after the call to 911 the cops and the coroner have gone things must be put
coroner have gone things must be put
coroner have gone things must be put back in order even when things will
back in order even when things will
back in order even when things will never ever be the same it’s gruesome
never ever be the same it’s gruesome
never ever be the same it’s gruesome work but someone’s got to do it when a
work but someone’s got to do it when a
work but someone’s got to do it when a life ends in the worst possible way in
life ends in the worst possible way in
life ends in the worst possible way in the vicinity of Maryland or Washington
the vicinity of Maryland or Washington
the vicinity of Maryland or Washington DC it’s often a cue for Louise Burkhart
DC it’s often a cue for Louise Burkhart
DC it’s often a cue for Louise Burkhart to start work
to start work
to start work Louise excels at a job few want and even
Louise excels at a job few want and even
Louise excels at a job few want and even fewer could stand to do I go out to
fewer could stand to do I go out to
fewer could stand to do I go out to scenes of homicide suicide decomposed
scenes of homicide suicide decomposed
scenes of homicide suicide decomposed ravines or any kind of biological
ravines or any kind of biological
ravines or any kind of biological incident and clean up and restore it to
incident and clean up and restore it to
incident and clean up and restore it to the situation that it was prior to the
the situation that it was prior to the
the situation that it was prior to the incident occurring the first thing we do
incident occurring the first thing we do
incident occurring the first thing we do obviously is we observe the situation
obviously is we observe the situation
obviously is we observe the situation because every situation is totally
because every situation is totally
because every situation is totally different today we’re dealing with a
different today we’re dealing with a
different today we’re dealing with a suicide me flora
suicide me flora
suicide me flora sorry meet you like this that’s okay
sorry meet you like this that’s okay
sorry meet you like this that’s okay keeping the lady that we’re dealing with
keeping the lady that we’re dealing with
keeping the lady that we’re dealing with her husband committed suicide and they
her husband committed suicide and they
her husband committed suicide and they had three children basically what I’m
had three children basically what I’m
had three children basically what I’m gonna do is go in look at everything
gonna do is go in look at everything
gonna do is go in look at everything after I see exactly what we have to deal
after I see exactly what we have to deal
after I see exactly what we have to deal with and we’ll go ahead and start
with and we’ll go ahead and start
with and we’ll go ahead and start working okay hey guys very much
now Louise must grapple with the horrors
now Louise must grapple with the horrors that lie beyond the bedroom door she
that lie beyond the bedroom door she
that lie beyond the bedroom door she focuses on the process yeah take your
focuses on the process yeah take your
focuses on the process yeah take your head with that one take it all in and
head with that one take it all in and
head with that one take it all in and what I’m going to do is fill the other
what I’m going to do is fill the other
what I’m going to do is fill the other sheet so we can wrap it on that they
sheet so we can wrap it on that they
sheet so we can wrap it on that they must look closely what seems to be a
must look closely what seems to be a
must look closely what seems to be a tiny stain
tiny stain
tiny stain maybe masking a hidden mass of residue
maybe masking a hidden mass of residue
maybe masking a hidden mass of residue what it does is it wicks store when it
what it does is it wicks store when it
what it does is it wicks store when it can be larger underneath than it is from
can be larger underneath than it is from
can be larger underneath than it is from the top surface if we can’t properly
the top surface if we can’t properly
the top surface if we can’t properly clean something obviously we have to
clean something obviously we have to
clean something obviously we have to remove it dispose of it as medical waste
sometimes the crew must remove threats
sometimes the crew must remove threats to help other times they try to shield
to help other times they try to shield
to help other times they try to shield survivors from even more heartbreak we
survivors from even more heartbreak we
survivors from even more heartbreak we take high-powered lights and check and
take high-powered lights and check and
take high-powered lights and check and recheck and recheck to make sure that we
recheck and recheck to make sure that we
recheck and recheck to make sure that we have everything so that when the family
have everything so that when the family
have everything so that when the family comes in they don’t have to deal with
comes in they don’t have to deal with
comes in they don’t have to deal with something unexpected we’re looking for
something unexpected we’re looking for
something unexpected we’re looking for if there was any overspray of blood any
if there was any overspray of blood any
if there was any overspray of blood any tissue um teeth Oum it could be anything
tissue um teeth Oum it could be anything
tissue um teeth Oum it could be anything okay
okay
okay there’s times where you found body
there’s times where you found body
there’s times where you found body actual body parts whether it be a nose
actual body parts whether it be a nose
actual body parts whether it be a nose or somebody they shot themselves it’s
or somebody they shot themselves it’s
or somebody they shot themselves it’s their eye it’s right there there’s a
their eye it’s right there there’s a
their eye it’s right there there’s a perp that’s the case of spoon you have
perp that’s the case of spoon you have
perp that’s the case of spoon you have to search everything you know in the
to search everything you know in the
to search everything you know in the area to make sure that there isn’t
area to make sure that there isn’t
area to make sure that there isn’t anything left behind
Louise has been cleaning up after death
Louise has been cleaning up after death for 11 years it’s a profitable business
for 11 years it’s a profitable business
for 11 years it’s a profitable business lately her son Mack has been helping his
lately her son Mack has been helping his
lately her son Mack has been helping his mom in the field to support herself and
mom in the field to support herself and
mom in the field to support herself and her children Louise started out working
her children Louise started out working
her children Louise started out working on contract with the local medical
on contract with the local medical
on contract with the local medical examiner’s office transporting bodies he
examiner’s office transporting bodies he
examiner’s office transporting bodies he started having people ask us when it was
started having people ask us when it was
started having people ask us when it was a homicide or a suicide wall could you
a homicide or a suicide wall could you
a homicide or a suicide wall could you clean this up and to be honest with you
clean this up and to be honest with you
clean this up and to be honest with you I didn’t think I could um however I
I didn’t think I could um however I
I didn’t think I could um however I turned around and at one point I said
turned around and at one point I said
turned around and at one point I said yeah well I could give it a shot and we
yeah well I could give it a shot and we
yeah well I could give it a shot and we tried it but we still thought it would
tried it but we still thought it would
tried it but we still thought it would just be a little sigh it was a little
just be a little sigh it was a little
just be a little sigh it was a little sideline kind of thing did not expect
sideline kind of thing did not expect
sideline kind of thing did not expect that there was much of a need but the
that there was much of a need but the
that there was much of a need but the market for post-mortem cleanup crews
market for post-mortem cleanup crews
market for post-mortem cleanup crews grew with surprising speed the new niche
grew with surprising speed the new niche
grew with surprising speed the new niche dovetailed with a sideline of Louise’s I
dovetailed with a sideline of Louise’s I
dovetailed with a sideline of Louise’s I had another business a regular maid
had another business a regular maid
had another business a regular maid service and I have to say that if you’re
service and I have to say that if you’re
service and I have to say that if you’re gonna be cleaning for a living this is
gonna be cleaning for a living this is
gonna be cleaning for a living this is definitely more satisfying than being a
definitely more satisfying than being a
definitely more satisfying than being a maid amid her heavy schedule with its
maid amid her heavy schedule with its
maid amid her heavy schedule with its inherent sadness Louise tries to stay a
inherent sadness Louise tries to stay a
inherent sadness Louise tries to stay a beat the best part of my job is having
beat the best part of my job is having
beat the best part of my job is having people say what a difference we made
people say what a difference we made
people say what a difference we made people really have gratitude for what
people really have gratitude for what
people really have gratitude for what you do they after they’re in those
you do they after they’re in those
you do they after they’re in those situations they realize what it would be
situations they realize what it would be
situations they realize what it would be like if they had to do it and they’re
like if they had to do it and they’re
like if they had to do it and they’re really grateful
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