Cleaner (crime)
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In crime fiction, a cleaner is a person who destroys or removes any incriminating evidence at the scene of a crime, typically a murder, as if the crime never happened. Knowledge of crime scene investigation is required, as well as an implacable manner as the perpetrator, who is usually agitated and confused, is inevitably involved with the cleanup.
A cleaner can also refer to an assassin, as murder might be required to "clean" up a situation.
In real life, there is an industry of cleaning up after crime scenes. This involves removing blood and other biohazardous material, or dangerous chemicals used in an illegal drug lab.[1]
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[edit] Examples
- Winston Wolfe, from Pulp Fiction
- Viktor, from Nikita
- Léon, from Léon
- The Cleaners, from Max Payne 2
