Best Crime Scenes Cleanup Podcasts (2025)

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Episode #4 - Homicide 18:42

9d ago18:42

18:42

Send us a text In this episode, we take a look at homicide. An unimaginable concept that many people have had to suffer through in their lives. We'll be taking you back to a project we did in 2013, involving a domestic dispute that ended in the bludgeoning death of a woman in her early forties. Some of the content of this episode may be disturbing,…

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Episode #3 - Unattended Death 19:32

20d ago19:32

19:32

Send us a text In today's episode, we'll be talking about an all too common facet of our work. Unattended death projects are the type of trauma scene we encounter more than any other type of scene. These projects can be more complicated as they often involve very strong and pungent odors due to advance decomposition, as well as postmortem legal iss…

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Beyond Yellow Tape 5:54

1M ago5:54

5:54

Send us a text Support the showBy Doug Baruchin

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Episode 2 - Suicide Cleanup 6:48

1M ago6:48

6:48

Send us a text Today, in honor of Mental Health Awareness month, we're covering a difficult topic. This episode delves into the reality of suicide cleanup, the grief, the humanity, and the unfortunate consequences. There's much more to cleaning up after someone takes their own life than just restoring the affected rooms in a home or business. There…

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After the Tape: True Crime Scene Cleaner - Introduction 5:54

2M ago5:54

5:54

Send us a text This brief introduction will welcome you into the world of crime scene cleanup. Support the showBy Doug

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Episode 8: On The Scene - Tales With Tonya & Amber 1:03:09

9M ago1:03:09

1:03:09

Send us a text https://reaperclean.com/ Reaper Clean is dedicated to the cleaning and recovery of traumatic incidents within California. It is our duty as death-care professionals to act as a resource for families and local businesses, to support ethical causes that intersect with our work, and to provide a specialized and compassionate service for…

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Episode 7: On The Scene - Hoarding (Part One of One Trillion) 1:28:00

9M ago1:28:00

1:28:00

Send us a text https://reaperclean.com/ Reaper Clean is dedicated to the cleaning and recovery of traumatic incidents within California. It is our duty as death-care professionals to act as a resource for families and local businesses, to support ethical causes that intersect with our work, and to provide a specialized and compassionate service for…

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Episode 6: On The Scene - Inadmissible; The San Francisco Murder - with Amber, Calvin, Brenda, and Pat! 39:51

10M ago39:51

39:51

Send us a text https://reaperclean.com/ Reaper Clean is dedicated to the cleaning and recovery of traumatic incidents within California. It is our duty as death-care professionals to act as a resource for families and local businesses, to support ethical causes that intersect with our work, and to provide a specialized and compassionate service for…

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Episode 5: On The Scene - The A Team - With Amber, Tonya & Brenda! 28:27

10M ago28:27

28:27

Send us a text https://reaperclean.com/ Reaper Clean is dedicated to the cleaning and recovery of traumatic incidents within California. It is our duty as death-care professionals to act as a resource for families and local businesses, to support ethical causes that intersect with our work, and to provide a specialized and compassionate service for…

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Episode 4: On The Scene - Introducing Pat - with Amber & Pat! 46:22

11M ago46:22

46:22

Send us a text https://reaperclean.com/ Reaper Clean is dedicated to the cleaning and recovery of traumatic incidents within California. It is our duty as death-care professionals to act as a resource for families and local businesses, to support ethical causes that intersect with our work, and to provide a specialized and compassionate service for…

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Episode 3: On The Scene - The Girl In The Gas Mask - with Amber & Calvin! 59:19

11M ago59:19

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Send us a text https://reaperclean.com/ Reaper Clean is dedicated to the cleaning and recovery of traumatic incidents within California. It is our duty as death-care professionals to act as a resource for families and local businesses, to support ethical causes that intersect with our work, and to provide a specialized and compassionate service for…

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Episode 2: On The Scene - The Fallout - With Amber, Calvin & Adam! 53:42

12M ago53:42

53:42

Send us a text https://reaperclean.com/ Reaper Clean is dedicated to the cleaning and recovery of traumatic incidents within California. It is our duty as death-care professionals to act as a resource for families and local businesses, to support ethical causes that intersect with our work, and to provide a specialized and compassionate service for…

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Episode 1: On The Scene - Back to the Beginning - With Amber, Calvin & Adam! 41:52

12M ago41:52

41:52

Send us a text https://reaperclean.com/ Reaper Clean is dedicated to the cleaning and recovery of traumatic incidents within California. It is our duty as death-care professionals to act as a resource for families and local businesses, to support ethical causes that intersect with our work, and to provide a specialized and compassionate service for…

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Episode Eight – Epilogue 9:13

2+ y ago9:13

9:13

The case is closed and Tanvir has recovered. And on a January morning, we follow Tanvir six months later.By Hopewell Valley Student Publications Network

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Epsiode Six – Door on the Right 9:46

2+ y ago9:46

9:46

Following the events of Episode Four, Tanvir helps Teddy retrieve the bullet. And soon, they'll realize they're not as alone as they think.By Hopewell Valley Student Publications Network

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Episode Five – Open The Mind 11:43

2+ y ago11:43

11:43

The day comes and Cooper is forced to prove his theory. The Promise was easy to make, but now with the drill in his hand and a camera in his face, he's starting to worry.By Hopewell Valley Student Publications Network

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Episode Seven – Finale 15:12

2+ y ago15:12

15:12

Tanvir begins to journal his survival and question his future. But luckily, he meets something with a great offer.By Hopewell Valley Student Publications Network

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Episode Three – A Brand New Theory 8:38

2+ y ago8:38

8:38

In a flashback, we meet the homeowner himself. Cooper Pataki, a conspiracy theorist whose ideas caught attention on an obscure message board.By Hopewell Valley Student Publications Network

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Episode One – New Tomorrow 8:18

2+ y ago8:18

8:18

A decomp Team enters a house expecting nothing but a simple cleanup but finds the house has a few things off about it...By Hopewell Valley Student Publications Network

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Episode Two – Labriynth 9:39

2+ y ago9:39

9:39

The tension between Teddy and Tanvir grows as they struggle to find a way out. Meanwhile, Jeremy begins to exploreBy Hopewell Valley Student Publications Network

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House Call Episode 0 0:37

2+ y ago0:37

0:37

House Call is a horror fiction podcast developed and produced by Sprite G. The podcast covers a crime scene cleanup team as they try to escape a house with seemingly no end. Listen in to see just how successful they are, and the true mystery behind the deceased homeowner.By Hopewell Valley Student Publications Network

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Tattoos Are Forever, We Are Not (with Bob Hodge) 40:41

8y ago40:41

40:41

Does the idea of permanently altering your stupid human suit excite or terrify you? Does body alteration make you feel like you have more control or does it simply remind you that you are temporary and easily damaged? Tattoo artist Bob joins us this week to talk about his work, the lost art of naughtiness and why so many of us fall in love with tur…

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Finding Family (with Phillip Betts) 1:01:02

8y ago1:01:02

1:01:02

Part of the deal with these stupid human suits is they come from somewhere. Sometimes, that somewhere has its own stupid human suit issues. This week, Phillip Betts joins us to talk about what happens when your parents aren't quite up to parenting.By Carol Hartsell & Sean Crespo

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Crime Scene Cleanup (with Lupe Rodriguez) 37:33

8y ago37:33

37:33

Chances are, if this week's guest was called to your house for a cleanup, you and your stupid human suit had a very bad day. On this episode of SHS, Lupe Rodriguez regales Sean and Carol with tales from a job neither of them would be capable of doing.By Carol Hartsell & Sean Crespo

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The Freedom Of Loss (with Kimberly Steele) 52:25

8y ago52:25

52:25

What happens when you experience a loss so great you know nothing can ever hurt you to that degree again? This week's guest, writer and editor Kimberly Steele, experienced a kind of freedom in personal tragedy, though that freedom also came with a decades-long flirtation with self-destruction. She joins Carol and Sean to talk about surviving loss a…

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Age Is Just A Word (with James Urbaniak) 47:51

8y ago47:51

47:51

This week, Carol and Sean sit their stupid human suits down with one of their favorite humans and actors, James Urbaniak. They talk character, what "making it" looks like, and that moment when you start to realize that yes, you are getting older.By Carol Hartsell & Sean Crespo

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When The 'Cure' Is Sick (with Maris Ehlers) 41:56

8y ago41:56

41:56

Sometimes when the world cannot accept the way we're born into our stupid human suits, it conspires to change us... with disastrous results. This is what happened to Maris Ehlers' older brother, Kirk. Maris was only a baby when Kirk was "cured" of his homosexuality, so she didn't understand the damage that had been done to him until much later. On …

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Never Throw Up On The Body (with Dave Bledsoe) 41:18

8+ y ago41:18

41:18

Our friend and fellow podcaster Dave Bledsoe stops by to tell us what it was like to be a military cop at the tender age of 19. SPOILER: Sometimes bad things happen.By Carol Hartsell & Sean Crespo

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Playwriting for Prisoners (with Jeffrey Joseph) 55:21

8+ y ago55:21

55:21

You only have one stupid human suit, so what do you do when it is suddenly confined? This week Carol and Sean are joined by comedian, actor and teacher Jeffrey Joseph, who teaches creative writing to juvenile offenders at Rikers Island. He also works with an organization called Witness To Innocence, an "organization dedicated to empowering exonerat…

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OMG, How About Those 7 Planets! (with Moiya McTier) 39:12

8+ y ago39:12

39:12

This week on Stupid Human Suits we have our first return guest, astrophysicist and Columbia PhD candidate, Moiya McTier. Moiya stops by to explain to us that, no, we aren't about to make first contact with the aliens from Trappist-1, but the discovery is still really cool anyway.By Carol Hartsell & Sean Crespo

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Saying Goodbye (with Sharon Spell) 58:18

8+ y ago58:18

58:18

There is no good way to say goodbye to the stupid human suits who tailored you into this world. Or is there? This week comedian and storyteller Sharon Spell stops by for a totally casual, not at all omg-inducing retelling of how she was "really lucky to be there" when both her parents died within weeks of each other. HER WORDS, NOT OURS! Look, it m…

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Unbearable Grief, Unimaginable Resilience (with Katie O'Leary Logan) 39:12

8+ y ago39:12

39:12

By Carol Hartsell & Sean Crespo

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All Dogs Go To Upstate (with Christina Romero) 41:33

8+ y ago41:33

41:33

The best friends our stupid human suits have is our stupid furry buddies. But because everything is stupid, their lifespans are way shorter than ours. Wait, what? Shut up, no they're not, they're going to outlive us! Oh, god. This week, veterinarian Christina Romero stops by to walk Sean and Carol through the moment they are dreading. On the plus s…

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Under The Skin (with John DeVore) 49:29

8+ y ago49:29

49:29

You can't judge a stupid human suit by its cover. This week, writer and editor John DeVore joins Sean and Carol to talk about biraciality, family and the AIDS epidemic as a formative moment in American culture. Also, possums for some reason.By Carol Hartsell & Sean Crespo

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Controlling the Uncontrollable (with Sam Grittner) 1:05:34

8+ y ago1:05:34

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If we are trapped inside these stupid human suits, we should at least be able to control them, right? Not so much. This week, comedian and writer Sam Grittner joins us to talk about depression, drugs, suicide and all the ways we try to exact control over these lives and bodies. Never be afraid to ask for help. If you are struggling with thoughts of…

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Don't Scatter Your Ashes (with Robert Ruggiero) 54:25

8+ y ago54:25

54:25

Our stupid human suits will one day fail and die. We don't know when this will happen, so it's best to prepare now. Or, maybe tomorrow. Or next month. Later, just later. This week, Robert Ruggiero, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Funeral Director's Association, tells Sean and Carol about his lifetime in the funeral business and what you have…

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Cancer Is Just an Enemy You Haven't Met (with Erik Bergstrom) 40:52

8+ y ago40:52

40:52

Comedian Erik Bergstrom walks Carol and Sean through the insanely complicated process of getting a cancer diagnosis, while Sean reveals exactly how much he knows about Transformers: The Movie.By Carol Hartsell & Sean Crespo

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I Shall Fear No Evil... Ok I Shall (with Margee Kerr) 37:34

8+ y ago37:34

37:34

At Stupid Human Suits, we know that death isn't the ONLY thing to be afraid of, not when there are spiders, heights, sharks, some place called the "suicide forest"... This week, Carol and Sean are joined by Margee Kerr, a sociologist who studies -- and embraces -- FEAR. Listen to the episode and then pick up her book, "SCREAM: Chilling Adventures i…

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From the Woods to the Stars (with Moiya McTier) 45:29

8+ y ago45:29

45:29

Astronomer, author and Columbia grad-school student Moiya McTier has packed a lot of living and knowledge into her stupid human suit, and it's only half the age of Carol's and Sean's. Not fair. She joins us this week to talk about the possibility of life on other planets, institutional racism and growing up in the woods.…

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Of A Certain Age (with Monica Wyche) 40:50

8+ y ago40:50

40:50

All of our Stupid Human Suits are getting older. Some of us feel trapped by that inevitability. Others, like this week's guest, feel emboldened, happy and ready to the dust the suit off for the next adventure. Monica Wyche joins Carol and Sean to talk about being an actress of a certain age and what it's like to have a child in her 40s. Plus, she g…

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How To Be Here (with Mike Brown) 50:45

8+ y ago50:45

50:45

Some of us feel trapped in our Stupid Human Suits. Some of us don't. And some of us are ripped from them long before our time. This week, comedian Mike Brown opens up about depression, suicidal feelings and coping with the senseless murder of his best friend.By Carol Hartsell & Sean Crespo

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A Celebration of Insignificance (with David J. Helfand) 38:56

8+ y ago38:56

38:56

Carol and Sean learn to celebrate their insignificance with U.S. Astronomer and Columbia University professor, David J. Helfand.By Carol Hartsell & Sean Crespo

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