exhume
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The government sought to exhume Dossett’s body for a more-thorough autopsy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
"The safest place to keep the DNA samples is buried separately in the ground, and marked clearly," Zein al-Abdeen told AFP, "or we'll exhume the bodies again later."
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
If Arizona’s 21st century Supreme Court justices wish to exhume an obscure 19th century predecessor from the recesses of history, that’s their prerogative.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024
“I watch a lot of true crime, and they exhume bodies all the time. It’s not unusual,” she blithely says.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2024
Kathleen Enstice, a forensic pathologist who worked for the state, was summoned to exhume the infant's body.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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