The Drake Diner Slayings | Full Episode | Hometown Tragedy: A True-Crime Series

It's the day after Thanksgiving 1992 in Des Moines, Iowa, and few want to cook. Locals head to the popular Drake Diner instead. In front of a packed restaurant, an armed man shoots and kills two diner employees. Is the town as peaceful as some say?
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[@williamwilliams7565]

Lol

[@sandradesentz601]

Right!😡

[@terre08]

Just started watching it and that was the first thing I reacted to. "JUST CALM DOWN!".

[@lorizeglin3103]

I was wondering the same thing.

[@rightweaponry908]

If i had a penny for every time someone on a crime show says "things like that don't happen here" i would be a billionaire.

[@tickledpnk85]

Crime happens everywhere!

[@nicholashord144]

Lol right

[@livingintongues]

You watch too much TV

[@susanandrew6453]

I was just thinking the same thing.

[@riahannaaranda7152]

It makes me so mad when they say that

[@laradutoit5555]

The 911 operator was cruel, in a situation like that, you hear location and gun and dispatch. Then you try your best to keep the person on the line and you help calm them not tell them to calm down. Left my blood boiling.

[@MashaRistova]

That 911 operator was AWFUL

[@jessestewart169]

Fire her ass, how the hell can you stay calm.

[@pambeforethestorm9784]

Mine too. I was shocked, then appalled smh... 💯💯

[@doriandaniels6078]

I would have asked to speak to her manager, lol. I know in that situation but but she did not help at all. There's a reason she was hysterical. Damn!

[@lisabradford8180]

i didn't like or appreciate her tone either🤬

[@Comedybrand]

"Why were you so calm during your 911 call is a little suspicious...." " I was trying not to upset the 911 operator, I don't want to be yelled at!"

[@shaneomack5018]

Drives me crazy with the “this doesn’t happen here” it happens Everywhere

[@sandrad8640]

Exactly, when you watch a lot of crime channels, you notice how many times they make that statement,and "here people sleep with their doors and windows open because blah blah blah, no where in the world will I sleep with my doors unlocked.

[@DinoCism]

Lol it's not even a small town. It's a city of over 200 000.

[@DrControversy]

There are places things like this happen routinely, and places where it’s unheard of or nearly so. Usually if someone says a place is the type where it doesn’t happen, it’s because the demographics there are changing and a new (worse) normal is being introduced.

[@samichgrrl]

America's love affair with guns is national.

[@Bizcuit-c9f]

I will say, being from Des Moines Iowa myself. Nothing happens here lol. So it’s still very talked about. I was born in the 2000’s like a decade after this happened and people still talk about it all the time. I actually just had dinner at the Drake Diner last night and people were talking about it, that’s how I happened upon this video.

[@phyllispatterson7352]

My husband was on hospice care at home. My sister came over to see my husband. He passed a few minutes later. I was very upset so she called 911. She told the operator that my husband had died. The operator responded "did you kill him? She got so upset she handed my the phone. We still talk about that terrible day.

[@kensirhan2]

@Phyllis Patterson All condolences to you & your family for your lamented loss. And 2) modesty forbids I should relate the torrent of invective that issued from These Lips on reading what vile insensitivity to which you were subjected by an individual that should have been kicked to the curb for it, a bad burn mark to the soul that you have ever recalled since. Be assured that person brought Karmageddon down on itself behind that, when/where completely untraceable but inevitable, disrespecting people so badly during this most life-changing of circumstances demands karmic justice. The eddies & currents of life's flow make it a lottery-style chance it would be a carbon-copy rerun of what you were so outrageously made to suffer, but as such it could be even worse; but whatever it is, whether or not awareness comes, it will comprise cosmic payback for that gross inhumanity. Like Elmer Fudd said, "I wish I could see it!" only there's nothing funny about it here. M.H.R.I.P. & best wishes for a better New Year.

[@DaRkHoRsE-_-]

No but I’m coming for you!!! Yes they need to train these people for sure.❤Sorry for your loss

[@kristenwhitworth7991]

😂 a natural death at home under hospice but y'all called 911 like screaming ninnies?? Why did you call the emergency line? What did you expect lmao Use the hospice resources but no you wanted drama and y'all called 911 specifically to create it. People like you are why 911 are allowed to brisk and curt. You ignored every resource and 911 had right to be suspicious bc yall literally called them being suspicious idiots😂😂😂

[@nanaberry4120]

Are you kidding me??? Disgusting.

[@bonniejennings4400]

When my husband went down in February of 2022, the 911 operator was rude to me as well! She was screaming at me about my CPR!!! I screamed back at her, "I know what I am doing lady!" "Now you do your job and get someone here to help me for the reason I told you from the get go!" "And don't you be worrying about what I am doing or how I am doing it!" At least I knew it and had known it since high school! They need to chill!!! And be retrained in talking calmly, because anyone needing help is not!!! Prayers for the families! 🍃❤Love from Texas❤🍃

[@eustab.anas-mann9510]

You're not the only one. Unfortunately you don't get to pick your operator.

[@travelwithtony5767]

911 operators immediately dispatch emergency services and personnel to the address where the call is coming from, they don’t wait to hear you tell them what to do…they have to be blunt and direct and get people focused on keeping victims alive, and that is why she told you to start CPR… and I bet they were there in minutes to provide lifesaving support, and yet all you can do is complain about it. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[@bonniejennings4400]

@@eustab.anas-mann9510 ❤

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@@travelwithtony5767 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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[@lanagroves9480]

What's with 911 operators being so rude

[@robertwyness2464]

Establish dominace, like putting the suspects back to the wall. He can see the door but can't leave cause the cops in the way.

[@tacob69]

I thought the same thing.I would like to see how calm some of the 911 operaters would be in those situations.

[@Lopyswine]

@@tacob69 you are dumb. The 911 operator has to be forceful. They are trying to get vital information.

[@jamesl9371]

They need more training and better training

[@jessestewart169]

Some people are A holes.

[@chandrametz4035]

This was the first episode I’ve ever seen of your channel, and I will say without a doubt, this is now my favorite “crime” channel. I love everything that you do, and how you do it. Never stop. Thank you for doing what you do and covering these sad stories.

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[@MindyBeee]

These are old shows he's uploading

[@chandrametz4035]

@@MindyBeee either way, this is the first time I’ve watched this channel and loved it.

[@BenMcneil-hk8xv]

I moved out to Des Moines right after this and I would end up dating the daughter of the states, worst murderer. Everybody knew who he was, and who his daughter was.

[@DressedForDrowning]

This is a very emotional case. I'm so sorry for the victims.

[@NiNitosix]

How do you expect a person to “calm down” when they just seen 2 murders!? No compassion from the dispatcher! So Rude to that young girl.

[@stripedtigress]

How do you expect the 911 operator to get you help in that situation if they have to spend all their time coddling you and patting your hand saying OH DEAR? They are trained to GET INFORMATION so they can SEND YOU HELP. They literally have SECONDS to get information from you to SAVE YOUR LIFE.

[@ernestclary6035]

@@stripedtigress they should send police immediately then ask questions- the operator can’t save anyone-

[@xamyx725]

How are they supposed to know how many police officers to dispatch, or if paramedics are necessary, if they don’t get all the pertinent information…? Time is of the essence, and their job isn’t to be compassionate… 🙄

[@NiNitosix]

@@xamyx725 they are not asking for a heart friendship necklace. I understand getting information but if you’ve seen someone murdered in front of you, let’s see if you stay calm. I’ll wait.

[@xamyx725]

@ I probably couldn’t, which is why I would need to rely on the 911 Dispatcher to keep me in line… 🙄

[@briman82]

It's sad to know that these 911 dispatchers are so rude to people that need help or are in distress

[@TikiTorcher]

I didn’t realize it was the customer service line and not the getting information so ppl don’t die line. 🤡

[@rodandrews3416]

Iowa is a mostly white state." Well excuse us white people all to hell! Apparently we're the cause of most of the crime being committed by minorities. Facts don't seem to matter in the US anymore. Just blame it on all those white people.

[@JulieRushworth]

​@@TikiTorcher rude

[@alyrivas5430]

@@TikiTorcherdoesn’t matter- a little compassion wouldn’t hurt 🙄

[@dannydougin3925]

They *need* to get the information buddy, telling people to calm down us not rude. 🙄

[@gone.golfing]

I love how investigators expect you to give a detailed description of the gunman that you’re trying to run for your life from. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Missmori]

its been proven that eyewitnesses are incredibly unreliable precisely because of that fact. its rare to find one who was able to stay calm enough to ID a person's face. funny enough, if you ask them to describe the gun, their reliability is more accurate. becuase most people are staring at the gun when they're in danger, and not the person holding it.

[@Edgar-uj9fh]

Apparently I'm not the only one who noticed the behavior of the 911 operator. She was reprehensible. It's obvious that she was not suitable for the job. She should have been comforting and reassuring. Instead, she was contributing to their trauma! I'd like to think that she was shown the door, but that would be naïve. She's not the first rude operator I've heard, and I suspect she won't be the last.

[@annabellelee4535]

So, comfort the caller and let people bleed to death or not send the proper aid? Find yourself a therapist and stop thinking 911 is supposed to coddle you and comfort you. She's there to send help and nothing more.

[@brianwhite8593]

@@annabellelee4535it’s not hard to do both you can be firm and professional without being rude it’s not a one or the other situation

[@annabellelee4535]

@@brianwhite8593 She wasn't rude, she was just cool and professional.

[@Marlaina]

​@@annabellelee4535you're definitely in the minority

[@annabellelee4535]

@@Marlaina I agree. Common sense seems to be in the minority now. I'll stick with common sense though.

[@leximarie3808]

I'm appalled at the dispatchers. Hopefully the dispatchers now have different employment.

[@Nan-ym7lh]

About 3 years ago. In Buffalo NY. There was a shooting at a TOPS super market. One of the employees in the store was under her desk and on the phone to 911. She was whispering because the gunmen had entered the store. The call taker told her she didn't have to whisper and if she wanted help to speak up. O M G. 6 people were killed. All black folk from the neighborhood. It was a racist, white man who murdered these people. Needless to say. The 911 call taker was fired.

[@Hugatree1]

911 operators are absolutely the worst. It’s like you’re interrupting them doing their nails or gossiping with their coworkers

[@annabellelee4535]

Give them the freaking information and stop whining, their job is to send help not to be a therapist.

[@WhateverDude38]

Ok don’t call them when you need help then. Dispatch your own police, fire and EMS.

[@ellie222.2]

@@annabellelee4535okay and their job is to not ducking yell at u and make u feel worse that’s not what happens. You talk in a calm tone not like how this one was

[@annabellelee4535]

@@ellie222.2 If a calm tone doesn't work, you escalate it. It's information that is needed to save lives, feelings take a back seat when more important things are at hand. They're trying to save lives, not trying to be your "friend". smh.

[@ellie222.2]

@ she doesn’t have to be anyone friend but she doesn’t have to be rude and that’s what she was being she didn’t even try to calm the caller down without yelling

[@rosecolwill5383]

That 911 operator was the worst ! A high stress situation and she has not an ounce of compassion ! I certainly hope since then they have trained their 911 operators not just to get the information they need but to offer compassion and support ❤️

[@annabellelee4535]

F compassion, the 911 operator is responsible for getting enough information to send the correct aid and nothing more.

[@59Alaskan]

​@@annabellelee4535 wow.. miserable are you....? PS: A rhetoric question..

[@c.daniels3413]

Wth was wrong with the 911 dispatcher? How could u be so cruel when the woman on the phone was in obvious distress??? I really hope she hears herself on this video and is proud of her response and words she so cruelly chose to use against this poor woman who witnessed this tragedy 🥺

[@pppaaattt4671]

I hope she is no longer doing this sort of work. No empathy what’s so ever. It was bad enough ( what was happening) and she just added more fuel to the fire . Upsetting.

[@melissabailey5240]

I absolutely agree. Some people should just not be doing this type of work

[@sharonwatson5205]

She needs to be retrained!,

[@kensirhan2]

@ C. Daniels "Au contraire, mam'selle," we should hope that cow literally AIN'T proud of herself for that dismal performance. She don't deserve to have swung for it, but to change them ways, "most definitely" - this wasn't some run-of-the-mill scenario of finding a big glass window busted out. My heart pained for that poor caller - I once happened onto a triple-murder scene [in an appropriately crappy old Chrysler minivan] at home in Washington & the immediate horror of the driver, strapped in & still clutching the steering wheel, his front passenger slumped over in the other direction with her bloody head on that window & - oh god - the last victim lying beside the open side door in a failed escape attempt, stayed vivid for years. Recalling it even now after a long time, ooh that memory still ripples. And I just came across that nightmare, not been in the middle of what happened, but I was still "OMG!!!!!" city on the phone, scared also that WHATever did it might still be around while I was a standing duck relaying the information & get picked off myself. [Cue cold shudders] That operator was 180 from the one in this case, sure she was briskly professional but her way of talking - I would call it the SDS approach, for "slow down some [& tell me what's happened]" - actually helped calm my shocked crying & fear of what might lurk in the darkness [a little side-street intersection with lots of trees but precious little direct lighting; no movie could be as spooky as that reality]. They should be [re]trained to say that instead of CALM DOWN which conveys no such concern for someone in terrible distress. So no, instead this sow should have been *ashamed* of herself. And I'd have raked her over the coals for it; she'd have been lucky to keep her job. "Bad operator!"

[@PennyPaws4]

​@@pppaaattt4671what's so ever? Seriously???

[@pppaaattt4671]

That 911 operator was the worst. I’m sure her supervisor heard it and hope she is no longer doing this kind of work. Empathy is definitely a must in this line of work.

[@jackcherbourg2899]

32 years later, I'm sure she's in a different line of work by now

[@terri3104]

I’m noticing after watching a few of these crime documentaries, the 911 dispatchers are so rude to people! I’d tell them that and complain afterwards too. Definitely in the wrong job if you can’t stay calm and be nice to people in distress.

[@stripedtigress]

Their job isn't to be your friend. They are there to get information to get you help to save your life. In a stressful situation like witnessing a couple murders you're going to be hysterical. They don't have time to baby you. They need to shock you into LISTENING and HEARING their questions. Would you rather they 'oh you poor dear do you need a hug' when someone is trying to murder you? Or do you want them to scream at you and shock you out of your hysteria so they can find out what help you need? By your reasoning they should just sit with you and sing kumbaya while you are being hacked to death.

[@Dreamy_m]

⁠@@stripedtigressTheir job isn’t to be anybody’s friend but their job DEFINITELY isn’t to be a**holes. They always sound like Karens who obviously need training or a new job.

[@stripedtigress]

@@Dreamy_m Why don't you try their job then Jesus?

[@GwynneWalkerTrujillo]

There are a few that are absolutely amazing at their job, 🙌🌹 💙💙💙

[@ellie222.2]

@@stripedtigressI’d love to I would never scream at people who just watched people get murdered in front of them common sense

[@timdj9826]

That 911 dispatcher is a piece of $hit. She was acting as if the caller just interrupted her lunch and was a major inconvenience to her. That behavior should be instant termination

[@howardcraigiv518]

I really wish i could go back in time to the late 80s - early 90s just to be able to live life again. Our country and were we live was a much better place. It just felt that those times where better, maybe because i was a child then but it just felt different

[@RayrayWarren]

Me too so bad😢

[@mangos2888]

My family was broke as fuck in that time. There's no need to go back 😊

[@Marlaina]

There was a lot of serial killers and child abductions at that time. You just didn't hear about it as much because there was no on demand news access

[@hauntedbelle]

We do hear about it more now

[@gone.golfing]

These “Hometown Tragedy” episodes are perfect. Did they ever have these episodes on television?

[@krisrobb7709]

Regarding the 911 dispatcher: while they are trained to get information AND try to keep callers calm enough to give that information they're ALSO supposed to do so with compassion.

[@tywinters9462]

These stories are very interesting. The editing on these is top notch as well. Great stuff.

[@torenee745]

Not gon lie, his lack of any emotion whether innocent or guilty is bothering me 😅

[@neoplatonist-o9p]

The doc doesn't mention some things that made it so gruesome. Tim was also shot in the head from about 15 feet away with the .44 so one can only imagine. That lady on the phone is hysterical for very good reason. They pulled many bone fragments from each of their skulls out of the ceiling of the Diner and blood and brain matter were splattered throughout the restaurant, or a good part of it. It was so horrific of a scene that while most customers fled leaving all their belongings there was still many diners who were catatonic and unable to move. On the way out White also said, "Merry Christmas, mother fuckers." Another gery sad part that isnt mentioned is that Cara's Father was a Asst. State Attorney here in Des Moines at rhe State Attorney General's office who heard about the shooting on his radio and rushed to the scene. Though the police tried their best to keep him from seeing his daughter he pushed past them into the crime scene. Very sad. Its also thought that because of his pull the Feds had him put in the Florence Supermax. The new Drake University stadium was named after Cara McGrane to honor memory. Oh, another thing they don't mention, and get wrong, actually, is that when he approached Cara at the register she didn't say, "What are you doing," but apparently thought he was pranking her and she started laughing and being dismissive which, it's speculated, may well have been what set him off.

[@margaritaescoto3500]

I do hope the terrible woman who answered the 911 was fired… horrible attitude when a shocked bystander calls for help!

[@blacklivesmatter4918]

@ 6:24 😲 The way the "dispatcher was talking was extremely unprofessional!" 😱 "My jaw hit the ground" when I heard her say: "Calm DOWN!" "I need to get the information!" "What's the problem?!?" 😳 It was "completely unnecessary" she did not need to speak to that young lady in that manner... just to get the "right information" that she needed... 😰 "That's just ridiculous!" What kind of "training" was this woman under because I do not get it? 🙄 She should have been "held responsible" for her "consequences & repercussions" for how she spoke to that young lady... "regardless of the situation!" 😤 I don't see how "taking that tone of voice was beneficial" for anyone in the "situation!" 😬 My mom always told me when I was younger: "it's not what you say it's how you say it!" 😕😶 I believe that to be "true and I live by it!" 😏😇

[@kensirhan2]

@Black Lives Matter "Mother knows best!" scores again!🗑 Keep right on living, as do me, those Certain Truths. Miss Sucked Teeth Rolled Eyes Annoyed this call was interrupting her coffee cake break needed all you said, & even more - held up to public scorn for it, shamed either out of that job or into being better at it. Even now before I hit the blue button there's an even worse ugliness related right below by @Phyllis Patterson. "Totally outrageous!"

[@annabellelee4535]

She handled the hysterical caller very well. Her job is to get information to be able to send aid in an emergency, not to coddle and coo. What's wrong with you? The information is what's important. You really want people to die while hysterical people are comforted? F that.

[@samichgrrl]

Why all the "random" quotation "marks"?

[@ellie222.2]

@@annabellelee4535then get a new job??? Someone is obviously traumatized ok the other line that’s a job u need empathy for

[@annabellelee4535]

@@ellie222.2 No, empathy is very much unneeded in emergency services. They have to have the truth and they have to have it quickly. People can die while the 911 operator is being "empathetic". In emergency services, results are more important than silly bedside comforting. If they have to yell at the person to snap them out of their silly hysteria, then that is what they have to do. Lives are at stake, you'll understand more when you grow up.

[@RG-qo2hu]

I hope this dispatcher had the opportunity to hear herself.

[@jody6992]

Thank you for show casing this horrible tragedy, senseless and selfish crime. Hard to believe it was 34 year's ago. Love from Iowa❤

[@jasonmoore7223]

At first i read your comment as "Thank you for causing this horrible tragedy" i had to reread hahaha

[@ayev8tor]

May the killer burn in hell. I had to tell Tim's twin about the murders and he never recoverd from the tragedy RIP Tim and Lyle

[@aprilramirez1162]

Why are 911 operators so rude? Not just this video but on most of these videos.

[@jackcherbourg2899]

They probably don't like not getting credit for appearing in these videos.

[@tracey6556]

I cringe every time I hear these rude 911 operators. She was impatient from the git-go!!! No excuses.

[@Rosierx1]

I was waiting for the video to end off with telling us how they found out who the actual killer was & the kid (now grown ass man) was finally set free after 30+ years

[@MrTruckerf]

He is where he belongs. He has bragged about the murders in prison.

[@ariesgirl9592]

This seemed more like a hit job than a robbery.

[@tomreedyjr3631]

Aries: how do you figure..??

[@ariesgirl9592]

@@tomreedyjr3631 it sounds like the person walked into a crowded diner and shot the two people they intended to shoot and left.

[@jackyblevins8724]

I believe they knew who killed them. Seems VERY FISHY

[@The_Whimsical_Stenographer]

I thought the same thing. To me, it seemed the killer was intent on killing just these two people.

[@53yolan]

Heartbreaking. May the Lord give peace to her fam. I am a Murray from south africa and to see a father so devastated breaks your heart. Fred is a family name for us. Will keep on praying for you all. God bless you.🛐😢✝️

[@jhonnp9280]

The 911 operator is more panicked than the caller. I’m sure this was used as an example of how not to handle reports.

[@nikitanokia1249]

thanks for the upload

[@blupoppy608]

great channel, great videos, visuals and sound..nice...so many crime channels have no clue how to upload videos lol...glad you do! thanks

[@k9maiden64]

I am shocked! I've been to the Drake Diner more than few times and never heard about this until now!

[@mauricedavis2160]

Why would you, they want you to eat there!!!🙏😢⚖️

[@dreamsofturtles1828]

Same reason i vacationed at a haunted hotel and no one told me about THAT either.

[@carmilly5569]

What's my favorite crime channel? Hometown Tragedy of course!!.💓

[@MelissaPrice-m2y]

Such a sweet, compassionate 911 operator. 😡

[@bonnieclary5819]

Why are so many of the 911 operators so stinking rude?

[@elliebellie7816]

Because they are supposed to get as much information about what's happening in the fastest amount of time to help the police do their jobs. It is hard to do this when people are (naturally) freaking out and while you'd like for them to be Mother Theresa during a tragedy, they have to be very direct and to the point.

[@mauricedavis2160]

Good question!!!🙏🤔

[@bobwilliams5506]

The lowest common denominator strikes again!!

[@ericcarlomust7667]

Gotta love how these people are so goddamn sensitive about the police naming the suspect and arresting the kid DIRECTLY tied to the gun used in the robbery/murder.. Ridiculous.

[@FloozieOne]

Today this probably wouldn't even make the headlines or at least not for more than a day. It would be: At the breakfast table: "There's been another public shooting". "Oh yeah? How many dead this time?" "Two". "Oh well, ho hum, nothing to get excited about then. Pass the salt please."

[@timstort8223]

Top notch documentary type film, well done, RIP to the victims

[@NickMueh]

I remember when this happened. My father was a uniformed DMPD at the time. He said the handgun (a Grizzly) caused so much damage there was hydrostatic shock.

[@OrangeySky11]

Controversial concept.

[@PennyPaws4]

​@@OrangeySky11more than a few biophysicists do not consider hydrostatic shock a controversial concept.

[@MrTruckerf]

Of course there was; it was a .44 Magnum. It is common knowledge what a 240 grain bullet traveling at 1200 feet per second will do.

[@Luigi-2025]

The 911 operator should have been fired!

[@miss_tanababy_]

This is the first video of yours that I've come across and 1 minute in I've subscribed. Hoping you've got more for me to watch as insomnia wins tonight.

[@VeryLocal]

Thank you for watching! We have two seasons of Hometown Tragedy you can watch here on KZbin: kzbin.info/aero/PLv4CYPg7T-HmZ5fbr2_VvNqqwWn3utYq3

[@VeryLocal]

And season 3 of Hometown Tragedy will be available at the end of 2022.

[@stevenmutumbu2860]

@@VeryLocal I stumbled your channel yesterday I been binge watching Greeting from London.

[@tiardrabrown8388]

That 911 operator should've been FIRED.

[@JustMomHere]

I wish the 911 operator had been compassionate, at ALL. That was so horrible!

[@raypratt3611]

One of THE most POWERFULIST hand guns in the world!!lol

[@billknox4121]

The evidence is convincing that it was him and his story was too hard to believe

[@traymuse]

Y'all get in the real world. 911 needs address and situation before anything else. They send responders as they're talking, but until they get the info, they don't know who to send. Coddling might make the caller feel better, but it won't help the victims.

[@lizmariequinn]

Idk why but for some reason this channel leaves out the key parts of the story!! Like the 8 family member massacre. I still don't kno how them folks got caught

[@tickledpnk85]

That is one ignorant 911 operator, I hope she was fired😡

[@katherineLGV]

the diner was "fun and hip". 😂

[@WalkingMysteries]

I hope that 911 operater got fired. She obviously didn't know how to handle emergency situations and people in distress. My God!

[@parkerwhitewolf8963]

That boy did it. No one wants to admit that their child would do this. Wake up people. It is a different world.

[@StoicStud]

Uh..huh blm is above the law

[@rosellaabeyta3227]

Wow! What a Rude operator..She seemed not to like her job.No compassion Those poor innocent people who got killed. Innocent people in there to

[@Codehead3]

That thug should never be released from prison!

[@toyarose5952]

Lock him up with those school shooters. Privileged kids

[@dannydougin3925]

Thankfully today we have HD cameras *everywhere!* Even if no face is seen. clothing and even shoes help. It helped in a shooting in Marshalltown Iowa at a Caseys the last couple of year ago.

[@markcopeland4448]

I came here to comment on the awful 911 operator. guess I'm not alone.

[@DonnaCrewse]

Love this show ❤😂

[@flyme2009]

i got pissed with 911 operator just to call an ambulance she was asking so many stupid questions when the victim is almost dying and this situation the operator tell her to calm down wow....i would be gone mad to wild

[@MrTruckerf]

The victims were killed instantly. But the 911 operator didn't know that.

[@dizzydeanfpv45]

So cool....it looks like good times!!!❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉 did you chase the spaceship?!?!? Lol

[@verlindaallen3335]

RIP dear soul's 🙏 may God comfort you the survivors. I pray those who are guilty. Find you God. 🌻🌼🌹🏵🌼🌻🌼🌹🌻

[@scott_celt]

I lived at an apartment house in the early 80's that was sitting right where the Drake Diner would be built a half decade later. My bedroom was basically right where the diner sits.

[@jlkitz1775]

I hope that daughter sought treatment bc seeing people murdered is NOT a movie, or a T. V. show...And yes, race will come into play - this is the country we live in - but some don't like to admit or address.

[@janepeters7927]

Treatment for what? Who said anything about a TV show or a movie?

[@tessaducek5601]

@@janepeters7927 Did you watch the segment??

[@tessaducek5601]

Race had to play. The shooter was black!

[@neoplatonist-o9p]

They almost surely needed it. The doc doesn't mention that Tim was also shot in the head from about 15 feet away with the .44 so one can only imagine. That lady on the phone is hysterical for very good reason. They pulled many bone fragments from each of their skulls out of the ceiling and blood and brain matter were splattered throughout the restaurant, or a good part of it. It was so horrific of a scene that while most customers fled leaving all their belongings there was still many diners who were catatonic and unable to move. On the way out White said, "Merry Christmas, mother fuckers."

[@terrigarcia2750]

This was very touching!

[@SendPeaches]

6:43 what a heart wrenching moment to see :(

[@adawong84]

‼️Omg to the operator “Ma’am you are the problem, you need to calm the fuck down and do your job”. I doubt many citizens would be able to remain calm after witnessing someone being murdered. Either way, RIP go those two souls who lost their lives that day and everyone else affected by this tragedy. Even the man convicted if he is truly innocent ❤

[@shellygabbard1922]

Such rude 911 operators! Wow...

[@avan01]

I cannot stand when people say "this doesn't happen here". Bad things happen everywhere. Nowhere is 100 percent safe, or crime free. It may not be common for an area but murder does happen everywhere. Where there are humans there is crime.

[@tomreedyjr3631]

LOVE IT. " COMMUNITY ACTIVIST". Means he doesn't have a job and is a rabble rouser...

[@luciaowino935]

😂😂

[@pannamal5182]

What a story. Enjoyed but sad to my heart.

[@yolandawainwright]

911 operator snapped what an attitude she had!

[@lisadolan689]

I’m in Australia. I’m 55. I remember where I was on 30 Nov 1992. I’ve never heard this story. That was a bad week for a lot of people. Prayers for all victims. Everywhere.

[@ginarozier69]

Why do some people always say "that doesn't happen here". Guess again.Iowa!!

[@dsmscenester]

I remember the Drake Diner slayings. It not only rocked Des Moines, it rocked the entire state of Iowa. One of my former neighbor's niece (McGrane) was one of the victims. This is the first time I have heard the 911 call. Yes, I will echo the sentiments of everyone here by saying that the dispatcher was rude. Then again, when calls came from that area of town when Drake and the Diner is at, DMPD was always being sent out there to pick up a drug dealer or a vagabond harassing the diner customers and the guests at the hotel. Yes, this story was very racially charged. Note- 9:25 Carol Maloney was a stand-out WBB player at Drake. She went on to work as a sports reporter for WHO-TV in DSM, and WRC-TV in Washington, D.C..

[@chuckmcormick8764]

It's funny how those people were protesting about racial discrimination just because witnesses identified the suspect as black.

[@legallybl0wn]

spoken as a true white person. i don’t know why i expect yall to listen when black people are speaking. if you actually listened to their grievances, they were worried that the extremely vague description that was being put out in the media “young black male” would lead to generalizations, bias and paranoia towards black men in the community.

[@brentbeardsley655]

He had a mask on and it happened so fast, nobody had a good description other than "young, black, male". If he had been white they would have described him as "young, white, male". That is all they had at that time. Sorry, you're so paranoid but nobody is out to get you.

[@brentbeardsley655]

​@@legallybl0wn he had his hood up and it happened so fast, nobody got a really good look at him. Besides, I would assume everyone was running or ducking after that first shot. If he had been white the description would have been "young, white, male". That is all they had to go on at that point.

[@ernestclary6035]

I can understand both sides of the argument-

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

The 911 lady needs more training. Any one that experienced such tragic death has the right to be upset. My goodness. 😮

[@psykotikdiva6699]

People saying the 911 operator was "cruel" ....stop and THINK. The caller was HYSTERICAL. The operator had to cut thru that and get the girl to focus. "There there honey" is NOT going to do that.

[@irenediego5676]

911 dispatcher is so rude and I think they could have convicted someone innocent all circumstantial

[@spaceman5563]

I the black community cares so much about the description, they should have looked inward at there community and help find the shooter.

[@tomreedyjr3631]

Never happen. Instead of standing up and saying ',we're tired of the lowlife of our race being the picture of us', they'd rather scream racism . AS a wjite man, we don't care what the color is. If you noticed, if a white person is guilty of murder, we want him, or her, prosecuted. No questions asked, no standing in the road w a ' Community Activist to spread bullshit.. period...

[@danamccarthy5890]

They did.

[@regisbabytisay63]

Watching from Philippines

[@DinoCism]

"Murders don't happen in places like Des Moines, Iowa..." Am I missing something? It's a cheesy enough cliche when people say that about tiny little towns where everyone knows everyone but last time I checked Des Moines was a state capital lol. Am I supposed to believe there is any city of over 100 000 people in the US that HASN'T had a murder???

[@abc-bu7nr]

People on here have no idea what these dispatchers go through. They are trying to get info to get help on the way. Sometimes they are juggling calls. I've seen a dispatcher very very calmly walk a young mother saving her choking baby while also talking to a car wreck victim who was hysterical using extremely harsh language. Both victims survived. You're worried about rudeness?

[@cornbreezy83assasin37]

Im starting to believe it was the 911 operators son who did it. There i said it.

[@jenfehr1]

That 911 operator should have compassion and patience to be working in a job like that. She was really rude.

[@ATT-02]

Was this kid positively identified as the shooter?? Could they see his face when he came into the restaurant? If so he can’t deny that it wasn’t him? So why did it take the jury so long for a verdict? If his face was covered, how do they know they’ve got the right person?

[@TheLochs]

Science.

[@pambeforethestorm9784]

Exactly 💯 very strange case. But he really showed no emotion throughout the trial so this is a tough one. Hopefully if it wasn't him, they will find out who did. And if it Is him, then he belongs right where he is

[@FaithandNova]

@@pambeforethestorm9784 hopefully it was him otherwise the wrong person spent almost 30 years in prison

[@FaithandNova]

That's what I'm wondering was he positively identified

[@cerebraltackle]

An American jury is designed to get a conviction.

[@jerisharpe906]

Dispatchers with no compassion SHOULD BE FIRED, there is no reason for their rudeness, when these people need compassion & information in a time of crisis.

[@1JamesMayToGoPlease]

That 911 dispatcher should be fired! Also: why does everything have to be about race?

[@trumpwon8064]

Take a look at FBI statistics, that's why!

[@ElSueno97]

Today I learned that they’ve been saying “they dindu nuffin” since the 90’s…smh they did an investigation they found their murderer.

[@FaithandNova]

@@ElSueno97 sir please, there's fkd up ppl in every color. I just wanted a documentary on women being killed in Mexico. Who's doing those crimes?

[@elliebellie7816]

About race: If you say they are hispanic, the police know to look for someone with dark hair, darker complexion and not waste their time chasing down some blondish, white guy who is innocently jogging in the area. THe same thing with age - is the perp 25 or 65? This helps police narrow down who they are looking for. Same with gender - was it a man or a woman? Same with clothing - white shirt, red pants, orange jacket? Details are important in situations like this. It doesn't mean someone is racist.

[@1JamesMayToGoPlease]

@@elliebellie7816 I agree. I should have been more clear in my comment :)

[@quirkya909]

That rude as 911 operator, just shows their training hasn’t changed. I understand the operator NEEDS the caller to be “as calm as possible” but when you watch two people get shot and killed in front of you, HOW CAN THEY BE CALM? Also could you imagine having your children with you and have them witness not one but TWO murders? Those poor kids, I’m sure therapy got expensive and that’s something they NEVER truly overcame!

[@ElChupahuahua]

How'd I know? Predictable as a sunset.

[@LeleeB]

Oh please

[@patrikgibbons7560]

First one of your videos I’ve seen and man alive does this hit close to home, I remember it.

[@daves2552]

Law should not be allowed to parade SUSPECTS out in front of cameras and say they have their man before a trial. Completely screws the idea of a fair justice system. Notice they don’t do that when it’s one of their own that’s broken the law.

[@mauricedavis2160]

Excellent point!!!🙏😢⚖️

[@Not_Always]

Based on that alone it is very suspect that Mr.White was the one who actually did it. He should've been granted the venue change.

[@mauricedavis2160]

@@Not_Always in a more just world maybe, unfortunately that's not where we live, and that's the worst injustice of all, thank you for the thoughtful comment!!!🙏😢⚖️🤔

[@appalachianwoman561]

Gotta play that race card! An innocent man wouldn't have fought so much and had such terrible behavior while in prison, he would have been working with lawyers on his appeal. He also wouldn't have over powered guards on a transport and escaped. It's time to judge people by the content of their character and not the color of their skin, where some people think Blacks can never ever do no wrong or be bad; we have bad people in all colors! They didn't show you the entire trial, maybe you should look into it. You had friends in his peer group come forward against him, about how he brandished the gun and was bragging about using it even fired a round off at that house party they dug the bullet out from. Please tho, continue to play that race card, I can tell it's really really really working out for you in your personal life wonderfully. It'll get you so far you might just end up ruling the entire world just by using it. Go ahead and think that's crazy, but hey those people that got you to buy into using the race card and seeing nothing but color instead of character will keep the boot on your neck and my white neck as well, as long as they keep us divided instead of united against the real enemy who keeps us all down.

[@errr5863]

@@appalachianwoman561 💯

[@kundrew1990]

Des Moines Iowa 10 percent ..I'm moving there...I didn't there was anywhere left...