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The Oregonian -  Welcome to our chat with The Oregonian's Anne Saker about the state's Indigent Burial Fund, which since 1993 has covered the funeral costs for the unclaimed Oregon dead.
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The Oregonian -  Here is   Anne's Sunday story.
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The Oregonian -  You can also browse a searchable database of the burial fund from January 2000 to April 2009.
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The Oregonian -  Here is a video of Duane Bigoni of the state medical examiner's office, on how he searches for next of kin:
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The Oregonian -  
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The Oregonian -  Please add your questions and comments for Anne, who will be with us for about an hour.
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The Oregonian -  Anne, maybe you could start by telling us how you came upon this topic.
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Anne Saker -  Thank you, Joel. (Joel Odom, everyone!)
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Anne Saker -  Two years ago, my colleague Michelle Roberts told readers about Robert Anheier, who had been mistakenly sent to OHSU as a cadaver for the anatomy lab.
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Anne Saker -  Afterward, my editor at the time, Tom Maurer, asked me to follow up by asking OHSU for a list of all the unclaimed dead it accepted as cadavers.
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