The Lamb

Funeral Home

Visit thE LOCATION That Inspired HBO’s The Mortician

Historic Spanish-style building with tile roof and sign reading 'Lamb Funeral Home'
Redacted FBI document with blacked-out sections and handwritten notes.
Black and white image of a bridge with a diagram showing a leap from the bridge and catching in a tree, with a vintage car on the road and surrounding trees and landscape.

The Lamb Funeral Home is one of Pasadena’s most notorious true crime locations, a former mortuary once respected for its service and now infamous for its scandal. Founded in 1929 by Charles F. Lamb, the Lamb Funeral Home stood as a symbol of trust and tradition for decades, serving families throughout Los Angeles.

That legacy collapsed in the 1980s when David Sconce, the founder’s great-grandson, took over operations. Under Sconce’s leadership, the mortuary became ground zero for one of California’s most shocking true crime cases. The Lamb Funeral Home was revealed to be the center of mass cremations, gold tooth extractions, black market organ sales, and suspicious deaths, all orchestrated in the shadows of a once-trusted Pasadena funeral home.

Now, for the first time, you can go inside.

Walk through original rooms never before open to the public. Step into the embalming room, descend into the eerie basement, and see the original freezer, ash palace, viewing room, and fireplace room—each filled with artifacts from the funeral home’s past.

funeral room with floral arrangements and casket

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