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Private Investigation Techniques: Unveiling the Work of Private Investigators
When you think of a private investigator, what comes to mind? A shadowy figure tailing suspects in a trench coat? While Hollywood has certainly glamorized the profession, the reality is far more nuanced and methodical. Private investigation techniques are a blend of art and science, requiring patience, skill, and a deep understanding of human behavior. Today, I want to take you behind the scenes and reveal what really goes into the work of a private investigator, especially w

Enigma PI
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Part Three: Missing Person Response - Gaps uncovered
PART THREE OF A FOUR PART SERIES Victimology and Witness handling INTRODUCTION: Criticisms, no more criticisms – with over fifty years in policing and investigations, the last ten years almost solely concentrating on missing persons, I have identified gaps in most cases. However, I am generally not overly critical, why? Because I understand reality and the limitations and pressures in which police work. I also understand that it is the front-line officer who is usually the t

Valentine Smith APM
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Finding inner peace in a world of Killers
Gary doesn't shy away from writing about perspectives and observations that may, in some circles, be considered quite unorthodox for a cop.

Samantha Kiss
2 min read


Not all who are missing are lost
Out of the Forest is a unique tale of survival. A young man is raised in grim circumstances, facing adversity in the most atrocious of ways.

Samantha Kiss
2 min read


Birdwatching - for bodies (Observations of wildlife to locate human remains).
As we get older some of us get great pleasure in ‘observing', from watching people in the street, to dog’s territorialising the park

Valentine Smith APM
13 min read


Footprints in the Wilderness
Why do any of us feel rejuvenated when we go into a forest, sit on a quiet ocean beach, or even visit an urban park?

Valentine Smith APM
3 min read


“Cold Case Challenges” Missing in Action, Lost Boys in the Wilderness
The incident scene is born through a set of circumstances. It explodes into life and then immediately begins to die until there is virtuall

Valentine Smith APM
7 min read


Losing Track
How many times do you think, hear or say, “I’ve lost track of where I am” or maybe it is more a case of “I’ve lost track of my thoughts”...

Valentine Smith APM
9 min read
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