She started to find death “fascinating” and “intriguing” and went to mortuary school – where she learned everything from funeral history, anatomy to embalming. Now she spends her days ...

The Roman Catholic Church still teaches that bodily burial is preferable to cremation, since “like Christ in His Resurrection ...

A woman became a funeral director to overcome her fear of dying and says death has taught her to stop comparing herself to others. Melissa Schmidt, 34, from Long Island, New York, USA used to get ...

A new study debunks the long-held mystery that an ancient Egyptian mummy, known as the "Mysterious Lady," was pregnant or had ...

Anders Zanichkowsky's burial blankets are meant to be enjoyed while living before being used as a burial object.

The bodies of all types of people probably come through Houston’s Memorial Mortuary and Crematory. However, when the remains ...

Haunting images also show clothes intended for dressing the deceased still hanging up in a wardrobe - and a bucket lined with ...

Amber Laudermilk faces a state jail felony after she allegedly castrated the body of a registered sex offender, police say.

After learning the decedent 58-year-old Charles Roy Rodriguez was a registered sex offender, Laudermilk allegedly took a scalpel on Feb. 7, cut off part of his manhood and "stuffed it in his mouth." ...

A Houston woman who worked at a funeral home is accused of mutilating the body of a dead sex offender, according to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office.

Embalming is the process of preserving a body after death ahead of their funeral. "Starting a second career can be scary, but ultimately when you break it down, both teaching and embalming are ...