Morgue Rats

Episode 54: The Skids

In this episode, our death story talks about the strange happenings in Skidmore, Missouri, and since we’re talking about Skidmore and that sounds a whole lot like skid mark, you know our funeral home story is about dead people poop. Sources:
https://www.maryvilleforum.com/news/search-related-to-branson-perry-underway-near-quitman/article_f7b7f8de-12ed-11ef-917e-e399dc6d43cd.html
The Bizarre Events of Skidmore, Missouri | Criminal
https://www.kcdiscovery.com/home/kitchendrawer-belowthefoldmovie
https://mcdc.missouri.edu/population-estimates/historical/cities1900-1990.pdf
Dark lore of Skidmore, Missouri, inspired a movie premiering next year | FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports
https://sdandlcom.wordpress.com/2019/08/23/skidmore-missouri-part-2/
Rat Terrier - Wikipedia
Avi Belkin, Alexandra Shiva, Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman -Executive Producers; Blumhouse Television; “No One Saw A Thing”; August 1, 2019

Episode 53: Free Birds

In this episode, our death story tells about the murder of a 15-year-old which sent two other teenagers to prison—but wait…and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker disrespected a popular song during a funeral. Sources:
Susan Simpson & Jacinda Davis (hosts), Proof: A True Crime Podcast, Russian Roulette, Season One, Episodes 1 - 18
Wrongfully Convicted Darrell Clark, Cain Storey Freed After 25 Years | Crime News
https://www.georgiainnocenceproject.org/general/lee-clark-exonerated-after-more-than-20-years/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna61288
https://kgor.iheart.com/content/2022-12-10-once-again-a-true-crime-podcast-helped-free-the-wrongfully-convicted/

Episode 52: Take That, Ya Big Bully!

In this episode we talk about victims who struck back at their bullies, and our funeral home story tells of the one and only time the undertaker refused service to a f***tard. Sources:
He Killed His Bully. Now He’s Trying to Piece His Life Back Together
PUCCIO v. STATE (1997) | FindLaw
https://min.news/en/society/7b4fa163cc27d02539078d72e5bc5003.html
https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/missouri-town-keeps-bullys-murder-a-secret-for-40-years/amp/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Bobby_Kent

Episode 51: Things Worth Remembering

It’s our anniversary! In honor of our one-year milestone, we are going to go back in time and talk about crimes and executions that happened during the week of May 10 through May 17, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his wife just wanted a nice date night for their anniversary, but…. Sources:
The Brighton Trunk Murders | Crime + Investigation UK
Clarence Dixon executed by lethal injection in Arizona
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/lindbergh-kidnapping
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/the-egg-man-serial-killer-29961447.amp
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/aileen-wuornos
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/the-wineville-chicken-murders
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/mental-illness/mentally-ill-prisoners-who-were-executed
Cecil Clayton | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Episode 50: Blame It On The Devil

In this episode, our death story talks about Satanic Panic and how innocent people got swept up in the hysteria, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker’s wife walked in on the aftermath of a satanic ritual—or so it seemed. Sources:
Satanic panic - Wikipedia
West Memphis Three | Background & Trial | Britannica
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Remembers
https://famous-trials.com/mcmartin/902-home
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/crime/2014/08/26/henderson-county-man-walks-free-after-20-years-in-prison/30073555007/

Episode 49: Nip, Tuck, Stretch, Snip!

In this episode we discuss death caused by surgery, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker underwent a surgical procedure that became a family joke. Sources:
They were killed by the pursuit of beauty: 5 celebrities who died due to plastic surgery. Photo eng.obozrevatel.com
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8889848/#:~:text=Background,for%207.7%20%25%20of%20all%20deaths.
https://www.forbes.com/pictures/58b47ce2a7ea431f321a3ef1/rudolph-valentino/?sh=14952a8e1e4c
Who was Joselyn Cano? Instagram Model Dies After Botched Cosmetic Procedure
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/06/01/attorneys-spar-over-what-toxicology-report-may-show-in-kardashian-lookalikes-death-after-hotel-room-beauty-injection/amp/
https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/burlingame-hotels-kim-kardashian-look-alike-death-trial-moves-to-trial/article_a48165b4-f15b-11ee-932d-4327c7c340a0.html
Pete Burns - Wikipedia

Episode 48: Let’s Get Real II

Warning: Some graphic content. In this episode, we reminisce about living and working in a funeral home, and our funeral home story tells of what it’s like when a family of undertakers has to take care of a family member after they die.

Episode 47: Rice, Rice, Baby!

WARNING—Graphic content and very rude humor. In this episode, our death story is about a truly horrible man who liked a little something extra with his stir fry, and our funeral home story is about rice—but not really. Sources:
Issei Sagawa | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
Issei Sagawa - Wikipedia
Issei Sagawa Dead: Why Notorious Cannibal Killer Never Saw Jail

Episode 46: If The Shoe Fits..

In this episode, our death story will focus on a serial killer with a strange fetish, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker got a new pair of shoes. Sources:
https://thatoregonlife.com/2022/10/jerry-brudos/
https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/brudos-jerome.htm

Episode 45: From the Runway to the Grave

In this episode, our death story talks about fashion trends that turned deadly, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker almost ruined a dead woman’s signature look. Sources:
https://www.geriwalton.com/death-by-corset-and-tight-lacings-in-the-1800s/
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150624-when-fashion-kills
https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliegerstein/9-times-people-literally-died-for-fashion
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dancer-isadora-duncan-is-killed-in-car-accident
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2194665/amp/Maria-Pantazopoulos-Bride-drowned-wedding-dress-pictured-husband.html