New Gallup Honesty and Ethics Poll Shows Funeral Directors in “Net Positive”
There’s plenty of data in Gallup’s 2025 Honesty and Ethics of Professions Ratings results to put a smile on the face of any funeral director. A “net positive”...
Teenage Directors & TikTok Preneeds | 4M #181
Welcome to the hundred-and-eighty-first edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #181, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Moms Searching for Missing Loved Ones Uncover Clandestine Cartel Crematorium in Mexico
If anyone needed proof that Mexican organized crime is just as brutally gruesome as it’s portrayed in the movies, the recently discovered clandestine crematorium in Jalisco should make...
Texas Embalmer Charged With Felony Corpse Abuse After Disturbing Incident
An investigation stemming from a particularly disturbing consumer complaint filed with the Texas Funeral Service Commission in February has led Harris County authorities to charge a Houston embalmer...
Frozen Dead Guys & Coffin Coffee Tables | 4M #180
Welcome to the hundred-and-eightieth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #180, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Ashes Amid the Ashes: Dedicated Teams Are Helping LA Fire Victims Recover Cremated Remains
In the aftermath of a devastating disaster like the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, even the discovery of a small memento amid the rubble is incredibly meaningful. As...
Deathcare Docket: Legal Updates on Four Separate Allegations of Neglected Bodies
Deathcare dominated the headlines once again last week as not one, not two, but four separate, but equally egregious and/or perplexing, cases of funeral directors or owners accused...
Creative Criminals & Icky Jobs | 4M #179
Welcome to the hundred-and-seventy-ninth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #179, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Hackman’s Death Raises New and Very Different Deathcare Questions
The recent discovery of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, found deceased in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home, has sparked widespread curiosity, concern, and, of...
Haggling, Negotiating, and Price Matching: Are These Strategies Right for Deathcare?
Last month, a deathcare company in Australia announced via press release the country’s “First Funeral Price Match Policy” so they can be sure families “Never Overpay Again!” The...