Dispatcher: 911, what is the address of your emergency?
Jane Doe: 4th St Laundromat.
Dispatcher: What’s the problem?
Jane Doe: I’ve been abducted.
Dispatcher: Who abducted you?
Jane Doe: Shawn Grate.
On the 13th September 2016, a terrified young woman identified only as Jane Doe for her own anonymity placed an emergency call to 911, breathily pleading with the operator to get officers to the yellow-coloured house as soon as possible.
Dispatcher: Where’s he at now?
Jane Doe: Asleep.
Dispatcher: Where’s he sleeping at?
Jane Doe: In the bedroom.
Dispatcher: But you’re at the laundromat?
Jane Doe: No, I’m in the bedroom with him.
Dispatcher: Does he have a weapon?
Jane Doe: He has a taser.
As the horrific story of Jane Doe’s abduction unfolded, nobody could have been prepared for the truth about Shawn Grate, who would become known as the infamous “Ohio Strangler”.