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The Case of William Tyrrell: An Investigator’s Perspective

The Case of William Tyrrell: An Investigator’s Perspective

FEBRUARY 5, 2020 • BLOG
The Case of William Tyrrell: An Investigator’s Perspective   The Background On the 11th of September 2014, William Tyrrell, in the company of his foster parents and his older sister, journeyed from Sydney to Kendall, NSW. The purpose of the visit was to see William’s foster grandmother, whose house sat directly across from the Kendall […]
Cybercrime in the Evolving Digital Landscape

Cybercrime in the Evolving Digital Landscape

JANUARY 21, 2020 • BLOG
The digital age has brought about rapid developments in information technologies. Paramount among these technologies is the internet, which has made communication more efficient than ever before. Cyber law is a relatively new area of the legal system that governs the complex way that individuals and businesses use the internet. Regulation of online conduct is […]
10 Surprising Facts About Cheating Partners

10 Surprising Facts About Cheating Partners

NOVEMBER 28, 2019 • SURVEILLANCE
10 Surprising Facts About Cheating Partners   Across Australia and around the developed world, the rate of infidelity increased over the last 50+ years as women entered the workplace and the opportunities for cheating became widespread. More recently, dating apps and social media platforms have made it easier for people to meet for illicit affairs. […]
Planning Surveillance: A Brief Guide

Planning Surveillance: A Brief Guide

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 • BLOG
Only by reference to what is known can one make sense of the unknown. – Lachlan Jarvis, director of Lyonswood Investigations When a client approaches a private investigator to conduct a period of surveillance, it’s not like hiring a plumber, getting a car serviced or having an accountant do your tax return. It is something […]
Could you have unclaimed money out there?

Could you have unclaimed money out there?

AUGUST 30, 2019 • UNCATEGORIZED
It’s not uncommon for investments, shares, bank accounts and insurance policies to become lost when a person forgets to update his or her information after moving residence. Unclaimed money is tracked and documented by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ASIC allows individuals to conduct free unclaimed money searches on its web database using […]
How the Modern Private Investigator Came to Be

How the Modern Private Investigator Came to Be

JULY 14, 2019 • BLOG
How the Modern Private Investigator Came to Be What comes to mind when ‘private investigator’ is mentioned? Is it the image of a guy in a dimly lit room, solving mysteries while puffing away on a cigarette in a beige trench coat? What if I told you that the private detective existed several decades before […]
Proving a Person Was or Was Not at a Particular Location

Proving a Person Was or Was Not at a Particular Location

JUNE 24, 2019 • BLOG
In criminal trials or civil disputes it is sometimes necessary to prove the precise location of a person retrospectively. The purpose of such evidence-gathering could be to show that a person was or was not responsible for signing a contract, committing a crime, sending an email or engaging in some other alleged conduct. There are […]
White Supremacy in Christchurch: Leave it to the Government to Solve?

White Supremacy in Christchurch: Leave it to the Government to Solve?

MARCH 24, 2019 • BLOG
White Supremacy in Christchurch Preventing crime and terrorism is an imprecise science. Perhaps it could be better described as an art because there isn’t a direct correlation between the preventative measures and the outcomes. A society can do a really good job at preparing for attacks of the sort we saw in Christchurch and ultimately […]
Left-handed Writing in Forensic Handwriting Analysis

Left-handed Writing in Forensic Handwriting Analysis

JANUARY 21, 2019 • BLOG
Left-handed Writing in Forensic Handwriting Analysis Left handed people make up about 10% of the population. For hundreds of years scientists have been interested in what makes this proportion of the population write with their left hand. Some ancient civilizations actually thought that left handedness was a sign of the devil. In fact, a lot […]