Trash won't delete the Unix Executable Files

i got this problem on my external hd but i ignored it but it showed on mac i should find somthing to delete those files
i got mountain lion .
most of the files where deleted or changed the file location and names
the methodes i tried
1- unlock .
2- restarted the computer and didn't work .
3- tried the option key whith empty trash button (secure empty trash) .
4- tried the terminal command sudo rm -ri ~/.Trash didn't work.
5- also another try in terminal and drop the files in the terminal and wright the password didn't work .
6- tried cocktail , trash it ,and onyx nothing worked .
please find me something ,apple created this osx they should find some way to fix it i don't know how ???
i read every discussion about trash and didn't find the answer there even for others.
FORCE empty the trash.
create app or do whatever i don't know. please do somthing.
thanks.

maybe they are scratch files the .mp4 i changed the video name and moved it to different location then the torrent i delete it and the container folder and emptied the trash .the new folder i made wrong and delete it after that and emptied the trash and thats it nothing happened when i restarted the computer i found the trash not empty i tried to empty it it refused and when i opened it the files "newfolder + .mp4" where made as unix files
i tried every way and nothing helped me .
i had this problem before but ignored it because it was on my external hard disk so ithougt the external is ntfs and may have some problem its ok ,most of the files there were copied more than once then i deleted one of them and this problem is shown up it didn't matter because it doesn't show when the hard pluged out.
by the way i tired to delete the files using the secure trash delete it showed me error code- 36.
i read about it but its the same .

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