Hundreds of thousands of people are reported missing each year. While some are found alive, others, tragically, are not. In Detroit, Michigan, alone, there are hundreds of unidentified victims of crime buried in unmarked graves. Two women took it upon themselves to unearth these mysteries and identify victims through Operation UNITED.

Retired FBI Special Agent Katherine Schweit discusses the incredible investigative work of Sgt. Shannon Jones and FBI Special Agent Leslie Larsen share how they're bringing closure to families in her new book, Women Who Talk to the Dead.

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