Judge expected to decide on UW student's 911 call
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Dane County judge is expected to decide Monday whether to release a 911 call from a slain University of Wisconsin-Madison student.
Media outlets are suing the county under the state open records law for a copy of the call made from Brittany Zimmermann's cell phone shortly before she died in April.
The call has been a source of controversy as it was mishandled by a 911 operator, who says she didn't hear a scream or the sounds of a struggle that police say are on the tape.
Police and prosecutors say releasing a recording of the call would jeopardize their investigation.
Judge Richard Niess also is considering whether to release a 911 call from Zimmermann's fiance shortly after he found her stabbed to death in the apartment they shared.
Dec 22, 2008 at 9:02 p.m.
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he/she will be caught soon enough... hannah, I'm with ya on this one... some things are better left in the courtroom... if it hit the hands of the media, who knows what would become of everything... Brittany deserves respect, even though she is no longer with us...
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