Watch what you say if (you think) you are dying

The BBC reports that a U.S. man who made a death-bed confession and wanted to cleanse his soul, because he thought he was going to the great beyond has been arrested after confessing to a murder in Tennessee in 1977, after making a recovery from his assumed fatal affliction.

James Brewer could now face the death penalty over the unsolved killing in Tennessee 32 years ago, reports say.

Convinced he was dying after a stroke, Mr Brewer reportedly admitted to police he shot dead 20-year-old Jimmy Carroll.

The 58-year-old, who had fled Tennessee after the killing, was arrested after his condition improved, reports say.

Oopsie!

The former factory worker changed his name to Michael Anderson and settled down with his wife, Dorothy, in the town of Shawnee.

The couple became active members of the local church, where Mrs Brewer established a Bible study group, reports say.

After suffering a stroke, Mr Brewer called police to his hospital bedside earlier this month, where he reportedly made the confession.

One can only assume that if Mr Brewer attended his wife’s bible group, he might have asked her to ignore one of those darned inconvenient commandment things although their book does seem a little confused on the details.

Full article over at the BBC: “‘Deathbed confession’ man charged“.

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