STORY
BEHIND MODERN-DAY MUMMY
FOUND
IN NYC IN
“SECRETS
OF THE DEAD:
THE
WOMAN IN THE IRON COFFIN”
Available on DVD December
11
Currently Available on
iTunes and Prime Video
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for a Preview of the Program
Arlington,
Va. – October XX, 2018 – PBS Distribution announces the release
of
“SECRETS OF THE DEAD: THE WOMAN IN
THE IRON COFFIN” available
on DVD December 11, 2018. On October
4, 2011, construction workers were shocked to uncover human remains in an
abandoned lot in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York. So great was
the level of preservation, witnesses first assumed they had stumbled upon a
recent homicide. Archaeologists were called to the site on October 5, 2011,
where they discovered metal fragments, suggesting the woman was buried more
than 150 years ago. Forensic analysis, however, revealed a remarkably different
story. “THE
WOMAN IN THE IRON COFFIN” will be available on DVD ($24.99 SRP) December 11, 2018.
The program has a run time of approximately 55 minutes. The program is currently available for download on
iTunes and Prime Video.
Forensic archaeologist Scott Warnasch and a team of historians were given
access to the site. They discovered, buried in an elaborate and expensive iron
coffin, the body of a young African American woman dressed in a long white
nightgown with thick, knee-high socks and a hand-crafted comb that held a
delicate knit cap on her head.
After examining the body and performing a “virtual” autopsy, Warnasch and
the team of historians and scientists studied the 1850 Census of New York City
and determined that the remains likely belonged to Martha Peterson, a
26-year-old African American woman who died from smallpox. Peterson was the
daughter of John and Jane Peterson, prominent figures in Newtown’s (now
Elmhurst), African American community.
Forensic imaging specialist Joe Mullins creates a facial reconstruction
of the “Woman in the Iron Coffin” by using a CT scan of the skull, digitally
fixing the damaged parts and incorporating age-and-ancestry-appropriate
features. In 2016 Peterson was given a proper burial by the Saint Mark African
Methodist Episcopal Church of Jackson heights.
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SECRETS
OF THE DEAD: THE WOMAN IN THE IRON COFFIN
Street
Date: December 11, 2018
Genre:
Documentary
Run
Time: Approximately 55 minutes on 1 disc
SRP:
DVD, $24.99
Format:
DVD and Digital
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