How America’s Funeral Industry Lost Its Soul
and Why the Dead Deserve Better Systems
There are industries built on tragedy — and then there are industries built on the cleanup after it.
The American funeral system sits at the intersection of both.
For decades, oversight in death care has been treated as a formality. Inspections come only after complaints. Paper logs replace real data. Licensing boards operate on faith. That faith has failed — and the consequences have been measured in headlines, lawsuits, and unimaginable grief.
Pantheon Platforms was founded to address that failure.
We build systems that remember — digital frameworks designed to make accountability automatic, not optional.
When Cerberus Fell Asleep is the book that inspired that mission.
Written by Charon’s Intern, it traces the hidden architecture of the American death industry — the places where trust collapsed, oversight decayed, and bureaucracy mistook procedure for morality. From the 2002 Tri-State Crematory scandal to the 2023 Colorado tragedy, it documents how the same pattern repeated for decades:
a smell, a discovery, a promise of reform, a return to quiet.
But it also offers a way forward: a blueprint for how technology, transparency, and conscience can coexist.
This is not a story about monsters. It’s a story about systems — and how to rebuild them so that dignity no longer depends on luck.
📘 Book Details
Title: When Cerberus Fell Asleep: How America’s Funeral Industry Lost Its Soul (and Why the Dead Deserve Better Systems)
Author: Charon’s Intern
Publisher: Pantheon Platforms Inc.
Release Date: November 19, 2025
Available Formats:
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Kindle eBook — $9.99
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Paperback — $14.99
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