Remains of 1832 US murder victim buried in Co Tyrone

The remains of a woman murdered in America 183 years ago have been buried in her native county in a “miraculous” homecoming.

Remains of 1832 US murder victim buried in Co Tyrone

The remains of a woman murdered in America 183 years ago have been buried in her native county in a “miraculous” homecoming.

Catherine Burns, 29, left Co Tyrone in 1832 in hope of catching “the tail of the American dream”, but within six weeks she was dead and lay in an unmarked grave in the US for almost two centuries.

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