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What happens to John Doe's that die in a hospital?

When someone with no identification dies, and no one comes forth looking for a missing person, what happens to the corpse?

rejectedzipper

Depends on the individual State laws.
Most make efforts to trace relatives but if that is unsuccessful the State bears the cost of a simple cremation and interment.
A record is kept with DNA and fingerprints and any personal effects and the location/plot number so that if, at a later stage a relative does turn up they can be directed there.

velcropap

either medical research or the potter's field.

evilattorney

Typically, it's buried in a "Potter's Field" at taxpayer expense.

King Poogie

In Florida, they take them out about 20 miles and drop them over the side. Some places just crank up a backhoe and dig a little hole, drop them in, cover them up.

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