Jan Masaryk Death Mystery: Exhumation May Reveal New Clues
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During the exhumation of Jan Masaryk's remains from the family tomb in Lány on Wednesday, it became clear that the body of the former foreign minister remained intact and had undergone a saponification process. The Office of Documentation and Investigation of the Crimes of Communism (ÚDV) proceeded to the exhumation in connection with new information that could help clarify the circumstances of Masaryk's death in March 1948.
"We know very well that it's no coincidence when a person falls out of their own toilet," sings the band Jelení Lawyers about the strange death. Police experts exhumed the body of Jan Masaryk (†41) from the family tomb in Lány. The former foreign minister and son of the first Czechoslovak president died under unclear circumstances shortly after the communists took power. His death has been investigated five times over almost eighty years, but th…
In an interview with Deník N, forensic pathologist Jiří Hladík described the circumstances of the autopsy of Jan Masaryk's remains that he performed. The body was exhumed intact, which made it easier to reach a clear conclusion during the several-hour autopsy.
The Lánský cemetery has been reopened since Friday morning after the exhumation of the remains of Jan Masaryk. No interventions are visible on the tomb of the Masaryk family and the grassy surface has been restored. The closure lasted two days. Experts removed the remains from the grave on Wednesday. Their examination is intended to help clarify the circumstances of the death of the then foreign minister in March 1948 after falling from a window…
The cemetery in Lány has reopened to the public after the exhumation of Jan Masaryk's remains on Wednesday. Experts will now focus on a detailed examination of the bones, which should help clarify the circumstances of the former foreign minister's death.
The Lánský cemetery has been reopened since this morning after the exhumation of the remains of Jan Masaryk. There is no evidence of any interference with the tomb of Masaryk's family and the grassy surface has been restored, a ČTK correspondent found out on site. The closure lasted two days. Experts removed the remains from the grave on Wednesday. Their examination is intended to help clarify the circumstances of the death of the then foreign m…
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