The Man Who Killed Himself Twice (Unlocked!)

The Man Who Killed Himself Twice (Unlocked!)

From My Funeral Home Stories by Grant Inman

April 14, 2026 · 45 min · Season 4 · Episode 6

About this episode

This episode explores a disturbing suicide case and the complexities of understanding why someone would take their own life.

He didn’t just kill himself… he made sure it worked. In this episode, a Grant, a funeral director's assasistant, shares one of the most disturbing and confusing calls of his life. A man everyone loved. A house that should have been filled with Christmas lights. And a suicide so extreme it didn’t make sense. He slit both of his arms open. And then started his car. Just in case. But this story isn’t just about how he died. It’s about trying to understand why. Why someone who seemed happy would do something so violent. Why some suicides feel impulsive… and others feel calculated. And what goes through your mind when you’re standing over the body of someone you actually knew. After years working in a funeral home, Grant has seen death in every form. But some scenes don’t leave you. This is one of them. And what happened after the call might be even worse. A desperate lie. A moment of guilt. And the realization that sometimes the living don’t handle death much better than the dead. This is a raw, unfiltered, true story from inside the funeral industry. Graphic, honest, and deeply human. ⚠️ Listener discretion advised. This episode contains graphic descriptions and discussions of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Grant, Grant Inman

Topics covered

  • suicide
  • mental health
  • funeral industry
  • death
  • human experience
  • grief

Keywords

  • suicide
  • funeral director
  • death
  • mental health
  • grief
  • human experience
  • disturbing stories

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