DALLAS – Testimony continued Tuesday in the trial of Delvecchio Patrick, who allegedly murdered his ex-wife Deanna Cook as she was on the line with a Dallas police 911 operator in 2012.
The 911 call lasted nine-and-a-half minutes. Dallas police didn't get to her home until nearly an hour after the call was made because the operator didn't make it a top priority, then after officers arrived, they left when the received no answer at Cook's residence.
After no one had heard from Deanna Cook for two days, her mother, sister and two daughters went looking for her. The kicked down the door and found her drowned in her bathtub.
The trial began Monday with Deanna Cook's mother, Vickie Cook, taking the stand and emotionally describing the day she found her daughter's body.
Patrick's attorneys say they will prove the couple had a violent relationship, that Cook was the aggressor and that she was hooked on drugs, and that their client is innocent.
Prosecutors say the recording of Deanna Cook's final, desperate appeal speaks for itself.
News 8's Rebecca Lopez is in the courtroom Tuesday and will provide live updates on Twitter below:
