Investigators, Inc. provides professional and confidential investigative services. The Firm was founded in 1955 by Edward L. DuBois, Jr. (1911-1968). Edward L. DuBois, Jr. used his experience as an Attorney, F.B.I. Agent and Judge to form the foundation of high professional standards that still characterize this firm.

Edward L Du Bois, III is a third generation specialist in the field of private investigation and security. He is the grandson of Edward L Du Bois, Sr. who retired from the New York City Police Department in 1924 and moved to Miami Beach, Florida. There he became the head of security for the Rooney Plaza Hotel & Casino.  He instilled an interest in security and investigation in his son Edward L Du Bois, Jr. who worked part time for him at the Rooney Plaza, and later became an attorney, judge and special agent with the FBI.  In 1955 Edward L Du Bois, Jr. formed Investigators, Inc which is now Florida’s oldest private investigative agency.  It is owned and operated by Edward L Du Bois, III and his son Edward L Du Bois, IV (now the 4^th generation).

Edward L. Du Bois, III is a graduate of Miami Edison High School where he played football, baseball and ran track.  As a starting junior his team was voted the number one high school football team in the nation.  He was a member of the Miami All Star PONY League baseball team that won the 1958 World Series.  He went on to graduate from Florida State University with a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration.  He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Officers Training School and served as a pilot.  He is a 1974 graduate of the International Institute of Polygraph Science and is an expert in both state and federal court. 

Mr. Du Bois began his investigative career in 1960 when he joined Investigators, Inc and became the youngest licensed private investigator in Florida.  He was trained by his father in all aspects of investigation and security.  Upon the death of his father in 1968 he took over the business and continues in that capacity today.  In 1968 he became the National Football League’s Security Representative in Miami and continues in that capacity as well, currently in his 40th season.

Mr. Du Bois has conducted investigation and security consulting for other major league sports as well, including hockey, baseball, and basketball and auto racing.  In the private sector of his business he has represented a wide variety clients including, banks, insurance companies, law firms, public utilities, credit card companies, stock brokerage firms, airlines, developers, and hotels.

In the public sector Mr. Du Bois’ clients have included the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, Miami-Dade Police Department, Miami Police Department, Surfside Police Department, Bal Harbour Police Department, Golden Beach Police Department, Bay Harbour Islands Police Department, North Bay Village Police Department, Miami-Dade School Police, Hollywood Police Department, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners and the Florida Supreme Court.

Mr. Du Bois was a special consultant to Monroe County Fl Sheriff William A Freeman Jr. from 1975 until his death in 1989.  Mr. Du Bois was instrumental in setting up the sheriff’s first personnel department.  He designed the sheriff’s first application forms, background investigation screening procedures and pre-employment polygraph testing.  He conducted internal affairs investigations, polygraph examinations and consulted the sheriff on major crime investigations.  Upon Sheriff Freeman’s election he met with Mr. Du Bois and announced that he had inherited one of the countries most corrupt police agencies.  He retained Mr. Du Bois to clean up the Monroe Sheriff’s Office no matter what the cost.  No small task, Mr. Du Bois spent every week for the next 13 months in Key West conducting this successful house cleaning.  He investigated and polygraphed every deputy, every employee and every allegation of corruption in the department, a rare feat in annuls of American law enforcement.

 Edward L. DuBois, IV, joined the Firm in 2003. He is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice. After graduation, Mr. DuBois, IV, worked as a Child Protective Investigator, as well as a Case Manager, for the Florida Department of Children and Families. He furthered his career in Investigations by working for Broward County as a Compliance Agent.

Mr. DuBois, IV, is Corporate Vice President and Director of covert surveillance and investigations. His division uses state of the art equipment and techniques to achieve superior results.

Mr. DuBois, IV, also performs mortage fraud investigations for the nation's leading provider of private mortgage insurance. We provide a critical component of our country's residential mortgage finance system, protecting mortgage investors from credit losses and prevention of fraud. Mr. DuBois, IV, has been a licensed Investigator with the State of Florida since 1996.  

John Breward has been a Private Investigator with the firm since 1994. He joined Investigators, Inc. following his retirement from Equifax Services. Mr. Breward specializes in mortgage fraud investigations, due diligence, and insurance matters.

Valerie Cunningham joined Investigators, Inc. in 1982 and is the firm's Office Manager. She began her career in Key West, FL with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office where she helped develop the first Human Resources Department for the Sheriff's Office.

Sally Barr is the firm's Investigative Specialist. She has been a licensed investigator in the state of Florida since 1986. From 1986 to 1991, she worked with Fortune 500 firms protecting trademark rights and coordinating investigations and seizures with the United States Marshal's Office. She also conducted marine investigations of thefts and accidents. Mrs. Barr joined Investigators, Inc. in 1991 and currently supervises and coordinates investigations for the firm.

Investigators, Inc. is a total service agency, and has the capabilities to conduct the most complex investigation or respond to the simplest fact-finding request. The firm gets results through a highly trained and experienced staff of investigators and fact-finders.   

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