On August 8, 2014, New Zealand woman Warriena Wright plunged to her death from the 14th floor of a Gold Coast apartment building.
The balcony from which she fell belonged to Gable Tostee, a man she had met on Tinder; a man who yesterday was acquitted of charges over her death.
After four days of deliberation and a near mistrial, a jury found the 30-year-old not guilty of murder or manslaughter in the sensational case, which was splashed across front pages around the world.
A big part of that was due to one stunning piece of evidence released during the trial: a three-hour audio recording which Tostee secretly took that night, spanning either side of Wright’s fatal fall.
Below are excerpts of the police transcript of that tape.
The argument begins.
1.35.40am. Wright: “Where is my sister’s shit? Where is all my f***ing data? Where is my iPhone?”
Tostee: “Do you want me to ring it?”
Wright: “Yes, I would love you to f***ing ring it.”
1.36.19am. Tostee: “There is a ton of your stuff here. Hey, I didn’t say you have to leave. I said that you have to stop beating me up.”
1.36am. Wright: “Are you going to f***ing untie me because I will f***ing destroy your jaw. It is not f****ing funny … Get it for me.”
Tostee: “No, you get it.”
Wright: “I am going to call the police.”
1.37.21am. Wright again threatens to call the police.
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To supply ALL of the information - The transcript of the recording before "the argument" began:
12.56.21am: Gable Tostee states: 'f*** me'
12.56.30am: Music begins. It is James Blunt, 'Nights Like These'.
12.57am: Tostee: 'Don't go baby, please.'
12.58am: Sound of drinks being poured.
12.59am: Conversation about food
1.02am: Tostee asks Wright to come here and chill and have a drink. Repeats to chill, have a drink. He says that everything on him is good looking. Wright: 'I am psycho drunk' and not to test her.
1.03.30am: Tostee: 'Shut up or I will make you come again. Wright: 'Shut up or I will beat you up'.
1.05.30am: Tostee: 'Do you want to come to my work tomorrow?' Wright: 'Do you want to come to my family tomorrow?'
Tostee: 'You can help me lay carpet. You can help me tell my mum I am not a loser ...'
1.06am: Wright says she loves people and that 'she is all good with dying'
1.07am: Wright says 'I know you want to kill me because you told me so.' Further reference to dying from smoking.
1.08am: Further conversation about galaxies, travel to Alice Springs, religion and gods.
1.09am: Tostee says that he 'doesn't think there is anything after this, you die and that is it' and says, 'throw me off the balcony and that is it. This is it, boom.'
1.12am: Tostee : 'Don't touch them. You love them rocks.' Wright asks, 'Are you a god?' And Tostee says, yes he is. He is Zeus. He tells her to relax and to 'come back here'.
1.14am: Wright says she is going to 'go vampire on his ass'. Tostee says, 'Stay right there.'
1.14am: Wright: 'You are dead and I hate you.'
1.15am: Conversation about her dead dog. Tostee says, 'Don't hurt me, I am defenceless.'
1.19am: Sounds of laughing and hitting in the background, followed by Wright saying 'No seriously Bro' and male saying, 'Ow'.
1.20.30am: Music still playing and soft sounds of groaning in the background.
1.22: Wright says, 'this is Australia baby. I am ninja' and 'no, no'.
1.26.21am: Tostee says, 'I should walk you home.'
1.26.51am: Tostee says, 'Stop that' and Wright says, 'Oh my god you are like a Christian.'
1.28.07am: Wright says, 'Don't be a d**k to me.' ... Tostee says, 'I don't want to like have to muscle you'.
1.29.06am: He says, 'Just relax.' ... 'I don't like getting beaten up'.
1.31am: Tostee states: 'Just be nice.' Conversation is calm.
1.32.30: Tostee states he wants another drink
1.33.02: He states: 'Come here' and Wright says, 'have a good night.'
Tostee says, 'Do you want me to walk you back home?'.
There are sounds of ruffling and the Wright is heard to say 'have a good night' and Tostee states 'no ... I'll take care of you in the morning'.
1.35.31am: The music stops.
Thanks it was confusing just hearing his response without her words. Very tragic situation.