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Why it's hard to find the missing among unidentified dead

Why it's hard to find a missing person among the unidentified dead

10/05/2015 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Why it's hard to find the missing among unidentified dead

Clip: 10/5/2015 | 7m 22s

Why it's hard to find a missing person among the unidentified dead

There are more than 10,000 bodies -- Jane and John Does -- waiting for identification in city morgues and cemeteries in the U.S. With no national law requiring agencies share information on missing people and unknown bodies, many families are left in the dark about their loved ones' fates. Michael Schiller of Reveal for the Center for Investigative Reporting has the story.

10/05/2015 | Rating NR

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