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‘You Didn’t Want Us’ — Murdered Woman and Her Unborn Baby Found in A Barrel
The mysterious discovery of an unknown pregnant woman who had been hidden in a crawl space for 30 years.
On September 2, 1999, a homeowner in New York stumbled upon a grisly secret concealed beneath the foundation of his residence — a mummified corpse locked away within an aged barrel.
The woman was in her late 20s when she passed and was between a petite height of 4'9" and 5'0" tall. She had long black hair and gold in her front teeth. The official cause of death was determined to be the result of blunt force trauma to the back of her head.
Inside her womb was a full-term male fetus.
In September 1999, a chilling discovery was made at a home in Jericho, New York. An old 55-gallon drum held a haunting secret. What lay within were the mummified remains of a pregnant Hispanic woman, her life prematurely taken away.
Homeowner Ronald Cohen was moving out of the midcentury modern split-level home he had just sold when made a startling and disturbing find. As he was removing a heavy 345-pound barrel from the property, he opened the lid and was confronted with a terrifying discovery — an exposed leathery hand and a high-heeled…
