To broaden the intellect and sharpen the skills of the Professional Private Investigator. I dedicate our ARTICLES & MORE page to Patrick T. Digby, a true friend, a fine gentleman, and a venerable Professional Private Investigator.

ARTICLES LIST

DEATH CERTIFICATES & AUTOPSY REPORTS

What a morbid subject!  But someone has to read them.  John Lajoie is a pro at reading, interpreting, and extracting information from death certificates and autopsy reports for investigation purposes.  Whether involved in a criminal or civil death investigation, the death certificate and/or autopsy report can make or break the case.  In this article which was published in the 2004 Fall/Winter issue of The Legal Investigator, be prepared to learn how to obtain, review, and extract evidence from the most important documents of any death.  You’ll be amazed at what you can learn.

WITNESS INTERVIEWS & STATEMENTS- The Heart and Soul of Criminal Defense Investigation

All good investigators should be able to conduct solid, thorough interviews and take written and recorded statements when proper and necessary.  But what the heart and soul of criminal defense investigation calls for is an esoteric endeavor to many investigators who get scared just thinking about a recorded statement.  John Lajoie is famous for his interviewing and statement taking skills.  In this article, which was the Cover Story of PI Magazine in September-October of 2004, Lajoie shares his renown techniques which include: Review and Preparation; Prior Statements; Witness Contact; The Interview; Statements; Technology and Statements.  Lajoie dissects the art of interviewing and taking factual statements in a very readable style so that you’ll likely print this article and use it as an interview and statement taking guide.

Homicide SE Defendendo- The Investigation of Homicide in Self Defense.

In this award winning article that was first published in The Legal Investigator in 1997, John M. Lajoie, CLI, intricately details the many investigative techniques and steps required to conduct a successful criminal defense "self defense" investigation. Theories, elements, conditions and stages are discussed; indexing and file management is explained; preliminaries, evaluation, information gathering, experts, and witness interviews and statements are expounded upon; backgounding, autopsy report, medical record review, follow up, reporting, and litigation support is examined. No stone is left unturned. This article, originally Mr. Lajoie's CLI examination white paper, has appeared in many, many publications worldwide and sets criminal defense investigation standards for investigation of self defense homicide cases. Mr. Lajoie can be emailed at Lajoie@PrivateInvestigator.com.

I NEED A PI: Who Should They Hire?

This article appeared the The Legal Ivestigator in the Summer 2006 edition, and highlights John Lajoie's creative writing skills as he tackles a subject near and dear to the hearts and minds of all professional PI's. Who should the public hire? Of course, Lajoie! Seriously, who should you hire when searching for a local state PI? When should a PI travel? And what are the rules of the game? Lajoie tackles real life issues with real life experiences when serving the needs of the private and business consumer. And he does it in a very readable style. John succintly weaves his way to the bottom line: helping PI's realize that they are part of defining the quality of life of people who place great trust and dependency in their investigative acumen.