Jerry Sconce was an

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coach and

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convicted for his involvement in the

Lamb Funeral Home scandal The Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena, California was founded in 1929 by Charles F. Lamb. Charles passed the business on to his son, Lawrence Lamb, who in turn passed it on to his daughter Laurieanne Lamb-Sconce. It was a trusted family-run business u ...

. He was the fifth head football coach at Azusa Pacific College—now known as

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—in

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, serving for six seasons, from 1972 to 1977 and compiling a record of 24–31.

Biography

Jerry Sconce was born on October 6, 1933, in

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. He was the fifth head football coach at Azusa Pacific College—now known as

—in

, serving for six seasons, from 1972 to 1977. and compiling a record of 24–31. He died on January 28, 2019, in California.

Criminal charges

Sconce operated the Lamb Funeral Home with his wife, Laurieanne Lamb-Sconce. The Sconces and their son

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were arrested on numerous charges relating to forgery of donor consent forms, removal of organs and body parts from the dead and selling them to organ banks and for scientific research, removal of gold dental fillings, and theft of funds from trust accounts. They were each sentenced to three years and eight months in prison.

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