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Marissa Carmichael, a 25-year-old mother of five went missing on January 14, 2024, after a night out. She was last seen at an Exxon gas station on East Market Street where she made a 911 call. When police arrived, she was already gone. She remains missing as of January 22, 2025. Her mother, Sara Carmichael, believes Marissa may be a victim of human trafficking. But what clues from the 911 call can...

Last November, 21-year old Daziana "Dazi" Natasha Lewis called 911 in the early morning asking for police to respond to her location at a closed K-Mart. The 911 call was ominous to say the least. When the Greenville County Sheriff's Office arrived, a stand-off occurred-- Dazi had a knife and wouldn't say why. See the twist ending and how it relates to two other cases we've already covered.

Last September, in Letcher County Kentucky, Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins inside his own chambers at the county courthouse. Detectives initial investigation confirmed that Stines tried to call his daughter on Mullins’ phone and his own phone just before the shooting. But why would either of them be trying to contact the juvenile? Stines has been indicted and so hi...

In this gripping episode of The Comm Center, we explore the rare but heart-stopping moments when 911 operators found themselves answering calls from their own family members during emergencies. These five real-life stories reveal the unimaginable emotional weight these professionals bear as they navigate life-and-death situations with someone they love on the other end of the line.

Deobra Delone Redden, the guy who went viral for attacking Judge Mary Kay Holthus on camera at his sentencing hearing last January, picked up 13 new charges, and has now been re-sentenced. Plenty of officers have been on-hand do avoid another embarrassing assault, but this time the shame was really in getting hear what Redden thinks of the judge and other people. It's no surprise that a man who at...

A 911 call came into the Comm Center in Cleveland from a woman who said her son shot everyone in his his house-- and she believed him. At that same time, police officers were driving down a city block when they were waved down by Martin Muniz, who asked to be arrested for killing five members of his own family not far away. He asked to be taken seriously and to be placed in restraints. What happen...

The Suitcase Killer Sarah Boone took the stand for a typically self-indulgent 20 minute speech in which she got her 'last-word:' she used the stand to blame everyone else for Jorge's death and her own predicament. Watch as Drew and Jon go live to kick a little dirt onto the end of their favorite 2024 case. Chad Chronister, Sheriff of Hillsborough County, was up for the top dog spot at DEA in Trump...

Last May, Comm Center covered the case of Mantua Township Police Officer Salvatore Oldrati and his response to Charles Sharp's 9-1-1 call. Sharp said armed prowlers were on his property entering his truck and shed. But that was all a lie. Sharp was under the influence of cocaine, methamphetamine and was carrying a replica pistol, and daring police to shoot him. To preserve his and another police o...

Last September, a common call was placed a comm center in Illinois: a man came home to find his house ransacked. The caller was interrupted by the sounds of gunfire. Another call came in: neighbor heard shots. Now the Plano Police and Kendall County Sheriffs Office respond to the scene of the crime, where a Ford Bronco is in flight. Officers give chase while medics find the 9-1-1 caller shot and k...

In Alexandria, a 9-1-1 call prompts a welfare check on a man in mental distress--Paul Behan had lost his wife and job, and had been drinking. Paul answered the door with a rifle under his chin, and a tense standoff began. Officers pleaded to save Paul from himself-- but should they have been there in there in the first place? Being mentally unwell isn't against the law, and if no one else is in da...

Actual 9-1-1 dispatcher Jon plays a phone call made every day in this country: a call for someone passed out inside a car. This time in Phoenix Arizona. What are the potential problems and dangers? Next, actual cop Drew Breasy walks you through how the police respond: first to check welfare of the driver, but after she refuses to comply and attempts to leave, how the response has to escalate. But...

In this special Aftershow , Jon gets it all off his chest-- is Donald Trump going to be a fascist in his next term? Without having to worry about appeal to the voters a fourth time, Trump could go on a full blown "revenge tour." But what does that mean? Will political opponents be jailed? Will radical ideology sweep the country? Will rights be curtailed? Jon also opines on Kamala: Was she REALLY t...

In Day Five of Sarah Boone's Trial, attorney James Owens' lack of prep time shows as he cross examines State witness Doctor Tonia Werner, a forensic psychiatrist practicing since 1998, and asks the doctor to confirm Sarah's battered spouse syndrome (BSS) and PTSD. Werner stated she didn't have enough evidence to diagnose PTSD and said most damningly that because Sarah stated at the outset that she...

15-year-old Carly Gregg was just sentenced to life for what she did to her mother and stepfather-- she tried to claim a mental health problem was entirely to blame for ambushing her family. Real dispatcher Jon breaks down the shocking 911 audio from the survivor and credible cop Drew will talk about the criminal intent, special circumstances and scene investigation pro-tips in this appalling crime...

Actual 9-1-1 dispatcher Jon reviews the shocking emergency call that ended with a man's life taken-- Veteran Florida Cop Drew Breasy breaks down the shocking police boy cam footage from before and after to show what happened that terrible day. What he has to reveal will answer the question asked by TV pundits, lawyers, true crime enthusiasts and even Bree herself-- Why didn't police do more to pre...

Bree Kuhn was found guilty of murdering her husband in their Gulf Breeze home in 2021 and sentenced to life in prison. Collin Turner was on the phone with 9-1-1 when he was fatally shot, after a day spent at home with his wife where both had called the police multiple times. Bree claimed she was assaulted and Collin claimed she was preventing the peace-- police officers came twice before it escala...

From the YouTube-only Aftershow , Jon takes questions and comments about the two part coverage of the infamous case-- and Abby from On Being A Police Officer calls again to set the record straight. So does listener Michael to share his thoughts on the case. If you like this, check out our YouTube page for much more.

The crux of the defense was that Erik and Lyle believed their lives were in danger after they threatened to publicly expose their wealthy and powerful father's abuse. Drew is sympathetic to their story of lifelong assault and mortal fear. Jon sees it as an after-the-fact method of obtaining reduced charges and an eased sentence. Special guest Abby Ellsworth from On Being A Police Officer weighs in...

Authentic cop Drew Breasy and actual 9-1-1 dispatcher Jon break down America's Crime Of The Century-- the one before OJ. Jon analyzes the 1989 call to police, feigned by Lyle to mislead the police, and Drew will talk about guilty clues in their trial testimony, as well as what crime boss Michael Franzese had to say about sharing a cell block with the infamous murderers.

Sarah Boone, the woman who killed her boyfriend Jorge Torres Jr. back in 2020 is still in court in Orange County-- after driving away eight attorneys on her case a judge finally ruled that she had waived her own right to court-appointed counsel. What followed was her disastrous pro se defense: sending letters to the judge, filing irrelevant and confusing motions, and delaying progress at every tur...

Police and Paramedics respond to a bar when an emergency call is placed for an unconscious person. Upon arrival the patient has mysteriously disappeared. The caller, still on scene, tells her bizarre story. Police investigate to find out everyone is okay, and that there is no more to be done. Then, at a gas station not far away, the woman at the bar continues to dial 911 to complain about the poli...

A woman called 911. Her husband was drunk and armed, and ready to fight both his wife and law enforcement. Officers were dispatched to a domestic dispute at a home near 24th Street and Cactus Road. The weapon was discharged in the house and again outside as the police raced to the scene. An every day call in Phoenix and across the country, it's one of the most dangerous calls that police can r...

Lo-Letha Hall, Uber driver, was shot and killed by Bill Brock. Brock mistook Hall as working for an extortionist, who had been threatening him and his family all morning over the phone. When Hall came for the ransom money, Brock took her phone and shot her multiple times. But who is the mastermind that set these two on their fatal course towards each other? Retired detective Drew will talk crime s...

Uber driver Lo-Letha Hall was shot and killed in the driveway of Bill Brock. Brock, 61, thought she was bagman for an extortionist, who had been threatening him and his family all morning over the phone. Hall was there to collect an envelope containing $12,000 which Brock had been told would be bond money to spring his nephew from jail. The same grifter had sent Hall to pickup a package-- but she...