Denver Private Investigator’s Blog

Notary signature forged as part of scam to illegally sell a Denver house

Two Colorado women allegedly forged the signatures of a notary and a homeowner as part of an elaborate scam to make nearly $400,000 from the sale of a house.

The dilapidated home at the center of the case was in the 1100 block of South Milwaukee in the Bonnie Brae neighborhood, east of Washington Park. It has since been razed, and a new home valued at $2.7 ...

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Remains of missing woman found in Denver

The search for a missing Colorado woman — whose family was raising money to hire a private investigator to help locate her — has ended in tragedy with the discovery of the woman’s remains.

Marcie Fairchild, a mother of five daughters, vanished without a trace after being seen walking near Parker Road and Peoria Street in late May last year. No-one heard from her after then and ...

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State legislators introduce new measure to extend CORA response deadlines

A state senator is trying again to curb what she has referred to as the “abuse” of the Colorado Open Records Act by certain records requesters.

Similar to a bill that died near the end of the 2024 legislative session, Senate Bill 25-077 gives records custodians extra time to respond to requests made by the public. It lets governments ...

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Tale of a hardboiled private eye who uncovers a conspiracy

Traci Beller was 13 when her father — co-owner of a heating and air conditioning company — went out on some service calls and never returned home. The police, who found no trace of him, concluded that he had simply abandoned his family.

The family then turned to Jessica Byers, a Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office investigator turned private eye — and a darned good one. ...

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Missing Broadway dancer’s family hire private eye to help find him

The family of a missing Broadway dancer who worked with Hugh Jackman hired a private investor to help locate the man, who has not been seen for more than three months.

Zelig Williams went missing in a heavily wooded area in his home state of South Carolina. He was last seen on October 3. A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking ...

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Process server gets the dirt on former DA

A former district attorney, who is being sued by three Colorado counties, threw legal documents into the dirt, according to the process server who handed them to her.

Linda Stanley, who served as DA in the 11th District until being disbarred from holding a law license for ethical violations, is being pursued by Fremont, Chaffee, and Custer countries, which allege she committed fraud and civil theft for ...

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Six of the best stories from 2024

Happy New Year and here’s to 2025. As we prepare to get back to work, investigating private matters across the state, we thought we’d look back at six of the best stories that appeared on this blog last year. From a PI charged with allegedly smuggling drugs into a jail, to a long overdue increase in caps for personal injury cases, to a renewed search for a ...

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You can’t serve via email, says Supreme Court

A mother’s attempt to have her ex-husband served for allegedly failing to pay child support ended up in the Colorado Supreme Court after a lower court ruled the man could be served over email.

Amanda Conners went to a Larimer County magistrate and asked to serve Andrew Conners via email after a process server attempted to deliver notification of the contempt proceeding to the man’s address in ...

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So you think your spouse might be dating online, huh?

If you’ve ever wondered if your spouse is frequenting dating sites, you’re not alone. With the proliferation of dating apps and millions of people using them, it is easier than ever for someone to cheat.

Rather than hanging around bars or chatting up their co-workers, all a philander has to do these days is upload a few photos, pay a subscription fee and, for all you know, ...

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New CORA rules are a mixed bag for investigators

In mixed results for local private investigators seeking information under the in Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), the public will no longer have access to most autopsy reports on the deaths of children. However, investigators who sue state and local government entities will still be entitled to get public records from those entities.

Starting Jan. 1, investigators, journalists, and the public will only have access to limited ...

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