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The Caller

6/19/202643 min

In 2008, an article in the monthly FBI bulletin argued that 911 calls could contain clues for homicide investigations. “The caller, in fact, may be the killer.”

Brett Murphy investigated 911 call analysis for ProPublica. You can find their new show, Paper Trail, wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Clips

Finding Betsy on Floor
Accused of 50 Stabs
Call 'Acting' Allegation
Can't Predict Call Guilt
Junk Science Warning

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Phoebe Judge· Host0:00

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  2. Russ Faria· Guest1:18

    How did we meet? Um, well, we actually met at a local gas station where she was working, and I was a regular customer there, and we just started making friends, I guess,

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