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I Killed a Man and Buried Him

What if someone confessed to a murder and told you where the body was buried?

Brian Kernohan decides to find out if a letter, held by his family for generations, really does reveal the location of a murder victim’s remains in rural Ireland.
“I Robert James Crawford do avow that Thomas Johnson was slain by me in a fair fightâ€
So begins a mysterious murder confession, apparently written in 1860 – just after the worst years of the Irish Famine. The writer claims to have murdered his friend during a quarrel and then buried the body under the hearthstone of his father’s kitchen in Drumkeen, County Monaghan – but is the confession real?
“He drew his knife and I drew mine he would have fled but I followed him into the hall and killed him thereâ€
As Brian sets out to try and find the alleged burial site he also digs through the history books to find out more about the murderer and his victim – and he finds his imagination drifting. Who were these men and what could have happened to lead to such a brutal murder?
Cast:
Robert James Crawford – Faolan Morgan
Thomas Johnston – John D Ruddy
Written and presented by Brian Kernohan
Produced by Brian Kernohan and Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A Â鶹ԼÅÄ Northern Ireland Production

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