The Cremation King of California: Inside David Sconce’s Shocking Crimes

David Sconce wasn’t just a mortician: he was the self-proclaimed “Cremation King of California,” and the empire he built was unlike anything the funeral industry had ever seen. . What looked like a booming business was really a cremation cartel built on greed, intimidation, and utter disregard for the dead. But the horror didn’t stop with mass cremations. Sconce’s crew was accused of pulling gold teeth from the deceased, selling prosthetics, and even trafficking organs on the black market. Eventually, his empire collapsed after investigators discovered the shocking truth inside his desert crematory. Sconce pled guilty to mutilation of corpses, illegal cremations, and theft. HBO’s new documentary "The Mortician" raises even darker questions. At the end, Sconce drops cryptic hints about three murders, including the poisoning of rival mortician Tim Waters, that have never been solved. Whether he was bragging or confessing, one thing is clear: David Sconce’s story is one of the most disturbing scandals in California true crime history. Could he be hiding even darker secrets than the ones we know of? #TrueCrimeRecaps #TheMortician #DavidSconce #CremationKing Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @truecrimerecaps   SUBSCRIBE TO THE YOUTUBE SHOW! 𝐓𝐚𝐩 ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/truecrimereca... FOR ALL THE CRIME IN HALF THE TIME! 🎥 Hit 🔔 for a heads up when it's time to weigh in on a new True Crime Recaps episode with Amy and Chris. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: https://bit.ly/TrueCrimeRecapsPodcast (Or anywhere you get your podcasts!) Chris and Amy team up to bring you TWICE the crime in half the time. Don't miss it. GET SOCIAL! Instagram:   / truecrimerecaps   Facebook:   / truecrimerecapsvideos   Twitter:   / truecrimerecaps   The whole deal: https://truecrimerecaps.com