Episodes

  • Episode 90: Too Much Stuff!

    Episode 90: Too Much Stuff!
    Dec 11 2025
    In today’s death story, we are going to talk about people who just couldn’t get rid of their “treasures” and died amid their junk, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker had to respond to a death in a hoarder house Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram - morgueratspod Facebook - Morgue Rats Sources: https://listverse.com/2022/07/03/10-hoarders-who-died-in-their-own-filth/ https://people.com/human-interest/set-decorator-evelyn-sakash-found-dead-under-debris-inside-home-6-months/ https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/hoarders-dead-body-found-entombed-in-mountains-of-rubbish-at-his-home-and-it-took-five-hours-to-recover/news-story/815e88e4aaf242dc7bc4830ed9f9f162?amp https://abc7.com/archive/8833733/ https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/2-pythons-rescued-from-peoria-home-weeks-after-woman-was-found-dead-inside-along-with-hundreds-of-rats.amp https://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/detroit/2019/08/01/detroit-hoarder-squalor-dead-eaten-dog-sally-honeycheck/1492124001/ https://nypost.com/2021/06/01/mummified-man-left-to-decompose-for-15-years-inside-house-of-horrors/
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    30 mins
  • Episode 89: Thankskilling!

    Episode 89: Thankskilling!
    Nov 27 2025
    In today’s death story, we are going to talk about horrible crimes committed on the one day set aside for being thankful, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker experienced a death that hit a little too close to home on Thanksgiving Day Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram - morgueratspod Facebook - Morgue Rats Sources: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/no-thanks-5-notorious-crimes-committed-on-thanksgiving-day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Haile_Kifer_and_Nicholas_Brady https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-massacre-witness-paul-merhige-ate-dinner-sang-songs-then-executed-family/ https://www.cnn.com/2011/10/27/justice/florida-thanksgiving-killings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaima_Nelson
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    31 mins
  • Episode 88: Beautiful Words, Tragic Lives

    Episode 88: Beautiful Words, Tragic Lives
    Nov 13 2025
    In today’s death story, we are going to talk about famous authors who had tumultuous personal lives, and suffered untimely deaths, and our funeral home story tells of the time some saucy love letters made their way into the funeral home Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram - morgueratspod Facebook - Morgue Rats Sources: https://www.grunge.com/1208000/authors-who-had-tragic-deaths/ https://www.ncpedia.org/death-zelda-fitzgerald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kennedy_Toole#:~:text=This%20was%20succeeded%20by%20a,car%20on%20March%2026%2C%201969. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Woolf
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    31 mins
  • Episode 87: It Wasn’t Supposed To Go Like That!

    Episode 87: It Wasn’t Supposed To Go Like That!
    Oct 30 2025
    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 Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram - morgueratspod Facebook - Morgue Rats Sources: 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
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    24 mins
  • Episode 86: Get Back, You Filthy Animal!

    Episode 86: Get Back, You Filthy Animal!
    Oct 16 2025
    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 Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: 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
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    35 mins
  • Episode 85: The Agony of Defeat

    Episode 85: The Agony of Defeat
    Oct 2 2025
    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. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: 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
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    32 mins
  • Episode 84: Glad You Didn’t

    Episode 84: Glad You Didn’t
    Sep 18 2025
    *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 Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: 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
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    30 mins
  • Episode 83: Missionary Position

    Episode 83: Missionary Position
    Sep 4 2025
    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. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram-morgueratspod Facebook-Morgue Rats Sources: 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
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    27 mins