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Alex Cabrero Reporting Police are wondering if you recognize this voice...
"I threw her down on the couch and I blistered her (censored).I blistered her leg, slapped her face, threw her in the corner."
Right away you can tell why police want to find her. That conversation was recorded on an LDS Hospital voicemail. Why and how, no one is sure. But what was discussed between this woman and her male friend is downright disturbing.
Their conversation began like one you might have, but it got ugly fast.
Jess Gomez: “It was one of the most horrific things I’ve heard of.”
LDS Hospital spokesperson Jess Gomez says for some reason, this three-minute conversation was recorded on a hospital voicemail.
Jess Gomez: “It sounds very real, and if it’s real, there’s a child out there in danger.”
Female: “I pulled her hair, hurt my hand doing it. If the state sees it they’d probably take her from me.”
Det. Kevin Joiner, Salt Lake City Police Dept.: “To hear the female on the tape describe how she beat this child, it’s very disturbing. And that’s our main concern right now is to find Caitlyn and make sure she’s okay.”
The man later tells the woman not to tell someone named Shelley about Caitlyn.
Carol Cisco, Dept. Children & Family Services: “Our workers have been going through the database trying to find matches with those first names, but it’s not working.”
Now police are just hoping you recognize the voices. If they sound familiar to you, or if you know a Caitlyn connected to a Shelley, Salt Lake City police would like to hear from you.
