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Calls Show How Confusion Delayed Emergency Response for Christa Pike

The first 911 call from inside the prison came at eight-forty p.m., and verifying it took about thirty minutes, according to the calls; the delay is now under scrutiny.

On air: Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Hank Ledger on Late Night BBN
Published 10:01 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by The New York Times: “Calls Show How Confusion Delayed Emergency Response for Christa Pike”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 10:01 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Christa Pike.

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The New York TimesCalls Show How Confusion Delayed Emergency Response for Christa Pike

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe 911 calls from inside the prison in the Christa Pike case are out tonight, and they show the first call came at eight-forty p.m. Eastern and took about thirty minutes to verify.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThirty minutes of confusion over whether the call was real, and CBS reports emergency help was delayed as a result.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThirty minutes to confirm a phone call. Some of us can't get a pizza place to confirm in that time.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's the record. Moving on.