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

Sep 7, 2023

31 min

*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

Aug 31, 2023

23 min

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

Aug 24, 2023

30 min

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

Aug 17, 2023

24 min

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

Aug 10, 2023

30 min

In this episode, we talk about people who almost got away with murder, and our funeral home story shows that no matter how smart you think you are, death investigations are best left to the professionals.
Sources abc7news.com
loopnorth.com Insidehook.com
weirdnj.com
forensicscolleges.com
thewickedtruthblog.com

Aug 3, 2023

19 min

In this episode, we talk about people who died on the toilet, and our funeral home story reveals how disgusting our family really is. Sources: people.com
renewedhealthassocs.com
hmpgloballearningnetwork.com
brittanica.com
amp.theguardian.com
lennybruce.org
refinery29.com
townandcountrymag.com
ancient-origins.net

Jul 27, 2023

27 min

In this episode we talk about people who took the law into their own hands and killed out of revenge, and our funeral home story tells of how funeral home kids get back at their enemies. Sources: theadvocate.com; ranker.com; abcnews.go.com; nationalpost.com; texasmonthly.com; jodyplauche.net; chvnradio.com; allthatisinteresting.com

Jul 20, 2023

30 min

In this episode, we discuss death by mistaken identity, and our funeral home story reminds us that we should never judge a book by its cover. Sources: nytimes.com. abc7ny. com, biographymask.com. ny1.com apnews.com. Wikipedia

Jul 13, 2023

29 min

In this episode, we go way back and discuss a Wild West execution, and our funeral home story tells of a wholesome family past time—with a twist. Sources: An Illustrated History of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas Counties, With An Outline Of The Early History of The State Of Washington (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, [1904] 1977); Jim Atwell, Early History of Klickitat County (Skamania: Tahlkie Books, 1977), p. 149-154; Robert Ballou, Early Klickitat Valley Days (Goldendale: The Goldendale Sentinel, 1938), p. 71-80; "A 1940 Journey Across Oregon, Umatilla at Biggs," Oregon State Archives website accessed June 12, 2006 (http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/exhibits/across/umatilla.html)); History of Klickitat County ed. by Pete May (Goldendale: Klickitat County Historical Society, 1982); "Timmerman vs. Territory of Washington 3 Wash. Terr. 445 (1888)," Multiple Research and Services Center of Washington website accessed June 12, 2006 (http://www.mrsc.org/mc/courts/TerritoryReports/003TerritoryReport/003TerritoryReport0445.htm); Thomas W. Prosch, "The Pioneer Dead of 1912," Washington Historical Quarterly, January 1912, p. 39; The Washington Standard, April 20, 1888, p. 1.

Jul 6, 2023

27 min

In this episode, we discuss decomposition.

Domonique and Heidi

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