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3 Productive Things to Do When Business Is Slow

When business slows down during those steamy summer months, here are a few things you can do to fill the hours and make the busy times run smoother. Read More

Human Lie Detectors: The Science of Facial Emotion Measurement

Guest Author

Is it really possible to read a lie in someone's face? A brief history of the science of human lie detection. Read More

July API Podcast

Guest Author

This month's American Private Investigator podcast is up. Check it out here. Read More

5 Things NOT to Do On Surveillance

Hal Humphreys

How to mess up a surveillance gig so hard, you get featured in Pursuit's "How Not To Do This" section. Photo evidence included. Read More

A Slave to the Billable Hour

Brian Willingham

The problematic billable hour: It rewards inefficiency. It's a finite resource. And it turns life's precious hours into a zero-sum game. Read More

Dispatch 2 from the ACFE Fraud Conference

Hal Humphreys

Seminars on financial statement fraud, corporate intelligence, and scouring the Web for information; and networking nights—the details of which I must not disclose. What happens in Vegas... Read More

Dispatch 1 from the ACFE Fraud Conference

Hal Humphreys

Day 1 of the ACFE Fraud Conference: A class on expert witnesses, and an unforgettable talk by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Read More

Bespoke Business: The Old-School, Up-to-Date Investigator

Hal Humphreys

Like bespoke artist-entrepreneurs, the new breed of private investigator marries old-school skills with current technology. Read More

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The Business

Extortion (or “Sextortion”) Investigations

Interrogatory Investigation Questions and Responses

LAUSD, the FBI, and What Every Investigator Should Know About an Incomplete File

The Life

Unsung Heroes: Honoring Jonna Mendez, the CIA’s Master of Deception

The Family That Never Existed: A Siquijor Island Investigation

It was supposed to be a simple background.

The Pitch

Second Time Around: 7 Lessons I Learned from Losing My First PI Firm

Running to Catch Up with AI

Building a Successful Private Investigations Business

The Literature

“Catch the Devil”: Pamela Colloff’s Masterful Debut

Review: “The Witch’s Orchard,” by Archer Sullivan

Review: “To Kill a Cook,” by W.M. Akers

Extortion (or “Sextortion”) Investigations

Origin Stories: Ancient Justice

“Catch the Devil”: Pamela Colloff’s Masterful Debut

Extortion (or “Sextortion”) Investigations

Interrogatory Investigation Questions and Responses

LAUSD, the FBI, and What Every Investigator Should Know About an Incomplete File

Digital Stakeouts: OSINT for Investigators Who Like Receipts

Fairy Tales vs. Facts: The Unfanciful Truth about Unclaimed Assets

Investigation

3 Productive Things to Do When Business Is Slow

Human Lie Detectors: The Science of Facial Emotion Measurement

July API Podcast

5 Things NOT to Do On Surveillance

A Slave to the Billable Hour

Dispatch 2 from the ACFE Fraud Conference

Dispatch 1 from the ACFE Fraud Conference

Bespoke Business: The Old-School, Up-to-Date Investigator

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

Avi Klein’s Swiss Army Knife of Tools for Locates

Jerry Buting and Reagan Wynn: Interviews & the Reid Technique

Erika Krouse, author of “Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation”

Mark & Wendy Murnan: The Mindset of a Business Owner

The Family That Never Existed: A Siquijor Island Investigation

It was supposed to be a simple background.