Morgue Rats

Brought to you by two sisters who grew up in a funeral home, Morgue Rats discusses death, whether it comes by crime, disease or disaster. Also in each episode, we share a funeral home story based on our experiences. It’s a fun waste of time!

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Episodes

Thursday Oct 19, 2023

Since we recently did an episode all about embalming, it is only fair we do one all about cremation, and our funeral home story tells of the adjustment period the undertaker and his wife went through when they installed a crematory at their funeral home.

Episode 23: It Is A Mystery

Thursday Oct 12, 2023

Thursday Oct 12, 2023

Next week we will get back to our usual grim topics but for this episode, I’m going to talk about Heidi. (Hey, she deserves it for leaving!) Rather than a death story, I’ll tell you some funny things about my sister, and our funeral home story tells of the one question every funeral director gets asked at least once in their career.

Episode 22: Shoot The Juice

Thursday Oct 05, 2023

Thursday Oct 05, 2023

*Warning — Graphic Content* In this episode, we talk with a real-life embalmer, and our funeral home story tells of what Domonique witnessed while spying on a late-night embalming.

Episode 21: Bon Voyage

Thursday Sep 28, 2023

Thursday Sep 28, 2023

In this episode, we talk about death on the high seas, and our funeral home story tells of that one time the undertaker let someone scatter ashes from his boat. Sources justice.gov radaronline.com ranker.com thecrimewire.com. amp.9news.com.au bbc.com. the-review.com. emmacruises.com

Thursday Sep 21, 2023

In this episode, we discuss killer siblings and sibling killers, and our funeral home story tells about, duh, sibling rivalry. Sources
the-line-up.com
crimemuseum.org
abcnews.go.com
Wikipedia
dailymail.co.uk
rollingstone.com
discoverwalks.com
upi.com

Episode 19: Dead Weight

Thursday Sep 14, 2023

Thursday Sep 14, 2023

In this episode, we’ll talk some shop and tell you about “removals”, and our funeral home story takes you on one.

Thursday Sep 07, 2023

*WARNING—Child Victims*. In this episode, we talk about mothers who did the unthinkable, and our funeral home story tells of how a loving mother used an interesting tactic to bring her children back in line. Sources
krazykillers.wordpress.com
YouTube, This is Monsters, Jeannace Freeman & Gertrude Jackson, May 22, 2023
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Filicide in the United States by Phillip J. Resnick
http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2016/10/jeannace-freeman-gertrude-may-nunez.html?m=1
Wikipedia

Thursday Aug 31, 2023

In this episode, we talk about an attraction, which turned to obsession, and resulted in death, and our funeral home story tells how chemicals from the prep room should stay in the prep room.
Sources
healthline.com
alpahistory.com
amp.theguardian.com

Thursday Aug 24, 2023

In this episode, we discuss funeral home mistakes, and our funeral home story shows that even the awesome people at “Acme Funeral Home” aren’t perfect—surprise, surprise.
Sources:
bbc.co.com
oddee.com
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nj-family-sues-funeral-home-50m-allegedly-nearly-bury-wrong-body-mothe-rcna40173
https://www.everplans.com/articles/10-horribly-inappropriate-things-that-happened-at-funerals#:~:text=The%20flowers%20could%20be%20wrong,the%20deceased%20in%20the%20face.&text=Like%20most%20important%20events%2C%20no,a%20possibility%20for%20the%20unexpected

Episode 15: Cleanup On Aisle 5!

Thursday Aug 17, 2023

Thursday Aug 17, 2023

In this episode we talk about the nasty job of death scene cleanup, and our funeral home story tells that, like death investigations, how that job is best left to the professionals. crimescenecleanup.com bioteamaz.com. thejanitorialstore.com. science.howstuffworks.com. au.rollingstone.com. YouTube, Biggie Clean, The Gnarliest Crime Scene I Have Ever Cleaned

Domonique and Heidi

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