Philadelphia police exhuming unidentified human remains from city's Potter's Field

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) - The Philadelphia police homicide unit is exhuming unidentified human remains from Potter's Field in the city's Parkwood section on Tuesday.

It's located in the 1200 block of Dunks Ferry Road.

Police say the operation, known as the Remains Identification Project (RIP), is taking place throughout the week.

With advanced technology, investigators are now hoping to identify homicide victims from decades ago.

"Portions of the remains will be recovered for DNA testing and sequencing to apply Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) techniques, with the goal of identifying the victims, all of whom died under suspicious circumstances," the department said.

A similar effort in 2018 led to seven people being identified.

We have a crew on the scene and will have a full report tonight on Action News.