Thousands of unidentified bodies to be exhumed in Mexico

Authorities in the Mexican border city of Cuidad Juarez plan to exhume the remains of thousands of people to get DNA samples that may help identify them and bring order to past police practices.

Thousands of unidentified bodies to be exhumed in Mexico

Authorities in the Mexican border city of Cuidad Juarez plan to exhume the remains of thousands of people to get DNA samples that may help identify them and bring order to past police practices.

A team of 30 people, including forensic anthropologists and odontologists, are already exhuming remains from cemeteries in Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, said Rene Medrano, a spokesman for the Chihuahua state attorney general’s office.

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