(1997 – 1998) “In retrospect, lighting the match was my big mistake. But I was only trying to save the gerbil,” Eric Tomaszewski told the bemused doctors in the Severe Burns Unit of Salt Lake City Hospital. Tomaszewski and his homosexual partner, Andrew “Kiki” Farnum, had been admitted for emergency treatment after a felching session…
That ain’t my hamster
Don’t Light That Match!
Inside from the Cold
The mighty PI
24 Observations, Takeaways, Quotes and Tools from OSMOSIS 2019
By Brian Willingham For the second year in a row, I attended the OSMOSIS Conference for open Open Source Intelligence professionals (you can read last years OSMOSIS review here). I go into these conferences with a pretty open mind – people who think they are going to have some life-changing-experience are bound to be disappointed.…
The Solo Private Investigator: 20% Investigator, 80% Everything Else
By Rachele’ Davis Editor’s note: This article was written by Rachele’ Davis of New Hope Investigations.The opinions expressed here belong to Rachele’ Davis. I am a solo private investigator. I have a home office with zero employees and very little overhead. It’s simple. But it’s far from easy. When I officially opened New Hope Investigations…
Of Hamsters and Detectives
Guide to Search Civil Court Cases Like an Pro
By Brian Willingham In this post, we are going to discuss how to search court records, specifically relating to civil lawsuits. (If you are interested in reading more about how to conduct a criminal background check like an expert, check out our previous post.) I consider court records one of the most important and underutilized…
27 Signs You are Dealing with A Shady Character (in GIFs)
By Brian Willingham 1Someone who seems too good to be true 2People who have absolutely no social network profiles (it’s 2019 people!) 3Insecure people 4People who describe himself or herself as “the only person to …” or “recognized as a world-class leader …” or “the first person to be awarded …” or “the youngest person…