- Carey Birmingham, 60, was sentenced earlier this week after fatally shooting his wife Patricia, 48, in December 2021 after discovering she was having an affair.
- Footage captured by Patricia moments before her death shows Birmingham holding a shotgun in the driveway of her home, while pointing it at her.
- Birmingham will serve 10 years in prison for his death and will be eligible for parole after 5. The all-female jury decided against the maximum sentence of 20 years.
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A Texas man who shot his wife to death on camera after discovering she was having an affair was sentenced to just ten years in prison for her murder.
Carey Birmingham, 60, was sentenced earlier this week after fatally shooting his wife Patricia, 48, in December 2021 after discovering she was having an affair.
The murder was caught on video and, despite overwhelming evidence, Birmingham will serve ten years in prison, with the maximum being 20.
In the disturbing video, Birmingham can be seen driving down the driveway of his home in Spring, Texas, in a bathrobe and wielding a shotgun.
Birmingham can be heard telling his wife: “Okay, bye.” You’re going to meet Jesus, I hope he was worth it,’ before shooting him three times.
Carey Birmingham is pictured shooting his wife Patricia to death in December 2021 after discovering their affair. He just spent 10 years in prison
Patricia (left, with her daughter Olivia) was shot to death in the driveway of her home in Texas.
The shooting occurred while their daughter Olivia was at school, and the couple had a 30-minute argument before the shooting.
Audio obtained by ABC13 It contains several minutes of conversation between the two that became a large part of the Birmingham crime of passion defense.
He can be heard saying, “I’m done,” while Patricia responds, “I’m done too,” and their conversation becomes increasingly heated.
Birmingham defense attorney Anthony Osso said they had pleaded guilty to the all-female jury to convince them he had shot Patricia in the heat of the moment.
Osso told the outlet: “We never tried to justify our client’s actions, but the defense was not about justification.” It was about why he did what he did.”
Birmingham will serve ten years in prison for the death and will be eligible for parole after five years.
Speaking about her father’s sentencing, his daughter Olivia told the outlet: “I lost both of my parents that day.
Birmingham defense lawyer Anthony Osso said they had pleaded guilty to the all-female jury to convince them he had shot Patricia, seen here, in the heat of the moment.
Birmingham’s short sentence sparked outrage and the killer’s own daughter, Olivia, condemned him in court.
“My dad also died that day, because the person who did that to my mom and my father are not the same person.”
And he added: ‘I don’t know, sudden passion? You have to have something. You have to have made that decision within yourself for a while; I feel like doing something, doing it to someone you really love.’
Olivia had turned to her father in court and said, “No matter what was said in this trial, you know what kind of woman she was, and you know what you did and how you took my favorite person in this world away from me.” “.
Olivia also testified that she had never seen her father physically abuse her mother.
She told ABC that she wanted to raise awareness about different types of abuse and that she would never forgive her father for what he did.
In a social media post, Patricia’s sister Mary Dees said: ‘My sister was strong and would not back down or show fear in front of this man.
‘The prosecutors did an excellent job and were equally surprised by the verdict. I think the judge was even surprised.
‘Justice was NOT done here. My sister didn’t deserve this. Casey Birmingham is not the victim.