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A North Carolina man has been charged with murder after killing his wife during what he claims was a dream. Audio from a 911 call the man made has been released:
A Raleigh, North Carolina, man accused of killing his wife told a 911 dispatcher that he took too much cold medicine and woke up to find her "dead on the floor."
Early Friday morning, Matthew Phelps, 28, called 911 and told the dispatcher, "I had a dream and then I turned on the lights and she's dead on the floor." "I have blood all over me and there's a bloody knife on the bed," Phelps said. "I think I did it." "I can't believe this," he said.
The Raleigh Police Department released the audio from the 911 call but redacted some information and altered the caller's voice.
Phelps told 911, "I took more medicine than I should have." He said he "took Coricidin Cough & Cold," explaining, "a lot of times I can't sleep at night." The dispatcher asked if the victim was awake, and Phelps responded, "She's not breathing. Oh my God."
Coricidin Cough & Cold is made by Bayer. It contains an antihistamine, chlorpheniramine maleate, and a cough suppressant, dextromethorphan hydrobromide. Dextromethorphan (DXM) is used recreationally for its dissociative effects.
Bayer, the makers of Coricidin, said in a statement, "Bayer extends our deepest sympathies to this family." "Patient safety is our top priority, and we continually monitor adverse events regarding all of our products," Bayer said, adding, "There is no evidence to suggest that Coricidin is associated with violent behavior."
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 05 2017, @03:32PM (4 children)
Not arguing, really, but - have you ever had one of those dry hacking coughs that produced nothing? It's one thing to cough up something, then spit it out. It gets tiresome, but it serves a purpose. That dry hacking cough just makes your throat raw and sore.
(Score: 4, Informative) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Tuesday September 05 2017, @03:49PM
Actually, it serves to produce lots of infectious airborne particles from your lungs, thus completing the life-cycle of whatever bug produces the cough.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Bot on Tuesday September 05 2017, @06:30PM (2 children)
> have you ever had one of those dry hacking coughs
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(Score: 3, Funny) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday September 06 2017, @03:47AM (1 child)
Okay, have you ever had one of those constant, randomly-recurring buffer overruns you can't figure out the cause of? Like, it makes you feel like you want to dump core but nothing comes out? Like that.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Bot on Wednesday September 06 2017, @07:02AM
Technically I cannot be aware of quirks in my own implementation unless i trust some debugger output to be genuine, but I got what you meant.
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