after the call to 911 the cops and the courrier have gone things must be put
courrier have gone things must be put
courrier 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 Laura sorry to meet you like
suicide Laura sorry to meet you like
suicide Laura sorry to meet you like this that’s okay
this that’s okay
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 thank you 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 me go
focuses on the process yeah take me go
focuses on the process yeah take me go ahead with that one check it all in and
ahead with that one check it all in and
ahead with that one check 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 sheets that we can wrap it on that they
sheets that we can wrap it on that they
sheets that 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 clamp surface if we can’t properly
the clamp surface if we can’t properly
the clamp 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 this 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 there was any overspray of blood any
there was any overspray of blood any
there was any overspray of blood any tissue um
tissue um
tissue um teeth only could be anything look at
teeth only could be anything look at
teeth only could be anything look at that there’s times where you found body
that there’s times where you found body
that 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 there I it’s right there for the purpose
there I it’s right there for the purpose
there I it’s right there for the purpose you came to school you have to search
you came to school you have to search
you came to school you have to search everything and have in the area to make
everything and have in the area to make
everything and have in the area to make sure that there isn’t anything left
sure that there isn’t anything left
sure that there isn’t anything left behind Louise has been cleaning up after
behind Louise has been cleaning up after
behind Louise has been cleaning up after death for 11 years it’s a profitable
death for 11 years it’s a profitable
death for 11 years it’s a profitable business lately her son Mack has been
business lately her son Mack has been
business lately her son Mack has been helping his mom in the field to support
helping his mom in the field to support
helping his mom in the field to support herself and her children Louise started
herself and her children Louise started
herself and her children Louise started out working on contract with the local
out working on contract with the local
out working on contract with the local medical examiner’s office transporting
medical examiner’s office transporting
medical examiner’s office transporting bodies we started having people ask us
bodies we started having people ask us
bodies we started having people ask us when it was a homicide or a suicide wall
when it was a homicide or a suicide wall
when it was a homicide or a suicide wall could you clean this up and to be honest
could you clean this up and to be honest
could you clean this up and to be honest with you I didn’t think I could however
with you I didn’t think I could however
with you I didn’t think I could however I turn
I turn
I turn and at one point I said yeah won’t I
and at one point I said yeah won’t I
and at one point I said yeah won’t I give it a shot and we tried it but we
give it a shot and we tried it but we
give it a shot and we tried it but we still thought it would just be a little
still thought it would just be a little
still thought it would just be a little sigh it was a little sideline kind of
sigh it was a little sideline kind of
sigh it was a little sideline kind of thing did not expect that there was much
thing did not expect that there was much
thing did not expect that there was much of a need but the market for post-mortem
of a need but the market for post-mortem
of a need but the market for post-mortem cleanup crews grew with surprising speed
cleanup crews grew with surprising speed
cleanup crews grew with surprising speed the new niche dovetailed with a sideline
the new niche dovetailed with a sideline
the new niche dovetailed with a sideline of Louise’s I had another business a
of Louise’s I had another business a
of Louise’s I had another business a regular maid service and I have to say
regular maid service and I have to say
regular maid service and I have to say that if you’re going to be cleaning for
that if you’re going to be cleaning for
that if you’re going to be cleaning for a living this is definitely more
a living this is definitely more
a living this is definitely more satisfying and being a maid amid her
satisfying and being a maid amid her
satisfying and being a maid amid her heavy schedule with its inherent sadness
heavy schedule with its inherent sadness
heavy schedule with its inherent sadness Louise tries to stay upbeat the best
Louise tries to stay upbeat the best
Louise tries to stay upbeat the best part of my job is having people say what
part of my job is having people say what
part of my job is having people say what a difference we made people really have
a difference we made people really have
a difference we made people really have gratitude for what you do they after
gratitude for what you do they after
gratitude for what you do they after they’re in those situations that realize
they’re in those situations that realize
they’re in those situations that realize what it would be like if they had to do
what it would be like if they had to do
what it would be like if they had to do it and they’re really grateful
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