Private Investigator Answers PI Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Private investigator Mike LaCorte joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the profession of private investigator. How often are the people they're hired to watch cheating on their partner? What are PI's allowed and not allowed to do on the job, legally? Has anyone ever caught him investigating them? Answers to these questions and more await on Private Investigator Support.

Director: Anna O'Donohue
Director of Photography: James Fox
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Mike LaCorte
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Talent Booker: Nicholas Sawyer
Camera Operator: Neill Francis
Sound Mixer: Mark Cheffins
Production Assistant: Jack Haynes
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: JC Scruggs
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell

0:00 PI Support
0:14 The most interesting case you’ve ever solved
1:26 How often are spouses cheating?
2:04 Has anyone caught you?
3:20 What’s legal and what isn’t?
3:50 The fiancé test, apparently
4:13 What are your outfit, weapon, and vehicle?
5:00 The most bizarre task
5:39 Why become a PI?
6:02 The most fun case I’ve ever worked on
6:47 How are private investigators legal?
7:19 When just observing isn’t going to cut it
8:24 Must have apps for PIs
9:10 What if two private investigators followed each other?
9:34 Hardest part of being a private investigator
10:24 What do real private detectives usually investigate?
10:58 But why a private investigator?
11:36 How can I tell if my car has a tracking device?
12:05 Critical skills
12:35 How to hire a private investigator
13:03 You too can be a PI
13:26 Has being a PI changed your view of privacy?
14:05 The most shocking case
14:43 UFC 308: Holmes vs. Blanc
15:21 Your typical day and your coolest case


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