Forensic technicians excavate a field on a plot of land referred to as a cartel “extermination site” where burned human remains are buried, on the outskirts of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Tuesday. The insufficiency of investigations into Mexico’s nearly 100,000 disappearances is evident. There are 52,000 unidentified people in morgues and cemeteries, not counting places like this one, where the charred remains are measured only by weight. MARCO UGARTE/AP
BY MARIA VERZA Associated Press NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (AP) — For the investigators, the human foot — burned, but with some fabric still attached —…