9/11 Never Forget - 1,100 Victims STILL UNIDENTIFIED
Summary
Host Joseph Scott Morgan discusses the 25th anniversary of 9/11, focusing on the forensic challenges of identifying victims. He explains how the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DORT) was deployed from outside the Northeast to manage the mass fatality event. The episode highlights that 40% of Twin Tower victims remain unidentified due to extreme fragmentation and heat damage, with recent advances in genetic genealogy finally allowing for new identifications.
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