Summary
In July 2013, Tiffany Mead called 911 claiming she had cut her throat in an attempted suicide. But when Tiffany later survived the life-threatening wound, she changed her story: her estranged husband, Kris Ertmann, had tried to kill her. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/1/2019. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+.
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| 0:00.0 | Sheriff's Office, Shelly. |
| 0:06.0 | And what kind of car do you drive? |
| 0:07.0 | Okay, sir, I've advised my troopers of your location. |
| 0:09.0 | Just stay right there and I'm going to have an officer come meet you. |
| 0:12.0 | July 23rd, it was about 1130 at night. |
| 0:16.0 | What is the address of your emergency? |
| 0:18.0 | I'm in front of Davis High School. |
| 0:23.7 | You have no idea what kind of a call's coming in. |
| 0:26.3 | My neck's bleeding. I need help quick. |
| 0:28.9 | Okay. What happened? |
| 0:31.8 | I tried to commit suicide. Please help me. |
| 0:37.9 | The minute I turned around and says, this female's tried to cut her own throat. There's a great urgency. |
| 0:39.4 | How much are you bleeding? |
| 0:42.3 | Oh, my shirt is so... That means she's losing blood quickly. |
| 0:45.5 | What's your name? |
| 0:46.7 | Tiffany Mead. |
| 0:48.2 | Okay, is anybody with you, Tiffany? |
| 0:50.0 | My husband, then my son. |
| 0:52.3 | I then asked to speak to her husband. |
| 0:55.2 | Do you have a dry, clean cloth? |
| 0:56.7 | You can apply pressure to her neck? |
| 0:58.7 | I got my shirt. |
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