Medicine available during the 1800s was juvenile and fairly risky. Particularly for women who were in search of abortions, a taboo procedure only reserved for the most scandalous of affairs. But what happens when that procedure goes wrong and you need to go to extremes in order to hide what you have done? Hey, have you heard about the woman in the barrel?

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SOURCES

Casefiles episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casefile-true-crime/id998568017?i=1000400041206

Through the Dark Alley source: https://throughthedarkalley.com/2018/04/29/body-in-a-barrel/

Mary Ann's grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172288280/mary-ann-reinhardt

Edward's Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179590734/edward-reinhardt

Murder by Gaslight source: http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2015/07/the-silver-lake-mystery.html