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In today’s death story, we are going to switch gears and talk about some really strange syndromes that skew reality, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker had to deal with artificial body parts.
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https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24491-alice-in-wonderland-syndrome-aiws
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11167684/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4271387/#:~:text=Cotard's%20syndrome%20is%20a%20rare,extent%20of%20delusions%20of%20immortality.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6370465/
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/s-not-my-child-case-capgras-syndrome

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about animals who solved crimes, but also animals who committed crimes, and some who were actually put on trial and executed, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker realized the family dog had more control over the funeral home than he did.
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https://alphahistory.com/pastpeculiar/1394-pig-sentenced-to-death-for-blasphemy/
https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-law-is-an-ass-8-famous-animal-trials-from-history
https://www.oddee.com/7-times-animals-committed-strange-crimes-76203/
https://listverse.com/2022/05/02/10-times-animals-helped-to-solve-crimes/

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about people who died in circumstances so weird, they don’t seem believable, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker realized just how tenuous life can be.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_of_France_(1116–1131)
https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/erfurt-latrine-disaster-what-happened/
https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/features/lifestyle/97607/when-turkeys-attack-how-one-ornery-gobbler-changed-pee-dee-history-forever/amp
https://abcnews.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/killer-swan-blamed-for-mans-drowning
https://mydeathspace.com/vb/showthread.php?15741-Diane-Durre(49)-was-killed-when-a-Taco-Bell-sign-fell-on-her-during-strong-winds
https://www.science.org/content/article/thunderstorm-triggered-asthma-attacks-put-under-microscope-australia
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/virginia-beach-umbrella-death-lottie-belk-a7073526.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-11195393
https://heavenslawfirm.com/pennsylvania-man-killed-by-cemetery-headstone/

*Warning-graphic funeral home story*
In today’s death story, we are going to talk about people who went for a nice little soak in the tub only to end up dead, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his assistant had to use all their ingenuity to get a dead body out of the bath.
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Bathtub Girls murder - Wikipedia
https://globalnews.ca/news/7458803/bathtub-girl-exclusive-interview/
https://home.heinonline.org/blog/2022/09/crime-of-the-century-the-brides-in-the-bath/

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about the parting words of those who were handed the ultimate punishment, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker had to say goodbye to his dearest friend — forever.
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Sources:
Elder, Robert K.; Last Words of the Executed; University of Chicago Press; 2010

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about crimes where pubic hair cracked the case, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his assistant noticed something strange in the prep room.
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https://da.venturacounty.gov/mediacenter/notable/people-v-ricardo-villa/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-21-me-vnsolve21-story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Berdella
https://crimewatch.net/us/pa/bucks/da/29567/post/cold-case-finds-justice-suspect-identified-1962-murder-carol-ann-dougherty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Taylor_Moore
https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/moore-blanche-taylor.htm

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about people who valued their phones more than life, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker saw firsthand how an attachment to a phone led to a horrible death.
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10 Horrific Deaths Caused By Cell Phones - Listverse
https://www.thurswell.com/blog/6-year-sentence-texting-driver-killed-teens-auto-accident/
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/summit-county/watch-driver-who-killed-2-coventry-township-teens-sentenced-today/95-564651221
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna19764563
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/fire/2014/07/29/bartonville-woman-dies-after-running/36767579007/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-man-found-dead-in-garbage-chute-was-looking-for-his-cell-phone/
https://www.fox29.com/news/mom-arrested-after-three-children-drown-in-apartment-pool.amp

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about people who just couldn’t get rid of their “treasures” and died amid their junk, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker had to respond to a death in a hoarder house
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https://listverse.com/2022/07/03/10-hoarders-who-died-in-their-own-filth/
https://people.com/human-interest/set-decorator-evelyn-sakash-found-dead-under-debris-inside-home-6-months/
https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/hoarders-dead-body-found-entombed-in-mountains-of-rubbish-at-his-home-and-it-took-five-hours-to-recover/news-story/815e88e4aaf242dc7bc4830ed9f9f162?amp
https://abc7.com/archive/8833733/
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/2-pythons-rescued-from-peoria-home-weeks-after-woman-was-found-dead-inside-along-with-hundreds-of-rats.amp
https://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/detroit/2019/08/01/detroit-hoarder-squalor-dead-eaten-dog-sally-honeycheck/1492124001/
https://nypost.com/2021/06/01/mummified-man-left-to-decompose-for-15-years-inside-house-of-horrors/

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about horrible crimes committed on the one day set aside for being thankful, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker experienced a death that hit a little too close to home on Thanksgiving Day
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https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/no-thanks-5-notorious-crimes-committed-on-thanksgiving-day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Haile_Kifer_and_Nicholas_Brady
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-witness-paul-merhige-ate-dinner-sang-songs-then-executed-family/
https://www.cnn.com/2011/10/27/justice/florida-thanksgiving-killings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaima_Nelson

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about famous authors who had tumultuous personal lives, and suffered untimely deaths, and our funeral home story tells of the time some saucy love letters made their way into the funeral home
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https://www.grunge.com/1208000/authors-who-had-tragic-deaths/
https://www.ncpedia.org/death-zelda-fitzgerald
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kennedy_Toole#:~:text=This%20was%20succeeded%20by%20a,car%20on%20March%2026%2C%201969.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Woolf