{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea/6839e158ca68c1d5d04c4bb5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Who is the American drifter questioned over Michael Gaine’s murder?","description":"<p>Kerry farmer <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025/05/23/michael-gaine-homicide-case-the-full-story-so-far/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Gaine’s disappearance on March 20th</a> was first treated as a missing person’s case.</p><p><br></p><p>Soon though, it was upgraded to a murder investigation as the Garda searched for his body and explored multiple lines of inquiry.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>Kelley has identified himself to the media as having been arrested and questioned in relation to Gaine’s murder. He was released without charge.</p><p><br></p><p>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?</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}