The scrawled words of a man tormented by his act of murder more than 140 years ago led police to the discovery of a mysterious bone yesterday.
Major Crime detectives followed exact directions contained in a written confession to the location of the victim in Birdwood - "underneath a pear tree, 400 feet behind the house and eight feet underground".
The 73-year-old letter, discovered recently behind a fireplace by the owner of the property during renovations, described arguments the author had with an Englishman. Those arguments, according to the letter, led to murder. "I am fearful of the consequences," the letter reads. "I buried his body and all the possessions. That incident has always been on my conscience but I have told no one."
See also this follow-up.
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