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In today’s death story, we are going to talk about cases where someone was living with a dead body and didn’t know it - AND we’ll throw in some cases where the body wasn’t dead, but dangerously alive unbeknownst to the homeowner, and our funeral home story tells of the time an individual came within inches of their dead loved one without realizing it.

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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-bawdy-under-the-bed/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Paulette_Gebara_Farah

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=frogging

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/college-student-finds-man-hiding-her-closet-wearing-her-clothes-n967201

https://www.thelantern.com/2014/09/ohio-state-students-move-into-house-where-stranger-in-the-basement-was-found/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_LaPlante

https://allthatsinteresting.com/daniel-laplante

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Edward_Coneys

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about people who used their vehicles as instruments of murder, and our funeral home story tells of how those little white crosses and roadside memorials hit a little different when you’re in the funeral business.

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https://trfnews.i234.me/wordpress/walker-semi-driver-charged-in-fatal-motorcycle-crash/#google_vignette

https://www.fox9.com/news/semi-truck-driver-charged-fatal-cass-county-motorcycle-crash-aug-22-2026.amp

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/friends-remember-colorado-motorcyclist-killed-alleged-intentional-hit-run/

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/police-arrest-homicide-suspect-fatal-crash-denver-motorcyclist/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_David_Lynn_Harris

https://vocal.media/criminal/clara-harris-the-texas-socialite

https://abc13.com/amp/post/where-is-clara-harris-now-friendswood-dentist-kills-husband-david-run-over-gail-bridges/12797022/

https://icct.nl/publication/2025-new-orleans-truck-attack-role-electric-vehicles-and-peer-peer-platforms

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_Orleans_truck_attack

In today’s death story, we are going to switch gears and talk about some really strange syndromes that skew reality, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker had to deal with artificial body parts.

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https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24491-alice-in-wonderland-syndrome-aiws

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11167684/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4271387/#:~:text=Cotard's%20syndrome%20is%20a%20rare,extent%20of%20delusions%20of%20immortality.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6370465/

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/s-not-my-child-case-capgras-syndrome

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about animals who solved crimes, but also animals who committed crimes, and some who were actually put on trial and executed, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker realized the family dog had more control over the funeral home than he did.

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https://alphahistory.com/pastpeculiar/1394-pig-sentenced-to-death-for-blasphemy/

https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-law-is-an-ass-8-famous-animal-trials-from-history

https://www.oddee.com/7-times-animals-committed-strange-crimes-76203/

https://listverse.com/2022/05/02/10-times-animals-helped-to-solve-crimes/

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about people who died in circumstances so weird, they don’t seem believable, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker realized just how tenuous life can be.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_of_France_(1116–1131)

https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/erfurt-latrine-disaster-what-happened/

https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/features/lifestyle/97607/when-turkeys-attack-how-one-ornery-gobbler-changed-pee-dee-history-forever/amp

https://abcnews.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/killer-swan-blamed-for-mans-drowning

https://mydeathspace.com/vb/showthread.php?15741-Diane-Durre(49)-was-killed-when-a-Taco-Bell-sign-fell-on-her-during-strong-winds

https://www.science.org/content/article/thunderstorm-triggered-asthma-attacks-put-under-microscope-australia

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/virginia-beach-umbrella-death-lottie-belk-a7073526.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-11195393

https://heavenslawfirm.com/pennsylvania-man-killed-by-cemetery-headstone/

*Warning-graphic funeral home story*

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about people who went for a nice little soak in the tub only to end up dead, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his assistant had to use all their ingenuity to get a dead body out of the bath.

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Bathtub Girls murder - Wikipedia

https://globalnews.ca/news/7458803/bathtub-girl-exclusive-interview/

https://home.heinonline.org/blog/2022/09/crime-of-the-century-the-brides-in-the-bath/

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about the parting words of those who were handed the ultimate punishment, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker had to say goodbye to his dearest friend — forever.

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Elder, Robert K.; Last Words of the Executed; University of Chicago Press; 2010

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about crimes where pubic hair cracked the case, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker and his assistant noticed something strange in the prep room.

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https://da.venturacounty.gov/mediacenter/notable/people-v-ricardo-villa/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-21-me-vnsolve21-story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Berdella

https://crimewatch.net/us/pa/bucks/da/29567/post/cold-case-finds-justice-suspect-identified-1962-murder-carol-ann-dougherty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Taylor_Moore

https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/moore-blanche-taylor.htm

In today’s death story, we are going to talk about people who valued their phones more than life, and our funeral home story tells of the time the undertaker saw firsthand how an attachment to a phone led to a horrible death.

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10 Horrific Deaths Caused By Cell Phones - Listverse

https://www.thurswell.com/blog/6-year-sentence-texting-driver-killed-teens-auto-accident/

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/summit-county/watch-driver-who-killed-2-coventry-township-teens-sentenced-today/95-564651221

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna19764563

https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/fire/2014/07/29/bartonville-woman-dies-after-running/36767579007/

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-man-found-dead-in-garbage-chute-was-looking-for-his-cell-phone/

https://www.fox29.com/news/mom-arrested-after-three-children-drown-in-apartment-pool.amp

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

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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/