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Tips for Conducting a Social Media Investigation
While hiring a professional to locate someone or dig up information will always net the best results, there are some actions that even a novice can use to get the ball rolling on a social media investigation before having to bring in an expert. Let’s take a look.
Corporate Investigations: How to Locate Former Employees
Locating a former employee can be challenging. These tips can provide some direction prior to hiring a private investigator for a formal corporate investigation.
5 Ways a Private Investigator Can Help with Your Child Custody Case
Child custody cases can be extremely difficult to prove. A private investigator can help you gather the evidence you need to keep your children safe, healthy and happy.
An Adoption Story: How Adoption Investigation Brought a Family Together
Thirty-five years ago, Nancy Gille made one of the hardest decisions of her life. After holding her newborn baby daughter for only two minutes, she gave up the child that she was sure she'd see again. "I didn’t tell any of my family, I didn’t tell any of my friends...
Financial Infidelity – 12 Signs Your Spouse May Be Hiding Money
Although no one gets married with the goal of getting divorced, between 40-50% of all couples end up calling it quits. While many speculate the core reasons about why this statistic is so high, there is no doubt that the emotional and financial fallout can be...
Are Your Employees as Nice as They Seem? Why You Should Have a Private Investigator on the Inside
Picture this: You are constantly getting bombarded with complaints from your customers about the service at a single location. From rude transactions to mismanaged orders, it seems that no one is having a good experience with your company. Yet, every time you go to...
Chevron Scrambles to Explain Away Leaked Video Footage – Where Should Investigators Go From Here?
It seems that Chevron will do anything to keep their corporate reputation pristine, including whitewashing soil samples that have been contaminated with oil. On April 8, 2015, Amazon Watch released hours of corporate videotape uploaded by a Chevron...
Kurt and Courtney – Can One PI’s Story Reopen The Rocker’s Cold Case?
Today is the anniversary that many 30-somethings remember tragically. On April 5th, 1994, the up-and-coming rock star Kurt Cobain committed suicide at his home in Seattle, WA. Not only did this event shock the music world, but it began a series of investigations into...
Is It Time to Fire Your PI? The Top 7 Investigator No-No’s
Contrary to popular belief (and noir fiction), private investigators aren't above the law. In fact, they have the same rights, responsibilities, and rules as every other private citizen. Unfortunately, there are some private investigators who have bought into the...
How Are You Paying for Your Missing Person’s Investigation? Crowdfunding as a Solution
Emma Fillipoff, a beautiful blonde-haired 26-year-old from British Columbia, was last seen purchasing a pre-paid cell phone at an Ontario, Canada 7-Eleven on November 28, 2012. After more than 200 leads and thousands of phone calls, interviews, and news...
Dog Tags and Tear Stains: Private Investigation Assists with the Roskam Dog Tags Project
It was the summer of 1968 when Ann Sandoval opened the door to find two Marines holding an American flag. Without a word, she had known what they were there for. Alfred Moreno, JR, a boy she was raising as her own, had died in battle in Vietnam. Though Sandoval had...
Snoop Specialties – 5 Types of Private Investigators (Infographic)
Although you might not know it, there are several "snoop specialties" that any private investigator might be an expert in. From cyber investigation and white collar crime to missing persons and divorce investigation, each investigator usually has a particular...
AMBER Alert Shame: Twitter Users Earn a Black Eye with Negative Tweets
An AMBER Alert was issued at 2am on the morning on February 24th in response to the abduction of 3-year-old Elinor Trotter by her armed and potentially dangerous father. Through the use of the alerting system, in addition to efforts of local police and...
Private Investigators Focus on Infidelity During the Valentine’s Season
Although private investigators (PIs) are always pretty busy, Valentine's Day is one of the most taxing parts of the whole year. Why? There's no more dramatic way to say "You've been cheating," than on V-Day. In a recent interview with CBS Dallas-Forth Worth,...
Kobe Red Beef Jerky – How a Private Investigator Busted a Kickstarter Coup
When you think of favorite snacks, it's unlikely your go-to option is the delicious flavor of sun-dried Kobe Beef. It's not because it doesn't sound delicious. It's because it doesn't exist. In one of the biggest scams in Kickstarter history, a company called Kobe Red...

Essence
ESSENCE Special Report: How D.C.'s Disappearing Girls Highlight The Nation's Black and Missing Problem

Vice
What We Know About the Missing Teen Whose Parents Were Shot to Death

San Diego Tribune
Private eyes look for runaways, sex-trade victims to rescue

Stuff
Police reveal number of missing people who are believed to have been murdered

Cleveland
Activists call for dedicated missing persons unit; cities that have them caution against high hopes

Cape Cod Times
Most missing adult cases unsolved

Pheonix New Times
The National Center for Missing Adults’ Funding Was Slashed by the Feds, but Volunteers Are Keeping It Alive

Los Angeles Daily News
LAPD, family both trying to find man missing 4 1/2 years

Ann Arbor News
Is Olisa Williams still alive?