Why is bleach used to clean up a crime scene?

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I’ve seen this in multiple movies/shows where they just dumb bleach on everything. What does it actually do?
Does it erase things like finger prints?

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Bleach is extremely basic. It’s the complete opposite end of the spectrum from an acid but has similar effects of an acid in terms of its ability to react with everything and rip molecules apart. This makes it a formidable cleaner for crime scenes

Edit: For all our education i encourage you to read some of the comments regarding bleach’s other important chemical properties that make it specifically useful for cleaning human fluids

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