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Tristar Investigation founder Bruce Robertson was hired to track down the person who shot two endangered California Condors. In 2009 private detective and Tristar Investigation founder Bruce Robertson was hired to track down the person who shot two endangered California Condors. This was the first time a private eye had been assigned to this type [...]

Bruce Robertson is the founder of Tristar Investigation, a private detective agency in Los Angeles, CA. Tristar has a 28-year track record of delivering quality investigative results. Headquartered in West Los Angeles, Tristar has branch offices in San Francisco. As a Private Investigator, Bruce Robertson is a nationally recognized expert and commentator in the field [...]

Bruce Robertson appeared on MSNBC Dayside with John Gibson in January of 1997 during the O. J. Simpson civil trial in which Simpson was eventually found to be financially liable for the deaths of his wife Nichole and her friend Ronald Goldman. Robertson was asked about how plaintiff attorneys could determine how much O. J. [...]

In November of 2004 Bruce Robertson was interviewed about hidden cameras and domestic surveillance on the Modern Marvels series in an episode entitled “Surveillance Tech”. In the third segment of the show Bruce Robertson was featured explaining the use of the “chip cam”, which is a tiny camera with a lens the size of a [...]

Tristar Investigation founder Bruce Robertson was interviewed about messy divorces and cheating spouses on the syndicated news show “America Now” with hosts Bill Rancic and Lezza Gibbons. Robertson, an expert in divorce investigations talked about how lawyers use private investigators to gather the ammunition they need to litigate divorces. Attorney Stacy Philips discusses choosing the [...]

Tristar Investigation founder Bruce Robertson was the first private detective  hired to track down the person who shot two endangered species. In 2009 private investigator  and Tristar Investigation founder Bruce Robertson was retained to track down the person who shot two endangered California Condors. This was the first time a private detective had been assigned [...]

In August of 2006 Bruce Robertson was a guest on CNN’s Nancy Grace. The topic was the arrest of actor Mel Gibson for driving under the influence of alcohol in Malibu, CA. Robertson discussed preferential treatment Gibson received while being arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. It was reported that Gibson went on [...]

Tristar Investigation founder Bruce Robertson was featured in a November 2007 segment of Kurt the Cyber Guy, a syndicated nationwide news broadcast originated at KTLA in Los Angeles. The segment described how a GPS consumer device can be used to catch cheating spouses. Host Kurt Knutson introduced Robertson by showing a cabinet drawer full of [...]

In June of 2006 Tristar Investigation was hired by the parents of teenager Jessica Liccar to find their missing daughter. After wrecking the family car she disappeared from her home in Crete, Illinois. She was last seen in the company of a Simon Sotheras, who had records of criminal assaults. Her parents believed he was [...]

Bruce Robertson was a guest on Court T.V.’s Catherine Crier Live in October of 2003. The during the hour long show hosted by Diane Diamond, Robertson was asked to comment on reports that the police were short on manpower to surveil legendary record producer Phil Spector and that he might flee the country as did [...]

Bruce Robertson was featured on a February 2004 segment of the Kurt the Cyber Guy, a syndicated news broadcast on KTLA in Los Angeles, The segment demonstrated how much information a private detective can learn about someone’s identify and background in a short amount of time. Robertson was paired with another PI from Florida as [...]

Tristar Investigation founder Bruce Robertson discusses messy divorces and hidden assets on the nationally syndicated news show “America Now” with hosts Bill Rancic and Lezza Gibbons. Robertson, a well known expert in divorce investigations reveals how lawyers use private investigators to gather the ammunition they need to successfully litigate divorces. With big money in play, [...]

  In 2009 private investigator and Tristar Investigation founder Bruce Robertson was recruited to track down the person or persons responsible for shooting two endangered California Condors. This was the first time a private detective had been used in this type of case. The story was first featured in the San Francisco Chronicle and numerous [...]

In November of 2004 Bruce Robertson was featured on the Modern Marvels series in an episode entitled “Surveillance Tech” which airs nationwide on the History Channel. In the second segment Robertson was called on to demonstrate the use of the Minox spy camera, made famous in World War II and during the Cold War. Robertson [...]

Tristar Investigation founder Bruce Robertson was hired to investigate who shot two endangered California Condors.  This was the first time a private investigator had been assigned such a task and the story was featured nationally in the New York Times and was covered extensively in California with articles in the Los Angeles Times and San [...]

A young man living at home with his parents east of Los Angeles disappeared and left a suicide note. The parents were distraught and through a family attorney contacted Bruce Robertson, founder of Tristar Investigation, to help. Working with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and hitting the streets with our experienced field investigators, Tristar [...]

In November of 2004 Bruce Robertson was featured on the Modern Marvels series in an episode entitled “Surveillance Tech” which airs nationwide on the History Channel. The hour long show chronicled the history of surveillance and explored the current state of the art in spy technology. Robertson was featured in several segments of the hour [...]

In March of 2009 Tristar Investigation founder Bruce Robertson was interviewed on the Men’s Dugout Radio Show-Angel’s Radio 830 with host Tara Grace. Robertson covered a wide range of subjects in the free-wheeling interview, from cheating spouses to wiretapping. The show started with Robertson talking about identity theft and how he and another private investigator [...]

Bruce Robertson, founder of Tristar Investigation was a guest on the popular radio program “Which Way L. A.?” with Warren Olney in March of 1998. (The nationally syndicated show is now called “To the Point”.) The show, entitled “Selling Privacy” focused on proprietary databases which gather public and private information on individuals and businesses. The [...]

In November of 2005 Bruce Robertson was a guest on CNN’s Nancy Grace. The topic was a discussion of the pending indictment of famous private eye to the stars Anthony Pellicano for wire tapping. Robertson discussed why Pellicano was so sought after by movie stars and other celebrities and what private eyes do in high [...]

Bruce Robertson was interviewed on CNBC Business Tonight in February of 1997 regarding the civil O. J. Simpson civil trial verdict in which survivors of Nichole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goodman won a multi-million dollar judgment against him. It was revealed that Simpson had a retirement account that was paying him $2,000 a month in [...]

In November of 2005 Bruce Robertson was a guest on CNN’s Nancy Grace. The topic was a discussion of the murder of Pamela Vitale, wife of prominent defense attorney Daniel Horowitz, which had happened days earlier. Robertson was asked about the possibility of an accomplice being involved with accused killer Scott Dyleski. It was alleged [...]

Bruce Robertson was interviewed on the MSNBC Nationwide Morning Blend show with Soledad Obrien in March of 1998. The piece was about Stephen Fagan, a Florida man who abducted his 2 and 5 year-old daughters from their mother in Massachusetts during a bitter divorce proceeding in the late 1970′s. Fagan changed his identity and successfully [...]

In August of 2006 Bruce Robertson was a guest on CNN’s Nancy Grace. The topic was the murder of preacher Matthew Winkler by his wife Mary in Selmer, Tennessee. Mary Winkler allegedly shot her husband as he lay sleeping in their bed and the packed their three young children in the family mini-van and headed [...]

Bruce Robertson was quoted in a June 2001 Ladies Home Journal article by Susan Klienman entitled “The Woman Who Could Steal Your Husband”. The article cited six situations in a man’s life that could predict a higher possibility of him cheating. These included a less than exciting sex life, the wife recently having a baby [...]

Bruce Robertson was quoted in a May 2000 Ladies Home Journal article by Carol Lynn Mithers entitled “Cheating Hearts”. The article quoted a University of Chicago poll which revealed that 25 percent of men and 12 percent of women are unfaithful. Robertson gave advice on how to use readily available methods to find out if [...]