Funeral Home Scandal: Organ Trafficking, Cremation Fraud at Lamb Funeral Services

Name Institutional Affiliations Date Mortuary Law Project: Funeral Service Scandal The scandal Lawrence Lamb is the man behind the establishment of "The Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena" after purchasing the Pasadena Crematorium in [City, State], in 1929. Laurieanne Lamb Sconce and her husband Jerry bought this family business from the father in 1985. The business delivered in the funeral services industry reporting massive growth due to its fair prices for funeral-related services, especially on cremation. At the age of 26 years, David Sconce (Laurieanne son) joined the family business after failing to maneuver in any other profession. At this time, David started cremation services at $55 per body, which was half of what was charged by the competitors, making this family business enjoy a competitive advantage and thus become an economic giant within California. It is a move that became the origin of "The Lamb Funeral Services" downfall as the organization experienced fires on November 23, 1986, after the furnace chimney clogged due to excessive body pack for cremation. According to Johnson (1988), it is a misdemeanor to cremate more than one body at a time under the State Health and Safety Code. Unfortunately, David Sconce ignored such rules governing the cremation industry, citing that there was no difference in creating one or more persons as, after all, they had died. Where and when it took place After joining the family business, David and his parents expanded the Lamb Funeral Home business by creating Coastal International Eye and Tissue Bank. The bank ensured the facilitation of the already started side hustles David engaged with of organ trafficking. David Sconce had no value for the dead and thus removed some of their parts without the consent of the relatives, with his mother forging the signatu