Update: Family Hires Crew to Clean Out Hoarder's Home
In navigating hazards, removal of debris piles to take at least a week.
Craig Strauss and his team of four are all dressed in full-body suits and respirators as they wait patiently for dump trucks to arrive. They are waiting to begin clearing out the home of a recently deceased hoarder. Marie Davis, who died from a heart disease at her home on the 5400 block of Foster Street, had so much debris inside the structure that firefighters had to cut a hole through the roof to remove her body. The aftermath since the 79-year-old's death on July 19 is finally being "cleaned up." Family members have now hired Skokie-based American Hoarders, a private company that specializes in clearing out debris filled homes, to begin the cleanup. Strauss, owner of American Hoarders, said it was going to take at least a week before …
