the land surrounding what used to be the n.k.v.d. death as in the fed region was examined in the summer of one nine hundred ninety one the first horrific finds were uncovered a few days later the investigators job was made easy a jew to the fact that there is compact clay soil in the region which. doesn't allow air to filter through. the bodies in that mass graves showed almost no signs of decomposition there was an easily identifiable polish military uniform on some of them others were in the uniform of polish police their bodies and arms were almost intact and this is how we lifted fossilized remains. seventy three sixty five bring to downplays. polish forensic scientists joined counterparts in identifying the bodies many of the personal items and papers that once belonged to the dead prisoners were later taken to an. institute of forensic studies for further examination this job helps me to realize many things when i study all these items glosses lighters cigarette cases i imagine how they lived wrote letters misty play dice and smoke c