Today we’d like to introduce you to Christina Hester.
Hi Christina, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
My story really begins with trauma, but it does not end there.
When I was a little girl, my sister was killed by a drunk driver. That loss shaped the way I saw the world very early. I grew up around pain, instability, and circumstances that statistically should have limited me. Instead, they gave me a deep understanding of what people carry behind closed doors.
As I got older, I became determined to turn that pain into purpose. I became the first in my family to graduate college, then built a career in forensic science as a Crime Scene Investigator. In that role, I saw the things most people never see. I responded to death scenes, violent scenes, traumatic scenes, and the aftermath families are left with when the worst day of their life happens.
After leaving law enforcement, I worked in financial crimes, specializing in cryptocurrency investigations. But eventually, life forced me into a season of stillness. I went through a serious medical crisis, chronic illness, major life changes, and a complete rebuilding of who I was outside of survival mode.
That season changed everything. It made me realize that my purpose had always been tied to helping people through the moments no one knows how to talk about.
That is how CSI: Clean Scene Investigators was born.
I founded CSI to bring forensic level knowledge, trauma informed care, and real compassion into crime scene, biohazard, unattended death, and specialty cleanup services.
We are not just a cleaning company. We are a company built from lived experience, professional training, and a deep respect for the families, property owners, and communities we serve.
Today, I am a founder, CEO, former Crime Scene Investigator, advocate, author, podcaster, and someone who is still becoming. I have been through loss, illness, reinvention, and rebuilding. But I truly believe that everything I survived gave me the ability to stand in rooms most people run from and bring light, safety, and restoration back into them.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It has absolutely NOT been a smooth road at all.
My journey has been shaped by a lot of loss, uncertainty, and rebuilding. I lost my sister when I was young, and that changed the way I understood grief, trauma, and how quickly life can shift. I also grew up in circumstances where stability was not always guaranteed, so I learned early how to survive, adapt, and keep going even when things were heavy.
Professionally, becoming a Crime Scene Investigator was both an honor and a challenge. It is meaningful work, but it also exposes you to the hardest parts of humanity. I saw death, trauma, violence, and grief up close. I carried a lot of that with me, even when I did not fully realize it at the time.
Later, I went through a major medical crisis and a season of chronic illness that completely changed my life. I had to step away from the version of myself that was always pushing, performing, and surviving. That season forced me to slow down, heal, and rebuild from a place of truth instead of survival.
Starting a business after all of that has also come with its own challenges. Entrepreneurship is not easy, especially when you are building something connected to trauma, death, and topics most people do not want to discuss. But I think that is also what makes the work so important.
Every struggle along the way taught me something I now use in my business. I understand what it feels like to be overwhelmed, unseen, grieving, or trying to figure out what comes next. That is why CSI: Clean Scene Investigators is built on more than just cleaning. It is built on compassion, discretion, education, and helping people through moments they were never prepared for.
We’ve been impressed with CSI: Clean Scene Investigators , but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
CSI: Clean Scene Investigators is a trauma, crime scene, biohazard, and specialty cleaning company serving the Dallas Fort Worth area and North Texas.
We specialize in the types of cleanups most people never think about until they are living through one of the hardest moments of their life. That includes crime scene cleanup, unattended death and decomposition cleanup, suicide and trauma cleanup, blood and bodily fluid remediation, vehicle biohazard cleanup, hoarding support, forensic odor removal, and specialty residential and commercial cleaning.
What sets us apart is that CSI was founded by a former Crime Scene Investigator. I have stood on the investigative side of these scenes. I understand evidence, contamination, safety, documentation, discretion, and the emotional weight that comes with walking into those environments. That background allows us to approach every job with forensic level attention to detail and a trauma informed perspective.
We are not just there to clean. We are there to restore safety, dignity, and peace of mind.
A lot of companies in this industry focus only on the technical side, but we believe the human side matters just as much. Families, property owners, business owners, and community members are often overwhelmed, grieving, embarrassed, or unsure of what to do next. Our role is to step in with calm, compassion, professionalism, and clear guidance.
Brand wise, I am most proud that CSI is built on purpose. It is not a company I created because the work is easy or comfortable. I created it because I have seen what trauma leaves behind, and I know how important it is for people to have someone qualified, compassionate, and discreet to call when they are facing something they cannot handle alone.
I want readers to know that CSI: Clean Scene Investigators is more than a cleaning company. We are a woman owned, forensics based, trauma informed company committed to serving people during vulnerable moments with respect, education, and care.
Our motto is simple: from crime scenes to clean scenes, forensic precision you can trust.
Risk taking is a topic that people have widely differing views on – we’d love to hear your thoughts.
I think risk is often misunderstood. People hear the word risk and assume it means being careless or impulsive. For me, risk has always been about choosing growth even when fear is present.
I do not consider myself reckless, but I do consider myself willing. Willing to bet on myself. Willing to start over. Willing to walk away from what is familiar when I know I am being called into something bigger.
Becoming a Crime Scene Investigator was a risk in itself. It meant stepping into rooms, scenes, and situations most people would never want to face. But I knew that work mattered. I knew there was purpose in being able to stand steady in the middle of someone else’s worst day.
Starting CSI: Clean Scene Investigators was one of the biggest risks I have ever taken. I launched a business in an industry that is difficult to talk about, difficult to market, and emotionally heavy by nature. Trauma cleanup, crime scene cleanup, unattended death, and biohazard remediation are not services people like to imagine needing. But that is exactly why I knew the work was necessary.
There was also personal risk. I started this after walking through major health challenges, career changes, grief, and rebuilding my life from the ground up. It would have been easier to stay quiet, stay comfortable, or choose something safer. But I have learned that comfort does not always equal alignment.
The way I view risk now is simple: I ask myself whether the risk is connected to purpose. If it is rooted in ego, I try to slow down. If it is rooted in service, growth, faith, and impact, I pay attention.
Every major step in my life has required some level of risk. Telling my story is a risk. Building a brand around trauma informed cleanup is a risk. Being the face of a company in an industry people avoid talking about is a risk. But I also believe there is risk in not doing what you are called to do.
For me, the greater risk would have been surviving everything I have survived and never using it to help someone else.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.cleansceneinvestigators.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csi_cleansceneinvestigators?igsh=MTRncXZrNWgzbDVkYg==
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FDMn2bRvB/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/csi-clean-scene-investigators/?viewAsMember=true
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@bloodstainsandbreakthroughs?si=aOLRBWIbJ-S8lbtt
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/csi-clean-scene-investigators-ponder
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@csichristina?_r=1&_t=ZT-9229XSR59wM
