The Affluenza Murders

In 2013, a drunk 16 year old named Ethan Couch caused a car accident that resulted in the deaths of 4 people. He pled guilty to the 4 counts of intoxicated manslaughter and was looking at a possible 20 years in prison. But his defense team was ready. They told the court that Ethan had an excuse for his behavior - he was too rich to know better. 

Sources:

Articles

ABC News | 'Affluenza' DUI Case: What Happened Night of the Accident That Left 4 People Dead (Caila Klass and Alexa Valiente)

The New York Times | Teenager’s Sentence in Fatal Drunken-Driving Case Stirs ‘Affluenza’ Debate (Manny Fernandez and John Schwartz)

D Magazine | The Worst Parents Ever (Michael Mooney)

HG Legal Resources | What is the Affluenza Defense?

Science Direct | Alcohol Blood Level

Wikipedia | Affluenza

Dallas Morning News | Judge Defends Putting Ethan Couch on Probation I had all the Facts Most People Don't (Naheed Rajwani)

LA Times | Family of ‘Affluenza’ Teen Ethan Couch Tangled with Law in the Past (AP)

Fox News | What Happened to 'Affluenza' teen Ethan Couch? A History of a Family Breaking the Law (Frank Miles)

People | 'Affluenza' Teen Ethan Couch and Mother Tracked to Mexico After Using Cell Phone to Order Domino's Pizza (Char Adams)

Washington Post | How a Domino’s Pizza Order Helped Lead to the Capture of ‘Affluenza’ Teen Ethan Couch (Elahe Izadi and Sarah Larimer)

Videos

YouTube | |20/20: A Case of Affluenza

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/truecrimecreepers)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices