"Move to trash" in iTunes does not delete the file!

Hello,
I was clearing out my iTunes library by deleting loads of TV shows and songs etc. I clicked on "move to trash" and they went into the trash like you would expect, and I emptied the trash and freed up loads of space on my HD.
BUT, I went into the folder where iTune stores the files (User/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music) and they are STILL THERE.
It freed up even more space when I moved these files to the trash and emptied it.
What is going on? I thought the iTunes command "move to trash" got rid of these files?
Help!

UPDATE: This doesn't happen with some files. It doesn't seem to happen to music files.

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