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when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective
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Colorado private detective Ollie Gray and his partner, John Sangustin, were hired by the Ramseys in 1999.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
Per the report, citing one of three sources familiar with the matter, U.S. authorities believe the DCI Group, a public affairs and lobbying company working for Exxon back in 2015, had compiled a list of targets and provided them to an Israeli private detective, who then outsourced the hacking.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The series follows John Sugar (Farrell), a private detective in Los Angeles.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
In the late 1960s, the producer Monty Berman came up with an idea for a show titled Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) — called My Partner the Ghost in the U.S. — about two private detectives: Jeff Randall, played by Mike Pratt, and Marty Hopkirk, played by Cope.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
Per the report, citing one of three sources familiar with the matter, U.S. authorities believe the DCI Group, a public affairs and lobbying company working for Exxon back in 2015, had compiled a list of targets and provided them to an Israeli private detective, who then outsourced the hacking.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The series follows John Sugar (Farrell), a private detective in Los Angeles.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
In the late 1960s, the producer Monty Berman came up with an idea for a show titled Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) — called My Partner the Ghost in the U.S. — about two private detectives: Jeff Randall, played by Mike Pratt, and Marty Hopkirk, played by Cope.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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