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The counts that can't hold them
The numbers that make the pattern legible — and that show why the official totals will never contain these deaths. Where we opened the document ourselves, it says so; where a source is an advocate or a newsroom, it says that too.
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Who holds the record — and what pries it loose
For each death, someone holds the document that would answer it. This is the map of who, and of what forces it open — for the families and the reporters doing the work the state won't.
| Who holds it | What they hold | The lever — or the barrier |
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