Private investigators are in demand and pay a starting rate of about $40,000 per year — and up to $250 for specialists. Female investigators are especially in short supply. Degrees are not required.

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Mass media has given private investigators (PIs) a glamorous, even dangerous reputation. While the reality of a PI’s career is ...

Laura Tellers, 52, was arrested Nov. 17, 2023, on suspicion of two counts each of conspiracy to distribute drugs and knowingly introducing contraband, after a nearly month-long investigation. She ...

Philip Klein, a Southeast Texas private investigator, worked with Brian Thompson's security detail on three occasions. He ...

Every time we get to one clue it kind of seems like it’s a dead end until the next one pops up. We are just holding onto ...

Concerned loved ones of Luigi Mangione hired a private investigator after he cut off most of his family sometime in 2023, a ...

There are more than 202 people working within private investigation, and 92 contractors licenced to work as investigators ...