A body found on a Brooklyn beach earlier this week had feet that were encased in hardened concrete, according to NYPD detectives.

“Cement shoes” as they are known, have long been associated with organised crime and the Mafia, but mostly in fictional depictions.

…But whoever did it failed to wait for the cement to fully dry. It was filled with air bubbles, which may have been what caused the body to come ashore.

‘Cement shoes’ found on NYC corpse – BBC News

wild.