Overview

• Crime Scene Cleaners launched on June 30 on Channel 4, offering viewers unprecedented access to specialist biohazard cleaning operations across the UK and US.
• Lauren Baker, owner of LIT Biohazard, shared how multiple Dettol showers became her coping ritual after tackling decomposed scenes.
• Baker also recounted organizing a burial ceremony for a hoarder’s cat found in a freezer, illustrating the unexpected emotional demands of the job.
• Cleaning teams wear full PPE and must be vaccinated to guard against bloodborne pathogens and airborne diseases from decomposition.
• The most challenging clean-up scenarios involve suicides and advanced decomposition cases, prompting cleaners to adopt strict mental-health strategies.