Crime Scene Cleanup Blog

Bio-Trauma 911, Inc. was recently contacted by a family who recently lost a loved one who committed suicide.  According to the family, they hired a crime scene cleanup company to remove the biohazards resulting from the shotgun suicide.  Unfortunately, even though the crime scene cleanup company had thoroughly cleaned the carpet, blood was slowly returning [...]

This evening, I had the unfortunate experience of being the lead police officer on a suicide investigation.  Upon arrival, I found a white male approximately 50 years of age lying on his back in his bedroom.  Closer examination revealed most of the left side of his head to be missing and a shotgun laying nearby.  [...]

Bio-Trauma 911, Inc. was recently contacted to conduct a suicide cleanup at a local hotel.  After all the formalities were completed, the technicians were dispatched to the scene to commence the suicide cleanup.  Upon arrival, the technicians found the door to the hotel room to be sealed with crime scene tape and a noticeable odor [...]

Last week, one of our recent students and the owner of a crime scene cleanup company contacted me for advice.  Based on the information I was given, their technicians cleaned a home following a suicide.  There were a number of family members involved with the cleanup process, which made the technician’s job even more difficult.  During the course [...]