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Inside the World of Crime Scene Cleaning | Matt Montague DSH #1357
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Step into the shocking and fascinating world of crime scene cleaning 🚨 in this jaw-dropping episode of the Digital Social Hour Podcast with Sean Kelly! 🎙️ This week, Sean sits down with Matt, the owner of the largest crime scene cleaning company in California, Vegas, and Arizona, to uncover the gritty, emotional, and intense realities of cleaning up after tragedies. From gruesome crime scenes to heartbreaking natural deaths, Matt shares stories that will leave you speechless 😱—including encounters with decomposition, biohazards, and even the eerie aftermath of serial killers. Learn about the emotional toll, the strange smells, and the unbelievable experiences in a job most people can't imagine doing. Don’t miss out on Matt’s insights into the industry, the behind-the-scenes challenges, and how this work has shaped his view on life and death. 🧼💔 Plus, discover why women often excel in this field and how the team handles the toughest situations, from hotel tragedies in Vegas to hidden horrors in everyday homes. Tune in now for an eye-opening conversation packed with valuable insights! 🎧 Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. 📺 Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more eye-opening stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🚀 CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Building a Crime Scene Cleaning Company 02:32 - What Happens to a Body After Death 04:35 - Impact of Gruesome Scenes on Mental Health 09:57 - EMF & Radiation Health Risks 15:00 - Ground News Update 20:07 - Belief in Ghosts and the Afterlife 27:35 - Changing Perspectives on Death 31:12 - Microdosing for PTSD Treatment 34:54 - Link Between Physical and Mental Health 36:39 - How to Get Crime Scene Cleanup Jobs 41:07 - Dealing with Bad Reviews 43:17 - Financial Losses in Business 46:10 - Business Transition Strategies 47:13 - Working with Insurance Companies 52:44 - Finding Matt Online 53:25 - Conclusion APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Matt Montague https://www.instagram.com/dyingtoseeme/ SPONSORS: AIRES TECH: https://airestech.com/ THERASAGE: https://therasage.com/ GROUNDNEWS: https://ground.news/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ The views and opinions expressed by guests on Digital Social Hour are solely those of the individuals appearing on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the host, Sean Kelly, or the Digital Social Hour team. While we encourage open and honest conversations, Sean Kelly is not legally responsible for any statements, claims, or opinions made by guests during the show. Listeners are encouraged to form their own opinions and consult professionals for advice where appropriate. Content on this podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, financial, or professional advice. Digital Social Hour works with participants in sponsored media and stays compliant with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations regarding sponsored media. #ad #unattendeddeath #bloodcleanupprocedure #suicide #deathanxiety #deathplanning
Chapter 1: What is crime scene cleaning?
is where somebody who has drank most of their life gets varicose veins on their esophagus and eventually these varicose veins depending on your heartburn or what you eat will burst and there's nothing you can do you're gonna bleed out and every single time we do this there's bloody handprints on the bathroom sink like this
All right, guys. Got an interesting one for you guys today. Crime Scene Cleaner. Matt, thanks for coming on today, Matt.
Chapter 2: What happens to a body after death?
No problem, no problem. Yeah, so the largest crime scene company in Cali, Vegas, and Arizona, right?
Chapter 3: How do gruesome scenes affect mental health?
Yeah, number one in California, number one in Vegas, number one in Arizona, and I think like number four in Texas. Damn, that's impressive that you're able to do that many markets at the same time. Yeah, yeah. Because obviously you're stuck in one location, right? Yeah, mostly the California, but we do fly and go to other spots to get them going. They're not franchised. They're just ours.
Chapter 4: What unique challenges do crime scene cleaners face?
How long did it take to build this thing up? Man, 2010, I believe we started. Okay. So it's been a while. 15 years. Did it take off right away?
No, no. You know... I mean, I kind of faked it till I made it, you know? I think everybody does that. And you do your first one and you bill it and you think, oh man, this is, there's no way this is going to happen or this. And then, you know, you get your first one and then your second one comes and then it's always, man, you know, I hope to do one a month.
And then it goes from, man, I hope to do one every other week, you know? And then it just, now it's every day something is happening. Damn, so you have one a day right now?
That's about average. Holy crap. But remember, there's more than just a homicide or a suicide. There's people that die natural causes, people that die of natural causes in... In public areas, right? Homeless encampments. There's stillborn where there could be just blood everywhere. There's car accidents. I mean, there's just so many things that can happen. Yeah.
When I say I clean homicides and suicides, everybody thinks, oh, but they forget about the natural deaths that happen too or the decomp's that happen, you know, where there's an older person who doesn't have family member that checks on them or they don't check on them as much as they... Should check on them.
And then next thing you know, they've been deceased for two weeks and there's a smell coming out. And the neighbors are like, what's that smell? Why are there flies everywhere? What's the oldest body you've seen decomposed? Probably a couple months. Damn. And it depends on what is the heat indexed. You know, is it hot outside, cool outside? You know...
ones that are buried usually they tend to stay more ground is moist and cold and and so it it keeps you know preserves the body but you know if you're in in heat i mean it can start to liquefy within hours wow so start to really really be bad in the summertime it's especially out here in vega oh yeah oh my god that's when you get the maggots the heat yeah the heat and the maggots are just the flies and yeah it's bad did that freak you out the first time you saw those maggots
Yeah, you know, you never get used to the maggots, you know? Either you can see it, but you can't smell it, or you can smell it and can't see it. That's usually the trade-off, right? I can see it, no problem. I can eat there. I don't have any issues. But the smell, for me, it still, to this day, sometimes it'll gag me.
Wow, it's not bad. It'll make me throw up. Oh, yeah. I've never smelled maggots before. It's so bad. It's like... Yeah, it's like garbage truck juice. It's bad. It's nasty. Yeah. And when does the body start getting those on average?
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Chapter 5: What are the financial aspects of crime scene cleanup?
Chapter 6: How do crime scene cleaners deal with emotional trauma?
What you see is death. It's not like we see a good story. A good story for us is one person lived and just a few other died, right? Or one died and few other lived, but there's always going to be a death with us. It's very rare that we do get these suicides where somebody will shoot themselves under the neck and blow the front of their face off and they'll live. But not for long.
I mean, eventually, that just adds to the problems for them. And then they end up killing themselves in another way. Jeez. Yeah. I'm sure you've seen some really gruesome scenes. Really gruesome. Man. What's the one that freaked you out the most?
I think that's, I mean, there's so many, but I think one of the ones that we ever did was we were training in Texas and this guy had been up on methamphetamines for a long time and he cut his mother from her neck down to the top of her vagina and Oh my God. And then took like tree cutters and cut her rib cage open. What? And then was eating her liver while he masturbated.
What? Yeah. That's insane. Yeah. Yeah. Oh my God.
And then, so they arrest him. He had been high on meth so long that he just didn't know what he was doing. And so a couple days go by, and he detoxes, and he keeps asking for his mother. Hey, where's my mom? Let me get a phone call. I want to get bailed out. And apparently, from what I hear, he found out what he did through another inmate or something, and he hung himself. Damn. Killed himself.
Yeah, he couldn't live with it. Yeah, I mean, you know, who... Who does that to their mother, right? No matter what kind of relationship you have, eating her fucking liver while you masturbate is pretty savage, dude. That's insane. Pretty savage, man. Wow. Yeah. You probably got people quitting when they see something like that.
Yeah. I mean, it's not for the faint of heart. That's for sure. That's for sure. Jeez. We have women... actually make better technicians than men because they can handle more of the gruesome and the nonsense. Really? Yeah. Oh, I would have assumed the opposite.
No, no, no, no. I mean, women are nurturers. This is what they do. They're mothers. They can clean shit and throw up, right? Where we're like, you know, anytime that there's anything like that. So, no, they make the best. They do. They make the best. Wow, that's interesting. And every time I get...
a application or somebody who talks to me on my podcast or whatever about it, usually the women are 90% more interested than the men. Hmm. Yeah. Really? Yeah.
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Chapter 7: Why do women excel in crime scene cleaning?
You know, they like all that crime novel and... Oh, they love that stuff. They love that shit. The true crime? Yeah. Yeah. Flows through their veins. I'm not into it as much. I mean...
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Chapter 8: What are the most shocking experiences in crime scene cleaning?
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Um, yes. Multiple times. Multiple times. Yeah. There's, um, yeah, there was a guy that was cutting people up. From what we understand, he was cutting them up and serving them in like a taco cart. Oh my gosh. Yeah. That's insane. That was in Cali?
Yeah, parked on the side of the road and serving these up. And people were getting sick and going to the hospital and just fucking throwing up. Holy crap. And they test the meat and it's human meat. And they're like... And it's multiple people, not just one. And it's all in one area. And then apparently he goes to another area. And so they've labeled him definitely a serial killer. That's insane.
Just nuts. But you only hear 12% of really what happens in your area anywhere, even Vegas or Los Angeles. They're not telling you everything. Not even close.
No, no. Because there'd be a pandemonium with everybody. It'd be like, what? Like- I didn't know this. You know how many times somebody will tell me, I didn't know that. I didn't know this. Yeah, man, it's like it's there. Or they'll put it out as...
very minute at the bottom of the page type you know right like out of sight out of mind yeah they'll hide it when i was in college there was a few deaths and yeah they hit they hid them pretty much a lot of suicides or ods yeah some adderall stuff some drug over ods yeah but they they hit it yeah drug ods are are real stinky too really yeah so i don't know if it's the body trying to push out
whatever it has taken in, you know? But yeah, it's... Are you in a hazmat suit when you show up to the... Oh, yeah. We're in a full Tyvek suit, respirator, depending on... Depending on...
what what scene it is you know sometimes we'll have a self-contained breathing apparatus like like like a scuba tank almost comes in sometimes we'll have people call them gas masks but they'll have cartridges on sometimes we'll have a disposable it just depends on what is happening yeah that's insane man it's gnarly yeah but it's needed because if no one was doing this uh you know
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