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