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Latest on mass graves search
Latest on mass graves search
Latest on mass graves search

REMAINS OF AT LEAST 12PEOPLE.

2 WORKS FOR YOU'SSIERRA PIZARRO BRINGS US ALIVE LOOK AT THE 1921 TULSARACE MASSACRE INVESTIGATION.SIERRA, WHAT ELSE DID THETEAM ACCOMPLISH TODAY?THEY SPENT THE DAYCONTINUING THEIR WORK FROMYESTERDAY - WHICH INCLUDEDEXCAVATING BY HAND INSTEADOF USING THE BACKHOEMACHINE.

THEY WANT TOPRESERVE WHAT THEY'VE FOUNDAS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.ONE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGISTSMENTIONED ONE OF THE REMAINSIS THATOF A FEMALE.

AND MENTIONEDTHE BONES ARE VERY FRAGILE.ARCHAEOLOGISTS ALSO BELIEVETHECOFFINS THEY FOUND COULD BESTACKED ON TOP OF MORECOFFINS.

AND THEY'VEDISCOVERED OTHER CLUES THATWOULD SUGGEST MOREUNDOCUMENTED GRAVES AREBENEATH OAKLAWN." We are seeing somepotential indicators ofadditional burials withintrench A, but they're oneswe cannot confirm at thistime because that wouldrequireadditional excavation and wedon't want to risk that, atthis point in time."THE TEAM ALSO FOUND STEPSCUT INTO THE DIRT THAT LEADFROM THEGROUND INTO THE GRAVE SHAFT.THEY'VE WRAPPED THIS PHASEOFEXCAVATIONS, THEY SAY.

THEYWON'T BEGIN ANOTHER UNTIL2021.

THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'SA PROCESS TO THIS.

WITH THEDISCOVERY OF THE BURIALS,THEY'LL NOW WORK WITH THEMEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE ONTHE EXHUMATION PROCESS - TODIG UP THE REMAINS.THE TEAM DESCRIBES THIS ASAN INCREDIBLE MOMENT.

THECOMMUNITY THINKS SO TOO.

TOHONOR THOSE MURDERED IN1921, THERE'S A CANDLELIGHTCEREMONY SCHEDULED HERE AT 7TONIGHT.

LIVE IN TULSA, I'MSIERRA PIZARRO.

2 WORKS FORYOU.THE OKLAHOMA STATEDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...

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