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.
The mysterious contents had been sealed with a length of carpet. As the boys pulled the fabric out, something fell out that wasn’t treasure at all. It was a human arm.
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Anna Priestland - research, writing
Mike Migas - production, scoring
AMFP
2018-01-22 16:32:09 +0000 UTC