Christina Goldbaum

And so these families were going around the prison looking for any kind of scraps of information, any clues as to where their relatives were.

And so these families were going around the prison looking for any kind of scraps of information, any clues as to where their relatives were.

You know, one of the first rooms that we walked into looked like maybe it had been an electrical room in the prison. And we came across one guy there who had a shovel in hand

You know, one of the first rooms that we walked into looked like maybe it had been an electrical room in the prison. And we came across one guy there who had a shovel in hand

And he was knocking against the wall and the floor, trying to hear an echo that maybe would signal there was something hollow underneath, maybe a room beneath the floor.

And he was knocking against the wall and the floor, trying to hear an echo that maybe would signal there was something hollow underneath, maybe a room beneath the floor.

He started also kind of pulling apart the wires, saying, you know, where does this go? You know, again, thinking that maybe it led to something underneath the prison, some cells that were there.

He started also kind of pulling apart the wires, saying, you know, where does this go? You know, again, thinking that maybe it led to something underneath the prison, some cells that were there.

As we stepped into another room, there was also a woman who seemed to be just convinced that she was hearing voices on the other side of a wall. And she was trying to get the guys around her who had these pickaxes to tear through it. Because she was saying that she heard voices there, she heard them there.

As we stepped into another room, there was also a woman who seemed to be just convinced that she was hearing voices on the other side of a wall. And she was trying to get the guys around her who had these pickaxes to tear through it. Because she was saying that she heard voices there, she heard them there.

She was looking for her son, who had gone missing 12 years ago. At one point, people believed that maybe there were hidden cells, like three stories underground. And so they started picking up pickaxes and hammers and shovels and just tearing into the floors, trying to find any kind of shaft or opening or room that might have been hidden and people were maybe stuck inside.

She was looking for her son, who had gone missing 12 years ago. At one point, people believed that maybe there were hidden cells, like three stories underground. And so they started picking up pickaxes and hammers and shovels and just tearing into the floors, trying to find any kind of shaft or opening or room that might have been hidden and people were maybe stuck inside.

And as they were doing that, this kind of massive crowd started forming around them, because people thought that maybe they had discovered something, that they had discovered a secret door or a secret stairwell, and they wanted to get a glimpse of what was underneath.

And as they were doing that, this kind of massive crowd started forming around them, because people thought that maybe they had discovered something, that they had discovered a secret door or a secret stairwell, and they wanted to get a glimpse of what was underneath.

And the few rebels who were there around them were screaming at the crowd, telling them to back up and give them space and let them work, because it was just such a chaotic scene. And Christina, did they find anything in all this digging?

And the few rebels who were there around them were screaming at the crowd, telling them to back up and give them space and let them work, because it was just such a chaotic scene. And Christina, did they find anything in all this digging?

So hours and hours after tearing up this place, the rescue workers who were there said that they didn't think that there were any hidden compartments underneath the prison and that all the prisoners who were there and who were still alive were released already.

So hours and hours after tearing up this place, the rescue workers who were there said that they didn't think that there were any hidden compartments underneath the prison and that all the prisoners who were there and who were still alive were released already.

But the next morning, there was also news that 38 bodies had been discovered in the prison and they were brought to a hospital at the center of the city. So my colleagues and I went to that hospital and to the morgue where there were forensic examiners going through each of these corpses. Trying to find any identifiable symbol, any tattoo, any birthmark, anything.

But the next morning, there was also news that 38 bodies had been discovered in the prison and they were brought to a hospital at the center of the city. So my colleagues and I went to that hospital and to the morgue where there were forensic examiners going through each of these corpses. Trying to find any identifiable symbol, any tattoo, any birthmark, anything.