There are 77 such genocide memorials across the country, housing the skulls and bone fragments of those killed in the mass graves nearby. In this extermination camp, 17,000+ people were killed on premises, and this stupa holds 8000 skulls from the remains of 8985 people exhumed from the mass graves. People were bludgeoned instead of being shot to save bullets. They often poured chemicals on the graves after killing the people to both mask the smell and ensure any survivors were finished off.