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Lyle also said he made “no excuses” for felling his mother and father with shotgun blasts, and apologized to the nearly two dozen relatives who have spent years fighting for his release.

Graham was a ground worker and he enlisted the man he called his "best pal" to help him on jobs, with tasks including the felling of trees for which they split the cash 50/50.

In August 2024, some 11 months after the felling, he made an anonymous call to police to name Carruthers outright.

Both men said the friendship ended abruptly one night in the aftermath of the felling and their arrests.

Graham's phone was used to film the felling.