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world17 days ago•3 min saved

Volhynia massacre: 55 more victims uncovered in Ukrainian exhumations

Polish investigators say 55 victims of the Volhynia killings were unearthed at two exhumation sites in Ukraine—Ostrówki and Wola Ostrowiecka—with 48 remains (including 24 children) found at the latter and six at a nearby mass grave; injuries on skulls align with accounts of executions, and DNA samples are being collected to identify the victims, who will be buried on August 30 in Ostrówki in a cemetery section for UPA casualties, underscoring the enduring sensitivity of Polish-Ukrainian history.

via TVP World|

#dna-testing #exhumations #institute-of-national-remembrance

world1 year ago•2 min saved

Kenya cult death site yields five more bodies in Shakahola Forest

Authorities in Kenya have exhumed nine bodies from graves linked to a notorious starvation cult in Shakahola Forest, where over 400 bodies were previously discovered, raising concerns about ongoing cult activity and recent evidence suggesting foul play and continued communication from jailed cult leader Paul Mackenzie.

via BBC|

#cult #exhumations #kenya

politics3 years ago•1 min saved

Spain Commences Exhumation of Civil War and Franco Victims

Forensic experts have begun the exhumation of 128 victims of Francisco Franco's forces buried anonymously in a mausoleum in Spain. The remains will be matched with DNA of surviving relatives. The exhumations are the first for victims under Spain's historical memory laws aimed at making reparations to Franco's victims and changing the way the dictatorship is viewed in Spain. The work is expected to take weeks, if not months, and will almost certainly not be finished before the July 23 elections that could see the right-wing Popular Party ousting the Socialist-led leftist coalition government.

via Newser|

#exhumations #francisco-franco #historical-memory-law

crime3 years ago•1 min saved

Kenyan doomsday cult death toll surpasses 300 with more exhumations planned.

The death toll from a Kenyan cult tied to a pastor who ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has surpassed 300, with more exhumations planned. The pastor, Paul Mackenzie, is expected back in court this week after police were granted more time to hold him pending investigations. Mackenzie had been charged in connection with the disappearance of children before his arrest in April. Kenyan President William Ruto has likened Mackenzie to a terrorist, and the interior minister suggested he might be charged with terrorism or genocide-related offenses.

via The Associated Press|

#crime #cult #death-toll