SALVADOR_GANGS_EXHUMATION_2015_05_21_59433
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, 2015.05.21: The parents of a murdered victim stand near when his remains were exhumed. The exhumation of a desaparecido takes place at the only mass grave (fossa comun) of the capital in the cemetery of la Vermeja. The mother, father and relative of the victim are present to recognise the body from its clothing. The body will then be transported to Medicina Legal where specialists will do a DNA test to confirm the identity of the deceased. The mass grave has seen a rapid increase in the number of desaparecido buried for violent death in the past decade, brining the number to around 4000 bodies between 2001-2015.