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!

Episodes

Nov 23, 2023

26 min

In this episode, we talk about people who ate themselves to death, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker responded to a death on Thanksgiving and learned that gratitude is always within reach. Sources:
allthatsinteresting.com
tastemade.com
salon.com
upi.com
newscientist.com

Nov 16, 2023

27 min

In this episode we talk about cursed objects, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker watched his mentor make a big mistake. Sources:
Wikipedia
vice.com
llewellyn.com
mentalfloss.com
atlasobscura.com

Nov 9, 2023

30 min

In this episode, we talk about soldiers or veterans who committed murder, and our funeral home story tells of the twist of fate that allowed the undertaker to return home from war. Sources: Wikipedia
journalnow.com
latimes.com
washingtonpost.com
clermontsun.com

Nov 2, 2023

24 min

In this episode, we explore cases where people expected a little too much from their doctors, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his wife thought one of their children wasn’t right in the head. Sources
nst.com.my
listverse.com
dailymail.com.uk
telegram.com
upi.com
cbsnews.com
washingtonpost.com
fredericknewspost.com

Oct 19, 2023

38 min

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.

Oct 12, 2023

18 min

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.

Oct 5, 2023

39 min

*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.

Sep 28, 2023

32 min

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

Sep 21, 2023

24 min

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

Sep 14, 2023

28 min

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

Domonique and Heidi

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