10 Disturbing Crimes Solved By Amateurs

Susan Galbreath, a 40-year-old housewife, was so disturbed by the images of 18-year-old Jessica Currin’s dumped and burned body that she decided to bring the perpetrator to justice herself.

With no experience in criminal investigations, she sought the aid of celebrities Julia Roberts and Oprah Winfrey, as well as British journalist Tom Magnold. Goaded into accepting the fiery housewife’s challenge, Magnold teamed up with Galbreath in Mayfield to interrogate local drug users after hearing rumours that Currin had been kidnapped by a brute named Quincy Cross.

Magnold eventually returned to England, but Galbreath was convinced that Cross had picked up the young girl and later strangled her with his belt. Despite being worried that she was being stalked by the suspected killer for having asked too many questions, the housewife valiantly continued her investigation and started a MySpace tribute page to Currin.

Victoria Caldwell posted a comment on Galbreath’s MySpace page saying she had information about the promising youth’s death, and confided that she and four others had witnessed Cross’s murder and helped him dump the body. Through a long and heartfelt exchange, Galbreath managed to persuade Caldwell to confess to Kentucky state investigators, resulting in Cross being sentenced to life without parole.