Caller Confesses To Two Murders, Then Suicide

During a 911 call that was barely one minute and seven seconds long, a Pennsylvania man confessed to a dispatcher that he had bludgeoned his wife and 7 year-old son to death. Three hours later Christopher Moyer was found dead seven miles away after being struck by a train. Moyer, 44, was calm and collected at 9:30 p.m. on June 17th when he told a Bucks County 911 calltaker, “I want to report a murder.” The dispatcher asked him how he knew this, and Moyer said, “A mother and son bludgeoned to death.” The dispatcher asked, “Who are you,” and Moyer explained, “I am the husband.” The dispatcher obtained some additional information, and asked, “OK, are you still armed?” When Moyer said, “No,” the dispatcher told him, “OK, I’ll get somebody right out for you, Chris.” The call then ended with no attempt by the dispatcher to keep him on the line, to question him about the incident further or to explore his motive. Police arrived at the house after Moyer had driven away. At about 1 a.m. police responded to a report of a person struck by a train in nearby Hatboro, and learned it was Moyer. Investigators say Moyer had put his head on the rails and waited for a train to pass. Listen to the 911 call (mp3).