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Crime drama and the realistic cadaver
| Hildegunn M S TraaSteven Pocock
Today we are accustomed to the increasingly realistic look of dead bodies in on-screen dramas. Special-effects expert Hildegunn M S Traa reveals how crime and morgue scenes reflect the social idea of death.
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The island of unclaimed bodies
| Allison C MeierAaron Asis
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.