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
July 24, 2025 • 31 mins
For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about people whose post traumatic stress disorder led to murder, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker met a veteran with PTSD.
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https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/unders...
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July 10, 2025 • 29 mins
For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about murders involving famous people, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker’s daughter brought a movie star home
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https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-news/perspective/rhythm-of-the-road-by-kris-rutherford/western-swing-entertainer-spade-cooley-detoured-down-a-murder...
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June 26, 2025 • 33 mins
For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about people who were executed for horrendous crimes but were actually innocent, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his assistant almost got in trouble for something they didn’t do.
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https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/policy/innocence
https://fox2now....
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June 12, 2025 • 33 mins
For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about people who made reckless decisions and either killed themselves or someone else, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertakers proved to his children that the choices we make do not just affect us.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour
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May 1, 2025 • 30 mins
For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about people who paid the price for being a little too careless and impatient, and our funeral home story tells of the time a family jumped the gun on making funeral arrangements for their loved one.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrofishing
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501235091/m...
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April 17, 2025 • 32 mins
For today’s episode, we’re going to talk about an essential piece of funeral home equipment and the visual representation of death itself—the glorious hearse (and we’ll sprinkle in a little mayhem, too!), and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his wife drove their brand-new hearses cross country.
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https://a...
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April 3, 2025 • 31 mins
For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about how hospitals can be very bad for your health, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker had to overcome his dislike for hospitals in order to visit a family member.
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https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/health-care-providers-crimes-caused-patients-deaths
https://www.cdc.gov/mr...
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March 20, 2025 • 30 mins
For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about murder in the workplace, and our funeral home story tells of…well…just another day at the office.
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https://www.thehigginsfirm.com/ten-worst-workplace-homicides-in-u-s-history/
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sherrill-patrick-henry.htm
https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/san-marco-...
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March 6, 2025 • 30 mins
For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about killers who had distinctive voices, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker learned a valuable lesson in phone manners.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/michael-bever-okla-teen-guilty-of-fatally-stabbing-parents-three-younger-siblings/
https://www.oxygen.com/k...
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February 20, 2025 • 35 mins
For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about cursed families and the tragedies they endured, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker found himself dealing with the same family over, and over, and over again.
Sources:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11674965/amp/The-curse-Grimaldis-Inside-Monaco-Royal-Family-scandals-tragedies-heartache.html
Famous Family Curses Throughout History
Nepalese r...
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February 6, 2025 • 28 mins
For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about rumors that had catastrophic consequences, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker had to deal with a rumor that was being spread about him
Sources:
https://www.tamburinolawgroup.com/blog/2018/july/3-situations-where-false-accusations-ruined-live/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Wall
https://nilq.qub.ac.uk/index.php/nilq/article/view/517/409
https://...
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January 23, 2025 • 31 mins
For today’s death story, we’re going to talk about all the weird ways getting frisky can hurt or even kill you, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker went the extra mile to make a widow happy
Sources:
https://nypost.com/2017/11/30/seven-of-the-most-bizarre-sex-injuries-ever-recorded/
https://time.com/4471274/teenager-dies-hickey-love-bite/
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196%2811%296...
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January 9, 2025 • 28 mins
In today’s episode we are going to talk about people who were just living their ordinary lives when the Grim Reaper tapped them on the shoulder and said, “You’re coming with me today.” And our funeral home story reminds us that no matter how bad a day you may be having, someone always has it worse.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/06/23/flying-fire-hydrant-kills-man/amp/
Woman dies after falling on knives in dishwasher | The He...
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December 26, 2024 • 28 mins
In today’s episode we’ll talk about people who took being a grinch to a whole new level, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his family experienced their own Christmas tragedy.
https://apnews.com/article/shooting-over-christmas-gifts-florida-sister-killed-c6fd4bfde219ae10176fc7744e727c29
https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lawson-charles-davis.htm
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s1/simmons-ronald-gene.htm...
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December 12, 2024 • 27 mins
In today’s episode, we are going to talk about men who chose murder over fatherhood, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker kept returning to a scene because it just kept on giving
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20502288/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9134264/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/boyfriend-convicted-of-double-murder-of-pregnant-girlfriend-unborn-son/14778/?amp=1
https://www.justi...
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November 28, 2024 • 35 mins
Episode 65: It Stinks When You Can’t Let Go
In today’s death story, we’re going talk about people who clung to their loved ones, even after they died, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker experienced this firsthand.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx24g4pq51eo.amp
https://listverse.com/2018/12/09/10-people-who-actually-lived-with-human-corpses/
PHOTOS: The Dead Live With Their Relatives In Indonesia's ...
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November 14, 2024 • 32 mins
In today’s death story, we are going to talk about protests that got out of hand, and our funeral home story tells of the time protesters dared to show up at a funeral.
Sources:
The Protestant Reformation
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Protestant_martyrs_of_the_English_Reformation
13 significant protests that changed the course of history | Live Science
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zv7bkqt/revision/2#:~:text...
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October 31, 2024 • 28 mins
In today’s death story, we’re going to talk about murders committed on Halloween (duh), and our funeral home story tells of the times a f***tard took to social media to complain about the funeral home’s Halloween decorations.
Sources:
The origins of Halloween
Thirteen horrifying Halloween homicides | Crime + Investigation UK
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/the-man-who-killed-halloween
https://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the...
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October 17, 2024 • 35 mins
In today’s death story, we are going to talk about the hidden dangers of getting a tattoo, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker learned that outward appearances can be deceiving.
Sources:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1752928X2100127X
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/06/02/health/tattoo-infected-sepsis-death-vibrio-study
https://simplyhealth.io/14-sepsis-symptoms-felt-throughout-the...
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October 3, 2024 • 29 mins
In today’s death story, we’ll talk about murderous freak show performer, Grady Stiles, otherwise known as “Lobster Boy”, and our funeral home story tells of the time a pious old lady took the undertaker by surprise.
Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/lobster-boy
Grady Stiles - Wikipedia
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/split-handsplit-foot-malformation/
https://somekindofmoment.com/lobster-boy/
https://www.bailbo...
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