Lauth investigators positioned themselves outside of Subject’s residence, ready to document any physicality on behalf of the Subject that would contradict his request for FMLA leave. Lauth investigators also conducted surveillance at the home of subject’s mother, but Subject was never observed at the residence. Surveillance conducted at the Subject’s home revealed that Subject’s wife was the individual coming and going from the house the most often, as well as a handful of unidentified females who would arrive at the residence and stay a short while before leaving the neighborhood again. Investigators were also able to observe a motorcycle parked in the garage of the Subject’s residence. Over the course of surveillance, Lauth investigators were only able to document a single instance of Subject exerting significant physicality when he unloaded an SUV that included heavy boxes and totes.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation became involved when news arrived that a non-custodial American parent had kidnapped the children. The mother waited, but did not receive any updates about her children. Taking initiative, she reached out to the Committee for Missing Children, which provides resource and supports parents in crisis when their child goes missing. This was how the mother found Lauth Investigations and learned that our CEO, Thomas Lauth is one of the nation’s foremost experts in missing children and adults. After interviewing the mother, family members, and other relevant witnesses in the case, Lauth investigators were able to contact the father’s family in America. After some surveillance, investigators were able to locate the children in North Carolina after only two days—six weeks after the onset of the investigation.

What were the stores and establishments she frequented in their community? Investigators then began surveillance of the Subject in order to identify any regularly recurring characters in her daily life that could be potential lovers. Investigators infiltrated a weekly fitness class the Subject regularly attended with her best friend, who is female. On more than one occasion the investigator overheard them discuss plans to meet up later in the evening or go on vacation together with their husbands. One day, during surveillance, the investigator observed the Subject meet an unidentified male in a shopping center parking lot. The Subject entered the vehicle and remained in the vehicle for an hour before reemerging. The investigator memorialized these events in the form of photographs and video. Subject continued these rendezvous on a weekly—sometimes daily—basis. Due to the fact that the unidentified male Subject had tinted windows in his truck, investigators were not able to capture what transpired inside the truck’s cab, even with a telephoto lens.