Morgue Rats

Domonique & Heidi
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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!

  1. FEB 5

    Episode 91: Call Me Maybe!

    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. Email us! morgueratspod@gmail.com Follow us! Instagram - morgueratspod Facebook - Morgue Rats Sources: 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

    32 min

  2. 12/11/2025

    Episode 90: Too Much Stuff!

    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/

    30 min

  3. 11/27/2025

    Episode 89: Thankskilling!

    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

    31 min

  4. 11/13/2025

    Episode 88: Beautiful Words, Tragic Lives

    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

    31 min

  5. 10/30/2025

    Episode 87: It Wasn’t Supposed To Go Like That!

    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

    24 min

  6. 10/16/2025

    Episode 86: Get Back, You Filthy Animal!

    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

    35 min

  7. 10/02/2025

    Episode 85: The Agony of Defeat

    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

    32 min

  8. 09/18/2025

    Episode 84: Glad You Didn’t

    *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

    30 min
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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!

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  • Creator
    Domonique & Heidi
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    93
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Domonique and Heidi
  • Show Website
    Morgue Rats