Dispatcher Answers His Wife’s Call for Help

A Clark County (Ohio) sheriff’s dispatcher working the night shift picked up a 911 call to hear his own wife ask for help—she’d just been stabbed by a man in the backyard as she was bringing in the dogs. Sheriff’s deputies arrived quickly but the suspect had fled and is still being sought. The names of the dispatcher and his wife are being withheld, but the sheriff says the woman will survive. The couple’s three children were inside the house during the attack, and are now being cared for by relatives. On the logging tape, the dispatcher becomes aware of the terrible nature of the call in stages. “Where you at?” he asks, apparently recognizing his wife’s voice. But then when his wife says, “I’ve been attacked,” he asks, “Who’s this?” His wife answers, “It’s your wife. It’s Angie. I need help,” as she gasps for air. On the logging tape the dispatcher relays the information to a co-worker as his wife cries and says, “Help me!” Listen to the amazing call.