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The Criminally Morbid Mortician w/ Harvey Guillén

Episode 318 Published 5 months ago
Description

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://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/06/15/mortician-hbo-series-lamb-funeral-home/84121896007/

https://slate.com/culture/2025/06/the-mortician-hbo-david-sconce-documentary-tim-waters-lamb-funeral-home.html

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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