‘He keeps saying he murdered four people’
The caller can be heard first describing the naked, mud-splattered young man that is on his property on Common Street in Groton.
He then conveyed to the 911 dispatcher what the young man told him he just did.
“He’s a little bit crazy,’’ said Wagner Alcocer . “And he keeps saying he murdered four people.’’
The man Alcocer was describing was Orion Krause, whom prosecutors allege used a baseball bat to kill his mother, his grandparents, and a health aide working for the elderly couple at their home in Groton on Sept. 8.
Alcocer’s description of Krause featured on one of two 911 recordings from the aftermath of the bloody quadruple homicide that were released Wednesday night following a public records request from the Globe.
“He needs help,’’ said Alcocer on the recording.
During the call, Alcocer can be heard telling the dispatcher that the man, later identified by authorities as Krause, was sitting in a chair in his backyard. Alcocer said he did not know who the man is. When Alcocer told the dispatcher he was going to give Krause a towel, the dispatcher urged him not to do that.
“Do not go anywhere near him,’’ the dispatcher said.
It’s an order Alcocer heeded.
The dispatcher then asked if Alcocer can see police arriving to his home. Alcocer said they had yet to arrive. A brief back-and-forth between him and the dispatcher followed, and the call ended when police arrived at his home.
The other 911 call released featured Rockport, Maine Police Sergeant James C. Moore calling Groton authorities. Rockport is Krause’s hometown. Moore identified himself to the dispatcher, then said “What I’ve got is a . . . mental health problem . . .’’
The dispatcher interjected, asking if the call was about Krause.
“Holy cow, yes it is,’’ said Moore.
“You’re like the fifth call we’ve gotten,’’ replied the dispatcher.
The dispatcher then asked Moore if Krause has any weapons.
“None that I know of,’’ said Moore.
Moore then told the dispatcher he received a call from one of Krause’s former teachers. The dispatcher then confirmed he spoke with the same teacher, and shortly thereafter the call ends. The entire call lasts 46 seconds.
On the day of the murders, the wife of Oberlin College professor Jamey G. Haddad, who had taught Krause at that school, had contacted police in Maine, according to a Rockport police report.
“I think I have to kill my mom,’’ Krause twice told Haddad, according to the report.
In the call with Moore, the dispatcher mentioned that Groton authorities had been in contact with a “Mr. Haddad.’’
Krause now faces four counts of murder. Last month, he was found competent to stand trial.
The slayings rocked the small town of Groton, which is located about 40 miles northwest of Boston. Before the quadruple homicide, the community had not experienced a murder in more than 20 years.
