"I may have killed him" former FBI agent tells 911 after attack on son-in-law | Forensic Files

he's bleeding all over and I I may have killed him was he drinking uh yes he had
been drinking during the course of the day my partner's dispatching the the uh ambulance in the office while I get the
information okay all right are you right with him now I am how old is he how old
is he9 39 all right is he conscious at all no is he breathing I can't tell all right tell me
what happened did you hit him in the head or hit him in the head with what with a baseball bat with a baseball bat
yes ma'am he was choking he was choking my daughter he said I'm going to kill her all right we are sending the
paramedics to help you now where's the baseball bat at in the bedroom here with me okay just don't touch it anymore okay
ma'am pump the chest hard and fast at least twice per second two Ines deep let the chest come all the way up between
the pumps we're going to do this 600 times until help can take over count out loud so that I can count with you I'll
set a pace for you one two three four faster if you can one two three four all right take your daughter and
back away and let them do their job let do their job try and keep her calm okay okay
y'all did a good job Molly let do let them do their job okay okay they're here now okay can you take Molly out of the
room okay Molly she suggest we get out of the room okay are you okay as much as possible I understand I
understand understand as much as possible are you okay yeah I'm okay okay all right um law enforcement's on the
way

Listen as a 911 dispatcher in Davidson County, N.C., directs Tom Martens and his daughter Molly Corbett how to perform CPR after Martens called for help the night of Aug. 2, 2015. Martens says he had to intervene in self-defense after his son-in-law Jason Corbett got into fight with his daughter.

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Brief Summary

A woman calls 911 after hitting her partner with a bat to protect her daughter from him.

Key points

Emergency Call for Help. A frantic caller reveals a serious situation involving a bleeding man and a baseball bat.
Threat to a Child. The caller reveals a chilling threat made by the injured man.
Paramedics Arrive. After a tense exchange, paramedics finally arrive to assist.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I may have killed him.

A frantic admission during a 911 call.

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