Florida tourist murders: transcript of accused's phone call released

Shawn Tyson, who is on trial for the murders of Britons James Kouzaris, 24, and James Cooper, 25, called his half brother from prison saying police had found bullet casings connected to the shooting, a Florida court has heard.Here is Tyson's recorded telephone conversation with his half brother, who has not been named, from Sarasota County Jail.

Tyson: "What's up, bro?"

Brother: "What's up, lil' man?"

Tyson: "S***."

Brother: "What them crackers talkin' about?"

Tyson: "S***. I don't even know right now. I don't know why they talkin' about."

Brother: "Yeah, I don't know what them crackers talkin' about. S***, like. You was in the house, like."

Tyson: "I know ... that's what I keep on ... these crackers talkin' about that somebody say they seen me out there or some s***."

Brother: "Them crackers trippin', man."

Tyson: "Hell yeah."

Brother: "S, you're chate, through. You know what I'm sayin' like? You ain't got no guns or nothin'. Like f them crackers talkin' about."

Tyson: "Only thing is, they found the bullets, though."

Brother: "Huh?"

Tyson: "They found the bullets."

Brother: "Oh. Damn!"

Tyson: "That's the only thing that's gonna f*** me up."

Brother: "They found them in the house?"

Tyson: "M-hm-mm."