Files will not empty from trash, causing "errors"

Okay, I know this has been covered, but nothing is working. I have 3 macs, the one in question is a Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8). There are files in the trash that won't empty. They are from external drives that no longer exist. Every time I empty trash, I get "file in use" error, and I continue. Now, new issue, I have added files to trash (from external drive) and it wont empty either (this is usb thumb drive, FAT 32, still exists, is inserted and showing in finder). First, are these actually starting to clog up my system drive, or are they just broken pointers, no real size? Second, why can't I just reset trash and get rid of them. I have been dealing with this for over a year, and it is getting worse. The external drives that started the issue no longer exist, they have been reformatted. What do I do. There must be a way to rebuild the trash. I am an "under the hood" guy, is there a way to see where they are hidden and just manually remove them? Please help.
Thanks in advance,
Rich

Hi Rich,
They are Hidden files.
Show Hidden Files 1.0...
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/29096/show-hidden-files
Hidden Way is a toggle for hidden files view in Finder...
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/25716/hidden-way
Show hidden files in OSX Finder
Open the Terminal and type or copy/paste:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
Reverting to the default of NOT showing hidden files:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false
*Restart or Force Quit Finder required to take effect.*
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/developer/hiddenfiles.html
Or better yet...
Solving Trash Problems...
http://thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html

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