Entries by Stephanie Mitchell

The Investigator Who Tracked the Creator of Bitcoin | The Sound of Pursuit

Bitcoin’s creator is known only by the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto.” We know what they built and why, but not who they are. For four years, Tyler Maroney pursued that question through a world of cryptographers, cypherpunks, accidental billionaires, true believers, and people who’d rather stay hidden, and the result is the excellent documentary Finding Satoshi.

Tyler is a friend of Pursuit, an author, a fellow investigator, and co-founder of QRI – Quest Research & Investigations. In this episode, he explains how he and his team tracked Bitcoin’s creator: how do you find someone with no name who has dissolved into myth, and how would you know if you’d found them?

PI Education Webinar | Chase the Network, Not the Car: Building Leads From the Field

en rented Escalades vanished over a single weekend. Most investigators would’ve started with the vehicles. One South Florida investigator started with the people. In this PI Education webinar, sponsored by IDI we break down that instinct and demonstrate why mapping relationships often gets you to the answer faster than tracking the asset itself, and how to apply that thinking in your own casework.

We’ll cover how to build a subject’s network in minutes instead of hours, spot the connection that actually matters, and work the case from wherever you are: in the car, in the courthouse, or at your desk. Join Hal Humphreys as he hosts Neil Caddell, from IDI, who brings over 30 years of experience in the intelligence community, including a decade in data fusion and 20 years as a private investigator, for a session that pairs real-world case examples with practical techniques. Visit IDI’s website: https://www.ididata.com/

PI Education Webinar | From Complexity to Clarity: How Top Investigators Transform Complex Data Into Stronger Cases w/ Joe Mangano & Kelly Riddle

Drowning in data but still can’t find the answers?

This PI Education webinar, sponsored by TransUnion TLOxp, focuses on tools to help you sift through mountains of disconnected data and home in on what matters. Hal Humphreys hosts Joe Mangano, Director of Business Development at TransUnion TLOxp, and Kelly Riddle, a private investigator, trainer, author, speaker, and founder of Kelmar Global, to talk about how top investigators are changing the way they work.

The Sound of Pursuit Podcast | The Internet of Things: An Overlooked Tool for Digital Forensics, with Amber Schroader

Your smart TV is watching you. Your fitness tracker knows your heart rate. Your doorbell has a camera. Your car logs everywhere you go. IoT, the Internet of Things, is everywhere. And those connected devices are priceless sources of digital evidence for investigators. The question is: Do you know how to get to the data those devices collect?