Mayfield Files: A Conversation between Joe Currin, Tamara Caldwell and Jeffrey Burton

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On April 8, 2008, Quincy Omar Cross was convicted in Hickman
County, Kentucky, of multiple serious charges including kidnapping
(with an aggravator of murder), intentional murder (with
aggravators of first-degree sodomy and first-degree rape),
first-degree sodomy, first-degree rape, abuse of a corpse, and
tampering with physical evidence. For these offenses, Quincy was
sentenced to life imprisonment without the benefit of probation or
parole for capital kidnapping and capital murder. He also received
life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for
first-degree rape, fifty years for first-degree sodomy, five years
for abuse of a corpse, and three years for tampering with physical
evidence. The victim, 18-year-old Jessica Currin, was murdered
sometime between July 29, 2000, and August 1, 2000. On the morning
of August 1, Jessica’s body was discovered behind Mayfield Middle
School in Mayfield, Kentucky. Dr. Mark LeVaughn, the medical
examiner, initially determined that Jessica had died from
strangulation and blunt head trauma. However, under
cross-examination, Dr. LeVaughn admitted there was no evidence of
strangulation, bruising, scratching, or sexual assault. He based
his initial conclusion on the presence of a belt found near
Jessica’s body. A subsequent autopsy by Dr. George Nichols could
not determine the cause of Jessica's death, leaving the
circumstances of her death unresolved. In February 2001, Jeremy
Adams and Carlos Saxton were charged with murder and related
offenses in connection with Jessica Currin’s case. However, by
February 2003, these charges were dismissed due to discovery
violations and missing evidence, which never reappeared during
Quincy’s trial. Three witnesses—Victoria Caldwell, Vanisha
Stubblefield, and Rosie Crice—testified against Quincy and his
co-defendants. Victoria and Vanisha had initially identified Jeremy
Adams and Carlos Saxton as the perpetrators shortly after Jessica’s
body was found. However, their testimonies changed significantly
over time, influenced by Susan Galbreath (a self-appointed
investigator), the Mayfield Police Department, Kentucky State
Police, and the Kentucky Bureau of Investigation. Their stories
varied with each interview and when they testified in 2008. Rosie
Crice, who had been coerced by law enforcement into providing false
testimony, later recanted her statements in 2008 and was
subsequently charged with perjury, serving five years in prison.
Since the 2008 trial, all three witnesses have recanted their
testimonies, stating that they lied and that Quincy Cross was not
involved in the murder. Two of the girls have signed affidavits
claiming they were paid for their testimonies and threatened by KBI
Investigators. Quincy had two co-defendants, Tamara Caldwell and
Jeffrey Burton. Quincy met Tamara in 2002 while he was in jail,
through her brother, but did not know her at the time of the
murder. He had only seen Jeffrey Burton once, at his trial, and had
no prior acquaintance with him. Joe Currin, Jessica’s father,
maintains that Quincy is innocent of his daughter’s murder and is
committed to uncovering the truth about what happened.
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