True crime aficionados need to lock in because an unsettling tale of murder and macabre has arrived on streaming platforms. The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder investigates a haunting crime that shook a small town when a man hailed as his community's pillar fell dead. 

For viewers who prefer their evenings served with a shiver, this tale arrives like a polite knock followed by a scream. Rather than simply revisiting the town’s tragedy, The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder peels back its politest curtains, revealing the sort of domestic rot that would make even a mortician’s pulse quicken.

The true question, posed with the innocence of a loaded gun, is whether The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder sits among Netflix’s prized true-crime curiosities.

In the US, HBO Max has been streaming The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder mini-series instead of Netflix. Though as of now there are no free streaming options available, viewers can also tune into Discovery +, HBO Max's Amazon Channel, Discovery+'s Amazon Channel, or purchase it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, or Fandango At Home.   

The spine-chilling true crime series initially premiered on Investigation Discovery on November 26, 2025, with all the episodes combined into a single three-hour event aired at 8:00 PM ET. Since its release, the entire series is available on HBO Max at $10.99 for monthly subscription. 

Efficiently constructed in a three-part miniseries, each episode of The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder, namely, Burying the Guilty, Closets Hide Skeletons, and Brothers, Sons and Lovers, lasts around 42-45 minutes, which is telling of its lag-free, gripping, and intense ride through an elderly mortician's murder.   

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Exposing a creepy world of con artists, secret lovers, hitmen, and shattered trust, The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder delves into a real-life crime, designed for maximum impact over just a few hours. 

The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder explores the real-life murder of Byron Griffy, a reputable rural mortician in Colorado, who was found dead in his farmhouse on October 12, 2012. Griffy, who was previously found guilty of child abuse, had been shot in the head, but there was no forced entry into the house or evidence of a struggle.

Initially, it was a classic case of staged murder, but detectives faced a tangled web of hidden relationships, financial intrigue, and shocking betrayals. The prime suspects of Griffy's murder were two local funeral-home partners, who had always been thought of as brothers but turned out to be secret romantic partners.

Almost as ambiguous a case as Netflix's The Carman Family Deaths, The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder uncovers this crime scene, family secrets, a network of fraud, and courtroom hearings, peeling back layer after layer of the mystery that led to a mistrial. It makes viewers confront unpleasant truths about trust and corruption. 

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