By Andrew J. Nelson
Omaha
BEDFORD, Iowa — Carolyn Mauderly made a short call to 911 at 2:11 a.m. Tuesday from her rural Bedford, Iowa, home.
“He’s in the house,” she said, before the call disconnected. The dispatcher called back. After several rings, Carolyn Mauderly, 66, picked up at 2:13 a.m. Talking quickly this time, she relayed the fate of escaped prisoner Rodney Long, who had held her and her husband, Jerome, captive for four hours.
“Jerry just shot him,” she told the 911 dispatcher. “He’s laying in the middle of the kitchen floor.”
The dispatcher responded: “All units responding. Subject has been shot by the homeowner.” Taylor County authorities Wednesday released the two 911 recordings of Carolyn Mauderly calling for help, moments after her 71-year-old husband shot and killed the fugitive.
Long, 38, had been the subject of a massive manhunt, involving law enforcement from three states and the FBI, after a Taylor County deputy was shot and injured Sunday night. Long escaped from the minimum security portion of the Clarinda Correctional Facility early Friday by scaling a 12-foot-high chain-link fence.
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