Interesting story about a woman in Kentucky who took it upon herself to investigate a murder in Mayfield. Plenty of police incompetence on show:
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Veteran BBC investigative reporter Tom Mangold got an email out of the blue one day from a woman in Mayfield, Kentucky, asking him for help to find the murderers of a teenage girl. Intrigued, he flew out to meet her soon afterwards, and stumbled into an extraordinary story.
As soon as I landed in Paducah, Kentucky, I went straight to the local wine shop and bought a case of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Mayfield, 30 miles from Paducah, is a dry town. One needs to get one's priorities right.
The Mayfield Super 8, the best (and only) accommodation in town is run by a lovely Indian man originally from Wembley, north London. I was greeted like a prince, went to my room, and waited for the phone to ring.
She called just as I had finished unpacking, the voice dark, firm and rather appealing. I asked her to come up, and the moment we met I knew we were going to be fine. Susan Galbreath has a pretty face with smile wrinkles, a head of highlighted blonde and shrewd eyes that miss nothing. She was carrying a huge file of papers and after brief pleasantries, we sat in the work area of the modest room, and started talking.
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She was terrified I would think my trip had been a waste. I reassured her it had been my call from the outset. There was no ceremony, we started work almost immediately. I unscrewed the Sauvignon, we filled two plastic toothbrush cups, and she began to brief me. No time to indulge in jet lag. Susan was in a hurry.
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Full article here, worth checking out has it has a video presentation:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19558804 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19558804)
You're missing the link, mongers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19558804
He accidentally had link posted as that broken image.
Thanks! :cheers:
We cannot always depend on the police! :o
... good journalism and investigative work.
Quote from: Jacob on May 17, 2013, 05:59:48 PM
You're missing the link, mongers.
Oops clicked the IMG instead of the URL box. :blush:
Quote from: Phillip V on May 17, 2013, 06:30:45 PM
We cannot always depend on the police! :o
Well not in the South.
Quote from: Jacob on May 17, 2013, 07:01:44 PM
... good journalism and investigative work.
Americans hate that. They would prefer shoddy police work.