Morningclue Research, LLC

A Virginia-based private investigations company with a mission to help solve some of Virginia’s cold cases—and assist clients with non-investigative research, too.

Scroll down a bit to learn more about the company, founder and services.

Morningclue Research, LLC

A Virginia-based private investigations company with a mission to help solve some of Virginia’s cold cases—and assist clients with non-investigative research, too.

Scroll down a bit to learn more about the company, founder and services.

Services

I. PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS*

  • For help with a cold case or other PI services:
    Prospective clients can request a free 15-minute phone consultation by filling out this form.
  • Services not offered:  
    x Adultery and cheating partner cases
    x Child custody-related cases


* Morningclue Research, LLC is licensed as a private security business with the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services.  (Business License: DCJS ID 11-9281, Private Investigator Registration: RE-0135451.)

II. NON-INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH

  • Fact-checking & editorial research
    (See Portfolio for specific examples)
  • Intellectual property research
    (Examples: Evidence  to show likelihood of confusion, or that certain goods/services are in the same channels of trade, or even evidence to prove a design lacks distinctiveness—such as a bottle cap or a ketchup bottle.)
  • Background research
    (Examples: Use of drones by law enforcement or 3-D printing in the fashion industry).
  • Project-specific research
    (Examples: Research for a special event or book/magazine issue).
  • For other research projects not listed here, please reach out.
  • Services not offered:  
    x Political fact-checking
  • Prospective clients can request a free 15-minute phone consultation by filling out this form. 

Service Area

Private investigations currently limited to:

• Arlington County
• City of Alexandria
• Fairfax County
• Falls Church City

Non-investigative research:

  • Accept clients throughout U.S.
  • Work remotely
  • Work at client’s site (Washington, D.C. metro area only)

The Company

Morningclue Research welcomes queries from families and friends seeking help with an unsolved criminal, missing person, or suspicious death case.

The company also welcomes businesses who desire non-investigative research support or PI services, including:

• small businesses
• non-profits
• historical societies
• museums
• churches
• writers
• filmmakers/documentarians
• media professionals or news outlets
• attorneys
• insurance companies

The Founder

  • Morningclue Research, LLC was founded by Denise Walker, who has worked as a researcher for over three decades and also is a Virginia-registered private investigator.
  • Work history highlights:  Denise was part of the fact-checking team (officially an “editorial researcher”) for AARP The Magazine, AARP Bulletin and aarp.org  for seven years. Prior to that she worked as a reference librarian to trademark examining attorneys at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for over a decade and was a research services analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton.
  • Early in her career Denise was an information specialist for a national clearinghouse devoted to young children and youth with disabilities and fielded phone and mail questions from parents and educators nationwide.
  • Master’s in Library Science, The Catholic University of America
  • Beta Phi Mu (honor society)
  • Member, National Genealogical Society
  • Member, AIIP (Association of Independent Information Professionals)
  • Neighborhood Watch volunteer (former)
  • Fairfax County Citizens Police Academy (Fall 2014 class)
  • Family history: Summer, 1948:  A young woman is found beaten to death at the Pentagon lagoon in Arlington, Virginia. She was 22. That woman was my aunt. Her case was never solved.