Why are body's exhumed?

Question

Why are body's exhumed?

Answer 1

To determine the cause of death,or for burial elsewhere.

Answer 2

Bodies are exhumed so that further post-mortem examinations can take place.This usually occurs when a death happened under suspicious circumstances;tests for certain poisons,diseases and physical examination of the remains can help pinpoint the cause of death.

If you can get HBO, try watching the Autopsy series whenever available;this program goes into details about post-mortem examinations and what can be revealed.

Answer 3

To find out how they died really......