The number 911 is the
emergency telephone line for the North American Numbering Plan, which includes the United States, Canada, Bermuda,
and 16 Caribbean countries. It is an eerie number with a deadly history.The World Trade Centers were
attacked on 9/11 2001 and exactly 911 days later the Madrid train bombings occurred.When an individual
is faced with a life threatening situation they call 911 for immediate assistance.I have collected
a list of some of the most terrifying 911 calls ever made. CAUTION: This list contains graphic material.It is not recommended for the light of heart.Many 911 calls are made during the last moments
of an individual’s life.
10. Is
that Sasquatch in my Yard
This 911 call
was made by an individual living in the northwest corner of the U.S. He phoned the authorities to report a usual
looking man lurking around his backyard.He was alarmed after his light sensors were set off.As the call progresses the man gets a clear look at the being.He gives an eerie description
of what he is witnessing.
9. O.J. Simpson’s Temper
Nicole Brown Simpson
was the ex-wife of former football legend O.J. Simpson.She was brutally murdered on June 12, 1994.O.J. Simpson was tried for her murder and found innocent.Simpson had a long history of spousal
abuse and was also accused of assaulting Nicole.In this 911 call Nicole reports that O.J. Simpson
is trespassing and threatening her.She states that he physically broke down her back door.You can tell from her voice that she is truly terrified of this man.Towards the end of the
call O.J. enters the house and begins screaming at Nicole.
8. Michael
Jackson Emergency 911 Call
This is the official
911 call that the police received on the day Michael Jackson died. The caller reports that a 50-year-old male is unresponsive,
but never mentions Jackson’s name.You can tell from the caller’s tone that the situation
is grim and that Michael is dead.Hearing the call gives you insight into the seriousness of the situation. It creates a visual sense of what was occurring during the last moments of Michael Jackson’s life.
7. Charla
Nash is Mauled by a Chimp
In February
of 2009 the Stamford, Connecticut authorities received a frantic 911 call.A woman reported that her
200 pound chimpanzee was mauling her friend, Charla Nash. Her descriptions are detailed and the caller feels that Nash
has been killed by the animal.She repeatedly reports that the chimp “tore the face off her
friend” and was “eating her.”The authorities arrived at the scene in less than
four minutes and killed the chimp.Charla Nash suffered extensive facial and hand injuries and was
left in critical condition. She was treated by hand specialists, plastic surgeons, and specialists in orthopedics,
ophthalmology, and trauma. She has made some progress towards recovery, but lost her eyes, nose, and jaw.
6. Sarah Said’s Dying 911 Call
On January 1st, 2008, Amina
and Sarah Said were shot to death by their father Yaser Abdul Said.At 7:33 PM a 911 call was placed
by Sarah Said.She had been shot multiple times and can be heard moaning and saying “I’m
dying.”The call was made from an unknown location and it is extremely short.At
8:30 PM another call was made reporting unusual circumstances at a hotel in Irving, Texas.This led
police to the bodies of the two teenage girls.A manhunt continues today for the girl’s father,
Yaser Abdul Said.It is a horribly sad call.
5. William Parente Murders His Family
William Parente
was a New York real estate attorney who murdered his wife and two daughters.He then committed suicide.Parente was under investigation by the FBI for an alleged Ponzi scheme.On April 20, 2009,
the bodies of four people were found by staff at a Sheraton hotel in Towson, Maryland.A 911 call
was placed by the hotels manager.In the call he describes discovering a dead body, but did not investigate
the room completely.Police identified the bodies of William Parente,
his wife Betty, and their daughters Stephanie, 19, and Catherine, 11.The cause of death was determined
to be blunt force trauma and asphyxiation, while Parent cut himself and bled to death in the bathroom.
4. Georgia State 2009 Mass Murders
On August 29,
2009, eight dead bodies were discovered at the New Hope Mobile Home Park in Glynn County, Georgia, U.S.At
8 AM the police received a 911 call from a local resident stating that a 22-year-old man named Guy Heinze Jr. was claiming
that he returned home to find his entire family slaughtered.During the call Guy Heinze Jr. gets on the line for a short amount of time.The victims were beaten with a blunt instrument. Evidence
suggested that only one person was responsible for the crime.The murders gained international attention
and have been referred to as the worst mass murder case in Georgia state history.On September 2,
2009 Guy Heinze Jr. was charged with slaughtering his family.
3. Mark
Saylor and His Family are Killed in a Car Crash
This 911
call documents the fatal cash crash that claimed the lives of California Highway Patrol officer Mark Saylor and his family.The group was traveling in a rented 2009 Lexus ES 350 on state Route 125 when the accelerator on the vehicle became stuck.The vehicle was steadily increasing in speed with no response from the brakes.A 911 call was made by one of the members of the car.The caller stated that their car would not slow
down and that they were traveling at 120mph towards an intersection. The terrifying call contains the groups last
moments before the car crashes killing all four people inside.The family’s car entered the
intersection and collided with a Ford Explorer.It then went over
a curb and through a fence before going over an embankment and becoming airborne.The car rolled several
times before finally bursting into flames in the San Diego River basin.
In 2007, Toyota Motor Corp, the makers of Lexus cars,
recalled more than 30,000 all weather floor mats used in the 2008 Lexus ES 350 after complaints that the mats would slip forward and jam the accelerator.I could not find out if this car was equipped with all weather
floor mats, but you would think that the company would have solved this problem by the 2009 model.The
cause of the crash could not be determined by the wreckage.Without the 911 call the accident would
be a complete mystery.
2. Patricia
Nielson Columbine High School Call
The Columbine
High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Colorado, United States.Two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shot and killed 12 students and one teacher.The
event injured 21 other students.Many 911 calls were made from inside the school while the massacre
was being carried out.The most infamous call was made by teacher Patti Nielson.
Patti was
on duty as a lunchroom monitor in the cafeteria when the shooting began.She described seeing Eric
Harris' smiling face looking at her and then he shot her.The bullet grazed her shoulder (in the
call you can hear her refer to her shoulder injury).She then ran into the library to call 911.Patti ordered all of the students to get under the tables. The time period between the call being
answered and the shooters entering the library was four minutes and ten seconds (from the length of the video you can
get an idea of when this occurred).Before entering, the shooters threw two bombs into the cafeteria from the staircase in the South Hallway, both of which exploded (this caused the smoke that Patti refers to in the
call).The gunman entered the library where 52 students and 4 teachers were hiding (including
Patti).This is where the majority of the massacre occurred and the pair walked from table to table
shooting students.Authorities did not enter the school until 1 hour and 46 minutes after the call
was placed.This recording stops shortly after the killers enter the library.Patti
Nielson was one of the last survivors to leave the school.
1. Kevin
Cosgrove’s Final Words
Kevin Cosgrove
was Vice President of Claims for Aon Corporation.He died in the World Trade Center attacks.Cosgrove was located in the northwest corner of the 105th floor when the plane struck the South Tower.He became trapped in the office of John Ostaru, which was engulfed in thick black smoke.Cosgrove
called 911 on his cell phone and had a five minute conversation.The call ends with his final heart
wrenching cry of “OH, GOD! O-!” as the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed.The recording was used in the Zacarias Moussaoui trial, making it public domain.
Let’s Lighten the Mood
This
is a hilarious 911 call placed by a police officer. The officer reports that he and his wife consumed
marijuana brownies.He goes on to tell the operator that he thinks that he is dead, but finds time
to ask her about the hockey score.