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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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https://crimereads.com/newfoundland-murder/
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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.
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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
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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.
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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