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The Digital Detective: How to Evaluate Online News Sources and Spot Bad Information

Searching online news can fill in the gaps of a background investigation. A little media literacy can help you sort good information from bad. Read More

Cloak and Dagger Vs. Keyboard and Mouse: How Private Investigators Work

Elliot Rysenbry

Analyzing data across thousands of cases hints at big changes in how private investigators do their work. Read More

Sleuthing Social Sites

Hal Humphreys

Sure, digital and social media investigations can never fully take the place of "the ol' gumshoe." But it's a world that cannot be ignored. Read More

Social Media and Background Investigation Master Class

Eli Rosenblatt

Announcing a 3-part February webinar on background and social media investigations by computer forensics expert, Eli Rosenblatt Read More

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The Business

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

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

Review: “The Ritz of the Bayou,” by Nancy Lemann

Review: “Ruby Falls,” by Gin Phillips

Review: “Boss Brooks: A True Story of Fraud, Family, and Forgiveness from Tennessee to Texas”

Avi Klein’s Swiss Army Knife of Tools for Locates

Q&A: An Investigator for the Defense

Webinar Recap: Criminal Defense Investigations

background investigations

The Digital Detective: How to Evaluate Online News Sources and Spot Bad Information

Cloak and Dagger Vs. Keyboard and Mouse: How Private Investigators Work

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.