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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[@whoami5177]

Яяяяяяяя

[@LeoLinneo27]

Gracias por ese detalle

[@slushee1]

thats really cool lol

[@4N4rCo]

Tremendo loquendo le mandaron xd

[@theperson4yearsago565]

Thx.

[@Emma-jf4xv]

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

[@salty_superspreader3647]

THERE ARE CLEANERS THAT HIT THE PLACE BEFORE COPS SHOW. MOST TIME ITS EMS CLEAR A SPOT. THE PRIVATE OWNED BY CARTELS. YOU CAN CALL THEM BODY SNATCHERS. THERE TO MAKE SURE NO LINKS AND THE HIT IS DONE. JUST NOW. HAVE YOU SEEN PEOPLE FLY OUT OF BODY BAGS STILL ALIVE. BUT I ASURE YOU THIS. THIS WASNT BY MISSTAKE. THEY HAVE BEEN THE WAY TO GO WILL CRIME COVER UPS. NEVER TRUST EMS. NEVER. THEY WILL KILL YOU NO QUESTIONS..TAKE WITH THAT WHAT YOU WILL. DOUBT THAT. WATCH EMS HOW THEY MOVE..IF OUT SITTING. AND WATCHING A AREA. THERE WILL BE A SHOOTING OR CRIME THAT NEEDS THEM IN THAT AREA THERE FIRST..DO NOT PUT YOUR LIFE IN THERE HANDS

[@salty_superspreader3647]

HE WEARS A MASK. CAUSE HE IS A CRIMINAL. HE HAS COVERED UP THINGS SO FAMILYS NEVER FIND OUT WHO. RESPECT NOTHING. HIS GUILT IS WIEGHTS HEAVY BEHIND THAT MASK. PEOPLE ARE SOOO FOOLISH..THE CODE OF EMS AND THERE CREED IS EVEN SUS AF. THERE PRIVATE GOON CLEANERS. MOST KNW DAYS BEFORE IT HAPPENS IF NOT JUST HOURS TO BE ON CALL. WAKE UP

[@chasecharron4546]

crime scene cleaners dont hide their face.. there are many... this is fake

[@Yahooligan72]

ER doctors do. These ppl just clean up

[@Shzzaam]

​@@Yahooligan72These people save families TONS of emotional trauma. Sparing parents having to clean up the blood from their childs suicide is definitely more than "just clean up"

[@michaeljameson920]

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

[@Vespyr_]

Yeah there are a lot of people who do this job without the melodrama lol

[@andrewh3079]

me too wtf lol

[@77Creation]

Probably doesn’t want randos who watched this video coming uo to him on the street asking him about this job. Probably doesn’t want organized crime orgs thinking they know anything either.

[@WhirlFo0L]

Its to prevent information from leaking about this person pretty simple

[@SatanSquad]

​@@77CreationThats a She.

[@user-dg7pb9hh1s]

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

[@ltav.ii.igaming7325]

This person signed up for it. There is no empathy if you decided to sign up for something and then it messed you up mentally. You think those images just leave his head?

[@LolitaCraft]

This is something I can relate to hard as a nurse- one of my professors even specifically stressed that vicarious trauma (ie secondary trauma from caring for the victims) is real and it can eat you alive. Jobs like these can expose you to some truly horrific things on a daily basis, but the job still needs to be done regardless. Someone's gotta do the work- but just like you can't pour from an empty glass, you can't take care of others if you don't care for yourself.

[@MillzOvO]

Shut up you work retail

[@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.

[@maxhall7832]

I disagree

[@redragon9588]

Ohh you think so? you are so naive, there quite a lot of people who watches various gruesome videos online, and they quite like it. There more than enough of people who would eve see it as a fun job

[@ozenvr]

If she didnt like it, she would quit. Theres plenty of other jobs

[@feofino1]

@@redragon9588 If you think watching gore videos and doing this is the same. You have no idea what she had to go through.

[@redragon9588]

@@feofino1 that was an example, gore is gore and some people have a fetish for gore

[@Ahmad67475]

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

[@jonbourgoin182]

I would have to think that they are required to see therapists on a regular basis.

[@preciadoalex123]

There's always someone who's willing to do it. Either these people are messed up in the head too, or they don't really mind seeing stuff like this irl

[@hado33_]

yeah, they just do some of the drugs they found on the scene and walah

[@HolyDiver-dx6px]

I cleaned bathrooms at taco bell 😢

[@Ahmad67475]

@@HolyDiver-dx6px nah but all in seriousness, you good?? People seem to be so obsessed with that place despite what and how it comes out of them? I would need a full hazmat suit for that 😅😂

[@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.

[@CamaroLSskateboarding]

I was telling somebody a few days ago that almost every prolific serial killer that we all at least know about, are completely unassuming, look at Dahmer, Bundy, even Gacy. A lot of the population, even myself if we see a person on the street that looks "threatening ", those people are usually never the really sick individuals we would expect them to be just at a glance.

[@michaelandrews4783]

Most of them are members of upper management of companies.

[@yesitzmeh]

People love cocaine! I don’t unfortunately, but I like 🧀 😮

[@megatronskneecap]

@@yesitzmeh Haha. People love Ketamine but I like Cornflakes.

[@MartinWasTaken]

You walk past drug dealers everyday when you walk past a shop that sells alcohol or a pharmacytical reseller. Remember alcohol and nicotine are also drugs. Most medicine is also based on drugs.

[@tbluge]

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

[@fartmane]

how much do they get paid

[@anonymous-wx8ly]

@@fartmane looks to be 34k-40k a year with potential to increase it seems

[@hybbfr727]

@@anonymous-wx8ly that is NOT enough

[@JojoJukestar]

Seriously. That's just sad how little money that is.@@hybbfr727

[@anonymous-wx8ly]

@@hybbfr727 I looked it up that's what it was in Florida

[@Lilbadtrinibih]

"At least its contained" IS WILD

[@BurnerJan]

The house being covered in cinnamon flavored lube is crazy too 😭😭😭

[@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.

[@MrArtVein]

It's a job but not in the traditional sense. Most don't have a "boss." They're contractors so any therapy etc is out of their own pocket/insurance if that makes sense. The benefits that come with a traditional job aren't related here, unless they've set up their own company to that level.

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

What time is it, when the Counselor/Therapist says: " I can assist you, if you can afford CINNAMON Wage." Time to find a new Counselor/Therapist. Watch your step, on your way out.

[@23hours53]

what stuff? its a job. if you need therapy becouse your job it isnt a job for you

[@honeyFoxx420]

Prison will help him

[@WatcherOfHorror]

This isn't true hahaha anyone can apply to do it. Company I work for was hiring last summer.

[@bugtalk84]

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.

[@user-ik7vm1kt6q]

It's a woman actually, or at least someone who presents femininely. The description says "she"

[@bluecollary]

And also a lil "suprised" that a cat could eat a decomposed brain/ organ, bcs most of the time- cats walk away even from expired, horrible smell, unfresh dishes/ food/ ingredients. They do barely eat rodents they killed. *they can, but rarely want to, unless they must/ mega hungry Yes. We are talkin about human and tragedy here. I'm not psychopath nor cold blood. Just questioning. I thought it was just a script? But.."no." My bad. - This isn't a job. It's a call for the chosen one, imo. *altho they mostly do bcs they got no options lett

[@frobber150]

It is a woman. They disguised her voice and gave her a mask, because gangsters have shot at other crime scene cleaners.

[@MrFish-ko7vi]

@@bluecollary what confused me more is how strong that fall must have been to split her skull

[@Michael-Archonaeus]

​@@MrFish-ko7viSomething could have pushed her over violently, she could have hit her head on something hard and sharp, perhaps an imperfection in the floor or a feature of some kind.

[@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.

[@DizGRUNTLED-cl4oc]

Oh yeah Man, I completely agree with you. The underground workers are definitely underpaid. It's crazy

[@A6Legit]

3:03 "I'm not able to do anything else except for my job" Is this person unemployable in every other job or something

[@bobbycrunk5598]

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.

[@sekiroemo]

how much are u pay to do this? But, who pay? Government?

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

What’s the job title, I’m wondering what it would even be called?

[@bradley8258]

@@SeattleRaindrop206crime scene cleaner

[@kiri4099]

@@sekiroemo probably the people who hire you since (as far as i know) a lot of people who do this job dont exacly work under companies and even if they do its probably the company and not the govermant who pays them (like a regular cleaning company)

[@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

[@Anakaraya]

I hope you have sought mental health support. What you went through is a real trauma. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@TheFailroaders]

@@Anakaraya yeah I've discussed it during therapy, it was terrible, it was weird because in the moment cleaning it up its like the act of that wasn't sinking into my reality until later after I finished and cried in the shower at my home. I've sense moved away and rarely ever think of her, I do miss her a lot.

[@idontknowwhattoputhere.3572]

Jesus Christ

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

Next time, pretend you are a Cat.

[@ContentMadame]

You have my sympathies. I spent the week before Christmas 2003 cleaning up my husband, packing our lives into boxes and shrieking between bouts of shock. I've never forgiven him for that.

[@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.

[@Michael-Archonaeus]

Good reason never to leave a pregnant woman on her own.

[@chocopie1033]

wow

[@RedHeadRGR]

@@Michael-Archonaeus she was only 5 months pregnant, and my uncle was working as a truck driver. It wasn't really a "normal" situation, the investigation led to even more questions than answers.

[@hiiiiii507]

@@RedHeadRGR I'm so sorry you had to go through that.

[@anime_cyko]

The speaker is a woman.

[@stupid47]

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.

[@A6Legit]

"Fortunately and unfortunately" just about sums it up

[@jettlii5872]

One of my best friends is an EMT firefighter and he's witnessed some true carnage, like decapitations, dead babies, etc. I can't help but think about what you said about being resentful to those blissfully unaware because I've thought about that from my perspective of being spared from those horrors. I spoke to my friend last week and his entire demeanor was much more stoic and serious. I hope I get to see him soon and give him a big hug. Our other friends I don't think know how truly fucked up his job can really be, and I am one of the only people hes told some of these stories to.

[@noyfb4769]

@@A6Legit I'm incapable of imagining anything 'fortunate' about surviving something like that. Horror movies seem tame in comparison to what some people go through.

[@puppydogs68]

The cat that ate the owner’s brains is scary af 😰

[@zxzxzxzxzxxz]

dogs would do the same too. sad our pets would eat us after everything :

[@raynayay]

​@@zxzxzxzxzxxzanimals are messed up for sure. I know any animal would most likely would do the same but I've continuously seen cats eat decomposing human organs and I can't look at them the same anymore. It's disturbing

[@Mimix-o]

I have a cat and don’t care 😭 cats are animals of course they would eat us Im not really grossed out its just sad

[@u__u7]

@@raynayay its not that deep cz they're animals and don't know any better, plus they gotta be really hungry unfortunately to eat whatever they can

[@nedcramdon1306]

If any of us were stranded with no food and just a dead person. Well..... you can guess, right?

[@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

[@Arthurian.]

They aren't allowed to clean it up by law. I would expect you to know this considering your claim of employment.

[@tickledtoffee]

@@Arthurian. I'm not American. Cleanup is the family's problem here

[@Arthurian.]

@@tickledtoffee so you're calling the families the crime scene cleanup crews? You're double talking yourself

[@tickledtoffee]

​@@Arthurian. families are responsible for cleanup. They may do it themselves, ask a friend to do it or hire a professional crime scene cleanup business. Stop trolling

[@Arthurian.]

@@tickledtoffee I'm not trolling. You are double talking yourself and you know it.

[@BACKtacklintyson]

Honestly I felt every word he said. I’m a funeral director and embalmer and I think this job made me get extreme anxiety. I think of the world as a danger and how you can easily be here one day and gone the next. Really fks with your mental health seeing everything you see daily and having to be there to carry the weight of people grieving while not being able to care for your own mental health and missing so much time away from the ones you care about most. I too go on call before crime scene cleanup comes so I see first hand the travesties you can only imagine them to be or that you see in movies. I sometimes wonder why I got myself into this career and I feel like I fkd myself over. I will never be able to see the world through nieve eyes. 🤢

[@ivanjakanov]

even with pitch shifting and wearing a mask, it's pretty easy to tell it's a female speaking, also in the description it describes the informer as she. not that it really matters since they're trying to hide the identity. i think it's bizarre they are hiding the identity if it's actually a legal job. but i can see how someone would want to hide their real face talking about some things

[@anitaknight3915]

I resonated with what you wrote. I'm a grief trauma mental health counselor. It's very difficult we are there to comfort & emotionally support people at their worst to the detriment of our own mental health . It can be very isolating, depressing, and draining. It'd be great to shed a light on the challenges of being a funeral director/embalmer.

[@ahsiek]

she

[@s3mddsi812]

ppl replying she are bots. but its rlly not too late to switch man. whether to another regular job or even something online. not worth sacrificing yourself for a job you hate when there are so many other options

[@Hawkeyes319]

I always wondered why would anyone take that job.. what’s your story?

[@IanNicholasChappel]

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

[@fatimaadreeta]

This is horrific. Every crime scene cleaner should have a mental health counsellor provided to them. They are doing an amazing job in a horrible world. They deserve to be treated better.

[@williambutler1955]

Sad part is that the victims of crimes have to do or hire their own cleanup crews. The city does not provide that for you.

[@mercygirl317]

i didnt know that. interesting, thanks

[@mhthekilla]

​@@mercygirl317You're weird af.

[@alf3707]

What the hell? Why?

[@williambutler1955]

@@alf3707 I don’t know. I just remember watching a video about what happens after the crime scene is released back to victims. It was said they have to pay for their own cleanup.

[@williambutler1955]

Here’s something. That rapper that was killed posting pics on ig in the dead persons blood in his apartment. Only reason he was able to do so was because he didn’t hire a cleanup crew and the city didn’t take care of it even though he was a victim in that situation.

[@keanukoren6109]

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

[@MartinWasTaken]

It's not like Police or EMS have it any better, they have to assess the scene first. Haven't heard any of them losing the trust of their friends.

[@annatetiad.4991]

@@MartinWasTaken TRue - ambos are first on the scene and have extremely high levels of PTSD

[@Bournefort]

Exactly. Police have to deal with scumbags day in and day out. Then the criminals want to defund the police and send them all to prison. @@MartinWasTaken

[@islixxn]

not rlly bro u dont know what u yapping about@@MartinWasTaken

[@saharaloveland]

including the person with such a job I would never trust him because disturbed minds will do anything

[@Kalofisru]

Great job explaining what you have experience not only on the job but LiFE.

[@pharrella_de_Vil]

This woman has gone through so much.

[@Anna8765]

How the hell did you think this man is a woman

[@jcja902]

These cleaners got nuts. The strong mentality you must have to do this job is on another level.

[@carolinemg8256]

missed a really good opportunity there bud…

[@honeyFoxx420]

"job" lol

[@sleepy...7218]

@@honeyFoxx420 yes it is a job imagine walking into a room and having to clean corpses, blood, feces, urine, semen and other disturbing things.

[@ascendednightingale2456]

@@honeyFoxx420… how is it not a job? Please enlighten us.

[@donalddarko5807]

​@@ascendednightingale2456 "The only real Job is the one I'm doing"

[@KJ-gc8oq]

I found out recently that in America, a crime scene cleaner isnt automatically called in by the authorities. YOU have to find and employ a company yourself, and YOU have to pay for it, i was shocked.

[@TheThetechnician]

Who else would pay, the bloke down the road?

[@sarahmunoz5749]

@@TheThetechnicianthe fucking government

[@behavior2836]

@@TheThetechnician the government

[@monkeymoment6478]

@@behavior2836 So the bloke down the road? The government’s money doesn’t come from a pig’s ass.

[@thetayz72]

@@behavior2836 so then he was technically correct

[@rngtcginc]

The courage to sit up there and talk these things is amazing. Props to you

[@sophial3339]

So much respect for this guy. Thank you for the work you do.

[@lmdsn]

it is a woman with a voice changer

[@annavg7294]

"I thought I would get better dealing with surviving victims. But I never get any better, I stay the same." This is a perfect description. I finally start to understand only a little what these cleaners are going through. They have all my respect, even when I can't imagine the things they have seen

[@shazzamjf]

So you tell me that the police in america is leaving a crime scene after they just took the body and then let the family of the victim get back in to their still f'ed up home and the cleaner has to deal with them!? Bruh...america is f'ed up on another level holy shot..

[@SynthoidSounds]

Way, way beyond my pay grade . . . infinite respect for anyone who can actually do this, and stay relatively sane.

[@mathshouldntdie9996]

Sanenas

[@Voltomess]

I would say people like this should make a ton of $$$ but as I know this #$%ked up system the company owner makes a lot and cleaners probably make $17/h

[@JayTX.]

Harsh realities of what " humanity" is and has always been ....we just just to look away from it but it's always been here

[@chuusenberg519]

Pay grade, gay parade

[@caistro.myrevu]

i feel horrible that they have to see all that just to help the community, they deserve the world.

[@Erik_The_Viking]

I know a real life CSI. She always got a laugh out of people who would watch the show and think "hey, this is cool!" and then they see the reality of what the job really entails. She explained some of the aspects of the job that are anything but clean.

[@heimbiggysmallz]

As opposed to a Fictional CSI?

[@erossinema8797]

The smell is what I couldn't handle.

[@crosswalklarry]

So you are saying Hollywood is Fantasy and done for ratings? 😂

[@Arthurian.]

​@@erossinema8797I have a friend who does body removal before crime scene/death cleanups come in, for southeast Michigan. He has some wild stories, one time it was a SEVERELY obese person, heavily decomposed and their leg fell off when they picked up the body!!

[@zackwajer339]

What's her name.

[@latyshal.2286]

Wow. Thank you Vice for giving this woman a platform to talk about her career as a crime scene cleaner. My concern for people who do this type of work is always their mental health. I hope she have healthy ways to decompress and also, sees a counselor/therapist at least once every month.

[@harrypothead4575]

I think that's a man not a woman.

[@saantonandre]

@harrypothead4575​ pronoun in video description

[@tevinroeser1168]

I think its a dude

[@TheXshot]

@@tevinroeser1168 The video description says "she".

[@lukeslayer]

​@@saantonandrepronoun or ACTUAL gender

[@skoobzkb]

Always have massive respect to people who have to clean these kind of messes. I don't think anyone on this planet could be prepared for this kind of job.

[@RokushoHasashi]

I got respect to anyone who does this as a profession and has the stomach to handle everything that comes with it.

[@ivy_inferno]

I used to work in a residential facility for seniors. An old nice lady who was obviously drunk called me to ask if I could talk with her. I was working the night shift and I had nothing to do so I said yes. We chatted a bit, then she told me about her husband who shot himself in the basement while she was in their house, and she had to clean everything by herself. I will never forget how I felt when she said that she had to pick up pieces of her husband's skull and brain all by herself. I wish she could have had some help from someone :/ Thanks for doing this job

[@becominghero9754]

[@damiancerruti6718]

Cool!

[@topraktunca1829]

@@damiancerruti6718 bro wtf.. cool ?

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

The coroner is actually responsible to collect all body parts- she should have called their office if it wasnt done correctly the first time.

[@josemerlos6834]

I have always wondered why my cat hangs out at night around my head. Now, I can see he’s planning on eating my brain.

[@daniellekrammel4211]

😂

[@petergotham6590]

Yea that cat was crazy

[@suewalker8586]

Creepy.👀

[@LovingCandyXOxo]

Im stunned just hearing abt this. God bless this individual and the work they do

[@mrs.Columbo22]

Thank you for doing the work that only a select few can handle.

[@Son-of-Tyr]

I've seen horrible, gut-wrenching, unbelievable things and what I noticed about how the things I've experienced affected me is that i respect death now. I understand how real it is. Most people are so detached from it. I also respect the value of all life now, not just human. I learned empathy.

[@homosexualpanic]

What, seem things in person or on the internet? Plus learning empathy through seeing fucked up things is in itself, pretty fucked up. You shouldn't have to do that to "learn" empathy

[@Son-of-Tyr]

@@homosexualpanic I'm not talking about anything on the internet. I don't consider that "seeing things". And I didn't just see, I experienced. And fncked up or not, it worked. Nearly the entire world is so up its own ass with make believe problems that it's not a surprise to me that I couldn't empathize with anyone in it. I still sometimes have difficulty empathizing with people when I look at what people think are "real problems" in the US but my past experiences help me with that. Regardless, believe what you want. Opinions are like assh0les, everyone's got one. Including you, me and the brain cleaner.

[@Son-of-Tyr]

@@Resplencemelodi Once you see it up close, especially if it's someone you know and/or care about, it becomes very real. And I understand about being antisocial. I was before and still am to a degree. When I experienced these things, it made me appreciate the people I had left. You might not notice at first, but their absence becomes very real.

[@MrArtVein]

@@homosexualpanic name checks out

[@MrArtVein]

@@Son-of-Tyr this. As a child I thought it was normal to have these experiences. I didn't learn til later lots of people don't lose someone close until they're an adult. I couldn't imagine that. Maybe that's why they felt so unbreakable until that point

[@PumpkinPails]

One of my neighbors died a few years back. I was just getting home and had to walk past her apartment when they were pulling her body out through the front door. They just plopped her down on the ground and she slumped forward like a sack of flour while they got the stretcher ready. She was in a body bag, so I didn't see any gore or anything, but just seeing my lifeless neighbor being tossed around like that messed me up for several weeks. I can't imagine what these people must go through emotionally after seeing the things they see.

[@I_g_396]

Same my neighbor died from a overdose in his bathroom and I witnessed him getting pulled out in a body bag and they kinda accidentally dropped him a little it was a weird sight that I can never get out of my head.

[@_thepoet68]

Seeing them take my mom out of the house in that black body bag kinda nonchalantly after passing from cancer messed me up also

[@loveless3578]

I am so sorry OP and the other commenters had these experiences. When I worked in mortuary transport the first thing I was told was to always treat the deceased with the respect they deserve. It's disgusting how many people go into the field and treat them like they're trash. I always reported people who were disrespectful to the dead to the coroner. The business of death is huge but also very much like a community so the bad ones are usually fired very quickly and unlikely to get hired for the same line of work in the area.

[@Sharon...]

That's just having zero respect,!

[@browniepoints5227]

Yeah it’s like a moment ago that person had thoughts and feeling now their just a bag of meat

[@DivinaM1105]

I want to hug this person. This was distributing. I feel for those who have the stomach to do this job.

[@mrdasilver]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for people who do this kind of work. I know, for sure, I would never be able to do it.

[@Ah-LeeSays]

Wow…I wonder if they automatically pay for these people to have therapy. It should be MANDATORY! There are so many mental health concerns here…😳

[@ashleythaxton9667]

Who are “they”…”automatically” from what money…? To which therapists? Mandated by whom? Of course not

[@Philth_E]

The companies don't, I used to work for one. Good money but gruesome stuff at times.

[@Su2D2]

They don't

[@Ccfatfat8427]

Crime scene cleaners aren’t hired by the city, they’re normally locally/privately owned businesses but if the company these people work for can afford to get therapy for their cleaners they definitely should, I can’t even begin to imagine how injurious this job is to the mental state of these people.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

Jobs that no one want like butcher and plumber pay usually well relative to the amount of skill required. I have no doubt this job is no different.

[@dragonzone-le5hv]

People assume that crime scene cleaners or morticians are weird or psychotic. Many of them had bad experiences with someone passing and want to make sure other people don’t experience it.

[@briannamills1386]

Exactly how I feel as a firefighter, I had a friend shot next door , and my dad overdosed , I wanna have the chance to maybe save someone next time

[@dragonzone-le5hv]

@@briannamills1386 I’m so sorry. Thank you for all you do. I work at a restaurant. Im in college. I always make sure to thank all the police, military, firefighters, emts, nurses etc that come in. You are loved and appreciated even when you don’t see it or feel that way. Sending virtual hugs 🤗

[@blackqweenmars]

Some of them are though

[@val4260]

Do you know why they have them wear a mask in this video

[@blackqweenmars]

@@val4260 probably for anonymity so that they aren’t identified by people who could possibly use it against them

[@remuvs]

There's a special kind of respect you have towards people in that field of work- knowing they have to see the worst parts of what people can do and darkest parts of life on a frequent basis. There is no sum of money which could have me work in a job like that, it would just be too much for me to take.

[@hi_im_angelatrainor]

She/he needs a hug, a therapist, and a vacation to somewhere beautiful every two months. Edit: I wanna hug this person so badly. I know what its like to be traumatized and I wanna free them of their pain. That is so horrible.

[@ericbattista9341]

You’re being too dramatic, it’s a job these people willingly do.

[@seraphsilent5255]

@@ericbattista9341 so just because they choose to do the job, they shouldn't receive any praise or sympathy?

[@ericbattista9341]

@@seraphsilent5255 I’ve noticed that you’ve successfully incorporated into this situation; ignoring my ideas. That’s what tends to happen when you fail to think 😘

[@isaiahtowers1865]

I worked for a junk removal company, and I’m so glad that the worst we had to deal with was just the worst of peoples living habits and not human remains. Although the mystery cooler that had been chilling on this guys porch with old meat inside could’ve been anything.

[@edgardorodriguez5800]

😢

[@crystalstewart5568]

Uh yeah, was gonna say, you've definitely dealt with human remains. You just don't/didn't know it 😢

[@ericbattista9341]

@@crystalstewart5568Man, gotta love people who swear they know what they’re talking about!

[@TheKindredTrucker]

I really feel for this person, this video was honestly heartbreaking. I know someone has to do this work, but it sounds absolutely brutal. I just finished listening to the audiobook by former NYC Medical Examiner Barbara Butcher, "What The Dead Know." Very similar kinds of stories. She is an incredibly strong woman who ended up taking some time in a psychiatric facility after losing her job, not mainly because of the job loss, but because she struggled so much with the impacts of having to turn off her emotions for so many years.

[@samuellin1014]

Interviewing a former Catholic Priest on what he observed during confessions would be very interesting.

[@cptn_chromo3189]

Priests can't break the seal of confession.

[@samuellin1014]

@@cptn_chromo3189 Hence, FORMER.

[@meatbeater3000]

@@cptn_chromo3189 That's why they said [former] priest but yeah

[@jaystone5036]

Thank you. You should have a sort of support group to people who do this kind of job

[@skatergirl6764]

my aunt was one of the worst hoarders. she died in her disgusting 8 ft tall pile. I am grateful to the crew for cleaning up her

[@LonelyK1d]

You got a pretty mouth , i hope she hears what you have to say about her death 😂

[@LvUhcX]

@@LonelyK1dtruths hurt … despite empathy

[@cyberpunkin742]

@@LonelyK1d why do you even pretend to care, you dont know them

[@nerd26373]

This is a discussion that would make people uncomfortable or even grossed out slightly. I have a feeling there's much more to this than we will ever know. This contains a whole lot of insights we always need to bear in mind.

[@davechristian7543]

wat r u into that sort of stuff r ya?

[@jonbourgoin182]

Yeah this video could and should have been much longer than 6 and a half minutes.

[@mushroomsalttea]

I'm always curious and I want to learn, but these topics are particularly horrifying. I can't imagine how hard it must be. Crime scene cleaners should also get therapy and other support systems. This is scary and it's heartbreaking. "I thought I would get better at dealing with surviving victims, but I never get any better. I stay the same." I hope she gets some sort of help and support to help her and give her a better life.

[@dragonzone-le5hv]

Prayers for their PTSD. Someone must do this job but at the expense of their own mental health 😢

[@blackqweenmars]

@iamme25yago somebody has to do it

[@natashamaria6971]

Thank you for sharing your story with us. Someday when you're older I wish you'd forget all of this and feel a little lighter.❤

[@Getfreebucksnocap]

I respect this guy for going through all of the hard stuff that is traumatizing

[@lmdsn]

idk how so many people are mistaking a clearly pitch shifted female voice for a male voice

[@merinquepie]

@@lmdsn RIGHT OH MY GOD

[@sorenpachuau3244]

"How am i suppose to do this job, if i just fall apart" The respect i have for this man and people like him is immense, Take care G

[@Rhovanion85]

She's a woman.

[@MartinWasTaken]

Bro in what Universe did actually think that was a man?

[@c0nicalflask]

@@MartinWasTaken people think women don't do these kind of jobs

[@zxzxzxzxzxxz]

@@c0nicalflask but dudes can look like that. giv bro a break, its not that deep

[@ThePearlpeltShadow]

She's a woman :) Great to hear you respect her so much! I do too, she's such a great person and very strong to do this

[@artaleasham4105]

I really hope you feel mentally stable. It's a lot and I wouldn't survive seeing all that. I have enough troubles on my own. I also feel so bad for all the people that got hurt at such a schene. Horrifying. Thank you for the traumatizing work you do. I wouldn't be as strong as you.

[@SedriqMiers]

We dont thank trash men for doing the crappy job they do daily just like her but the bandwagon and virtue signalling hustling for likes, subs and views is the currency sheeple are dying for these days - smh.

[@ghostyboy9469]

“*The first time I seen brains*” I was like dang his thoughts are all over the place 😂

[@gmikoner]

I did trauma cleaning for a short time and couldn't handle it. Not even so much the nasty stuff but the having to be fully suited and masked up for so long I couldn't do it. Respect to the folks who deal with the stuff that nobody else wants to.

[@missdaydreamss]

that's interesting lol. it wasnt death that made you stop, it was your uniform

[@philiproudabush7975]

​@@missdaydreamssI doubt I could tolerate being in that suit either

[@xpeacemaster]

@@missdaydreamss yeah a bunny suit, where your skin starts to grow fungus from the excess moisture

[@pizzadog6923]

Informer is my favorite series now, these are such illuminating stories that remind me of how disturbing and bad the world is

[@justmechanicthings]

Can be, there's also a lot of beauty in the world too

[@MartinWasTaken]

@@justmechanicthings There is very little of it, you see beauty only when you don't think about the fact that people in China right now are worked to death or that there is 32 armed conflicts happening or that some people are born allergic to oxygen or that just this second a random woman was raped and killed. You know? It's very hard to focus on the beauty if you care about humanity.

[@oliviascarlet123]

@@MartinWasTaken everything is a balance. for every second somebody gets murdered, someone else was just embraced by a loved one. you can be passionate about humanity and still recognize the beautiful aspects of life. the fact that you’re even passionate about humanity is beautiful in itself. culture is beautiful. community is beautiful. obviously things like murder and rape are devastating events, but life’s beauty is present every day.

[@stardustmelody2709]

Thank you ever so much for making this video. I hope you are feeling better. I can't imagine doing your job. I can imagine how all that “Dark Side” of life could really get to you. There is still beauty all around you. Try to enjoy something everyday.

[@truenative5251]

God be with you young man .. mentally n physically , this job ain't for everyone you definitely have the gift to help families 🙏💯♡

[@JasonSighn]

Thats a hard job. Respect to anyone that works in that profession.

[@halometallicalover27]

Working in the same field, I always feel bad for wanting jobs because of the context of the job itself. It's a necessary awful job to have, but I can happily say I do love the job. Helping out families and seeing the place after we're done is incredibly rewarding.

[@PopeRichardConwayIII]

how can I enter this field

[@danielmorris3609]

@@PopeRichardConwayIII as a scene cleaner myself, start with an IICRC certification in ‘trauma and crime scene cleaning’ it’s what businesses will look for also highly regarded is experience with industrial cleaning/biological cleaning. hope this helped :)

[@becominghero9754]

This comment was encouraging to read

[@JohnDoeRando]

You shouldn't feel bad for wanting to do your job... Somebody's gotta do this stuff after all.

[@plbeckman]

Thank you vice for the incredible work and the person telling the story. I couldnt do it.

[@ppp6010]

Thank you so much your job!❤😢 Thank you so much all of cleaner in the world❤ from S.Korea🇰🇷

[@missunderstood4246]

Aww this person is an Angel. I hope this person has an amazing support system who listens and comforts and reassures that what she / he is doing an amazing job and that not everything in the world is as it seems.xx❤

[@TonyBamboozle]

Absolutely gripping! I pray for this person's life and sanity.

[@iamvedaa]

this wouldn’t be easy for anyone to do - much respect to anyone in this career.

[@user-cc6fo8pl9p]

I am shaking because of this must of been a traumatic experience for you and the victims.😢

[@futuristic.handgun]

That's fuckin rough man. Shout out to all the people who do this job. 💔

[@eef8297]

The amount of respect I have for the people that have this job. I really hope that this person is getting into therapy. I really hope that they are getting paid real good

[@milamila0207]

Wow as someone’s love language is acts of kindness I wouldn’t mind to help a family who can’t afford or have the strength to clean after a traumatic event.

[@demeterontheinternet]

The ending was really honest. I think that’s a common response that we don’t like to discuss too much x

[@manunited1132]

My best friend who I knew for 20 years had an absence epilepsy episode and fell straight into the train. It took his head off and he's leg. I needed counselling for 3 months after that. That morning I was having breakfast in a cafe with him 2 hours later the unthinkable happened RIP my Buietifull friend Stephen 🌹

[@dliap98]

i have no words. i can't even imagine what that must have been like to witness. i'm so sorry you lost your friend in such a horrible way and i hope you have been able to heal somewhat from the trauma. i hope you are doing alright, and rest in peace to him❤

[@kathydavenport4422]

Bless your heart. Please have a positive way to deal with this. Your one in a million. Blessings Be.

[@grit1679]

I think one of the biggest problems with our society is that individuals are expected to 'specialize' in just one particular thing, and they are essentially forced to overdo it. Many, many jobs cause injuries from repetition (sitting too much, performing a particular hand motion too much, etc.). In this case, 500 years ago basically every person would have to deal with a few traumatic incidents in their lives, but at least the trauma was spread out. The wife would have had to clean up after her husband's suicide, etc. Now we expect one poor soul to deal with this type of thing day in and day out, and we're just not built for it, in the same way we aren't built to be sitting all day long.

[@nellieshoals]

interesting take!!!

[@joowlz]

I never thought about this. It opened my eyes and touched me deeply. What a f%$#ed up job and can you imagine the nightmares these 'cleaners' face. It would literally screw you up. I am so sorry for these workers, so grateful, and honestly they deserve to be heroes. Can you imagine growing up as a kid, you would never think you would end up doing this. They honestly deserve to be rewarded. I too have such admiration and respect. Thank-you for the video and for teaching me.

[@MartinWasTaken]

They show this in practically every crime tv show

[@damiancerruti6718]

Hi mommy

[@mungairhesa]

Man, this has to be one of the hardest jobs in the world. I really do hope that this person has a strong support system around them. I know that somebody has to do it, but still... Hugs to them.

[@S.H.A.D.O.999]

Bless you man... I can not imagine, do not want to imagine.

[@TitaniumSins]

I am going into crime scene cleaning and listening to this just helps me get prepared for it

[@srami004]

Respect to someone who does this

[@CallMeNevermore]

I always thought crime scene cleaners were in the same conglomerate as police officers. I was so wrong. As someone who would like to study to become a paramedic or a sex crimes detective videos like this one that don’t sugarcoat depravity are always appreciated.

[@tiaslays255]

If you become a paramedic you will also be cleaning stuff like this,as well. I always recommended people to do a normal job. It will give you the worst PTSD. If you go through with it please go to therapy and get on medicine or that job will drive you to suicide.

[@CallMeNevermore]

@@tiaslays255 I appreciate your concern. Thank you. The people in my household and a few clinicians know I‘ve always been a bit off. I don’t feel some emotions and the ones I feel aren’t deep. This lack of emotional experience makes it so that I‘m unaffected by traumatic events I witness. It also means I get easily bored in normal jobs. I need the stimulation of a heroic career to feel something.

[@Dingmaster]

My older sister used to have a friend who worked doing crime scene clean up in Las Vegas, he said it was the most depressing thing you could possibly imagine

[@Mr20387]

Not all heroes wear capes Some of them help us by cleaning a scene after a loved one goes and makes moving on easier ❤

[@shad3128]

My mom did the crime scene cleanup for about 6 years. Crazy ass job that most people tend to ignore lol

[@MsXXCrazy]

Literally i have so much respect. I know i couldn’t handle any of this.

[@AjayGupta-ho8jr]

You're doing a brave job. God bless you with serenity.

[@evergreatest7644]

"The cat preferred its human's brain than the actual cat food" Forgive me but I laughed at this.

[@ILOVEMEW10]

You are such a strong person. Someone has to do this job. Thank you! I can’t begin to imagine how hard your job would be 😢

[@imamuggle02]

My friend’s dad was a crime scene cleaner and once she told me about a crime scene he cleaned involving someone being in a hot tub for a month. Apparently to this day, he cannot eat chicken noodle soup..

[@lsdiesel8025]

Mmm Campbell’s 😂

[@Space_Ghost_Hunter]

Damn, just like Silence of the Lambs

[@iinotjules]

This may be dumb question is crime scene cleaner illegal can they be arrested for doing this job?

[@imamuggle02]

@@iinotjules No, not a dumb question! It’s very legal and very necessary.

[@iinotjules]

@@imamuggle02 so they work with sore of with police? I thought they worked off of dark web

[@Anthony-tg9vs]

Wow , this is incredible, He seems to be a really decent guy. I do understand his pain , just being a human being I'm sure this would take its toll on a person.

[@canvas_125]

I work with people already and its draining, BUT I could never pull for a job like THIS. My hat goes off to every person working in these environments.

[@justinyermaw2986]

As a retired Iraq and Afghanistan vet I'd seen some horrible things. My niece is a police woman, the things she has to deal with I'd never manage myself. I'd be sectioned. Police deal with way more horrible situations than every day people. Hat off to anyone that cleans crime scenes for a living

[@BigMoney398]

How many kids did you kill there?

[@thdoggo1]

That’s a frickin hard job, man. I would be traumatized and sobbing on the floor if I tried to do that job. You don’t get to pick what house you end up at. The death scene of a child would be a job that messed me up bad. I feel terrible for first responders who have to find these people, but I never considered the mental impact it must have on the people who have to clean it up. These people provide an invaluable service. Thanks for doing what you do. I couldn’t.

[@penzeone]

Indeed its very difficult. I'm a security supervisor. I once worked at a high rise in downtown Los Angeles. And I had the misfortune of being the first responder to a suicide. Some poor heartbroken guy leaped to his death. There were brain fragments everywhere, his skull laid on the concrete like a broken ceramic vase, and the smell of a fresh kill still haunts me..... So for this guy to witness death for a living....SALUTE TO HIM FOR REAL.

[@teehee9079]

0:46 the freaking mask on the chair was a total JUMPSCARE, I THOUGT ITS A DAMN HEAD😭😭