FOUNTAIN, Colo. -- It appears a murder confession found on the wall of a home in Fountain is real.

The writer confessed to killing a man near Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs in 1893, 115 years ago.

It was written with a pencil on wood.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has ruled the wood is authentic to the late 1800s.

In the confession, John Spicer says he killed a man for about $5,000 in jewelry and cash.

He died in the 1940s.

A relative says she knew about the murder. She said she was told it was self-defense.

The piece of wood is going on display at the Fountain Valley Historical Society Museum.

For more information on the story, click here for the article in the Colorado Springs Gazette.