Homicide and Assault Scene Cleanup in Fort Worth, TX

Investigators leave the scene as it stood when they finished. They photograph, measure, and collect evidence, then hand the property back with the blood, the fingerprint powder, the broken glass, and the damaged furniture still in it. Cut-out squares of carpet or drywall taken as evidence leave holes in the floor and walls. None of the cleanup falls to the police.

We take that work on. Once the release is confirmed, the crew handles every room the incident touched and leaves it clean, disinfected, and without odor.

What we clean after a violent crime is listed room by room, so an insurer or the state program can follow every line.

• Blood spatter and pooling on floors, walls, ceilings, doors, and furniture
• Carpet, pad, and subfloor sections where blood soaked through
• Upholstered furniture and mattresses that absorbed blood
• Fingerprint powder and residue from evidence processing
• Broken glass and debris from a forced entry or a struggle
• Holes and cut-outs left where evidence was removed, cleaned and left ready for repair

Work is performed by independent professionals.

1. Confirm the release. First, we confirm with the property owner or family that the police have released the property, and we note the case number.
2. Contain the area. Second, we close off the affected rooms and lay a covered path in and out, so nothing travels to the rest of the building.
3. Remove and bag. Third, porous materials go into labeled biohazard containers, and flooring and drywall that blood reached get cut out.
4. Clean and disinfect. Then every hard surface left in place is cleaned and disinfected, including the framing and subfloor under removed material.
5. Inspect. Finally, we inspect the dry room for stain and odor before handing over the itemized invoice.

Getting the cleanup paid for starts with insurance, because Texas law makes the Crime Victims' Compensation Program a last resort. The program pays up to $2,250 toward cleanup for crimes after July 14, 2016, when the crime was reported to police within a reasonable time and the victim cooperates with the investigation.

The Fort Worth Police Department's Victim Assistance unit, at 505 West Felix Street, helps victims file those claims, and its phone number is 817-392-4390. We supply what the program asks of the cleanup company: an itemized invoice and our tax ID. Our guide to a Texas CVC cleanup claim lists the full set of documents.

Older homes hide blood in more places. Census figures show 70,633 Fort Worth homes went up before 1960, and decades of flooring laid over flooring leave seams and gaps for blood to settle in. Hardwood under carpet, vinyl over vinyl, and old tile with cracked grout all pass blood down to the next layer.

We lift each layer until the material below is clean and write every cut into the scope, so the owner knows what came out of the house and why.

A homicide cleanup bill reflects crew hours and how much has to be torn out. Fixr lists crime scene cleanup at $400 to $600 an hour and puts the largest homicide or suicide jobs at up to $25,000. These are national averages, not Fort Worth quotes. The Texas CVC limit of $2,250 covers part of the bill for an eligible victim, and insurance or the family covers the rest. The factors are laid out on our crime scene cleanup cost page, and a walkthrough puts a firm number on your job.