Reference for Sanhedrin 9:5

מִי שֶׁלָּקָה וְשָׁנָה, בֵּית דִּין מַכְנִיסִים אוֹתוֹ לְכִפָּה וּמַאֲכִילִין אוֹתוֹ שְׂעֹרִין עַד שֶׁכְּרֵסוֹ מִתְבַּקָּעַת. הַהוֹרֵג נֶפֶשׁ שֶׁלֹּא בְעֵדִים, מַכְנִיסִין אוֹתוֹ לְכִפָּה וּמַאֲכִילִין אוֹתוֹ לֶחֶם צַר וּמַיִם לָחַץ:

If one were given stripes and repeated, [i.e., if he were given stripes twice for a transgression punishable by kareth (for all who are liable to kareth are given stripes), when he commits the same transgression a third time,] beth-din place him into a cell, [containing the space of a man's stature and not more, and they feed him first scant bread and "water of distress" until his intestines shrink] and (then) they feed him barley, which swells his intestines until his stomach bursts. If one kills someone without witnesses, [i.e., in the absence of testimony that would make him liable to the death penalty — though it is known to beth-din that it is true, that he certainly killed; but the witnesses were refuted in cross-examination or sufficient warning was lacking], they place him in a cell and feed him scant bread and "water of distress" [first, and then they feed him barley until his stomach bursts. This is the same as the first part (of the Mishnah. What is lacking there is revealed here.]

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