Assume Nothing: I Killed A Man and Buried Him

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Brian and his mum set out to find the burial site in County Monaghan.

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.

Using a map drawn from memory, Brian and his mum set out to find the house she visited as a child – known as Drumkeen big house. But first they need to ask a local farmer for permission to search his land.
Meanwhile, Brian uncovers stories of brutal acts of violence in the years following the famine when Ireland was described as ‘one of the most dangerous places on earth’ - and he begins to imagine what might happened on the night of the alleged murder.

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Robert James Crawford – Faolan Morgan
John Trussan – John D Ruddy

Written and presented by Brian Kernohan
Produced by Brian Kernohan and Conor McKay
Executive Editor: Andy Martin 
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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 fight”
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 there”
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 BBC Northern Ireland Production

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