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Police tapes reveal final seconds of Facebook killer's chase by Pennsylvania State Police

Stephens chased for less than 2 miles
Posted at 5:56 PM, Apr 18, 2017
and last updated 2017-04-19 06:26:34-04

Police tapes reveal the final seconds of Facebook killer Steve Stephens' life.

Stephens had just pulled out of a McDonald's drive-thru when troopers spotted his white Ford Fusion.

An alert employee tipped off police that Stephens was at the restaurant and ordering food.

On the audio tape, you can hear state troopers describe spotting Stephens vehicle, crossing railroad tracks and coming to a stop where Stephens was found dead after losing control of his car.

Stephens shot himself before troopers even exited their cruisers.

Listen to the tapes in the video player above.