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Spaulding Decon, known for crime scene cleanup, also buys and flips the messy houses. The division is still thriving, even in today's market.

Fiona Mills shared her go-to cleaning products with Insider. Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Fiona Mills is a former hoarding technician and current

Laura Spaulding's loan application for her crime-scene cleanup business was rejected four times. So she took a different approach on the fifth try.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – From hoarding and meth labs to COVID-19 outbreaks, someone has to handle the cleanup, and in Clarksville, that often falls to Spaulding Decon. “We do crime scene cleanups, we do suicide cleanup, any unattended death cleanups, any accidental death, or any biohazard that occurs in a home, a residential or commercial building,” said Clarksville owner Gabe Chrismon, who described the business as a biohazard and restoration company.   Since they began in ...

Themselves. >> that sensitivity to what her customer needs also spills over into how her team delivers on each and every job. >> for hoarding, we are very, very sensitive about how we speak to them. we teach the employee, you have to be emp thetic. >> we are going to get started and bag up a couple bags. >> even on the job, shes not taking care of herself. the high level of service her business is known for continues on. her ability to speak to the needs of her customers and market what many see...

Terrible crime, she saw an opportunity. >> it was a double homicide. it was on christmas. i was helping these people that had no means to pay for it but their homeowners insurance covered the clean up. after i was done with the clean up, i thought this is it for me. this is exactly what i want to do. >> she started spaulding decon, a company that specializes in crime scene, meth lab and hoarder clean up. she found she had little competition. the work wasnt steady, at first. >> the clean ups or s...

Have to be empathetic. im he going to help you today. were going to get you started. were going to back up some bags. >> you have to be empathetic. i spend time on that. i think not everyone is from the same background or grieves the same way or understands how people grieve. >> knowing her employees well makes her understand on her job if shes not taking care of herself, the high level of service continues on. >> i can tell what their strengths and weaknesses are. when i put them on a crew for ...

Is cleared theres often chaos and debris left behind that no one wants to clean up, that is, no one but former law enforcement officer laura spaulding. after being on the scene for a terrible crime she saw a terrible opportunity. >> it was a double homicide. it was on christmas. i was helping these people that really had no means to pay for it, but their homeowners insurance covered the cleanup. after i was done with the cleanup i thought, this is it for me. this is exactly what i want to do. >>...