Who is the American drifter questioned over Michael Gaine’s murder?

Kerry farmer Michael Gaine’s disappearance on March 20th was first treated as a missing person’s case.

Soon though, it was upgraded to a murder investigation as the Garda searched for his body and explored multiple lines of inquiry.

Then the farmer’s body was found – in the most grisly of circumstances. He had been dismembered with his body parts deposited into the silage pit on his farm.

One such line of inquiry involved Michael Kelley, an American who lived and worked on Gaine’s 1,000-acre farm for the past three years.

Kelley has identified himself to the media as having been arrested and questioned in relation to Gaine’s murder. He was released without charge.

So is he and what was he doing in Kerry? How did he come to live and work on the Gaine farm? And why is he giving interviews?

Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.

This episode was originally broadcast in June 2025.

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