I Clean Up After Murders, Meth Labs & Serial Killers | Informer

The Informer is a Crime Scene Cleaner who cleans up multiple homicides per week and has been called to shootings, stabbings, machete attacks and meth labs.

She is on call 24 hours a day six days a week and says there’s no job that gets the adrenaline going like this one.

One of her first shocking experiences was of a woman who fell and died from intense head trauma. Once she started decomposing, her cat started eating some of her brains which then also killed the cat from all the bacteria - despite there being plenty of cat food left over in the bowl. She just can’t ever look at cats the same way.

The Informer says the hardest part of the job is dealing with survivors at the scene without causing secondary trauma. She once had to deal with the wife of a man who had shot himself. He had spent all his savings fixing up his house and then when the house flooded, it had just pushed him over.

The Informer also clears out hoarder homes that are equally shocking. She once cleaned an upscale apartment where the man had been cooking meth and shooting porn. On another occasion, she cleaned a serial killer’s house and whilst going through each room - there were cameras facing every direction that made her feel uneasy.

In reflection, the Informer says this job makes her see the world differently, “you’d think this job would make you more of an empathetic person, but it doesn’t, it just desensitizes you”.

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[Emma-jfxv]

Mad respect for the people who do this. They see the worst things imaginable so that the victims' families don't have to.

[dgpbhhs]

"how am i supposed to do this job if i just fall apart?" was the most realest thing ive heard today.

[michaeljameson]

Having their face covered had me thinking they were.. literally crime scene cleaners.. hired by the criminals lmao.

[dahnastevens]

I’m SO sorry. NO one, not one person on this earth was created to do this job or be exposed to anything like it.

[megatronskneecap]

It's incredible to me that we walk past physcopaths, mass-drug dealers and murderes everyday and don't suspect a thing. Huge big-ups to these crime scene cleaners as it must sometimes be an extremely streantious strain mentally to walk into these places.

[Ahmad]

This job is so necessary yet so difficult! I hope all crime scene cleaners have healthy ways to deal with everything they come across

[Lilbadtrinibih]

"At least its contained" IS WILD

[tbluge]

You could't pay me enough. Huge respect for who ever does this line of work

[homosexualpanic]

I hope this person is able to access counseling or therapy. You shouldn't have to deal with this stuff alone, even if it is your job.

[bugtalk]

Listening to this guy speak about his experiences is so deeply disturbing and sends chills down my spine. Doing what this guy does would be one of the worst jobs in the world.

[ScatPackLumberJack]

Just googled crime scene cleaner yearly salary. It’s saying 30-34k. I can’t put into words how fucking unreal that is, and that people willingly do it every day. I’d go without a LOT of things if that was the only job available to me.

[stupid]

This reminds me of the first and only shooting call I did as an EMT. The victim had half of their head and face blown off, with a shotgun blast at less than 10 feet. Fortunately, and also unfortunately, the victim survived, but was left horribly disfigured. After that, I can testify with certainty that the human brain is indeed pink. That was over 15 years ago, and even thinking about it now still bothers me.

What you see on TV or even here on YouPoop, or even reading the run sheet, doesn't even compare to the terror and disbelief that you feel when you're in the thick of it while having to maintain your composure. It entirely changes your perspective on the world, and makes you resentful of the people around you who are blissfully unaware of the carnage that you've been forced to bear witness to. It takes a special kind of soul to be able to absorb all of that horror, trauma, and pain into themselves; to venture into the darkness that is human nature and find their way back to the light.

The Informer is a good soul, and I believe God is with him. I only hope that he will not lose his way.

[TheFailroaders]

I remember in a really messed up event back in 2015, a friend of mine died of a self inflicted gunshot wound, her husband at the time couldn't afford any cleanup for the scene, so I volunteered.
It's something I'll never forget, of course the coroner already took her body away but the bathroom was full of death.
I'll never forget the day I picked up my friends brain matter.... it's not something I think I'd ever be able to do again

[RedHeadRGR]

When he was talking about scrubbing the brain off the floor, it reminded me of my aunt who died in her house while giving birth on her own. There were pieces of meat, congealed blood, urine, even her nails on the floor. Some things you just can't unsee.. i was just 19 at that time but i can still remember every detail; the feelings, even the smell of the place.

[bobbycrunk]

I’ve been doing this for a year now, the best part of this job is helping families, you can truly tell how much they appreciate you.

[mylovelymelancholy]

As a crime scene specialist, I appreciate the work you do. When leaving the scene I often think about the poor individuals who have to take care of the horrific messes left behind.

[tickledtoffee]

From a crime/accident/suicide scene containment- and trauma-counsellor: you guys are incredible, I can't even imagine doing your job. In my job, we obviously call our local CSC business all the time and they're amazing. Thank you for doing the things no victim's loved ones (or anyone, you included) ever should have to

[keanukoren]

I feel like a job like this would make it impossible for you to trust anyone forever. Seeing the worst of people and what they can do is terrifying

[IanNicholasChappel]

I can't imagine having to see all that. Mad respect for doing what you do