Even he could not understand why the case was so poorly handled, a fact he later told news reporters.

My first reaction when I read through the case was, is this really a murder case? You know, when I think of a murder case and when you're reading a murder case, you're thinking hundreds of pages of documents.

And I would venture to say that the case report itself probably contained less than I can't recall for sure, but less than 10 pages.

I mean, just the actual narrative, the investigative part of the report.

In a town desperate for answers, and with few other leads to go on, newly appointed state police investigator Jamie Mills was open to Susan's ideas.

I mean, she was a nice person.

She could get information.

I took the information and put it together with all of the other stuff.

Even he could not understand why the case was so poorly handled, a fact he later told news reporters.

My first reaction when I read through the case was, "Is this really a murder case?" You know, when I think of a murder case, and when you're reading a murder case, you're thinking hundreds of pages of documents, and I would venture to say that the case report itself probably contained less than, I can't recall for sure, but less than 10 pages.

I mean, just the actual narrative, the investigative part of the report.

Mm-hmm.

And, and then I would try to find who's the next person to go talk to in relation to that.

So she was a good investigator.

She, I think she just loved it.

She loved doing it.