private detective

Example Sentences

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Three flavors of investigators combine here: the citizen detective, the private detective and the police detective.

From Los Angeles Times

She said a private detective hired by the family found no criminal records for a person named Paramjit Singh in the state, suggesting authorities may have mistaken him for someone else.

From BBC

The move was recommended by the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel report, which looked at the force's handling of the unsolved murder of private detective Daniel Morgan.

From BBC

Marten's family also hired a private detective to find her.

From BBC

Wearing a blue shirt and a peach headwrap, he told the jury that private detectives hired by Marten's family were following them and observing them.

From BBC