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Episode 1 - The Letter

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鈥檚 remains in rural Ireland.
鈥淚 Robert James Crawford do avow that Thomas Johnson was slain by me in a fair fight鈥
So begins a mysterious murder confession, apparently written in 1860 鈥 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鈥檚 kitchen in Drumkeen, County Monaghan 鈥 but is the confession real?
鈥淗e drew his knife and I drew mine he would have fled but I followed him into the hall and killed him there鈥
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 鈥 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 鈥 Faolan Morgan
Thomas Johnston 鈥 John D Ruddy

Written and presented by Brian Kernohan
Produced by Brian Kernohan and Conor McKay

Executive Editor: Andy Martin
A 91热爆 Northern Ireland Production

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14 minutes

Last on

Thu 12 Oct 2023 21:03

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  • Sat 7 Oct 2023 13:05
  • Thu 12 Oct 2023 21:03

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