Bombshell 911 Calls Played for Jury in Soldier Wife Murder Trial

[00:00:00] Taylor Engstrom: My name is Taylor Engstrom, I'd like to report, I think I just heard a shot, I'm over off of, I'm over at Alpine Apartment off of Brayton and how long ago is that you heard it? Like maybe 30 seconds ago, it sounded pretty loud, I have all my windows closed and it sounded pretty near to the property, okay from what direction? It honestly sounded like it went off in the courtyard down here, in the middle of the building, it sounded, so that would be, is it like in the complex itself? Not like in the complex, but like, yeah I guess, but not inside, just outside in the middle area of the building, I don't know how to describe it exactly. Okay, how many times? Just, I heard one. Okay, I think it was a few minutes [00:01:21] Speaker ?: ago. Yeah, it was, it was pretty loud, if I had a guess, it sounded like a 9mm, but, um, [00:01:21] Taylor Engstrom: Did you hear anything else or see anything after that? No, I didn't really want to duck my head over the window just in case it was, yeah. Gotcha. And then Taylor, how did you spell your last name? Uh, "Engstrong, E-N-G-S-T-R-O-M." Alright, I'll go ahead and get a call up and we'll get somebody out there, check it out as soon as it's available. If you see or hear anything else, just go ahead and get a call back, okay? [00:01:54] Speaker ?: Alright, thank you, sir, have a good night. Thank you, you too. Bye. Thank you, bye-bye. [00:02:24] Speaker 2: Now, remind me the entry time for that. Um, the, so it was, it was picked up in dispatch at 2:46.43 a.m. It was entered into CAD at 2:48.12 a.m. If you want to know what time [00:02:40] Speaker 3: it was dispatched, right? Yep, and then, so what do you, what does the dispatch, the dispatcher [00:02:45] Speaker 2: do with that information? So, um, they air it on the radio and dispatch officers out to check the area. Okay, and, um, was anything ever reported from that? Um, no, two officers went out on scene and one of the officers said over the radio clear, nothing seen or heard. Okay, and who were the two officers that went out on scene? The two officers were Officer Dustin Boynton and Officer Matthew Hall. [00:03:17] Speaker 3: Okay, so I would like to turn your attention then to the next day, August 7th, and you've brought another call from that day? Yes. Okay, and what did the, what time did that call come in? [00:03:32] Speaker 2: Um, looking at the CAD, it came in on August 7th, 2023 at 17:32:34, which is 5:32:34 p.m. And who placed that call? Um, well, there were two people on the line. Um, initially it was a female, and I'm sorry I don't have her name on here, it doesn't look like. That's okay. Um, and then a male got on the phone and it was Zarius Hildebrand. [00:04:03] Speaker 3: Okay, and was that a much lengthier conversation than the one we just heard? [00:04:09] Speaker 2: Yes. [00:04:10] Speaker 3: Okay, a little over 12 minutes? Yes. Okay, and have you reviewed that 911 call in anticipation for trial? Yes. Okay, and is what's on States Exhibit 2 a true and accurate representation of that call that you pulled from 911 dispatch? Yes. Okay, I'd move at this point for the admission of States Exhibit 2. [00:04:31] Speaker 4: Did you say no objection? Sure. I'm sorry, can't hear you. It's admitted. It may, published yet. [00:04:37] Speaker 3: It may. [00:04:38] Speaker ?: Okay. Anchor State Dispatch. [00:04:41] Speaker 5: Hi, um, I think my friend is missing. [00:04:45] Speaker ?: Okay. [00:04:46] Speaker 5: And what's, why do you think she's missing or he or she's missing? Uh, I haven't spoken to her in two days and her husband hasn't heard from her in over a day, like 30 hours now. Okay, and is there a reason why her husband is not reporting her is missing? And your husband's with me. Okay. Okay. Have you detected the hospitals and jails at this point? Uh, yeah, I've called all the hospitals. We've called the jail. We spoke to her employer. Uh, we asked everyone we know. [00:05:25] Speaker ?: Okay. [00:05:26] Speaker 5: Just a second. And who was the last person to see her? Her husband. Okay. All right. When she went to work. Can I talk? Are you going to put me on speaker if you would like? Uh, you can talk to him. Okay. [00:05:41] Speaker ?: Hello. Hey. So your wife is missing? Yes, ma'am. [00:05:45] Speaker 5: Okay. And when was the last time that you talked to her or had contact with her? Uh, the last time I saw her was Sunday morning. [00:05:54] Taylor Engstrom: Okay. So yesterday. Uh, around 10:00. Okay. [00:05:58] Speaker 5: 10:00 a.m. [00:05:59] Taylor Engstrom: Uh, yes. uh around 10. oh okay 10 a.m. uh yes okay and what's her name uh sariah julibrand s-a-r-i-a-h-i-l-b-a-b-r-a-n-b it's on her first name for me i'm sorry s-a-r-i-a okay what's your date first uh september 6 2001. [00:06:40] Speaker 5: okay and have you tried to contact her at all since then or is this unusual behavior for her [00:06:46] Taylor Engstrom: this is i would say very unusual behavior and i don't have a way of contacting her because when [00:06:51] Speaker 5: he left uh she left her phone and our apartment okay and where was she do you know where she was heading out to is that unusual for her to leave her phone uh it's definitely unusual for her to leave [00:07:06] Taylor Engstrom: her phone but she was going to work okay she uh wanted to walk to work so and it's like a 20 minute [00:07:13] Speaker 5: walk so she decided to run her walk that morning and um i'm not finding her is she from here did you guys reclaim this here uh no ma'am she's from utah okay did she ever get a license or an id here in alaska [00:07:35] Taylor Engstrom: uh the only thing she has is a military id but i believe she also got that in utah okay so is she [00:07:43] Speaker 5: military yes she's national guard okay and you try to have you contacted her employer yet did she show [00:07:54] Taylor Engstrom: up for work uh i already contacted her employer and uh they haven't seen it since uh since last time [00:08:00] Speaker 5: she worked okay where did she work at um bread and brew okay okay and what's the address of where she was last seen with the theater apartment [00:08:22] Taylor Engstrom: uh yes ma'am okay what's that address five two one zero mockingbird drive and then is that a house or apartment uh it's an apartment apartment number 13. okay and you said she walked to work does she not have a vehicle no uh so we went out the night before and we were both kind of woke up a little intoxicated and neither of us felt comfortable to drive her to work so she just decided to walk instead [00:08:57] Speaker 5: okay so she she's locking a bread and brew from your address the vq10 mockingbird drive [00:09:06] Taylor Engstrom: and is that normally how she gets to work no usually we either one of us will drive but like i said neither of us felt comfortable enough to drive so just wanted to make sure someone got hurt okay gotcha and [00:09:19] Speaker 5: what time did she leave around 10 a.m or yesterday uh around 10 yes ma'am okay and when you called her work did they just say that she never showed up yeah they said that she never showed up okay [00:09:38] Taylor Engstrom: can i get your name please uh yes ma'am sorry it's called the grant z-a-r-r-i-u-s [00:09:49] Speaker 5: and i'm just making sure i'm spelling your last name right so it's h-i-l-d-a-e-r-a-n-d yes ma'am okay did she have any um any place that she would go normally or i think this is unusual behavior but do you guys have any family in town maybe possibly that she stayed with or no ma'am okay all right and do you have a um i'm not finding you and our assistant either did you disappear from utah too [00:10:25] Taylor Engstrom: uh no ma'am i'm from uh kentucky but i'm stationed on at j bear [00:10:31] Speaker 5: okay do you have a social for me just need some personal information from you [00:10:37] Taylor Engstrom: yes ma'am i do okay okay 405 five nine nine nine seven zero [00:11:11] Speaker 5: and um where are you right now for officer contact are you at your apartment [00:11:25] Taylor Engstrom: uh no ma'am but i can be there relatively soon okay when is that uh within the next 10 minutes okay [00:11:37] Speaker 5: the city who had my finger dragon 13 just one second okay if you want to start heading that way and give us a call back when you get there and that way we can load a call for officers to come contact you um and if you can what race is she just because i don't have her in my system so i need her height weight like that so what race is she white like you can see uh a half white half asian okay does she look asian or does she look white [00:12:23] Taylor Engstrom: like dead thinner between the both of them [00:12:35] Speaker 5: okay and how tall is she uh five eight okay thank you universe and how much does she weigh [00:12:46] Taylor Engstrom: uh about 160 [00:12:49] Speaker 5: okay what color is her hair [00:12:52] Taylor Engstrom: uh brown with blonde highlights okay north blonde with like shady of blonde underneath [00:13:09] Speaker ?: okay [00:13:12] Speaker 5: and what's the right color [00:13:14] Taylor Engstrom: uh green [00:13:17] Speaker 5: and does she have any scarred marks or tattoos [00:13:21] Taylor Engstrom: uh yes ma'am she has tattoos [00:13:23] Speaker ?: okay [00:13:24] Speaker 5: what and where on her body [00:13:27] Taylor Engstrom: uh me has a snake um some mongolian lettering where's an alien an alien okay and uh on her right arm [00:13:56] Speaker 5: okay and does she have any issues with alcohol or drugs no ma'am okay does she take any medications [00:14:04] Taylor Engstrom: uh no ma'am [00:14:06] Speaker 5: okay and does she have any um mental health issues or anything like that [00:14:13] Speaker ?: no ma'am [00:14:14] Speaker 5: okay has she ever said that she wanted to kill herself or made any suicidal statements at all no ma'am okay and what's her phone number any phone number that's her phone at home but yeah [00:14:39] Taylor Engstrom: uh 208 uh three two zero one seven eight six and what's your phone number uh 270 four zero one nine six nine five [00:15:09] Speaker 5: okay and just to clarify that your um [00:15:12] Speaker ?: um [00:15:13] Speaker 5: our friend said she called all the hospitals have you reached out to all three hospitals do you have the hospital medical center providence and regional yes we reached out to all three okay and the jail too yes ma'am okay i think i have everything and just for clarification is there so you said that she never shut for work um is there a reason why that you guys are just calling in right now [00:15:49] Taylor Engstrom: um i just wanted to make sure that like it wasn't a freak accident if that makes sense what does that mean like that she didn't get lost or something [00:16:02] Speaker 5: on the way there okay and what time did you um i guess end up calling for work yesterday [00:16:10] Taylor Engstrom: um i would say like 6 30. [00:16:22] Speaker 5: i don't know you said that um sorry for all the questions you shouldn't be from the family in town but have you had checked with anybody that you possibly be staying with already uh yes okay okay and go ahead and just give us a call when you get all in that way we can put in a call for you to be with an officer okay okay all right thanks bye bye [00:16:59] Speaker 3: was an officer ultimately dispatched to mr hildebrand's home yes and what officer is attached to that call uh let me refer to the cab um that was officer kent zang okay and um state expects officers to testify tomorrow judge that's all the questions i have for this witness [00:17:19] Speaker 4: uh just some brief questions on uh at 2 47 a.m on 8 6 2023 you were not in the bedroom and mr hildebrand or sorry a hildebrand was i what you were not in the bedroom of the residence no no okay uh you were not in [00:17:44] Speaker 2: their apartment no i don't know them just for the record yeah thank you you were not in the building [00:17:49] Speaker 4: no you did not see you pulled the trigger that night no okay uh you were not the 911 dispatcher who took those calls no okay nothing further thank you thank you any rejoin no thank you thank you thank you