The Criminally Morbid Mortician w/ Harvey Guillén

Scam Goddess

Earwolf

Comedy, True Crime

4.8 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In the spookiest of scam stories yet, Laci welcomes actor Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows, Companion) to dig into David Sconce, a mortician who found new and gruesome ways to cut corners in the cremation business, turning his family’s funeral home into a money machine. Stay schemin’! CW: Mention of death‑care industry misconduct. CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Did you miss out on a custom-signed Scam Goddess book? Look no more, nab your copy on PODSWAG Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected]. Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Harvey Guillén: @harveyguillen Research by Kathryn Doyle SOURCES https://www.eonline.com/photos/37749/the-true-story-behind-hbos-the-mortician https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/06/15/mortician-hbo-series-lamb-funeral-home/84121896007/ https://slate.com/culture/2025/06/the-mortician-hbo-david-sconce-documentary-tim-waters-lamb-funeral-home.html https://time.com/7290184/the-mortician-hbo-documentary-true-story/ https://www.missingatthemortuary.com/history https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-30-me-1105-story.html

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0:00.0	Scam!
0:02.1	Cairns, Robert Green and fraud.
0:09.0	Scam!
0:11.3	Cards, Robert free and fraud.
0:17.3	Gave goddess.
0:19.4	What's popping congregation?
0:23.0	It's spooky season.
0:25.6	Do you like my spooky voice?
0:27.3	Would you climb down into a sewer with me?
0:30.5	Yes.
0:31.6	My name is Lacey Mosley, and this is the podcast Scam Goddess
0:34.6	all about robbery, fraud, and those who practice it.
0:37.4	And yes, it's a comedy show as well.
0:41.3	Sometimes we love the scammers.
0:43.1	Sometimes we hate them.
0:45.0	But we'll learn that along the way.
0:48.0	Today we have an actor, an actor on the show, a true darling who you may have heard as Perrito in Puss and Boots, The Last Wish,
0:56.6	or perhaps you've seen him in the sci-fi thriller companion. But for our more comedy-loving
1:01.7	Maccabre fans, you may know him as Guillermo de la Cruz from the hit show What We Do in the Shadows.
1:09.3	And for this portrayal, he earned five Critics' Choice Award nominations for best supporting actor and made history by becoming the first queer Latinx actor to be nominated in this category.
1:19.7	I know that's right.
1:22.2	Congregation, please welcome our first timer to Hallelujah Night, Halloween. Yes. Harvey Guillen to the show. Hi, Harvey.
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