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911 Call In Bradley Boys

2,912 views · Published 24 July 2012 · 2:46 · Indexed 17 October 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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by Karen Zatkulak  Newschannel 9 has received a copy of the 9-1-1 call (link below) to Bradley County Authorities on June 28th.  That's when River and Leland Bates' grandfather called to report that the boys' mother, Tasha Bates, had just brought them to his home.The call is disturbing.  In it, you hear both Tasha Bates, and her father, Mike Kile, clearly upset over the state of both boys.  Kile tells us the dispatcher, "My daughter's kids (inaudible) she thinks one of them may already be dead."At 2:44 pm the horrific call came from Kile's home on Armstrong Road.  Kile tells the dispatcher that his daughter, Tasha Bates, just drove up with her two boys, and the youngest is no longer breathing.Bates first told investigators the boys were on a slip and slide in their yard.  In the 9-1-1 call, you can hear the dispatcher and her father question Bates about what happened.    Dispatcher: Were they in a pool or pond or something? Kile: Were they in a pool or what? Bates: No!  Kile: Where were they at?  Bates: (inaudible) They were in the front yard they were out there playing.  Kile: They were out there playing and what happened?  Bates: I don't know!Authorities say 3-year-old River and 5-year-old Leland were in a hot car, when their temperatures reached more than 105 degrees.  Once they got to their grandfather's, he tells the dispatcher that the youngest has already turned purple.  Kile says, "Oh my God, I think the little one is dead."But the dispatcher tries to help save Leland, passing on information about how to perform C.P.R.  The dispatcher says, "Tilt their head back, hold their nose and give them two breaths.  Listen if there's a chance we gotta do something ok?  Get them outside with you ok?"In the call, you can hear Bates following the directions, trying to save her son's life.  Then, you can hear the panic as emergency crews arrive, and Bates screams for help.Her father then says, "There's two of them, there's two of them oh God, this one's in bad shape."Bates was arrested for murder, aggravated child abuse and meth charges on Wednesday evening. WARNING! This audio recording includes graphic and dramatic portions that some listeners might find disturbing. CLICK HERE to listen.

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