A tape with two phone calls was played at the 1990 inquest examining Cindy James’s death. (She disappeared May 25, 1989 and her body was found on June 8, 1989.) Those two calls had been received on Cindy’s ex-husband’s answering machine two weeks prior to Cindy’s October 1988 attack.
At 11:17pm Tuesday, October 11, 1988, in a deep, raspy, and drawn-out voice, the first threatening message was left:
“Cindy…Dead…Meat…Soon.”
It took ten seconds for the caller to say those four words.
If you’re going to listen to it I have to warn you that it’s eerie!
Listen to the First Threatening Phone Call:
“Hey man. More smack, more downers. Another grand after we waste the —-. No more deals.”
Listen to the Second Threatening Phone Call (It has been edited to eliminate the swear word):
A copy of the tape (having the two threatening messages) along with copies of Cindy’s voice (from her answering machine) was sent to the FBI in Washington, DC for analysis. The FBI passed them on to analysts in Syracuse New York—who were unable to determine whether the voice from Roy’s October phone recordings was Cindy’s or not.
At the inquest we heard Constable Anderson state he believed it was Cindy’s voice on the October recording although he was not an expert on voice analysis and therefore it was his opinion and only his opinion.
And Roy testified that he thought it was a male voice.
What do you think?
If you think it is a female voice, do you think it could be Cindy…and what does that mean regarding her harassment?
Or, do you agree it is a man’s voice? Or is one a man’s voice and one a woman’s voice, or are both recordings from the same person?
And why would those messages have been left on Roy’s answering machine?
Check out what Pamela wrote in the comments on the Jan 19/08 post “What if Cindy (James) Committed Suicide With Help?” Then tell me, in the comments section for this more recent post, what you think.
Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend
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Hi, Melanie:
Wow, both messages are certainly very creepy to listen to; definitely the type of thing that gives people chills down their spine.
I’ll be honest: I have no idea what to think regarding the person on the machine’s identity. It sounds as if the voice could belong to a female, but I really don’t know. The only opinion I can offer is that I do believe the voices are one and the same.
As always, thank you for sharing; I’m sure it’s not easy, but I admire your efforts in getting the word out.
Take Care,
February 19, 2008 @ 7:15 amAdam
I too think the voices are the same and are that of a female. I was on the fence about what happened here, but hearing these actually makes me lean toward she did this all herself. Whatever happened I hope you find peace.
June 7, 2008 @ 10:59 am