The transcript and recording: Amanda Berry's 9-1-1 call

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The transcript and recording: Amanda Berry's 9-1-1 call

Listen to Amanda Berry's 9-1-1 call to police.

The transcript

5:51:59 p.m.

Dispatcher: Cleveland 9-1-1

Amanda Berry: Hello police. Help me. I'm Amanda Berry.

Dispatcher: You need police, fire or ambulance?

Berry: I need police

Dispatcher: OK. And what's going on there?

Berry: I've been kidnapped. And I've been missing for 10 years. And I'm here. I'm free now. Dispatcher: OK and what's your address?

Berry: 2207 Seymour Avenue

Dispatcher: 2207 Seymour? It looks like you're calling me from 2210.

Berry: Huh

Dispatcher: It looks like you're calling me from 2210.

Berry: I can't hear you

Dispatcher: It looks like you're calling me from 2210 Seymour.

Berry: Yeah. I'm with somebody. I'm using their phone.

Dispatcher: OK. Stay there with those people. Talk to the police when they get there.

Berry: OK. Uh ... Uh.

Dispatcher: OK. Talk to the police when they get there.

Berry: OK. (pause) Hello

Dispatcher: Yeah. Talk to the police when they get there.

Berry: OK. Are they on their way right now? I need them now.

Dispatcher: We're going to send them as soon as we get a car open.

Berry: No. I need them now, before he gets back.

Dispatcher: All right. We're sending them, OK?

Berry: OK. I mean like ...

Dispatcher: Who's the guy you're trying. ... Who's the guy who went out?

Berry: Uh. His name is Ariel Castro.

Dispatcher: How old is he?

Berry: He's like 52.

Dispatcher: All right ...

Berry: I'm Amanda Berry. I've been on the news for the last 10 years.

Dispatcher: OK. OK. I got that dear. I already ...

Berry: (inaudible)

Dispatcher: Yeah. I've got that. And what was his name again?

Berry: Ariel Castro.

Dispatcher: And is he white, black or Hispanic?

Berry: Hispanic.

Dispatcher: What's he wearing?

Berry: I don't know, because he's not here right now. That's how I got away ...

Dispatcher: When he left, what was he wearing?

Berry: (inaudible)

Dispatcher: OK. The police are on the way. Talk to them when they get there.

Berry: OK. I need ... OK.

Dispatcher: OK. I told you they were on their way. Talk to them when they get there, OK?

Berry. All right. OK.

Dispatcher: Thank you.

Berry: Bye

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013