There was a practice many years ago that most people aren't aware of, one that preyed on the most vulnerable.

It's a practice that is so disturbing that it almost seems impossible to even think about, and yet it still occurred up until the beginning of the 20th century.

This was a practice known as baby farming.

Without getting into too many details just yet, it is exactly as horrific as it sounds, and it

attracted some of the worst people to ever walk to Earth. As always, viewer discretion is strongly advised.

The warm October sun did little to soften the chill that ran down James Mahoney spine as a shovel struck something unexpected.

He had been working alongside Frank Cooney, a fellow worker, in the backyard of 25 Burenstreet

in a suburb of Sydney, Australia.

They were digging a trench to connect a service pipe to the main sewer and it was back

breaking work and the men were drenched, but the moment Mahoney shovel lifted a clump of dirt

and revealed what lay beneath, the work stopped.

At first, Mahoney thought it was a bundle of rags, like maybe some discarded trash from the previous

tenants, but as he bent down, he saw something

else. It was flesh. He then took a closer look and realized it was the small, decomposing

remains of an infant bearer just six inches below the surface. The men that immediately went

silent and exchanged uneasy glances before hurriedly rebearing the tiny body. It was just too

much to process in the moment.

Maybe, just maybe, had been some sort of accident, some sort of tragedy that no one spoke

of.

The next morning, they returned hoping that in the light of day the previous afternoon's

horror would seem less real, but instead the nightmare only advanced.

As they dug further, just 30 yards from the first sight, they uncovered

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