In today’s death story, we are going to talk about Halloween pranks gone awry, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker went on a gruesome death call and gained some artistic inspiration Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram - morgueratspod Facebook - Morgue Rats Sources: https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/cultural-traditions/10-halloween-pranks-that-went-horribly-and-tragically-wrong.htm#google_vignette https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/minnesota/news/harvest-of-horror-haunted-hayride-death-alexander-mick-report/ https://www.ranker.com/list/accidental-hanging-deaths/april-a-taylor

In today’s death story, we’re going to talk about some disgusting (and deadly) diseases you can get from animals, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker’s daughter brought the class pet home for the weekend and subsequently gave a bully the fright of his life Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://www.dvm360.com/view/the-5-deadliest-zoonotic-diseases-and-pathogens https://www.cfr.org/report/global-governance-emerging-zoonotic-diseases#:~:text=Zoonotic%20diseases%20are%20responsible%20for:%20*%202.5,including%20climate%20change%2C%20deforestation%2C%20and%20habitat%20destruction https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/symptoms-causes/syc-20351821 https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/01/04/woman-suffers-terrifying-death-rabies-after-puppy-bite-13707 https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9756-toxoplasmosis https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12464539/#:~:text=Toxoplasmosis%20is%20a%20rare%20but,in%20regions%20with%20low%20seroprevalence. https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/32-diseases-you-can-catch-from-animals https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death https://science.umd.edu/classroom/bsci424/BSCI223WebSiteFiles/PlagueCaseStudy.htm https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2746638/ https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-016-1403-8

In today’s death story, we’re going to talk about how competition can have deadly consequences, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his wife faced an odd situation after a softball game. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://wildcatsports.com/news/2008/7/20/4045944.aspx https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Chapman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Johnson_(ice_hockey) https://www.newsweek.com/matt-petgrave-adam-johnson-nhl-players-1839844 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2wkl17d7o.amp https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrés_Escobar https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/andres-escobar-tragic-own-goal-colombia-world-cup-murder/bltcc01b39beb5c5e61 https://www.through-the-turnstiles.com/political-football/colombian-narco-football

*Content Warning - Suicide Attempts* Today’s death story is about hope. We’re going to talk about people who attempted suicide and survived, then drew on their experiences to help others, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his assistant received a call from a desperate person on the edge. Resources: Suicide and Crisis Hotline -988 www.helpingheroesusa.org Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_locations https://www.healthcentral.com/condition/depression/kevin-hines-survived-golden-gate-bridge-suicide https://www.fox8live.com/2022/11/22/louisiana-woman-paralyzed-after-suicide-attempt-shares-warning-signs-mental-health-struggles/?outputType=amp https://www.myascension.us https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/drew-robinson-shares-story-after-suicide-attempt.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Robinson

Get your mind outta the gutter! In today’s death story, we are going to delve into the Tragedy at Waiilaptu, also known as the Whitman Massacre, and our funeral home story tells of the time a Native American chief gave the undertaker his Indian name. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6300234/ https://www.historylink.org/File/5192 https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/whitman_massacre/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitman_massacre https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Territory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayuse_Five

In today’s death story, we’re going to talk about people who cut corners to save money and paid for it with their lives—or worse, the lives of others, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker met a family who scrimped on their loved one’s casket. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36203213/dad-died-house-fire-ebike-bradford/ https://m.sevendaysvt.com/news/a-stowe-zip-line-guide-was-killed-when-a-26-piece-of-equipment-failed-will-his-death-spur-change-35751176 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/mar/15/military.defence https://listverse.com/2011/12/21/10-terrible-scrooges/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_tourism https://api-prod.gothamist.com/news/bronx-woman-dies-from-tummy-tuck-in-dominican-republic/ https://www.pbkglawyers.com/blog/new-york-woman-dies-during-surgery-in-dominican-republic/ https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/american-dead-plastic-surgery-dominican-republic/

For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about how mispronounced and misheard words led to mayhem and even death, and our funeral home story tells of the time the funeral home office went into upheaval over a mispronounced word. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://crimereads.com/newfoundland-murder/ @heebeejeeveeztv True Crime & Scary Stories Part 112 RIP Lydia Schatz TikTok 5/27/2023 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6k44hBf/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lydia_Schatz https://www.cbsnews.com/news/da-kevin-and-elizabeth-schatz-killed-daughter-with-religious-whips-for-mispronouncing-word/ https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/opinion/2022/02/07/2158995/editorial-lessons-chona-mae/amp/ https://www.cracked.com/article_40055_5-disasters-that-came-down-to-mishearing-one-word.html https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-happened-during-the-shiloh-baptist-church-stampede.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley_massacre

For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about people whose post traumatic stress disorder led to murder, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker met a veteran with PTSD. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967 https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/what/history_ptsd.asp https://www.cnn.com/2012/05/05/justice/ptsd-murder-defense https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2019/08/subway-shooter-horner-dies-in-prison/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-nov-28-la-na-soldier28-2009nov28-story.html https://bluemountaineagle.com/2014/02/04/bratcher-released-from-state-hospital/

For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about murders involving famous people, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker’s daughter brought a movie star home Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-news/perspective/rhythm-of-the-road-by-kris-rutherford/western-swing-entertainer-spade-cooley-detoured-down-a-murderous-path https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spade_Cooley https://one.usc.edu/story/sal-mineo-murder-site https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/investigation-murder-sal-mineo-1169880/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal_Mineo https://www.einpresswire.com/article/748846896/wrongfully-convicted-now-fighting-for-justice-lionel-ray-ray-williams-releases-powerful-memoir-and-documentary https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lana_Turner https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Stompanato https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1999/4/the-gangster-and-the-goddess

For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about people who were executed for horrendous crimes but were actually innocent, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his assistant almost got in trouble for something they didn’t do. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/policy/innocence https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/the-1998-police-reports-from-the-night-of-lisha-gayles-death/amp/ https://themip.org/clients/marcellus-williams/ https://innocenceproject.org/news/who-is-marcellus-williams-man-facing-execution-in-missouri-despite-dna-evidence-supporting-innocence/ https://innocenceproject.org/news/the-phantom-the-unjust-execution-of-carlos-deluna/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/15/carlos-texas-innocent-man-death https://home.heinonline.org/blog/2021/09/crime-of-the-century-the-case-of-timothy-evans/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Evans https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Christie_(serial_killer) https://www.talesfromtheunderworld.com/p/the-dead-is-alive-how-william-jackson

For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about people who made reckless decisions and either killed themselves or someone else, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertakers proved to his children that the choices we make do not just affect us. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/article/44662/Roof-stunt-teen-plunges-to-death https://allthatsinteresting.com/pavel-kashin https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154373/amp/Russian-parkour-girl-24-falls-17-storeys-death-building-jump-goes-horribly-wrong.html https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/alabama-grandma-found-guilty-of-murder-for-making-girl-9-run-until-she-died/article_a2b54639-d4c8-5a11-8bbf-ece37887727e.amp.html https://www.al.com/news/2015/03/joyce_garrard_trial_savannah_h_1.html https://avgeekery.com/soviet-aeroflot-pilot-tried-land-blind-win-bet-killed-70-people/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_6502 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14534597/amp/final-words-pilot-let-children-fly-plane.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_593

For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about people who paid the price for being a little too careless and impatient, and our funeral home story tells of the time a family jumped the gun on making funeral arrangements for their loved one. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrofishing https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501235091/man-dies-after-being-electrocuted-while-fishing-despite-sand-remedy/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-05-mn-690-story.html https://uk.news.yahoo.com/skydivers-haunting-final-words-realised-142159245.html https://nypost.com/2021/07/22/woman-plunges-164-feet-to-death-in-tragic-bungee-accident/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/8560441.stm https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1199609/Man-crushed-death-dustcart-tipped-wheelie-bin-following-night-drinking.html

For today’s episode, we’re going to talk about an essential piece of funeral home equipment and the visual representation of death itself—the glorious hearse (and we’ll sprinkle in a little mayhem, too!), and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his wife drove their brand-new hearses cross country. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://auto.howstuffworks.com/hearse.htm https://www.wsaz.com/2024/10/22/funeral-home-apologizes-after-corpse-falls-out-hearse-traffic/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14373173/amp/horrifying-moment-body-spills-casket-hearse-collides-semi-truck-colombia.html https://www.tallahatchienews.ms/top-stories-local-content/funeral-home-owner-pastor-dies-rollover-hearse https://people.com/human-interest/dead-body-apparently-saved-hearse-driver-crashed-left-teetering-colorado-cliff/

For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about how hospitals can be very bad for your health, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker had to overcome his dislike for hospitals in order to visit a family member. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/health-care-providers-crimes-caused-patients-deaths https://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html https://simplyhealth.io/9-general-mrsa-symptoms/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADKBXgHNd8vLZyWeXkQCSZ_kIumuA&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhYS_BhD2ARIsAJTMMQabzHnalBvIDCs5R0ADLyOZOx21ZsEsek89yRH-dlEjylPc_y7z_2UaAkeEEALw_wcB https://psmf.org/story/joshua-nahum/#:~:text=On%20October%2022%2C%202006%2C%20our,his%20short%20but%20unforgettable%20life. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2010/10/atlanta_mother_urges_hospital.html https://www.northwestcareercollege.edu/blog/what-is-healthcare-fraud-and-how-common-is-it/#:~:text=The%20National%20Health%20Care%20Anti-Fraud%20Association%20estimates%20conservatively%20that%20health%20care%20fraud%20costs%20the%20nation%20about%20$68%20billion%20annually.%20That’s%20about%203%20percent%20of%20the%20nation’s%20$2.26%20trillion%20in%20health%20care%20spending.%20Other%20estimates%20range%20as%20high%20as%2010%20percent%20of%20annual%20health%20care%20expenditure%2C%20or%20$230%20billion. https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Toppan,%20Jane%20-%202005.pdf https://murderpedia.org/female.T/t/toppan-jane.htm

For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about murder in the workplace, and our funeral home story tells of…well…just another day at the office. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://www.thehigginsfirm.com/ten-worst-workplace-homicides-in-u-s-history/ https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sherrill-patrick-henry.htm https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/san-marco-jennifer.htm https://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/farley-richard.htm https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/allaway-edward-charles.htm

For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about killers who had distinctive voices, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker learned a valuable lesson in phone manners. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/michael-bever-okla-teen-guilty-of-fatally-stabbing-parents-three-younger-siblings/ https://www.oxygen.com/killer-siblings/crime-news/robert-michael-bevers-stab-family-broken-arrow-crystal?amp BEVER v. STATE Marco Bergamo (serial killer) - Wikipedia Edmund Kemper | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-10-24-the-voice-behind-many-bestselling-books-on-tape-is-actually-a-serial-killer/#:~:text=Among%20the%20books%20Kemper%20lent,four%20million%20feet%20of%20tape. https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/stephani-paul.htm Paul Michael Stephani - Wikipedia

For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about cursed families and the tragedies they endured, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker found himself dealing with the same family over, and over, and over again. Sources: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11674965/amp/The-curse-Grimaldis-Inside-Monaco-Royal-Family-scandals-tragedies-heartache.html Famous Family Curses Throughout History Nepalese royal massacre - Wikipedia https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/11/07/hapsburg-raven-curse/amp/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Getty_III https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a45665950/von-erich-family?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_bio_m_bm_prog_org_us_a45665950&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAApTwOX2cZqsynPVKUf0YCdHjfszGS&gclid=CjwKCAiA8Lu9BhA8EiwAag16b-Vha1dVpGWQ8M2FUtbNDGr7pMOsB-pilFoWoD-oSoBVT5k6RV2e5RoCGscQAvD_BwE https://www.historyhit.com/the-kennedy-curse-a-timeline-of-tragedy/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappaquiddick_incident Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats

For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about rumors that had catastrophic consequences, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker had to deal with a rumor that was being spread about him Sources: https://www.tamburinolawgroup.com/blog/2018/july/3-situations-where-false-accusations-ruined-live/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Wall https://nilq.qub.ac.uk/index.php/nilq/article/view/517/409 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72892/9-false-rumors-real-life-consequences https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2013/04/23/false-rumor-of-explosion-at-white-house-causes-stocks-to-briefly-plunge-ap-confirms-its-twitter-feed-was-hacked.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46145986.amp https://amp.dw.com/en/india-train-panic-12-dead-fire-rumor/a-71377483 https://nypost.com/2022/04/27/student-died-by-suicide-after-bullying-about-his-vaccination-status-suit/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats

For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about all the weird ways getting frisky can hurt or even kill you, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker went the extra mile to make a widow happy Sources: https://nypost.com/2017/11/30/seven-of-the-most-bizarre-sex-injuries-ever-recorded/ https://time.com/4471274/teenager-dies-hickey-love-bite/ https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196%2811%2962554-8/fulltext https://listverse.com/2018/01/18/10-real-life-kisses-of-death/ https://theconversation.com/death-during-sex-isnt-just-something-that-happens-to-middle-aged-men-new-study-finds-175293 https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/closing-arguments-underway-in-oral-sex-defense-trial/96994/?amp=1 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4678062/#:~:text=Unfortunately%20the%20patient%20featured%20in,1%2C%2022%2C%2023%5D. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/7-hookup-injuries-that-are-more-common-than-you-110732212987.html https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/Sex/sex-related-injuries-common/story?id=10637541 Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats

In today’s episode we are going to talk about people who were just living their ordinary lives when the Grim Reaper tapped them on the shoulder and said, “You’re coming with me today.” And our funeral home story reminds us that no matter how bad a day you may be having, someone always has it worse. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/06/23/flying-fire-hydrant-kills-man/amp/ Woman dies after falling on knives in dishwasher | The Herald https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Coroner-Boy-killed-when-piece-of-golf-club-8484928.php https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2010/12/18/nine-years-after-13-year/24048691007/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brittanie_Cecil https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.C._sniper_attacks https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Boyd_Malvo Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats