 Do you ever wonder what happens when the police leave? Crime scene cleaners are private companies that handle the cleanup after the police are gone. Spalling DeCon is one of the nation's largest cleanup companies handling the aftermath of homicides, suicides, decompositions, hoarding, and much more. These are our stories. We're in B for Georgia today helping out a family. The brother passed away and left the house to his brother. He walked in and he's seen the mess that was here. He just said he just needs help. These are brownies, 2018. New Year on it? 1912. Another newspaper says Nixon quit. He's had two cats for a while, and I think they were blocked from going to the litter box, so they went where they had to and ended up being everywhere. Hi everybody, this is Brian, at Athens Spalling DeCon. We're in B for Georgia today helping out a family. The brother passed away and left the house to his brother. He walked in and he's seen the mess that was here, and he just tried to do it himself, and he just reached out, called me, and poured his heart out to me, and we talked for 30, 40 minutes, and he just said he just needs help. That was the main thing for me as I told him and reassured him that we're here to help. We'll take care of him no matter what he needs, so we're here today in B for Georgia to help clean up this home, and it's a lot of antiques and clocks, so it's really interesting to try and see the history of things going through and evolve. We'll just keep you posted to see how things are going. Have a day in paradise. All these electronics, and your sewing machine. Anything salvageable or anything for my donate? No, we're going to try and scrap some stuff, but he wants to keep stuff that he thinks he can sell, so we're setting stuff to the side, but we're trying to scrap some things, donate some things, but most of it's trash, like 90% of it is. Hello, how are you doing today? Good, how about you? I'm so at home. Have a good day. Tired, sore and old? Yep, and having a good day. Is it first time cleaning a horse? No, we actually put in commercial floors. Brian's father and I, we put in commercial floors together. We've been working together for 22 years. Got to know Brian since he was 8. Then when he decided to take this on, I told him anytime he needed a hand, he'd give me a call, and we'd get together. Is this your first time working a horse? Yes. What do you think so far? It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, honestly. You see the inside? Huh? Have you seen the inside? No, I haven't. I've seen pictures, but I feel like it's going to be different in person. This is my first time working with Brian. First time with him, Brian? Yes. I used to work with his daddy for a long time, though. I used to work with his daddy back when I was like 16, 17. Doing the same thing I was doing in commercial floors. I've known him for a long time, but this is my first time helping him do this. He worked with my dad, too, for a while. 14 years? Yep. 14 years, oh my gosh. So what was it like watching him grow up? Oh, no. Oh, so we get together. Whoa, whoa, whoa. You don't need to do that. You! Running out of the jobs, hollering at each other, making you mad at each other. It was fun. It was fun. It was fun for me, too. Yeah. It was real fun. Yeah. Brothers, we argue. We do something and the other one didn't like. We chased each other, running down a basketball court with a broom. But when we were twins, so we're only a minute apart. Yeah, we're twins. Yeah, we're twins. That's why we butt head so much. But when we were 20, we started to actually work together. It was just a phase, regret it. I'll have to see if my brother wants to pop by and film him because he's completely different. Are you guys identical or fraternal? Yeah, we're fraternal. He's six inches taller and about 80 pounds bigger. Big old beard, long hair. Who wants to try and start something more? Started to do a work the way out. Yeah, I think that might be the easiest. All this going? I guess. What do you think of the inside? I mean, it definitely looks different in pictures like I was talking about. What is it? It's a record player, but I think it's broken. Other than if you turn around and look on that wall behind you, that's pretty cool. So it still works. I think it's fine. I don't know what it is. Have you seen the cap yet? I think they're back in the bedrooms. You know, hiding all this noise we're making. I haven't seen them today, no. The one we did in Savannah, we used 10 bucks as a bag. There's 32 bags a box. So, 320 bags. It was 100 yards of trash. I really wish I got that one. It was a triple-wide, 2,800 square feet. Oh, look at this one. It was a lot. You can do the side. I think you want to try and save them. The chairs. Some of the parts you want to save. Hey, dog. Is this what you wear? You said that name. Hey, you kicked me in that just now. It's been a good day. I was picking up the couch. Man, it's nasty. It's like eating a mouthful of dust. I'm going to pick this up. What's the tree? Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Make it snow. Yeah, we're moving everything so we can go through and get what is trash out and everything to give us the customer a chance to look at what he has. Because I know there's a couple of pieces of furniture he wants to get rid of. Just make more room that way as we're cleaning out the other rooms. We'll be able to put stuff where it goes and help organize a little bit for him so it's manageable so he can take care of it from there. It's got a glass case but the case comes off so you have to grab the bottom of it or it falls apart. Addison. Addison, come over here. Addison, I'm sorry. SM96810. Why did I move my head? Man, I was hoping that was going to happen too and I missed it. We're through the garage, kitchen, dining and living room. We're about to start the hallway and the three bedrooms and bathrooms. We're waiting on the dumpster to be picked up behind me and then dumped and then brought back so we're going to go ahead and take a lunch break and hopefully by the time we get back it's picked up and returned. Wait until they go pile of shit. Is that what that is? Uh-huh. I just had to squeeze through there and then we got all the big stuff out of the way and swept everything out of the floor so we could open the door. It's a man now. What do you want to do with the door? Oh yeah, there is. I can't tell you how many times I've... Mr. Bathroomman knows what it is. It's outside. Yep. The last one, the house is all empty and the doors are shut so I used a tree so I'm going to go too. What's up? Anybody looking for a job where you don't work hard please call Brian Lynn. He's hiring. He needs people that move slow. Thanks. There's better be in the bloopers. Oh, you want something for bloopers? Yeah, don't touch me. We have our dumpster for all the trash and then we have the little trailer for all the recyclables to try and save as much as we can from the landfill. I'm just going to go everywhere. You want some kind of candy? Ah, don't eat sweet, sorry. Is it sugar free? Yeah, they are. Probably 80 degrees and with a suit on, you know, 85, 90, it's not comfortable. So take short breaks, rotate out so no one over exerts himself. We don't want anyone to pass out. A lot of water breaks. Doing it with a broom. Improvise. So can you explain the conversation Yeah, so he was asking me what to do with the floors and I told him, well, I would sweep, you know, vacuum, get as much up as you can that way. Then after that, you'd have to come through with, you know, cleaner and a mob bucket and a scrub brush and scrub the floors. And I told him it was going to take, so it just depends on how much is there and how well it's stuck to the ground. I told him the best thing to do is just replace them, but at this point, you're just trying to clean them for right now. Cat poop or? I think it is, yeah. He's had two cats for a while and I think they were blocked from going to the litter box. So they, you know, went where they had to, you know, and ended up being everywhere in the home. So. You know, if I had a home, no, I'd steal something. Now, I wouldn't be close to me. Some cotton candy. Some cotton candy. I got a lot more. You got to have some kind of moral support when you come in here with that camera. Who got this? What's it like looking back here? Small, confined, hot, dingy. There's a ton of words we could use to describe it. But just something to do on a day off. I got a full-time job. I don't need this. Trying to get some of this moved where we can shut the drawers, move this table and we can get two people to work on this side and two to start going towards the bathroom and clean up the floor. There you go. Man, you got a brain. How's it going up there? Pretty good. We made a little bit of room. So I think everything's going to fit in the two dumpsters. So I don't think we need another one. Nice. So we'll be done today? Yeah. We're almost done for the day. I think we got like an hour left maybe. You know how to catch a polar bear? How do you catch a polar bear? So you go up and cut a big old hole in the ice, right? And then you put a seal right in the middle. It's dead. And when it comes up to eat the seal, you take it right in the ice hole. Right in the ice hole? Yeah. Right in the ice hole. See? Two to ten kids. They don't have it in their bag. There's a record player, an eight track player, and a radio. All in one. You got your pictures? Mm-hmm. That's enough of that. That'd be $10 for watching. I don't think so. I don't think that's good. I've been out for about an hour untangling cords so we can get to the floor. So we've got the bathroom left, some of the master beds, and then the other room will be done. So we moved the furniture from in here and the clock from in here so we could get a pass to the bathroom, removed all those clocks so we could actually clean everything. All the cords were tangled up so we weren't able to clean the floor. They were everywhere. So we had to go in one by one, unplug them, wrap them up, take them to the next room. We're hoping to leave them in the next room for a while and he has time to go through and sort through them. And in the living room it gives them time and space to get like a new couch or new chair so he can start to furnish his house after he's finished in the prison. I bet if they're having your own business, you can make your own hour. Hell, I can do that when I'm in my business. Okay, cool. I'm good for you. Yeah, well, you know. I suppose that it should be funny, right? No, not in front of me. Maybe behind me. What? So how are you feeling right now? It's the end of the day. Just another day? How am I supposed to feel there you go. That's better. I don't know if I'm going to be able to make it home without falling asleep. Dying of thirst. Maybe you should get some water. You're going to have to have something to eat. It's so rough. Is this what I make crying sounds to? I mean, I guess. All the time. I can't take them anyway. Yeah, end of day one we did really well today. Had myself and three technicians. What we had to do that we haven't had to do before was untangle all the cords. That was what held us up the most today. We made really good progress with scooping up the trash and bagging it. We're on starting the box for work. And tomorrow we're expecting to be half a day with three technicians to finish it up. So far, how is the client feeling about today's work? He's just shell shocked. What a difference a day can make. He's happy. But at the same time it's concerning, you know, didn't realize it was this bad. So it's get them on the right track. Hey everybody, this is Brian at Athens, Georgia. He's calling Deacon. We're here today at a view for Georgia at the home. This is day two. This is a family issue that we hope to help him with. So we're going to finish up the home. We've left off in the master bath and bedroom. And we have one more bedroom to get to after that. And then after we're done with all the trash and we're moving that, we are going to help him pack up as much as he can and move into his storage unit because he wants to go through and sell his items. So hopefully, we'll be able to finish up the day strong and help him get to where he needs to be. Yeah, so I just called the customer. He said he was caught in traffic leaving work. So we are just, you know, getting ready, you know, for when he gets here. So there's the least amount of doubt the time is possible. And we just get started. We only have to work four more hours between all three of my texts leaving myself. So we just want to get it done for him. We have a limited time now because he's got to work. Then come home to this. So it's just trying to get it taken care of for as cool as we can. We're going to start the gas off and keep rolling up the clock. My name is Trey. I've been working for Brian for about a month now and I've known him for five or six years. Today we're working on this house over here. And I'm not sure what I'm expecting. I know he's working on it. This is my first day at. He was here a couple of days prior. I'm just ready to get to and get after it. Have you ever worked a hoard before? I've had. I've worked three hoards with Brian. All over his territory. I'm north down south. So just ready to get started. I love working for him. Love working for Brian. Love doing what he does. Are you going to the bathroom? Yes. Some of the clocks from the bathroom still has a couple more. We've got to take him out so we can get to the floor. So it's a lot easier and we don't risk breaking all of the clocks. I hope I really have a day two going. Not bad. Since we got everything out yesterday it's pretty easy to move around. It'll be easier to get a lot more done. So I think the time that we have left we'll be able to get everything done. So we are going to take everything off the bed. We're going to all the small clocks wrap the hoards around so they don't get tangled up. And as we take them off the pad we're going to take them straight to his the back of his truck so he can take them to the storage unit just so he can start sorting stuff out. He had to get one just so we can spread things out find out what he needs to keep, what he needs to get rid of, what he can sell, what he can donate, what he can recycle. So he's trying to help them be organized so we can help them death of cancer. So what made you get into a biohazard cleaning? I'm not sure. Brian told me about it. He told me about what he does. I love Brian as a person. I'm really interested in helping people out. I mean, just finished up a job whether it be four hours or 24 hours. Just an instant satisfaction and seeing them happy with the progress we made and the work that we get done. It feels like you drop it but you're going to break it. Yeah, it's delicate. We're just having to pull the cords. You're not supposed to but we're having to do that to find where they're at so we can untangle them and unplug them and get them out of here. And Tracell, you're bringing things out to the plant, right? I am. They're grabbing the cords, grabbing the clogs, wrapping stuff up and I'm bringing it out. I'm either putting it in the trunk or putting it in the dumpster where we need to go. You need some brownies? 2018. Man, if I wasn't hungry. I mean, if I was hungry. Just more brownies? You eat one, I'll eat one. Oh, for how much? Are you going to take me for? Man, that was just fair. You eat one, I eat one. I ain't going to pay you. Yeah, I know. Well, how much do you want for a woman? 150. Whoa, half. I thought you were going to sell it. 40 bucks. What date is it from? 2020. Oh, it is? Yeah. You're lying. I'm going to ask Tracell. I think he'll do it. He puts anything in his mouth. I'm going to tell Tracell. He puts certain things in his mouth. Usually food is related. Let me specify. How much do you eat a brownie? I don't know. 300 bucks. What? Man, she said 150. I told the camera that you'd put anything in your mouth for free. I was like, oh, I got to watch what I say. No, I eat that. How about a break of tooth? Isn't it? Do you want another one? Yeah, I'm afraid it's just me. Yeah, no. That's a break. No, I was close, but now I have to fill it, no. One of the guys that worked with my dad years ago when I worked with him, we convinced him between seven people. We convinced him to eat a beetle by this long. The whole carcass, everything. Yeah, no thanks. He ate it for 20 bucks. But would you do it for 20 bucks? Oh, no. I was just happy he was doing it for 20 bucks. It was a good time. June 16, 2019. How much? I had to field first. There's a roach in here. Man, I'm tempted. This is my insurance, so I'm not letting you get sick on me. Yeah, it's on the bathroom. That's not even a scrub brush. I could have called the yellow ones. One done right, you do it yourself. A strawberry? They're right next to each other on the ground. It's okay, though. I guess I need to show them the difference between the rooms. Yeah, first try. The scrub room. First try. The scrub room. Bed and box spring, flip it over toward the wall. And then we'll get everything out from under it, and then we'll put those back, and then we'll sweep up the floor again. 1912. April 16, 1912. What was going on back in the day? 1912? That's what it says on here. It's over 100 years. He has a Titanic poster, you say? Yeah, he's got a couple. We got that one. There's one in the other room that's down. Oh yeah, even this backside is talking about the Titanic. It seems like this whole newspaper is about the Titanic. Jared Reep in Texas, Flower Mound. While we were at the convention, he wanted to vet more of an agreement that once he got $20,000 a month, he's going to get a tattoo of Maggie the Magnet on it. He asked me if I was going to do it, and I told him, right now, with my job lined up, I'm going to be over that. So how about $40,000? So if he makes $20,000 in a month, and I make $40,000 in a month, we're both going to get a tattoo of Maggie the Magnet on it. Still trying to find out where to put it. If anyone has any ideas, put them in the comments. So I'm going to go with him, unload his truck at the storage unit. If you put the box spring and the mattress back on the bed, we'll get the cap from that room, put them in here. See, he's caught it. I'm ready to be vet. Put them in here, shut the door, and you know, shut that door too, and then we'll work on getting that bedroom done for the last little bit of the day. How do you feel after finishing this room? I feel accomplished. It looks a lot better, compared to what originally looks like the whole mound of trash over there and everything. It feels good, I feel good for him. He seems a lot happier, so he's willing to do a lot more. That makes me feel better. It looks good. You're sweet. I know she's pregnant, so I don't want to pick her up. Okay. Well, you did that on your own. How tight is it in there? It's pretty tight. It's pretty tight. I mean, you can't... Definitely not as tight as like the whole, and the living room was at first. I'm just trying to clear out the doorway so we can get it out before we do anything else. I mean, we can't get bags here right now. The top is curved, the bottom is flat. I mean, he's going to call after work on computers. Oh, man. It's not going to fit in the square. Oh, you do tight. Is everything in here? He didn't tell me to keep anything, so... I walk 26,000 steps a day. It's over 10 miles. Non-stop for 10 hours walking. Walking around a dock. This is a lot easier. Walking around a dock? Yeah, I was in logistics freight, so we had an open dock where we brought back trucks up. We would unload them, put the freight where it went to the customer, and repeat. So as I was walking around the dock, it ended up being over 10 miles a day. Most of every walk in a day was 30,000 steps. It's rough after a while. So, John, are all these trash? I'll accept that. I think I found the rest of that when I was down at the storage unit. That thing on the bottom. If not, I'll trash it myself. So we went to the storage unit, and the customer wanted to take some stuff over there to help sort out so he can actually manage. He has some people coming to look at some fans. So it's kind of a good, close location for him to try and sell some of the stuff. So we went there and stacked the fans up and put all the clocks that we took over there into different areas. So it's getting more organized to where he can manage it himself over time and he can sell everything. We're getting ready to throw some stuff away. I'll stack them in the living room. I'll take them over there. I can come take them tonight. What site? What site? Another newspaper. It says Nixon quits at... Oh, that's, uh, yes. That's, um, Carol Nixon. We're wrapping up day two. There is a lot of clocks and fans still here. There are antiques. These are items that he wants to sell. There's a few items that he's trying to find parts with. So we've done what we can. We've gotten all the trash out. We went through the entire home, helped him condense his collection up down the third. And, um, we've gotten all the trash out. So we'll be out of here in just, uh, a couple minutes. And then, um, he is going to have us come back and, uh, do a deep clean, uh, on, uh, bathrooms in the kitchen. At first he was very overwhelmed. Uh, now he's really happy. He's, he's knowing that I see the life in the tunnel. I can get rid of some of this stuff. He's letting go more and more as we were working today. Um, he was actually the one throwing stuff away. So that's a really good sign. He's, he's getting things taken and taken care of and, um, just condensing down what he doesn't need in realizing that. The cool things we found today, um, you know, we, you know, the clocks and the fans, it's just the eye catcher at first. But we were digging through the bedroom under, under the bed. There was a box. And a box had a newspaper from 1912 about the Titanic, April 16th, 1912. So most of the newspaper was all about the Titanic. And that was really cool to, to find. Uh, especially something that's over a hundred years old. So, you know, that was the most interesting. And, uh, you know, we'll definitely post some pictures on Instagram. My Instagram is at Spalding Decon ATH for Athens. But, uh, for right now, this is all he wants us to do. So we, we gave him all we had, uh, for these two days. Thank you very much. Thanks for watching, guys. Don't forget to like, share, subscribe and ring that bell to be notified of the next episode. For more information, visit any of our locations.