The Almanac of American Politics reports that at one point, Hagel had to extricate his brother from an armored personnel carrier that had run over a landmine while his own body was on fire.

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His former partner Anna Lagwinowicz, 32, and uncle Tadevsz Dmytryszyn, 38, helped him put the body in a car and set it on fire, the jury was told.

BBC: Catherine Wells-Burr

The Polish national's former partner Anna Lagwinowicz, 32, and uncle Tadevsz Dmytryszyn, 38, helped him put the body in a car and set it on fire, the jury was told.

BBC: Catherine Wells-Burr

One of two men on trial for murdering an Albanian drug dealer has said he did not know the dead man's body was in his car when he set it on fire.

BBC: Accused denies burning Southampton drug dealer's body

The body in the reservoir was found by police helicopter at 1605 BST on Friday after a search of the area and the fire service helped with the recovery of the body.

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According to the FBI, Torres' body was found in the trunk of car that had been set on fire.

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Organizations ranging from the National Collegiate Athletic Association to the Girl Scouts are accepting transyouth, sometimes under fire, treating children based on identify, not body parts.

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The body of Jamie Dack, 22, was found by fire crews in an industrial bin in Southampton on 8 April last year.

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In spite of the fire damage, there are a number of ways DNA can be located on a body, Bernstein and Spitz said.

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