In the spookiest of scam stories yet, Laci welcomes actor Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows, Companion) to dig into David Sconce, a mortician who found new and gruesome ways to cut corners in the cremation business, turning his family’s funeral home into a money machine. Stay schemin’!
CW: Mention of death‑care industry misconduct.
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Research by Kathryn Doyle
SOURCES
https://www.eonline.com/photos/37749/the-true-story-behind-hbos-the-mortician
https://time.com/7290184/the-mortician-hbo-documentary-true-story/
https://www.missingatthemortuary.com/history
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-30-me-1105-story.html
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