| Back in the mid 1980s there was a television | | | | Utah private investigator firms are more likely to |
| show called Magnum P.I. Every Thursday night | | | | be looking at cases of fraud against the states |
| viewers would tune in to watch a private | | | | workers compensation fund and following up on |
| investigator solve cases for clients ranging from | | | | claims that are fishy and questionable for |
| fraud and insurance scams to surveillance for | | | | insurance companies. The chances of them |
| divorce cases. They would occasionally work with | | | | chasing crime lords and drug smugglers are |
| police to solve a murder case. The intrigue and | | | | unlikely. Professional Utah private investigators do |
| excitement of the show captivated audiences, | | | | not drive around in flashy sports cars like the |
| making the job of private investigator appear | | | | hero of the television show either. |
| glamorous. Through a series of connections with | | | | When on a surveillance case they will be |
| attorney offices, well connected business | | | | undercover driving indiscriminate vehicles that will |
| associates and friends working with government | | | | not draw attention to them. The last thing a Utah |
| agencies, the hero of the popular television | | | | private investigator wants is to be noticed by the |
| program would wrap up each case in the allotted | | | | person they are following. Similar to their television |
| one hour time slot. In reality, however, a private | | | | counterpart, whether conducting a thorough |
| investigator may take weeks or months of | | | | background check, running surveillance on an |
| following up on leads and uncovering clues before | | | | unfaithful spouse for a divorce proceeding, Utah |
| discovering any hard evidence to support a case. | | | | private investigators don't stop until the case is |
| Working with insurance companies and attorneys, | | | | closed. |