Bill Edgar has one of the most unusual jobs you’ll ever hear of: he calls himself a “coffin confessor.” For a fee of around $6,700, families hire him to show up at funerals and share messages from the deceased—often including personal confessions or shocking truths that were never revealed during their lifetime.
Edgar says the service gives people one last chance to have their voice heard, even after death. For some families, it brings closure. For others, it stirs up complicated emotions.
The requests he receives can be touching, awkward, or downright unusual. One of the most common? Asking him to poke the body with a pin, usually from clients who were terrified of being buried alive.
While his line of work might raise eyebrows, Edgar insists he’s simply honoring people’s final wishes—no matter how uncomfortable they may be for the living.