The Sound of Pursuit

Some of the laws shaping how investigators work today were written decades before anyone had a smartphone. And right now, a new round of legislation is moving through state capitals and Congress that could change how PIs track people, pull records, and use the tools they depend on every day.My guest Edward Ajaeb is president of the National Council of Investigation and Security Services (NCISS). He watches for new laws and regulations that are relevant to our profession. And often, he's been in the room when some of it was written, making sure the PI industry has a voice at the table.If you've ever been caught off guard by a law that changed how you could do your job, don't miss this episode. With big thanks to our sponsor, TLOxp®.Nighthawk Strategies: https://nighthawkstrategies.com/edward-ajaeb/ NCISS: https://www.nciss.org/Edward Ajaeb's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardajaeb/Host: Hal Humphreys Guest: Edward AjaebSponsord by: TLOxp®Music provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

1996. A blast rips through Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. The FBI’s initial suspect — a security guard just doing his job — is cleared. The only evidence pointing to the real bomber is a grainy photo. To the FBI, he’s simply “blob man.” They have no idea who he is or how to find him.You may remember the story of the bomber who blew up the summer Olympics. You might also recall other bombings around the South in the late 1990s. You’ll most likely remember the long manhunt that followed.Our guest is Becca Andrews, the co-producer and co-host of "American Shrapnel," a podcast that digs deep into Eric Rudolph's crimes, his escape and capture, and the extremist communities that indoctrinated and sheltered him. In this episode, Andrews reflects on investigating crimes from decades ago, interviewing traumatized witnesses, and the long shadow of violent extremism. And she shares her determination to tell these kinds of stories in good faith, with respect for the real people who've lived through violence and its aftermath. Host: Hal Humphreys Guest: Becca AndrewsMusic provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

What happens when trust is weaponized and life savings start to disappear? In this episode, we’ll expose the hidden world of elder financial exploitation — how these crimes play out, and how private investigators can help victims in their aftermath. Our guests are Clay Kahler and Mindy Bohn with Bohn & Associates in Wichita Falls, Texas. As a firm, they specialize in transdermal alcohol monitoring cases, law enforcement procedure, firearms cases, and exploitation cases. Mindy is the firm owner, and Clay serves as her right-hand Investigator. They'll talk about how PIs can help bring clarity to complex, emotional cases of elder fraud and undue influence. You’ll hear how investigations unfold, what warning signs families often miss, and how timely action can protect vulnerable loved ones. Host: Hal Humphreys Guest: Mindy Bohn & Clay KahlerMusic provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

How did a summer job at an amusement park lead to running a private investigations firm? Let’s just say the path was not direct. Molly Donaldson has one of the most interesting and varied PI origin stories around. She’s done a little bit of everything. But her story is not about indecision. It’s about experimentation. Her way of finding a professional sweet spot is to try on lots of career hats. Think of it as an investigation of herself, her talents, and her fascinations. Each job gets her closer to finding out what she does best and enjoys most. In this episode, you'll find out why finding out what you DON'T want to do is half the battle, why "What do you want to be when you grow up?" is the wrong question, and what to ask kids (or yourself) instead.Contact Molly Donaldson at her company site, Waverly Research.FInd her on LinkedIn.Host: Hal Humphreys Guest: Molly DonaldsonMusic provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

Today, we're talking about something that's changing the investigative landscape: Generative AI. It's everywhere, it's powerful, and it's already being used by private investigators — but not always wisely. Dean Beers joins Hal to talk about how PIs can leverage GenAI ethically and effectively, where its limitations are, and why understanding this technology isn't optional anymore. Get Dean's class: GenAI for Private Investigators: Applications, Limitations, & Ethical ConsiderationsHost: Hal Humphreys Guest: Dean BeersMusic provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

Join Hal and his guest Eileen Moynahan to talk about a little-known resource for executors, private investigators, and anyone who thinks they might have money out there that they've completely forgotten about — or never knew existed. Moynahan is a New York PI with many years of experience as an intelligence analyst with the DEA, working drug-trafficking and money laundering cases. Now she runs her own firm, Legacy Estate Organizing & Investigations, which specializes in finding heirs and assets in estate and probate cases. And she's got a new course with PI Education that's all about turning unclaimed property databases into investigative gold mines.Host: Hal Humphreys Guest: Eileen MoynahanMusic provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

If Jennifer Mackovjak quit working tomorrow, she’d already have a fantastic investigative career under her belt. She worked as a senior detective investigator in the Manhattan DA’s office, before becoming a private investigator. She worked at Kroll, then became a senior VP for investigations at a big risk management firm. And over the years, she’s investigated wrongful convictions for the Innocence Project and Northwestern University’s Center for Wrongful Convictions. In 2020, she co-founded 221B Partners, a private investigations and intelligence firm in Chicago. 221B handles pretty high-level work: litigation consulting, fraud investigations, business and public affairs intel, and threat intelligence. In this episode, we'll talk about Mackovjak's career trajectory and find out what threat intelligence and investigations are all about.Host: Hal Humphreys Guest: Jennifer MackovjakMusic provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

After a long hiatus, Hal Humphreys ("The Beard") and John Nardizzi ("The Dome") are back to catch up on PI work, wins, and losses, and to share what they love to read, watch, and listen to when they’re not uncovering malfeasance or defending clients. Most of these books, shows, movies, and podcasts are related to crime and investigations. Some only marginally so. Basically, it's stuff they enjoy — as investigators and writers who love a good yarn. We'll publish their full list and some bonus recommendations in Pursuit Magazine next week — keep an eye out for that. Most of all, happy holiday season to all!Host: Hal Humphreys Guest: John NardizziMusic provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

Technical Surveillance Countermeasures. TSCM. It's the polished term for bug sweeps. It sounds glamorous, right? But in practice, it's a field littered with hucksters and halfwits wielding gadgets that flash and beep like slot machines. And the folks who hire them are often scared, stressed, and in some cases, mentally ill.Real TSCM professionals don't play with toys or take advantage of vulnerable clients. They have  high-tech gear that only works when paired with real training and actual experience. And they to the job with respect, empathy, and professionalism.Our guest, John Frycek, comes recommended as one such skilled and ethical TSCM practitioner. In this episode, he talks about the gear, the clients, corporate espionage, and the mysterious Havana Effect. See Frycek's website: https://www.specialsolutionsltd.com/Host: Hal HumphreysMusic provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

Have you ever handled a Title IX or sexual misconduct investigation? Our guest Dan Schorr specializes in them. He’s a Harvard-trained attorney and a former sex crimes prosecutor in New York. Now he’s a sexual misconduct investigator at his own firm and an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School, where he teaches courses on sexual misconduct and domestic violence cases.Schorr is also the author of two novels that draw from his experiences with these kinds of cases. In the episode, we'll get a primer on Title IX and learn how he tackles unwieldy and often emotionally fraught cases. And we'll hear a reading from his latest novel, OPEN BAR.See Schorr's website & order his books: https://danschorrbooks.com/See his company site: https://danschorrllc.com/Subscribe to the Title IX and Civil Rights podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-title-ix-and-civil-rights-podcast/id1542038824Host: Hal HumphreysMusic provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

After her mother died, Johnisha Matthews Levi was sorting through boxes of ordinary family artifacts. There among the Polaroids, diplomas, and property deeds, she found a piece of paper that forever changed how she saw her family's story.Levi is an author and a former litigation attorney. While she was in law school, she helped represent death row inmates pursuing appeals and indigent defendants accused of murder. After finding that life-changing document in her mother's things, Levi channeled her defense investigation and mitigation experience as she investigated her own family history. Now she's written a beautiful memoir about that quest to understand her talented and troubled father and the societal forces that forged him. Number's Up: Cracking the Code of an American Family came out in June. Listen in to hear more about how Levi researched and wrote it, and what it was like to dig into deep family secrets.See Levi's website & order the book: https://www.johnishamatthewslevi.com/Host: Hal HumphreysMusic provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

"Every business faces risks. Will we get paid...Do we hire that candidate. Accept their offer. Make a deal. And then there are the risks that are not anticipated. Trust abused...."That's a snippet from our guest Robert Gardner's company website. He's a researcher who helps companies anticipate and mitigate risks, from bad hires to compromised competitive intel. He's also a great writer with a smart and funny investigative blog. Sometimes, he lets us republish his articles for Pursuit. In this episode, Hal talks to him about how he roots out fraud, hidden relationships, previous litigation, tax liens, and other issues companies might want to know about before doing business with someone. And they talk about AI — and how Rob uses it in his research (or maybe why he doesn't).Robert Gardner's recent Pursuit Magazine articles:"All the New Tricks Aren't AI Generated""The State of OSINT in 2025 <or> When Do I Lose My Job to AI?""What Big Data Misses"Host: Hal HumphreysMusic provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

Mike Spencer is a former journalist, a Bay-Area private investigator, and the author of Private Eye Confidential: Stories from a Real P.I. He's been a guest on our podcast several times and is a longtime contributor to Pursuit.In this episode, Mike talks about an unsolved murder that's connected to a case he worked in 1998. It's the "pebble in your shoe," he says — a story of justice left undone, and he cannot let it go. Over the past several years, he's been telling the story of that killing and his investigation in a podcast, "The Gary Murphy Assassination: A San Francisco Cold Case." He adds new episodes as he gets closer to the real story of that murder. Join Hal and Mike as they talk about chasing the truth, no matter how long it takes.Host: Hal HumphreysMusic provided by Jason White, who composed our theme.Special thanks to Kim Green, who produced this episode.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

Money's a magician. It disappears, shape shifts, and hides in plain sight. If you don't know what to look for, it may as well not exist at all. In this episode, Hal Humphreys talks asset searches with longtime colleague and friend Marcy Phelps, a professional researcher, licensed private investigator, and Certified Fraud Examiner. She's the author of Research on Main Street, owner of Marcy Phelps & Associates, and an instructor at PI Education. How do asset searches work? What laws govern what you can and can't do in researching assets?  How do you find hidden assets without getting into legal quicksand? Join Hal and Marcy as they dive into the what, why, and how of finding the money. See Marcy's new course on asset searches:Beyond the Balance Sheet: Strategies for Finding Financial Assets OnlineCheck out Marcy's other fabulous courses at PI Ed:Searching Online News for Due Diligence and Background InvestigationsResearch Secrets for Private InvestigatorsSearching Online Public Records Like a ProMastering Online Public Records: Business RegistrationsMastering Online Public Records: Recorded Documents🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

Jason Powell is a New York City firefighter and a debut author. His first novel, No Man’s Ghost, is an arson thriller about a firefighter’s first week on the job. It's a crime novel, and it’s kind of a mystery – a whydunit, let's say. In this episode, Jason explains why he wanted to bring to life the culture of an FDNY firehouse, how natural it felt for him to write the fire scenes, and why he decided to let the arsonist be one of his POV characters. And don't miss our lightning round, where we learn about Jason's favorite crime writers and novels.Get No Man's Ghost anywhere you buy books. Even better, head to your favorite indie bookstore and ask for a copy there. Then keep an eye out for more of Jason's writing at authorjasonpowell.com.🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.

Your wallet goes missing. You cancel everything, but the alerts just keep coming: New bank accounts and credit cards in your name. Big charges. Damage to your credit score. It can take months or years to untangle all this. You may never get paid back in full. And nobody seems to be able to help you. Not the police. Not your bank. Not the government. Our guest, Carrie Kerskie, CAN help. She' a PI and identity theft expert who helps people recover from these crimes. And she’s made it her mission to help consumers protect themselves and to educate other investigators about how to work with victims of identity crimes. Kerskie is also an instructor with PI Education. In this episode, she talks about her upcoming ID theft investigations course — which covers how identity theft works, how these cases play out, and why fostering this expertise can be a game-changer — in your clients’ lives and in your own business.🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.

How does mortgage fraud even work? And how did these risky real estate schemes help fuel the 2008 mortgage meltdown?Tune in to this special crossover episode of the Appraisal Buzzcast and Sound of Pursuit podcast to hear a gripping morality play about greed, speculation, the fraud triangle, and the dangerous allure of easy credit. Our guest is a Utah mom who lost herself in a tangled Ponzi-style real estate scheme involving hard money loans based on inflated appraisals. She ended up underwater, scrambling to keep up with ballooning debt, and under federal investigation as the 2008 mortgage crisis loomed.Hear Portia share her raw, powerful story of committing fraud, going to prison, rebuilding her life, and educating others. Find out more at https://portialouder.com/🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

Susan Waller Lehmann is a private investigator, a criminal defense and capital mitigation specialist, a journalist, and an award-winning author. She’s written for Pursuit Magazine, and she’s got a new book coming out soon. It’s a collection of stories about her casework in the Deep South, from process service and bitter divorce cases to capital murder cases. Southern Lies and Homicides is an honest peek behind the curtain at what a private investigator’s work is really like: often tedious, sometimes alarming, occasionally heartbreaking, and always, the most rewarding work there is. This collection is part memoir, part field guide. And it’s an essential read for anyone who’s considering this profession. In this episode, Hal and Susan talk about process service, defense cases, mitigation work, trash pulls, and much more.Order Southern Lies and Homicides.Read her recent essay in Pursuit, “The Persecution Rests.”🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

Meet Rachele’ Davis: a longtime colleague and friend, occasional contributor to Pursuit Magazine, and now, the author of a course for PI Education. called "Finding Birth Parents for Adoptees, Donor-Conceived, and NPEs."Rachele’ has a really interesting niche: She helps reunite birth families. Her clients are adoptees looking for biological parents or siblings, and sometimes, parents looking for the children they gave up for adoption. That process can be an emotional roller coaster for everybody involved. It requires diplomacy, ethics, and compassion to handle all that as an investigator.In this episode, Rachele’ and one of her former clients talk about what it’s like to find out where you came from after wondering for your whole life, and what it’s like to escort a person through that process.Get the course: Finding Birth Parents for Adoptees, Donor-Conceived, and NPEs🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

"People don't understand what a bad day at the office means for people like us." That's a quote by Ben Lopez, a Chicago private investigator and the author of a moving personal essay in Pursuit about a case that came to a tragic conclusion — and the emotional toll it took on Ben. Join host Hal Humphreys and Ben as they talk about Ben's essay, the cases that haunt all of us, and how we take care of ourselves in the face of trauma and tragedy. Read Ben's story in PursuitMag.And if you ever find yourself ruminating over a particularly troubling case, please talk to someone right away. You'll find Ben's number at the end of the article, and Hal shares his number at the end of the episode.**CONTENT WARNING** - This episode includes a story about suicide.🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

What IS due diligence, and what ISN'T it?To answer this, Hal turns to our longtime colleague and friend Marcy Phelps, a professional researcher, licensed private investigator, and Certified Fraud Examiner. She's the author of Research on Main Street, owner of Marcy Phelps & Associates, and an instructor at PI Education. In the episode, Hal and Marcy talk about the why and how of due diligence investigations and give us a sneak peek at her brand-new due diligence course. Keep an eye out for that — it'll be approved soon!While you wait, check out Marcy's other fabulous courses at PI Ed:Research Secrets for Private InvestigatorsSearching Online Public Records Like a ProMastering Online Public Records: Business RegistrationsMastering Online Public Records: Recorded Documents🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

1986, Northern Ireland. A British spy is found dead by a desolate country lane — murdered by the IRA. Decades later, his killing set in motion the largest murder investigation ever in Britain and provoked painful national soul-searching about what spies should be allowed to to while serving their countries.Join Hal and his guest, author and journalist Henry Hemming, to talk about Hemming's gripping new nonfiction spy thriller, FOUR SHOTS IN THE NIGHT: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland. Find it anywhere you buy books.🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

Join host Hal Humphreys and his guest, Ramesh Nyberg, as they talk about Nyberg's  experiences in Florida law enforcement, including 22 years as a Miami homicide detective. In his new book, Badge Tie, and Gun: Life and Death Journeys of a Miami Detective, Nyberg shares what he's learned from nearly three decades on the force. It's full of great stories for true crime fans—and investigative wisdom for gumshoes with and without a badge. Buy it here, and check out Nyberg's recent article in PursuitMag.🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

Join host Hal Humphreys and his guest, Philip Becnel, as they talk about how and why to document your investigation. Becnel is managing partner of Dinolt, Becnel & Wells Investigative Group in the D.C. area and the author of two books: Introduction to Conducting Private Investigations and Principles of Investigative Documentation, first published in 2012.Becnel has written a new edition (of the latter) in his own voice, complete with war stories and biting commentary. It's an essential guide to any investigator who works complex litigation and criminal cases. Buy it here, and read an excerpt at PursuitMag.🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

Surveillance: a French loaner word derived from the verb, "surveiller" — "to oversee/watch."Thanks to a few terrible PI reality shows, most of the world thinks catching cheaters is all P.I.s do. In fact, some investigators do specialize in domestic surveillance. Others, including Hal and John, have taken occasional surveillance assignments over the years, often in cases involving custody disputes or personal injury claims.The surveillance operative's job is to observe and document and, occasionally, testify about what they saw. The job can seem deceptively easy. But doing it well without being "burned" is not as simple as it seems. Listen in as Hal and John share experiences, talk best practices, and laugh about how "unnecessary human drama" is a P.I.'s bread and butter. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

What's attorney-client privilege and work product? When should you deliver written vs. oral reports? Should you document all witness interviews? What information is discoverable?Join Hal Humphreys and John Nardizzi with their guest, defense attorney Jennifer Sunderland, as they talk about what private investigators need to know about rules of professional conduct when they work with attorneys.🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

What's the best way to keep your clients out of prison? Prevent them from being charged in the first place. Join Hal Humphreys and John Nardizzi with their guest, Steve Mason, as they talk about pre-charge investigations — and why it's ideal to start defending clients before they're even charged.🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

What's the best way to market yourself as a professional investigator? A well-executed website is a great place to start.Join hosts Hal Humphreys and John Nardizzi and their guest, Brian Willingham, for a frank conversation about how they have built strong brands online by writing well, being generous with information, and letting their true selves shine through on their company sites.Brian Willingham's site: https://diligentiagroup.com/John Nardizzi's company site: https://www.nardizzi.com/John Nardizzi's author site: https://www.johnnardizzi.com/🔔 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel to watch these episodes:  /pieducation✅ NEED INVESTIGATOR CE? We've got you covered: pieducation.com🔥 STAY INFORMED with articles by and for investigators: pursuitmag.comPursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!

Boston area attorney and investigator John Nardizzi recaps a recent Innocence Network conference he attended and chats with Hal about the risks and rewards of innocence investigations.The Innocence Network Conference: https://innocencenetwork.org/subcategory/conference-2022Hal Humphreys ("The Beard") and John Nardizzi ("The Dome") co-host The Sound of Pursuit podcast (almost) each week.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com​​PI Education: https://pieducation.com

A client offers you lots of money to  surveil someone but not much detail on the subject or the reason for the investigation. Do you take the case?You might want to do a little more due diligence. In this episode, Hal and John talk about cases like these, in which government actors from Iran and China have hired unwitting private investigators to gather intel on dissidents living in the U.S.Hal Humphreys ("The Beard") and John Nardizzi ("The Dome") co-host The Sound of Pursuit podcast (almost) each week.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com​​PI Education: https://pieducation.com

In this episode, we'll explore how one man's outlaw behavior on behalf of his high-profile clients shaped the public's perception of private investigators as shady and unscrupulous operators. Hal Humphreys ("The Beard") and John Nardizzi ("The Dome") host The Sound of Pursuit podcast (almost) each week.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com​​PI Education: https://pieducation.com

Lawsuits are war. There's a lot of money at stake. These are often big, complex cases with a lot of moving parts, involving far-flung witnesses and deep-dive research. Pursuit editor Hal Humphreys and Boston PI John Nardizzi talk about how to work cases like toxic torts, harassment cases, medical malpractice, and wrongful death suits.   Hal Humphreys ("The Beard") and John Nardizzi ("The Dome") host The Sound of Pursuit podcast each week. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com​​PI Education: https://pieducation.com

Hal Humphreys and John Nardizzi share their origin stories — of how they found their calling as private investigators. Hal Humphreys ("The Beard") and John Nardizzi ("The Dome") host The Sound of Pursuit podcast each week. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer. At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com​​PI Education: https://pieducation.com

Boston PI and author John Nardizzi and Pursuit editor Hal Humphreys chat about junk science — so-called forensic techniques that are based on little more than faith and hokum. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hal Humphreys and John Nardizzi host The Sound of Pursuit podcast each week. Join us for the live broadcast on YouTube, or drop by any time and check out the recorded version.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides high-quality online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer. At this channel, you'll find an archive of briefings and webinars that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. Every month, we make more free stuff for you at this channel and PursuitMag, thanks to our generous expert-colleagues who contribute their expertise. And at PI Education, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with quality multimedia courses on dozens of topics. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com​​PI Education: https://pieducation.com

Hal Humphreys and John Nardizzi, a Boston-area investigator and author, reflect on work, joy, and the movie "The Menu." Sometimes the pressures to "succeed" in a career can make us forget the love that carried us into a calling in the first place. How can we find the joy again?* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

This week, in the void between holidays, Hal slows it down a notch and sums up a few takeaways from the year.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

Hal hosts author Gilbert King, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Devil in the Grove, led to the exonerations of four Black men falsely accused of rape in 1949. King is also writer, producer, and host of "Bone Valley," a new true-crime podcast that uncovers astonishing details of the wrongful murder conviction of Leo Schofield — and evidence pointing to the real killer. It's riveting storytelling and dogged reporting — a powerful combination.King spoke with Hal about reinvestigating cold cases and what it means to him to illuminate injustice — on behalf of Schofield and many others.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

Hal talks with Bay-Area PI Mike Spencer about his podcast, “The Gary Murphy Assassination: A San Francisco Cold Case,” and how obsession fuels his creative work.Mike Spencer is a former crime-beat journalist who rinsed off the ink and turned his skills to private investigation in the 1990s. He’s also a writer, colleague, friend, and longtime contributor to Pursuit. In this episode, we’re asking him about obsession — how it can fuel good work but also erode your sanity. For Spencer, obsession drives his creative endeavors, as a writer and recently, a podcaster: “The Gary Murphy Assassination: A San Francisco Cold Case” is the story of an old case from early in his PI career that burrowed into his brain and would not let go.“I can be a pain in the ass who knows a good story,” Spencer says in episode one of his podcast, as he introduces himself and states his motives and methods. “I am not objective. But I am fair.”* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

This episode explores the things we hide from the people we love most, when the truth is too terrible to bear.Everybody lies. We lie to protect people from painful truths and to preserve the family name. We lie about affairs, flirtations, and addictions. Sometimes, we even lie to ourselves.In this episode, we’ll hear two stories about family secrets—and the blurry line between deception and delusion: An alcoholic conceals his addiction from everyone, including himself. And Ann Walling recalls her old-school Southern family, the rites and hierarchies they observed, and the painful histories they could never bring themselves to face.Host: Hal HumphreysMusic provided by Jason White (who composed our theme), Headmint, Lullatone, and Chris Zabriskie. Special thanks to Jonathan for sharing his story, and to Ann Walling for reading this excerpt from her upcoming book, Sunday Dinner: Coming of Age in the Segregated South. And big thanks, as always, to our brilliant sound engineer, Simon Gugala.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

5 Stories about Life and Love, Human Connection and Extracurricular Romance, and One Super-Sad Surveillance JobSometimes connections can feel tenuous. It takes effort to keep the signal strong. The relationship can get lost in the white noise of day-to-day. Distractions sometimes lead to new connections, and connections, even the strongest of family connections, can sometimes lead to distraction.As professional investigators, we deal in connections. But in the realm of human relationships, where real connections are as likely to be perceived as real, connections and distractions unfurl in real time—that is, if you can step back just enough to discern one from the other.In this episode, we’ll hear from radio producer Emily Siner about how distance can test a relationship’s tensile strength. Radio reporter Blake Farmer reflects on how his young son distracts him from his work…or maybe, it’s the other way around. Pursuit editor Kim Green recalls a surveillance gig that turned up a web of distraction and delusion, and writer Abby White gets honest about a ten-year affair that may have been all in her head. We’ll also hear from Neil Caddell about a crazy guy at his kid’s school, and how he used TLOxp to solve the case.Host: Hal HumphreysMusic provided by Jason White (who composed our theme), Headmint, and Lullatone.Special thanks to Emily Siner, Blake Farmer, Kim Green, and Abby White for sharing their stories of connection and distraction. Thanks also to Transunion TLOxp for sponsoring this podcast. And big thanks, as always, to our brilliant sound engineer, Simon Gugala.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

At a live storytelling event in Nashville, private investigator Hal Humphreys tells his story of a stolen-goods sting operation gone right, then wrong, then right.Thanks to Jakob Lewis and the Neighbors Podcast for collaborating on this episode. 

We sent producer Jakob Lewis in search of the facts behind fact-checking. He discovered how high the stakes can be when we confuse fact with faith.Editors and publishing houses, investigators and police detectives—we all get the facts wrong sometimes. Even professionals ignore facts and hold onto tidy lies, for all sorts of reasons: To close a high-pressure case. To make the client happy. Or to make a good story a little bit sexier. In this episode, producer Jakob Lewis explores what it takes to resist those temptations and get the facts straight. Host: Kim GreenMusic provided by Jason White (who composed our theme),  Chris Zabriskie, Kosta T, Kevin MacLeod, and Stan Getz.Special thanks to producer Jakob Lewis (Neighbors Podcast), and engineer Simon Gugala.Thanks to Transunion TLOxp for sponsoring this episode. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

As PIs, we all have our greatest hits—tales we tell over and over. Mike Spencer's craziest go-to story has all the elements: Paranoia. Porn. Aliases. Bodily fluids. You get the picture.Pursuit editor Kim Green met Spencer, an ex-journo veteran Bay-Area investigator, in San Francisco’s Mission District in 2014. He kindly agreed to share a few tales from his “Best Of” list.Host: Hal HumphreysMusic provided by Jason White (who composed our theme) and  Headmint, “Music for Corporations.”Special thanks to Mike Spencer, producer Kim Green, and engineer Simon Gugala.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

In the summer of 2008, the original editor of Pursuit Magazine posted an article with the following headline: “Locating Mobile Phones Through Pinging and Triangulation.” That is, finding someone you’re looking for by turning that person’s cell phone into a kind of homing device.Over the years, that article set a record for the most hits of any PursuitMag story ever...and it's still getting lots of hits to this day—apparently, because a whole lot of people type "cell phone pinging" into Google search. People really want to know if this is possible, and if so, how to do it.Of course, in technological terms, 2008 is primeval. So when we stumbled across this article again, we got to thinking: What’s possible NOW in terms of pinging a mobile phone? And what’s legal? So we got a hold of an old radio buddy of ours, Sean Cole, and asked him to make some calls.Host: Hal HumphreysMusic provided by Jason White (who composed our theme) and  Lullatone.Special thanks to producer Sean Cole (This American Life), and engineer Simon Gugala.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

In this episode, we explore how investigators search for people who've gone missing. You’ll hear about people lost and found: a Father’s Day story about a long-lost dad, a reporter’s tale of chasing a Dark Web black marketeer’s trail, and the incredible secrets of how big data aggregators work.Sponsored by TransUnion | TLOHost: Hal HumphreysMusic provided by Jason White (who composed our theme),  Lullatone, Sabzi, and Headmint.Special thanks to Vanessa, radio producers Kim Green and Cyrus Farivar (Ars Technica), and engineer Simon Gugala.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

In sxn 1 ep 2, we profile Norma Tillman, a private investigator who specializes in finding people—without resorting to lies or trickery.When Norma Tillman started her career in law enforcement, she had to learn fast how to play up her advantages. At 5’2″, she’d never be as physically strong as most of her male colleagues. But she had mad skills: Diplomacy. Tenacity. Smarts. And a healthy self-esteem that valued team play over competition. In a word, she knew how to make allies.Host: Hal HumphreysMusic provided by Jason White (who composed our theme) and Lullatone.Special thanks to Norma Tillman, radio producer Kim Green, and engineer Simon Gugala.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer.In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

In our first-ever Sound of Pursuit podcast, we dig into the myths and misconceptions surrounding private eyes, then peel back the curtain to offer a glimpse into the real lives of professional investigators. Our team: Jim McLeod, Hal Humphreys, Kim Green, Stephanie Mitchell, Doug Hayes, Ruben RoelThanks to Brian Willingham, Kelly Paxton, Eli Rosenblatt, and Joe Stiles.Music provided by Jason White (who composed our theme) and Financier.Special thanks to radio producer Daniel Potter and engineer Simon Gugala.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer. In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date!Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​