Define the question and sharing
Describe what needs checking, what evidence exists, and who may see it. Choose a private investigator or outline a bounded crowd-research question.
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01 / Real questions. Human investigation.
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Describe what you need. Compare proposals. Choose who to hire—or explore a community investigation where participants share evidence.
Explore your optionsFour practical starting pointsWhat needs
What needs
checking?
Pick the closest match to see the kind of question an investigation can address.
Lawful locate
See how the work is scoped “Can a professional help locate someone?”
Share the lawful purpose and details you have. A private investigator can assess what searches are appropriate and explain the limits before work begins.
03 / Two ways to investigate
One investigator.
Or a wider search.
Use a private case for focused professional work. A crowdsourced approach brings several contributors to a shared research question. Compare who does the work and who sees the material. The crowd example explains the approach; it does not launch a crowd case from this page.
See the decision pointsApproach and tradeoff
A defined question. One professional accountable for the work.
Set the purpose and scope, then review an investigator’s proposed approach, timing, and price. You decide whether to hire; the investigator carries out and reviews the investigation.
Focused work · one professional01 / 02
04 / Scope before action
Make the decision
before the work.
A clear scope protects your time and helps everyone understand what is—and is not—being asked.
Review the proposed work
For a PI case, compare scope, approach, timing, and price in any proposals received. For crowd research, decide what material contributors need and what should stay private.
Approve the route
Choose whether to hire an investigator, proceed with a crowd workflow, revise the scope, or stop. No proposal or response is guaranteed.
Assess the result
Review findings and their sources. The investigator checks and reports their work; crowd contributions are leads to assess, not proof on their own.
06 / Decision boundaries
Useful help.
Human judgment.
You authorize the work and control what you share. Keep sensitive details out of public crowd questions. Contributors can surface leads, not proof; an investigator must validate evidence and review any report. AI suggestions are prompts to examine—not verdicts about a person or event.
01Scope set by the client
02Sharing chosen by the client
03Sources checked by people
04Conclusions reviewed by people
For clients
Start with your question.
Turn a concern into a defined question, then choose whether to seek a private investigator.
Start a caseAn account is required to start a case. Compare approaches or see fictional AI examples first.
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