Have you ever had a friend who seemed to have dropped off the face of the earth? You swear they were just there, laughing and talking with you. It might take a couple weeks for you to finally think to yourself, “Hey, I haven’t seen so-and-so in a while. I wonder where they are.” As the weeks drag on, you go from being confused to concerned. What happened to them? Where are they? You ask your mutual friends, and everyone seems to be in the same state of bewilderment. No one knows anything, and the people you think might know something (their family and closest friends) aren’t giving anything up. This is where private investigators come in. But what are they exactly? Private investigators are independent detectives who carry out investigations for private clients. They work in due diligence, international investigations, bug sweeps, asset search, and more. Locating missing people is a major component of a private investigator’s job.

What Puts People at Risk

There are certain groups of people who are at a particular risk for going missing. These include children and young people, those suffering from mental illness, the elderly and dementia patients, those with suicidal thoughts, and people who are suffering from a disability without proper care.

Reasons People Go Missing

There are many reasons why people go missing. Youth in particular go missing due to family conflict, a desire for independence, mental problems, or abuse and neglect. They could also have been a victim of abduction. Drifters, or people who live a more transient lifestyle, typically go missing in the sense that they slowly lose contact with family and friends. Whether someone’s disappearance was intentional or unintentional, it is still alarming and understandably inspires action to be taken.

Techniques Private Investigators Use

But how do we find your missing friend or family member? Once you give us all the information you know about the person (their full name, date of birth, address, names of family members, etc.), there are a number of techniques commonly used. Here are some of them:
● By using investigative techniques such as doing background checks and questioning witnesses, private investigators can find suspects or people that can assist in finding the missing person.
● We can observe places where the missing person could be and track suspects through surveillance and videotaping.
● We can also use vehicles to search places that the everyday person cannot access.
● We can network with people like other private investigators or paying informants that can help us in a search.
● Alerting the authorities is another way we help find missing people. This helps spread the message that someone has gone missing.

Private Investigator Services & More in Greater Miami, Sunny Isles, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Weston, Plantation City & Miami Gardens Florida

It is important to remember that a private investigator cannot break any laws in their search. While they may be limited in that way, private investigators have many different means available to them to help you find the person you are looking for. If you would like some peace of mind, give Advanced Private Investigators & Security a call. We will do everything we can to find who you are looking for.