A kidnap victim’s harrowing 911 call in 2016 launched an investigation that ended with the arrest of a serial killer who admitted to murdering five women, and left a veteran Ohio detective, police officer and emergency call dispatcher with the case they will remember forever.
“I don’t want to forget this case. I don’t want anyone to forget it,” said Kim Mager, a now-retired Ashland Police detective who worked on the notorious case. “These women could have been anyone. This could have been me.”
The investigation began Sept. 13, 2016, when a kidnapping victim was rescued after making the troubling 911 call.
“It’s chilling,” Sara Miller, who worked as an emergency call dispatcher for 26 years, reflected about the memorable call with ABC News’ John Quiñones in her first broadcast interview.
Miller said the caller, who authorities referred to as Jane Doe to protect her privacy, spoke through whispers, saying she was being held captive at a house near a laundromat and her captor was asleep at her side.
Miller dispatched officers to where she believed the caller was located. “They can’t just gang-bust into a house. What if he’d have woken up with a weapon and hurt her?” Miller said.