Emmett Till's glass-topped coffin at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture stands as a reminder of his mother's courage and the fight to preserve his story.

Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, laid her grief bare in a series of emotional photos and videos shared in the wake of her husband’s assassination at Utah Valley University. The heartbreaking tribute, ...

From Dracula’s resting place to polished funeral-home displays, the vessels we associate with death have evolved, and so has the language. Take the words coffin and casket, for example. People tend to ...

Pink lettering adorned a small casket. Pink tulle wrapped itself around the marble sides. Pink flowers fell into the baby girl’s precious resting place.  The baby Doe was laid to ...