Criminal scandals in the funeral industry

Rex Heuermann, a Manhattan architectural consultant, pleaded guilty on April 8, 2026, to seven murders and admitted to an eighth killing in connection with the Gilgo Beach serial murders that claimed multiple victims over nearly two decades.

Sarah Boone, 47, was sentenced to life in prison on December 2, 2024, for the second-degree murder of her boyfriend Jorge Torres Jr., who suffocated to death after Boone zipped him into a suitcase at their Winter Park, Florida home in February 2020.

Mørkeland, Denmark's longest-running true crime podcast, hosted its annual Mørkeawards ceremony on February 5, 2026, recognizing the most compelling, educational, and moving true crime content of 2025. The awards—decided by listener votes and host selections—celebrate excellence across the true crime genre.

A young man arrived at his mother's allotment house in Valby on a red motorcycle with his 7-year-old son, claiming his wife and daughter were hospitalized. When the boy vanished and a cryptic letter arrived, what followed was an investigation into a tragedy that shook the Danish community.

A new podcast series examines criminal activities plaguing Britain's funeral industry, beginning with the March 2024 police investigation into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, where 35 bodies were discovered at the premises and two people were arrested on charges of fraud and preventing lawful burial.