911 dispatcher made wrong judgment call before chainsaw murders, MCCD says

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A frantic call for help was made before a deadly violent attack. The Mobile County Communication District tells FOX10 News the dispatcher on the 911 call didn’t make the right decision.

Investigators say 47-year-old Thomas Steele used a chainsaw to kill his aunt, Christy DeLoach, and grandmother, Dora Boone, inside their home on Carolina Court in Mobile on October 12.

Steele is now charged with two counts of capital murder.

911 call details

According to a transcript obtained by FOX10 News, a woman called 911 shortly after 11 a.m. that day…

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