Trusted with the Dead: The Funeral Director Who Desecrated “Mimi”

When 92-year-old Alyce Peterson — known to her family as “Mimi” — passed away in 2001, her loved ones trusted a funeral director to give her a dignified farewell. What they didn’t know was that Benjamin Hanson had other plans.Using a hand saw, Hanson decapitated her body — then cremated the rest and disposed of her head in a Wisconsin ravine. It wasn’t discovered until Boy Scouts stumbled upon it in the woods. And it wasn’t identified until 2022, when forensic DNA technology finally gave Mimi back her name.This week, Grayson and Savannah dig into a story that is equal parts horror and heartbreak — a rural Midwest town, an industry with almost no oversight, and a family who thought they had said goodbye, only to learn the truth 24 years later.The sentence Benjamin Hanson received? 90 days in jail.#TrueCrime #FuneralHome #AlycePeterson #BenjaminHanson #SmallTownSecrets #RuralAmerica #TrueCrimePodcast #ColdCase #JusticeForMimi #WisconsinCrime #Minnesota #Desecration #TrueCrimeCommunity #CrimeJunkie #TrueCrimeAddict #MurderMystery #DarkHistory #Investigative #ForensicScience #JusticeDelayed