Inside the World of Crime Scene Cleaners 🧹 | Channel 4 Documentary

Decomposed bodies, maggots and violent murders can be all in a day’s work for those dealing with cleaning up after Britain’s most gruesome crime scenes.

What does it take to clean up after these horrific tragedies? Meet Lauren Baker and Ben Giles, two of Britain’s top crime scene cleaners, as they open up about some of the most difficult scenes they’ve ever faced. What gives them the strength to face up to the reality, and smell, of death day after day? And what makes them more than just a cleaner, in the most difficult of situations?

Footage is used for illustrative purposes and is not intended to represent events as they are described. Ben Giles published a book on his career The Life of a Crime Scene Cleaner. Thanks to Crackit Productions for footage used in this content.

00:00 Intro
01:20 Dealing with the reality of death
03:54 How I became a crime scene cleaner
07:24 Emotional toll
12:48 Suicides
16:07 Problem solving and qualities
19:28 Inside the team

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