Almost everyone can produce a mental image when they hear the words Private Investigator. Usually the image is muscular young men in colorful Hawaiian shirts driving red Ferrari's, shooting it out the the bad guys and ending up with the beautiful woman when the case is closed. If that were real life I don't know if more or less people would choose private investigations as a career. Hollywood has done a great job of romanticizing this business, but it could not be farther from the truth.
Private Investigators are information gatherers. They use cameras, they use computers, they use courthouses and public records sources to gather and record facts to help you with your case. There are some PI's who provide protection, as in bodyguard services and there are PI's who will locate and recover property and sometimes people. Parental kidnapping cases have made the news and in the past some cases have been publicized where religious cult members have been located and reunited with their families.
Much of the information that private investigators gather is in the form of public records and anyone can do the same. Birth, marriage, divorce, death and criminal records are available to any citizen. All you have to know is where to look.
There are other records that are not readily available to everyone and this is where the private investigator is very valuable.
Assets, locates, video and photography, due diligence, workman's compensation fraud, criminal national criminal histories and driving records are just a few things investigators can do.
The other type of information that private investigators gather is on the activities of an individual. Where someone works, plays and lives as well as who they associate with can be vital to a case.
If the subject of the investigation says they never visit a place or a person and you can produce photo or video documentation that proves otherwise, you may have the upper hand in your situation.
It is probably equally important to know what your private investigator can not do as it is to know what they can do. They can not work miracles.
First and foremost, just like everyone they are subject to the same penalties including fines and imprisonment if caught doing something illegal.
Contrary to what you see on television, picking locks and searching an office or a home is breaking and entering, which is illegal. It is also illegal to obtain banking records by being deceitful. It is illegal to obtain a credit report that is not yours without permission.
Do not despair if you feel that your information cannot be accessed surreptitiously. There are legal means established by the courts for your attorney to utilize for your benefit.
As for the rest of your case, your best bet is with a licensed, experienced private investigator.
Good luck....
McConnell Investigations
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