What should have been a sacred resting place for the dead instead turned into a scene of horror in Isong Inyang community, ...

An Embalmer and Postmortem Reconstruction Specialist has opened up about his mindset towards the 'fear of death' and what he wants for his body.

Egyptian mummification has been a source of fascination for historians, archaeologists and scientists alike for centuries. A recent study conducted by German and Egyptian researchers has finally ...

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An Austin mortuary owner has been arrested amid allegations claiming she tampered with human corpses, conducting experiments on them using embalming fluids. The Austin Police Department confirmed the ...

A Walnut Hill man and three others were charged after he allegedly overdosed on GHB and embalming fluid. At about 8 a.m. Sunday, the Police officers responded to a residence in the 300 block of Beck ...

ATMORE, Ala. (WALA) - Four people face drug charges following what Atmore police said was a drug overdose involving embalming fluid. An officer responding to a possible drug overdose in the 300 block ...

The funerary practices of the ancient Egyptians can still reveal surprising information. In a recent analysis of the 3,500-year-old remains of the noblewoman Senetnay, found in jars in the Valley of ...

CHARLOTTE — People are using embalming fluid to get high, which could lead to dangerous and deadly situations. North Carolina lawmakers are pushing to regulate its use, and local funeral homes are ...

State legislators are looking to crack down on the use of embalming fluid as a dangerous new drug. The bill would make it a felony for people who don’t work in a funeral home to possess or sell ...