Final Cleaning - Contractor Cleans Up Crime Scenes

Cleaner Times - October 2005
By Larry LeMasters

In 1996, believing that he was born to help society, Kameron Bradman began to notice the world around him, reflecting more and more on violent crime rates. Soon, he began to wonder about the people and families that were touched by crime and violence - especially deadly violence. By chance one day, "I head the local EMS called out to a 'K' accident over my desk scanner. I knew that 'K' accident stood for suicide, and I began to wonder about how violent crime scenes are cleaned. A few days later, a deputy was in my office, so I asked him who actually cleaned up situations resulting in a violent or 'messy' death."

The deputy said he did not know who cleaned up crime scenes, but added that he wished he knew of someone he could refer families to when such an event took place. Bradman found these words prophetic. I asked other officials who cleaned crime scenes for them. But the answer was always the same, "I don't know."

"A light bulb went on, and I realized that was what God intended for me to do with my abilities - lend service to people by cleaning up the after-effects at violent at violent criminal scenes." So Bradman withdrew the last $42.00 from his savings account and started BIOCLEAN TEAM, INC., a company that specializes in cleaning murder and suicide crime scenes.

With such limited start-up capital, BIOCLEAN TEAM, INC. would have been a financially strapped business from its first day, except for Bradman's ingenuity. "I phoned all of the major safety supply companies in Michigan, told them about my company, and asked them for samples of products so that I could determine which ones worked best. By doing this, I was able to obtain for free all of the products necessary to complete my first two cleaning jobs.

Over the years, Bradman has perfected a nine-step process for cleaning crime scenes. His first step always involves him and his crew praying for the family involved in the crime scene. "All of the scenes I go to, there's a family that has been destroyed," Bradman said. "Every job I go to , there's a death, and it's usually violent. My heart goes out to the families, and the surviving victims of the crime." Then, after donning special suits, including a hood, boot coverings, gloves, a full-face respirator, and goggles, Bradman or an employee photographs everything. Occasionally, some of the steps are altered, especially if family is present during clean-up.

Today, BIOCLEAN TEAM, INC. receives the majority of cleaning jobs from referrals. "I have built a very good reputation within the law enforcement community throughout Michigan, based on character and compassion for people in need," says Bradman. For the most part, families are told about me from the officer or police department representative on scene." BIOCLEAN TEAM, INC. has been hired by construction companies to clean up industrial accidents, colleges to clean up after crime scenes or suicides within their respective campuses, and it's even been hired to clean up reailroad tracks after a man was run over by a train.

Bradman ways that the fees for an average cleaning job run $200 - $245 per hr. This figure includes a labor rate of $91 per hr and all associated costs such as product usage, disposal fees, personal protective clothing, etc. "My services are usually paid for by insurance companies since I am 'restoring' someone's property. Most homeowner insurance policies cover what I do. However, in the event that a family does not have insurance, or if they do not have the ability to pay for my services, I still show up and do the work at no cost to the family." Bradman believes "God has blessed me with the ability to do what I do, so I don't pick and choose whom I serve based on their ability to pay me."

Bradman is the first to admit that his chosen career is not glamorous. "Often, I am walking around with a bucket, scraping brain matter or skull fragments off floors and walls." However, every customer that hires him quickly recognizes his uniqe business and his continuing aid to society.