Cutting Thousands of Bodies for a Living | Informer 

Surprising that there aren't protocols in place to ensure that morticians don't have to handle cases of people they personally know (or know by association).

@@pineapplebaron2308 It is rather surprising. There may be protocols in certain areas. I’m not really sure. In the first instance I think he was called by default because it is a very small town with few options. But, in the second instance if I remember correctly the funeral home he worked at was called specifically because he worked there.

That is powerful. Thanks to David. That is really sweet and thoughtful. He's right. I would feel the same way.

David sounds like an extraordinarily compassionate person. I've experienced a lot of death starting with my mother's suicide at age 10. I remember one time in h.s. a girl that I was friends with was really upset about a bad grade she had received when all of a sudden she stopped and apologized, saying that she must sound silly to be that upset over something that I would likely not even be bothered by because I've been through so much. I told her yeah it probably wouldn't bother me but by comparison they are both equally as bad because that bad grade might be the worst thing she's ever been through, just as my mother's death what's the worst thing I've ever experienced.

@@birdflipper You also sound like an extraordinarily compassionate person. I am so sorry for what you’ve been through with your mothers passing. It says a lot about you that you took that experience, and turned it into a positive. I have experienced a lot of loss myself, and I’ve learned that pain is universal. Though your emotional intelligence seems to be on a whole other level. Bless your beautiful soul for being kind and gracious to her in that moment. Bless her as well for acknowledging what you’ve been through. That warms my heart.

Don’t feel too bad for them. Some of these technicians are sick people too.

He sounds kinda sick in the head himself not gonna lie

@@sandycheeks2895 thats just a speculation

I don't.

@@tomasalarconchible9729 It's true.

This. I put off seeing my brother in the hospital because I wanted him to get better and in case he did pass (which he did...) I didn't want that to be my last memory with him. Sorry for your loss ❤️

@@brownskinbeauty. that's so tough. I'm so sorry. Big internet-hugs.

the exact same situation happened to me with my dad, i feel u

I really regret looking at my grandma in her casket. After working in the medical field and seeing many people die in traumatic ways, I can really understand when people don’t want to see their loved ones like that. My last memory of my grandmother is horrifying.

You're very smart, and your family should be grateful that their very last image of your mother isn't of her like that. Good job protecting them, and her memory

This also depends on different countries or places where the autopsy labs and stuff are bought up from criminals so they don't release the real results of death to the families or the police 💔💔💔

After a wile Its Like your Just cutting normal meat. You Just need to get used to It after that Its really Not that Bad.

@@hertronix6849 you're saying that as as someone who did autopsy right?

@@hertronix6849 you do autopsies right? you aint like that serial killer reviewing amazon tools while killing people in the backyard?

@Frederick Hashbury the beauty of the internet, is you'll never know. 😂

Amazing stated brother 🙏🙏

🙏🙏🙏

I am binging on it like a little child with mouth open. thank you.

Yup That hit home .. yikes!!!

This stuck with me the most

Unsung heroes' tales reverberate the loudest.

Yuh.. Including you...

They are everyone

Thank you for sharing that

Damn that's deep man hope you can heal from that 1 day and never need them meds

Goodness, I never thought about this; trauma after life saving surgery. Thank you for sharing that. People should discuss this more.

Very well said

Are you saying you will need to be on heavy pain meds for the rest of your life because you had open heart surgery or were you talking about something else? Do you mind sharing why you had the surgery because if your in pain I am wondering if you might have what I do since open heart surgery is the only way to remove the entire pericardium and I have heard from a few people who had it that it was awful hell hearing your chest cracked open and ribs broken and the surgery was not worth and a few others said it was last resort as it is but it worked for them and they are cured of the pain. Just curious if you need to be on heavy pain meds long term what state you might be in and if you went to a known big hospital and if its a know heart doctor because when this first happened to be out of nowhere one night I was in perfect health at the time and could run miles every day and was on top of the world very close to making it into the top 1% with a few years at most and one night I just got pain so bad in my chest I thought I would die before I could get help and to make a very long story short i almost died in the ICU a few times before they found out what i had and there is no medication for it other that steroids and a med thats 200 years old is like literally poison to humans you have to take a tiny dose but 20% of people never recover and remain "recurrent" for life unless they have their pericardium removed totally as a last resort and one of the experts says that is the way to go because steroids ruin your body in 20 other ways and he is right after 6 years I am nearly dead from the pain of all the side effects I have from it and I havent been able to walk more than a few yards most days for 2 years and back now 3 years ago here in my state they showed the DEA putting 4 or 5 "good" doctors in handcuffs, taking their license and putting them in prison in order to scare every doctor in the state to abruptly stop giving any pain meds no matter your disease..age.. history or anything they all got scared and I went from being able to work, walk and have a life still to leaving the house only for doctor appts and I was even referred to palliative home care at 36 years old but every company who came here would say omg you need pain control and then they would call me the next day or sometimes later that day and say our doctors arent going to take on your case because your not old enough and they wont risk writing pain meds for you sorry or one said your not gonna die fast enough so they wont put their name on your prescriptions you need.. so I was litterally forced to either risk my life and try street fentynal for pain control or try methadone and act as if I was abusive to meds because your not allowed to take it from a clinc for pain .. and since I have never done a single street drug in my life my only option was methadone which didnt work for my pain really at all but I have stayed on it hoping adjusting would work or something but nothing has.. I am told there are a couple doctors out west who still treat people like humans but I have never seen anyone talk about open heart surgery and that pain before so i was curious. If you dont want to share any details i get it I just figured I would ask just in case it was something that offered hope!

You're so strong girl

Can you share some?

A lot of those residential hotels don't have maids. The guy probably paid up for several weeks.

Lol, tell me you really don't know what kind of hotel he is talking about? When he mentioned it, my mind went immediately to "fond" memories of a couple seedy hotels in the tenderloin in San Francisco, and I go, yep. I can see that happening.

Well, apparently easier than we would think. People don't want to get involved.

But commenting about it, no matter how random. Isn't?

Definitely not. :(

True...around 2,000-3,000 a month?

In some Arab countries, these men are called ghouls. Ghoul means demon, but slang variations apply the term to anyone whose career involves death (hitmen, gravediggers, morticians, etc).

I couldn't imagine. I almost passed out at an open casket funeral... while I don't mind seeing Cadavers used for science.

EXACTLY! someone has to do it, and i salute the people that do for the sake of justice for the deceased.

This society has turn death into a business

@@numbnumbjuice7296 not if you know anything

Thank you for your service, truly

I’m very sorry for your loss. May his memory be a blessing ❤

I am so sorry. May he rest in peace

My condolences to you and your family on behalf of your brother. I hope you are able to find some peace in your grief. I send my love.

Most autopsies aren’t performed unless the cause of death is suspicious. Doctors likely knew what killed your brother through his medical diagnosis as less than 5% of deceased people who die in hospitals receive an autopsy - unless requested by family. The main reason is because nobody pays for an autopsy, but also because modern technological advancements have allowed us to see death more clearly. Whereas before the 1970’s - causes of death were highly unknown at the time, as such autopsies were often performed on 50% or more deceased patients. In recent years scientists and engineers have been working on a few machines that allow us to perform digitized autopsies. That’s also why before the 1970’s autopsies were often performed because MRI technology was just barely entering the stage alongside the CT scanner a few years later in 1972. It allows for more than just scanning the interior of the body, but you can also build complex 3D models of the body, removing skin, muscles, bone and so on with far greater ease than simply slicing someone open - and this has been greatly improved in recent years. They in fact did this to my mother when she had two brain aneurysms (she’s still alive and has fully recovered) but they built a 3D model of her heart to understand how the surgery would affect it. Through it they could see every vein, every artery and were able to literally deconstruct her heart in a colored 3D model. Since the 70’s this technology has improved with the use of AI which might be able to determine future causes of death faster and more reliably than invasive human means as autopsies are only 70% to 80% accurate in determining cause of death. AI would be able to examine the body in far greater detail and in a more timely manner - allowing for an increase in that statistic. I think this tech is fantastic as it preserves the Humanity and dignity of the deceased - while also allowing us to determine cause of death without invasive means. I am truly sorry for your loss, having lost myself - but take solace in the fact that he might not have received an actual autopsy. There are some “autopsies” that are referred to as “background autopsies” which refer to examining exactly what happened at the hospital and what likely led to cause of death. It doesn’t take slicing someone open to understand how they died if they presented to the emergency room with a known disease. We have gone from a CT or MRI scan being so expense its unfathomable to them literally being performed every-time you present to the ER. It would not surprise me that in the future that we (already do) use that tech in more integrated fashion.

do you know if he took the jab(s)? Just curious as I do not think the flu kills unless very weak very old very young.. was he 70+ yr old? IF he took jabs, then oh well, I am sorry for your loss sister

I met a pathologist and he said seeing dead bodies doesn't really affect him and it's an easy job for him. He was a real cool guy too

I've been an EMT and a Nurse for almost a decade. Since 1 year ago I've become a mortician. People always find pretty strange when I say that I actually laugh a lot at the job with co-workers. Never laughed at the corpses, of course, but finding humour in every thing it's actually something you do on instinct.

You're my favorite NPC sophie

among

Shut up, Faendal

who's we? bots?

Amogus

I know right?!!

I wonder if he paid ahead?

U can have permament tenants in hotels too

Probably paid in advance. Poor dude.

Sounds like cap. Hotel service would've noticed

lol same

Do something to make the most of today, no one is promised tomorrow.

@@element5092 good advice. ima go rub one out then get chick fil a.

@@callamastia That's the spirit! 🙃

Exactly, I just have this huge fascination about death and I always thought it was weird. But atleast, It’s good to know that there’s someone out there who thinks like me.

Yeah we'll all die one day. The only question is when. And how. I just hope it won't be too painful :(

There's no such Happiness without Sadness,,, that's the rules of life.

exactly, meditation is preparation for death and a lot of people need to understand that death is as common as life. the moment you are alive is the moment ur life clock starts ticking with an unknown timer. life is duality , one can not live without the another.

​@@ilykellyy🤣😂 meditation is preparation for death? where did you read this?

Such a good book.

Agreed, this series is exceptional. In content and format. These are some powerful testimonies

I can't imagine either what it's like to pick up bodies and clean crime scenes. It would have to be so difficult and drive people to alcoholism.

​@anitaknight3915 yeah, I wonder if they have nightmares about it

You're right that officers deal with soooo much trauma and witnessing the most horrific things in society. I've counseled some with awful PTSD that leads to so much suicides, alcoholism, and high divorce rates. I've always had compassion for you guys because you see terrible things on scene as I hear traumatic events as a mental health therapist. Most cops suffer in silence and don't seek help or talk about it. I'm proud of you for sharing. Hearing of babies/young people's deaths & abuse has affected myself emotionally. It's difficult work you do. Take care of yourself!

Every culture does death differently. Some people prop their loved ones up and some even have them mummified and take them out every so often to party with the family.

@@xDentDeLionx 😮

my uncle had passed away about three years ago due to a failed liver I believe, and when my mom had to go to the funeral she said in his open casket the stench and the way he looked was so horrific for her and everybody else 💔

Move away. Different city where you don't know them.

I live in a small rural town in Illinois with a particularly notorious intersection. One of our first responders of many years came out to an accident with two elderly folks whose sedan had been clipped by a semi. An absolute veteran of the field, he swore he would never again be first on the scene. He was so absolutely shook, and he's not the forensic pathologist, who gets a clean body... No he got to see grandma with her head split in three and her organs all over the dashboard. I don't wish that job on *anybody*

@@forevercomescrashing I'm so curious which intersection because there's so many dangerous ones in Illinois where many accidents occur.

@@anitaknight3915 24 and Spring Creek Rd in Washington IL

Oh my.. The body moved?!! How?? 🤯😨

As an autopsy technician myself, I agree!

That's what I was thinking... how could months pass by

He said it was a cheap motel and a drug overdose. Many people, but especially addicts rent out a room for a month or many months. It’s a cheap alternative when they’re spending the majority of their money on their addiction and just need a place to keep a roof over their head, a bed, and a place to get high. The staff does not check rooms unless requested (towels etc) or there is a disturbance. So this scenario is very common.

@@dalerimoller272 So your theory is that this guy had paid months in advance?

@Robustus Yes.

I smell shite.

I am too and I can't understand why. All the mom and wife life is so just simple that I need chills on my spine from these kinda documentaries? Lol

God! , I used to love Snickers bars. I'm in my fifties now and don't eat candy for health reasons. I haven't had one in years.

@@WiIdbiII Don't let diabetes stop you brother. We all have an end date. What is a few seconds earlier for a reward like that? Just live.

@@Wutzmename believe it or not , it's not diabetes. In fact I'm one of the few in my family without diabetes. It's just that sugar really messed up my stomach and digestive system pretty bad. I mean like I will regret eating it. But I do not have a hard time with brown sugar or like fruit that has sugar. But when it comes to heavily refined sugar foods , forget it.

Like how?