Photo: Getty Images 215 bodies have been discovered buried in unmarked graves behind a state jail in Jackson, Mississippi, per FOX26. Several grave sites were only identified by a number and metal rod. Families of the deceased weren’t notified until last month. They’re calling for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the unmarked graves. The … Continued
  • roguetrick@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    So a state potters field for unclaimed/John doe bodies and not hidden killings at a poorly run jail? I will grant that someone getting run over by a police car and then disappearing into a potters field tracks as something rotten, though.

    • matthewmercury@reddthat.com
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      10 months ago

      It’s also a place to dump cop murder victims.

      The discovery comes after the circumstances of Dexter Wade’s death were uncovered. Wade’s mother spent months looking for her son only to find out he was fatally struck by a Jackson police car less than an hour after leaving home. He was killed and buried without the family’s knowledge.