1Live Interview with Private Detective Patrick Kurtz

Owner of Kurtz Detective Agency Düsseldorf on 1Live’s "Lost and Found"

Introduction: "Lost and Found is the name of this show. Great to have you with us. Patrick Kurtz is a private detective in Düsseldorf and truly finds everything and everyone. The question is, for example, can he locate missing people – and, morbid as it sounds, does he find them in time? And does he come back with good news when, for instance, he is tasked with checking whether a boyfriend or girlfriend, who has been acting suspiciously lately, is actually being unfaithful? He discovers all of this together with his colleagues. And how do you then deliver a 'bad message'? That’s what we’re discussing."

"Patrick, how do you search as a detective, as a professional; what methods do you use?"

Patrick Kurtz: "Firstly, research via databases, also partially via the internet, and through contacts we have at authorities and official offices who can provide us with information. Secondly, surveillance, meaning observing persons of interest or locations where the person we are looking for might be. Thirdly, so-called mantrailing, which involves tracking dogs that can detect and follow human scent molecules. Mantrailing is an incredibly powerful method for locating people. You always need two prerequisites: a known geographic point where the person has recently been and a scent article from that person. Once these factors are in place, we can deploy the mantrailing dogs and achieve a very high success rate."

Mantrailing Operation in Düsseldorf in a Suicide Attempt Case

Host: "Wow, the dogs part already sounds a bit like Hollywood! Do you have a case you can talk about, one that was really 'big' and kept you busy for a long time?"

 

Patrick Kurtz: "Usually, such cases don’t keep me occupied for long, because with mantrailing we can generally resolve them very quickly. However, cases involving tracking dogs are often quite spectacular. Two or three years ago, there was a young man under exam stress who felt he could no longer cope with his life. He left a farewell letter [case report]. Then he disappeared in his parents’ car. His parents had no idea where he had gone. They discovered via the credit card company that he had tried to withdraw money at two different ATMs using the family card. That gave us our starting point: we went to the ATMs with the mantrailing dogs, using some of the young man’s clothes as scent articles. We then tracked his trail with the dogs and eventually found him in a hotel room with slashed wrists. Thankfully, in time; he was unconscious and unresponsive. It was crucial that we located him quickly after this suicide attempt, as otherwise the consequences could have been far worse."

 

Host: "Chilling. Patrick will continue explaining what it’s like to investigate relationships, to see whether a partner is truly faithful or if there’s someone else involved. How does a detective approach that? He will explain the details shortly." [Clip]

The Big Topic: Infidelity

Host: "Sometimes – you know the feeling – in a relationship, you sense something is off. I hope you haven’t experienced this – you wonder: am I being cheated on? Am I wasting my time with this person while they see others on the side? Are we three, four, five in this relationship? It makes you uneasy, you start doubting everything, until you resort to a very special tool – and more and more people do this – hiring private detectives. And now we continue the interview with Patrick Kurtz, detective in Düsseldorf. Earlier, he told us how dramatic some of his cases can be. Patrick, are these ‘cheating investigations’ a regular part of your work?"

 

Patrick Kurtz: "It’s absolutely standard for us to conduct investigations into infidelity. Fraud, in general, is the area where we conduct the most investigations – both in private and commercial contexts. In the private sphere, we of course very frequently deal with adultery."

 

Host: "It must be especially bitter having to tell a woman or girlfriend, 'Yes, the man you’ve been with for years is cheating on you – and not just with one woman, either'?"

 

Patrick Kurtz: "It is never a pleasant situation to resolve such matters. Feedback is naturally not overly positive. We have done a good job, proving that infidelity actually exists, but delivering the news is never easy, and receiving it is even harder. That’s why it’s always a bit tricky in terms of client gratitude. The bearer of bad news is usually not the most popular person."

 

Host: "Today’s show is Lost and Found, and Patrick’s job is to find, investigate, and sniff things out – Patrick Kurtz, private detective in Düsseldorf, just heard here."

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