Review: ‘The Mortician’ Revisits Pasadena’s Lamb Funeral Home and a Family’s Ghoulish Crimes

Review: ‘The Mortician’ revisits Pasadena’s Lamb Funeral Home and a family’s ghoulish crimes

LOS ANGELES — It was the early 1980s when residents of a Pasadena neighborhood noticed something amiss at the nearby crematorium. The facility was suddenly operating round the clock, smoke billowing from its chimney well after business hours.

The Story Behind HBO's 'The Mortician'

HBO’s The Mortician, a documentary series premiering June 1, examines the startling true story of a cremator who went to prison for mishandling human remains. In the 1980s, David Sconce ran a cremation business that deliberately mixed up human remains and robbed families of their loved ones’ valuables. Sconce, who was in and out of prison after pleading guilty to his crimes in 1989, even speaks in the three-part series.   [time-brightcove not-tg…

Review: 'The Mortician' revisits Pasadena's Lamb Funeral Home and a family's ghoulish crimes

The three-part docuseries premiering Sunday examines how a respected, family-run mortuary business turned into a macabre crime scene.

What time does true crime docuseries ‘The Mortician’ release on HBO and Max?

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The Chilling True Story Behind HBO's 'The Mortician'

HBO’s The Mortician, a documentary series premiering June 1, examines the startling true story of a cremator who went to prison for mishandling human remains. In the 1980s, David Sconce ran a cremation business that deliberately mixed up human remains and robbed families of their loved ones’ valuables. Sconce, who was in and out of prison after pleading guilty to his crimes in 1989, even speaks in the three-part series.   The episodes, premierin…

Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Mortician' on HBO, a docuseries about a...

The 3-part docuseries, directed by Joshua Rofé, includes an interview with David Sconce, who was accused of mutilating bodies to cremate more at the same time....