Casefile True Crime: Case 73: The Lady in the Barrel

1/17/18 - Episode Page

On September 15 1878, three teenage boys were tending to cattle in the woods near Silver Lake in Staten Island when they discovered a wooden barrel sticking out of the mud. Excited about the potential treasure that lay within, they frantically dug at the barrel with sticks.



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Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host

Researched and written by Anna Priestland





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