A MURDER which shocked the small, close-knit community of Llanddewi Brefi in 1983 is to be examined on television.

In the S4C series Y Ditectif, presenter Mali Harries looks at the nationwide manhunt for the killer of farmer John “Brynambor” Williams and the effect it had on the village.

Former Chief Superintendent John Lewis tells the programme: “John was found in a bedroom, it was obvious that someone had broken into the house.

“Everyone knew him, he was a very nice man, and he described himself as one of the happiest men in Wales, because he lived in where he believed was paradise.”

Recalling how he visited killer Richard Gambrell 20 years later in Durham jail, he said: “I was afraid to meet him. When I walked in there, there were five wardens there to keep him in order. The first thing he told me was, ‘I know you’, because I took him into custody in ‘77.

“He promised to tell John’s sister about the whereabouts of the money, and the gun. But when I turned up he was being unreasonable, and refused to tell me anything.

“We haven’t found the gun, which is a worry, because if he was freed he could find the gun. But who knows if he would come back here again?”

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