After Murder, Dispatcher Saves Suspect From Suicide

The logging tape of a 911 call from a Albuquerque (NM) man who shot and killed his infant daughter tells the story—the unnamed police dispatcher saved his life. Christopher Rains, 22, had a dispute with the baby’s mother and, fearing she would leave and take the child, used a .45-cal. pistol to kill the 9 month-old baby. Suicidal and believing he would go to prison “for the rest of my life,” Rains alternately cried and gave information to the police dispatcher, who kept him on the line while officers responded to the scene. During the 7-minute call, the dispatcher convinced Rains to stay on the phone, not use the gun on himself, and then surrender to police. Listen (mp3) to the first four minutes of the amazing call. here