Full timeline and case breakdown: The murder of Deanna Cook
REDRUM true crime
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4.6 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Some 911 calls are disturbing.
Some are heartbreaking.
But very few capture the exact moment a murder is taking place.
When Deanna Cook called emergency services in the early hours of August 17th 2012, she was terrified. In the background, dispatchers could hear chaos unfolding inside her home… confusion… panic… and then, something far more sinister.
Deanna was begging for help, and a male voice in the background said "I'll kill you".
But despite the call.
Despite the audio.
Despite the warning signs…
Nobody came in time.
And even more horrifying? After the line went dead, Deanna wouldn’t be found for nearly TWO DAYS.
As friends and family desperately searched for answers, the truth inside that house remained hidden... while the person responsible walked free.
In this episode of REDRUM, I dig into the chilling timeline of Deanna's final hours, the haunting 911 recording that left investigators stunned, and the devastating moment her loved ones made the discovery no family should ever have to make.
What really happened inside Deanna’s home that night?
Why did it take so long for anyone to realise she was dead?
And could this murder have been prevented?
Because when detectives finally pieced together the truth… they uncovered a case far darker than anyone first imagined.
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| 0:30.5 | This woman's final moments were recorded. And even though she called 911, she begged for help |
| 0:37.1 | and the audio of her murder was recorded, |
| 0:40.2 | it would be three days before anyone knew she'd been killed. |
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| 1:18.2 | By Sunday, the 19th of August 2012, Deanna Cook's mother Vicky had begun to become concerned. |
| 1:25.9 | Deanna would call her every single day when she was on her work. |
| 1:29.6 | This was around 10 to 11 a.m. But on the 17th of August, a Friday, she hadn't called. |
| 1:36.8 | This was completely out of character for Deanna, so Vicky tried to call her, but she got no answer. |
| 1:43.3 | She tried a couple more times that day, but |
| 1:45.6 | essentially she convinced herself that something had come up. And she is very clear that this |
| 1:51.4 | whole time she had a feeling something was wrong, but Deanna's an adult. She's 32 years old, |
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