CLEVELAND -- Murders, suicides, tragic accident and terrible occurrences all have one thing in common: Somebody has to take on the task of cleaning up the crime scene after police finish their investigation.
NewsChannel5 crime beat specialist Joe Pagonakis reported that dollar-for-dollar, crime scene clean-up is physically, emotionally and psychologically one of the toughest jobs in northeast Ohio.
Last month, police were called to Hopkins International Airport when a man attacked officers, and then was shot and killed. Crime scene tape went up, and the coroner's office took pictures.
And just this week, police surrounded a Euclid office building where a man was holding his girlfriend hostage. EMS was called to the scene, but then the suspect took his own life.
Images: Crews Clean Up After Crimes
After tragedies such as these, professional clean-up crews, like Bio Clean Services of Hudson, must suit up for an incredibly tough job.
"There are times I want to leave, I just want to quit, but the family depends on me to get the work done," said Bio Clean owner Mark Onesta.
Onesta and his crew arrive on the scene of a job as police are leaving. Long after police cars are gone, the team deals with the aftermath: blood-stained rooms, biological hazards, and families that will never be the same.
"You're dealing with the emotional aspects of grieving family members. It's no 'CSI' on TV, it's the real deal," said Bio Clean's Stephen Frazier.
Through their digital crime scene pictures, Bio Clean employees tell a tale of a job that's not for everyone: body outlines burned into floors from severe decomposition, and homes so contaminated by biohazards that entire floors had to be removed.
The job is very physically demanding as well.
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