting calls to his house from people who he says have tried to villainize Austin Metcalf and the family.

 I would hope they take a look in the mirror,  he said.  And if you have children and if it was your child who was murdered, would you like people dragging his name through the mud, making memes, making jokes, and just really vile comments? ... This is day one of a long healing process. Because honestly, it's been impossible to start healing until this trial was complete. 

The trial may be over, but the racial polarization among Americans on display outside the Collin County Courthouse continues.

Why Jeff Metcalf says the Karmelo Anthony case was never about race

 Look at the effect, not just the effect here between the Metcalf family and the Anthony family. Look what it did,  he said.  One, to those kids they have to live with. Two, it took on this huge wider 'Let's have a race war throughout the nation.' 

Jeff Metcalf insists that his son had no racist motives when he approached Anthony about leaving a track team tent.

 This case was never about race,  he said.  There's going to be those people now, just, you know, try to throw shade on the whole trial with the jury makeup and the speed of it and that sort of thing. I mean, those are the same people that said he was jumped by four people. He had, his phone was broken. You're going to spin whatever story to try to keep yourself afloat. 

Jeff Metcalf believes Anthony should have received a life sentence. He said that if Anthony is up for parole in 17 years, he will be there in some form to argue against it.

 If I'm still alive, yes, I will be there in person,  he said.  If not, I am going to make a video. If I'm passed on, that can be played. 

Jeff Metcalf

How Jeff Metcalf is moving forward

There are no walls in Jeff Metcalf's home without photos or paintings of his twin sons. These images and a scholarship in his son's name are what remain for this father who says he is ready finally to forgive but not forget.

 But the other people need to understand about forgiveness,  said Jeff Metcalf.  Forgiveness was not for him. Forgiveness was for me. So I don't carry the rage, the hate, and that around; it will eat me up like cancer.