Murder Scene Cleanup Question
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Texas Star
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One of my ROTC instructors said that one of the worst things about war is the smell of the bodies.
I can imagine how ripe they get. David Lindsey had a scene where one female investigator was "allowed" to be the cop who checked out a body lying under a house.
I can imagine how ripe they get. David Lindsey had a scene where one female investigator was "allowed" to be the cop who checked out a body lying under a house.
forindooruseonly
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This is a hard thread for me to read so i skipped most of it, but I have an experience so I will answer. If I'm just repeating what others have said, I apologize.
A few years ago a friend of mine and his two roommates were murdered by their landlord with a fireplace poker. He was caught within a day and charged, and four or five days later my friends and I were allowed inside to clean up and help my friend's mother collect her sons belongings. We made sure to clean up everything we could and lay a few rugs on the carpet before she got there so she wouldn't have to see the stains.
The house itself wasn't our concern, as far as we cared it could burn down and we'd all be happy, but we didn't want his mother to have to face that while gathering her son's property and since it was the landlord that did it, he certainly wasn't going to be cleaning anything up...
So, it was four or five days after the arrest before we were cleared to go in and remove his stuff. The detective who let us in didn't oppose our cleaning for decency's sake. If the landlord hadn't confessed immediately to the crime, I suspect it would have been a while longer and more thoroughly examined.
A few years ago a friend of mine and his two roommates were murdered by their landlord with a fireplace poker. He was caught within a day and charged, and four or five days later my friends and I were allowed inside to clean up and help my friend's mother collect her sons belongings. We made sure to clean up everything we could and lay a few rugs on the carpet before she got there so she wouldn't have to see the stains.
The house itself wasn't our concern, as far as we cared it could burn down and we'd all be happy, but we didn't want his mother to have to face that while gathering her son's property and since it was the landlord that did it, he certainly wasn't going to be cleaning anything up...
So, it was four or five days after the arrest before we were cleared to go in and remove his stuff. The detective who let us in didn't oppose our cleaning for decency's sake. If the landlord hadn't confessed immediately to the crime, I suspect it would have been a while longer and more thoroughly examined.
yes it works but it's still a mess and yes using a hose line out side was SOP were I worked
williamlayton
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Why can't everybody just get along?
Blessings
Blessings
Hi:
Hick Town USA: the crime scene stays secured until all evidence is photographed, and packaged by the Crime Scene Techs". The lead investigator is the only one that can release the crime scene. There are private indivuals/companies that the owner or insurance can call for the "Cleanup".
Hick Town USA: the crime scene stays secured until all evidence is photographed, and packaged by the Crime Scene Techs". The lead investigator is the only one that can release the crime scene. There are private indivuals/companies that the owner or insurance can call for the "Cleanup".
A few years ago a guy I worked with killed himself with a s&w 500 to the head. He had a lot of mental issues and was on some prescribed medicine that probably made it worse. Anyway, his girlfriend found him 3 days later. I couldnt imagine seeing something like that, let alone the smell. I was also with my stepdad when he passed away, you never forget that. Its not like it is on tv whatsoever.
My highschool health class took a trip to our local funeral home my junior year too. It was very informative and interesting to me. Theres literally a toilet at the end of the stainless table. The formaldyhyde is what got me though, that smell.
My highschool health class took a trip to our local funeral home my junior year too. It was very informative and interesting to me. Theres literally a toilet at the end of the stainless table. The formaldyhyde is what got me though, that smell.
medxam
US Veteran
I have been to hundreds of these blood and gore scenes. I always put on my "booties", just to save my shoes, made my observations and left. How long to hold the scene and who was to clean up was not the Medical Examiner's problem!
medxam
medxam
Fishslayer
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
CSI Miami is my favorite: Size (0) Babes in pastel shirts, white skin tight pants and 4" heels "digging in" at the scene.
Uni's are reduced to the role of bellhop and doorman for the Crockett and Tubbs wannabe's.
Horatio always telling the detectives how to do their job, grilling suspects and catching the bad guy in the nick of time.
Yeecchh!!
Don't forget the impossibly beautiful men who get away with coming to work every day with a three day growth...
And don't forget the non stop witty banter...
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Suicide in the family? My Brother in Law got the privilege when someone in his wife's family did it with a shotgun.
Suicide in the family? My Brother in Law got the privilege when someone in his wife's family did it with a shotgun.
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