911 call: "My neck’s bleeding. I need help quick" | Forensic Files

nine-one-one the address of your emergency I'm in front of Davis High School okay what's what's going on there my
necks bleeding I need help click what happened I tried to commit suicide please help me all right and I took need
to ask a few questions okay did you still have the knife with you no I threw it out the window how much are you
bleeding and well my shirt is so what's your name Tiffany need okay is anybody with you Tiffany yeah my husband then my
son okay where's your husband can I talk to him are you there yeah okay sitting down yeah do you have a dry
clean cloth you can apply pressure sore neck my shirt so well we need something are you applying pressure okay do you
know why she why she did this all right I don't know and what did she use the cutter she said she threw it out the
window did she or no okay where's the knife right now so we're boned in the doorway or something is there enough you
let me know when an officer shows up to refuel or wave your arms and honk your horn honk your horn if she's still
conscious our breathing okay okay are they there ya go everyone's degrees okay I'll let you go
thank you

Tiffany Mead met up with her estranged husband, Kristopher Ertmann, believing she was receiving a child support check. Instead, he cut her throat. Ertmann eventually allows Mead to call 911 -- but only if she tells them she tried to commit suicide. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty the latest in the case in "Don't Scream," airing Saturday, June 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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Brief Summary

A 911 call reveals a suicide attempt by Tiffany at Davis High School.

Key points

Emergency Call for Help. Tiffany calls 911 in a desperate plea for assistance after a suicide attempt.
Critical Condition. Tiffany's husband describes her severe bleeding, raising the stakes of the situation.

Episode quotes

I tried to commit suicide.

Tiffany reveals her critical situation.

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