Amanda Berry’s 911 call transcript

Amanda Berry was kidnapped in 2003, just before her 17th birthday. The following conversation with a 911 emergency services telephone operator on Monday night was the first anyone had heard from her since.

Caller: Help me. I'm Amanda Berry.
Dispatcher: You need police, fire, ambulance?
AB: I need police.
911: OK, and what's going on there?
AB: I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for 10 years, and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now.
911: OK, and what's your address?
AB: 2207 Seymour Avenue
911: 2207 Seymour. Looks like you're calling me from 2210.
AB: Huh?
911: Looks like you're calling me from 2210.
AB: I can't hear you.
911: Looks like you're calling me from 2210 Seymour.
AB: I'm across the street; I'm using the phone.
911: OK, stay there with those neighbours. Talk to police when they get there.
AB: (Crying)
911: OK, talk to police when they get there.
AB: OK. Hello?
911: OK, talk to the police when they get there.
AB: OK (unintelligible).
911: We're going to send them as soon as we get a car open.
AB: No, I need them now before he gets back.
911: All right; we're sending them, OK?
AB: OK, I mean, like . . .
911: Who's the guy you're trying – who's the guy who went out?
AB: Um, his name is Ariel Castro.
911: OK. How old is he?
AB: He's, like, 52.
911: And, uh . . .
AB: I'm Amanda Berry. I've been on the news for the last 10 years.
911: I got, I got that, dear. (Unintelligible) And, you say, what was his name again?
AB: Uh, Ariel Castro.
911: And is he white, black or Hispanic?
AB: Uh, Hispanic.
911: What's he wearing?
AB: (agitated): I don't know, 'cause he's not here right now. That's why I ran away.
911: When he left, what was he wearing?
AB: Who knows (unintelligible).
911: The police are on their way; talk to them when they get there.
AB: Huh? I . . . OK.
911: I told you they're on their way; talk to them when they get there, OK.
AB: All right, OK. Bye.