FAQs
- What types of customers have you worked with?
Adultery; Infidelity Child Custody cases (Both sides; mom fighting for custody or dad fighting for custody)--each case is unique.
- Describe a recent project you are fond of. How long did it take?
Missing Boy... 18 years old. Boys attending prep high school in NYC, originally from London, England. Disappears. NY police will not take a missing persons report because there seems no foul play and the boy is 18 years old. An adult. The parents are so upset after no word from him now going on 3 weeks. He usually texts .. Mentioned wanting to go to Los Angeles sometime. Parents think he might have gone to LA. They find me. We track his ATM card, leads us to a flight from NYC to LAX and purchases in Hawthorne and Gardena, CA. I try contacting Hawthorne police. They dont want to take a missing persons either. Says hes not a runaway, hes 18 blah, blah, blah I INSIST. I say how is it going to look when find his body in a gutter somewhere in Hawthorne and its on the news and becomes a national issue/no international, and they interview the police: ugh, we didnt think it was an problem ... They take the report, use my info as contact point because the parents are out of the country. Trail goes cold. Months go by . I get a call out of the blue from the SF Police. They find this kid at a BART station trying to hop the turnstiles. Officer runs him. Sees my missing persons report and contacts KINSEY INVESTIGATIONS!! Boy has no ID, no passport, no phone, no belongings, wound up getting his stuff stolen. He does not know me from Adam. I tell the officer I was hired by his mom, tell the officer his moms name. The boy agrees, his mom is probably looking for him. Agrees to go to the hospital to get checked out and fed something substantial. They place him on a 5150 hold, cannot tell if he is on something or not by looking at him. Says he is extremely mellow. The officer says all he can do is take him to SF General and gives me the address. Says its up to them to hold him or not after evaluation. The officer promises to call me with an update in a couple of hours. I contact the family with the news, ecstatic hes ok. They have a family friend in Los Angeles ready to hop a flight to SF. I give her the info. The family has to contact the police (which they do) and explain who they are, where hes from, fax his ID, etc. They allow the family friend to come get him in San Francisco and hes now on his way back to London. The happiest mother on earth calls me with the biggest thank you!! Thats the best ending anyone can hope for!! I am so happy it was resolved!!
- What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
Make sure the investigator you hire is licensed and insured. You can look them up on the Bureau's website. Vet them and hire them after checking someone out; make sure they have positive referrals; valid license, etc.