WORCESTER — Pictures of a dead body littered the fifth-floor conference table. Crime scene photos. Autopsy photos. The works. Attorney Larry O’Connor was presenting a young John Lajoie with the opportunity to investigate his first criminal defense case. Mr. Lajoie stood in Mr. O’Connor’s office at 390 Main St. after the lawyer invited him to work on a homicide case. The young [...]

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WEST BOYLSTON- John M. Lajoie readily admits to being fair-minded, focused and into details - reams of details, as in insurance forms, witness statements and court records. He credits those attributes for the success of his business of more than 15 years - Lajoie Investigations on West Boylston Street. However, it is Mr. Lajoie's almost obsessive concern about the public's image of his [...]

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This article appeared in the The Legal Investigator in the summer 2006 edition, and highlights John Lajoie’s creative writing skills as he tackles a subject near and dear to the hearts and minds of all professional PI’s. Who should the public hire? Of course, Lajoie!  Seriously, who should you hire when searching for a local or state PI? When should a PI travel? And what are the rules of the [...]

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A sensitive missing person investigation case came into my office from an out of state client in 2002.  A man was searching for his brother whom he had not seen since 1969.  The brother, who I will call Mr. Smith, went missing from the US Military in Okinawa in the early 1970’s while a low ranking enlisted soldier. He was eventually determined to have deserted from service by military [...]

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WEST BOYLSTON, MA—Worcester County private investigator and Sterling resident, John M. Lajoie, BCPI, CCDI, CLI, CII, owner of Lajoie Investigations, Inc., one of the largest investigative agencies in Massachusetts , was elected and installed as the 15th President of the Licensed Private Detectives Association of Massachusetts (LPDAM) on April 3rd, 2006. Lajoie, a Charter Member of LPDAM and [...]

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West Boylston based private detective John Lajoie has been shot at. It happened in Worcester, on a golf course. There was no shoot-out. There was no high-speed chase through the hills of Worcester. Lajoie took cover and called the police. The shooter fled. That’s the life of a real private investigator. Click Here To Read The Full Article

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John Lajoie is a private investigator, but he does not duck bullets while driving. No dashing music accompanies his entrance into his office. He never sneaks into someone's home or taps anyone's phone lines. Cinema and television have glamorized his career, but Lajoie insists he and his colleagues are not international men of intrigue. Click Here To Read The Full Article

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If you've ever sat watching someone solve a case on a TV crime drama and thought to yourself, "I can do that," you are not alone. According to private investigator John Lajoie of Sterling, just about everyone thinks he or she (or someone they know) can be a PI. by: Faith Mayer. by: Faith Mayer Click Here To Read The Full Article

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The Journal of Professional Investigators features John Lajoie’s superb article, Witness Interviews and Statements- The Heart and Soul of Criminal Defense Investigation, as their cover story. A must read for any person who interviews people. Click Here To Read The Full Article

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