First time in Huda Jama, those present were in shock… “Over three thousand people died here. Two thousand Croats, 700 Slovenians and 300 Austrians. The crime in Huda Jama was committed by the Slovenian 3rd Brigade of the KNOJ, and the liquidations themselves were carried out by the 1st Battalion, led by Benjamin Žižmond. 18 of them are still alive, they receive partisan benefits, which together with their pensions amount to around 1,500 euros,” said Leljak. “All the bodies were preserved. We saw the hair, skin and suffering of these people. It was clear that they were buried alive, walled up,” said Roman Leljak. Due to the lack of oxygen, the bodies did not decompose and remained fairly well preserved.