The Comm Center with Drew Breasy

The Terrifying Ruth Price 911 Call: Is It A Hoax?

The Ruth Price 911 call became one of the most terrifying emergency calls ever recorded. In this episode, we listen to the chilling audio and break down the moments that still haunt the internet decades later. But is the call fake? Jon — a real 911 dispatcher — will find clues for the truth, tell you what the other podcasts said, and give you the final word: fact or fiction?

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The Ellen Greenberg 911 Call: What They Missed

In January 2011, the Philadelphia medical examiner performed an autopsy on Ellen Greenberg and ruled her death a homicide. Ten weeks later, after a meeting with police and a prosecutor, he changed it to suicide. No new physical evidence was introduced. A retired police commander and an active 911 dispatcher break down the 911 call, the scene, and the institutional process that changed everything. This is Part 1 of 3. We asked people who have followed this case for years what three questions they most needed answered. The same ones kept coming back. Today we answer every one of them — starting with the phone call that put this entire investigation in motion. Jon is an active 911 dispatcher and certified crisis negotiator. Drew is a retired police commander with 29 years in law enforcement, including criminal investigations, command administration, and 911 center oversight. Neither is an attorney.

The Gilgo Beach 911 Call That Still Haunts Dispatchers

In 2010, Shannan Gilbert made a frantic 911 call that became one of the most haunting pieces of audio tied to the Gilgo Beach murders. Moments later, she vanished. More than a decade later, the call still raises disturbing questions. Retired police commander Drew and active 911 dispatcher Jon break it down from an operational perspective—examining panic indicators, dispatcher decisions, behavioral red flags, and the critical moments most people miss. What did dispatch hear in real time? Were the warning signs already there? And why does this call still haunt emergency professionals today?

The Oaklynn Alexander Abduction

An Ohio Amber Alert turns into a terrifying hostage standoff when Charles Alexander abducts 7-year-old Oaklynn Alexander, leads police on a high-speed chase across Ohio, and barricades himself with the child while calling 911 and threatening murder-suicide. In this episode of The Comm Center, Drew Breasy — a veteran police officer — and Jon — a real 911 dispatcher and trained hostage negotiator — break down the pursuit, the dispatch audio, the negotiation tactics, the police response, and the deadly final confrontation that ended with Oaklynn rescued alive. From the Amber Alert and interstate chase to the chilling 911 calls heard around the country, this is a full breakdown of one of the most intense child-abduction standoffs in recent memory.