He didn’t just kill himself… he made sure it worked.
In this episode, a Grant, a funeral director's assasistant, shares one of the most disturbing and confusing calls of his life. A man everyone loved. A house that should have been filled with Christmas lights. And a suicide so extreme it didn’t make sense.
He slit both of his arms open.
And then started his car.
Just in case.
But this story isn’t just about how he died.
It’s about trying to understand why.
Why someone who seemed happy would do something so violent. Why some suicides feel impulsive… and others feel calculated. And what goes through your mind when you’re standing over the body of someone you actually knew.
After years working in a funeral home, Grant has seen death in every form. But some scenes don’t leave you. This is one of them.
And what happened after the call might be even worse.
A desperate lie. A moment of guilt. And the realization that sometimes the living don’t handle death much better than the dead.
This is a raw, unfiltered, true story from inside the funeral industry. Graphic, honest, and deeply human.
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14 April 2026, 3:57 am
45 minutes 5 seconds
The Grandfather Clock and the Shotgun Suicide- Collection One Epilogue (Unlocked!)
He wound the clock… then pulled the trigger.
In this episode of My Funeral Home Stories, a real funeral director shares one of the most unsettling calls of his career. A late-night police pickup. A shotgun suicide. A silent house. And one detail that doesn’t make sense. A perfectly polished grandfather clock.
But this story isn’t just about what happened in that bedroom.
It’s about what happens after. What happens to the body. What happens to the people left behind. And the question no one wants to ask out loud:
What happens to you if you do it?
After years working in a funeral home, Grant has seen more death than most people will in a lifetime. But some calls don’t leave you. This is one of them.
Raised in religion but surrounded by real death, he wrestles with a question that never really goes away.
Can a good person make one irreversible decision and lose everything? Do suicides really go to hell? Or is that just something we tell ourselves to survive the unknown?
This is a raw, unfiltered, true story from inside the funeral industry. Graphic, honest, and deeply human.
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11 April 2026, 12:47 am
47 minutes 35 seconds
Stepping In It Pt 2
Grant's taking his first vacation from the funeral home in years to rest and recover from the grind of summer...Unfortunately, he's neither rested or recovered when Jenifer, the new funeral director, calls him for a favor that ends up turning into one of the craziest nights he's ever had on call.... ALSO what's up with that Steve guy?!?
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21 October 2023, 12:53 am
46 minutes 54 seconds
Stepping In It Pt 1
In this entry, Grant tries to decompress after a crazy start to the summer but is rudely interupted by Ned and a guy who decided to drive himself into a tree at 120 mph. Grant also recounts a time he was pooped on 3 times by the same lady...What a glorious and dignified profession!
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24 June 2023, 1:22 am
40 minutes 11 seconds
All Saints' Day
What's the most embarrassing way to be found dead? There are so many ways to go, it's almost impossible to decide... until you remember that Autoerotic Asphyxiation exists.
Grant tells several stories in this episode about carelessness and the price it pays on burnt out funeral director's assistants.
In this entry, Grant finally comes to a conclusion about Mary and has a surprisingly emotional reaction to a fairly routine house call. Grant's gonna have to get better about taking his pills if he wants them to work! If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review wherever you listen and don't forget to tell a friend. Thanks for listening!
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30 July 2020, 5:21 am
34 minutes 10 seconds
The Mixed Medication Account Pt 1
Grant's internal chemistry is off and he feels like he's going crazy after 72 sleepless hours on his new prescribed medications. The funeral home has changed him and he's having difficulty coping. Be sure to listen next week to hear the conclusion of The Mixed Medication Account. If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review wherever you listen, Thanks for listening
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23 July 2020, 7:14 am
34 minutes 28 seconds
Bike Accident By Accident
In this entry, Grant's in the middle of a crisis and confronted by some tough questions. What is he doing with his life? What's it feel like to be hit by a car? AND why does everybody think he pooped his pants? If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review wherever you listen, Thanks for listening!
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16 July 2020, 7:19 am
29 minutes 18 seconds
The Blood-Borne Pathogen Lacrosse Chronicle Pt 2
In this entry, Grant's got A LOT on his plate. His girlfriend just dumped him, he's convinced himself he's dying and now he's got a dead homeless man on the train tracks to deal with....It's been a LONG four days at the funeral home. This episode is the conclusion of The Blood-Borne Pathogen Lacrosse Chronicle Pt. 1. If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review wherever you listen AND tell a friend!! THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
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4 June 2020, 7:06 am
31 minutes 41 seconds
The Blood-Borne Pathogen Lacrosse Chronicle Pt 1
Grant's been having a very difficult time managing his personal life since things have been so busy at the funeral home lately. Between all the bodies and extra hours working, Grant barely has time for his girlfriend, Mary. Things have been tense but they're about to go nuclear! Find out what happens next week in Part 2 of The Blood-Borne Pathogen Lacrosse Chronicle. If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review wherever you listen, Thank you for listening!
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28 May 2020, 4:00 am
30 minutes 16 seconds
Independence Day Brain Exploder
Grant’s Independence Day Nap was interrupted by his noisy neighbors AND a 73 year old woman, who’s head was just blown open by an antique canon. Grant’s realizing that you don’t really get days off when you work in a funeral home. If you enjoy the podcast please rate, review and tell a friend about My Funeral Home Stories.
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