About Us
The history of this agency began over fifty years ago with the work of Sal Dena, a former US Marine turned narcotics and homicide investigator, who founded SAL DENA PRIVATE DETECTIVE INC in Seattle in 1974. During his distinguished career, Sal was at the forefront of the private investigation industry, and investigated all types of cases both nationwide and abroad. He was also regarded as one of the leading authorities on ritual homicide, ritual abuse, and occult-related crime, and was often consulted by law enforcement agencies for his expertise in those fields. He assisted them on the cases of Ted Bundy, Gary Addison Taylor, Jeffrey Dahmer, the Son of Sam, the Atlanta Child Murders, and many others. Being a devout Christian, Sal was able to investigate these heinous crimes with a Biblical perspective, which gave clarity to his investigations and made his help greatly sought.
When Sal retired, he authored two books recounting some of his cases and gave frequent lectures on the subject of ritual crime. Although he was retired, the cases continued to pour in, brought to him by clients who had been the victims of these crimes or law enforcement agencies that had not been trained to investigate them. Recognizing the lack of formal training in this field, Sal began educating and preparing other like-minded men and women to carry on his work. Sal worked with these associates to help the clients who were still reaching out to him, and also looked into many cold cases that had been given up on by law enforcement. In addition to investigating cases of ritual crime, they also worked on many standard cases such as missing persons and homicides. They investigated these cases pro bono, with their only motivation being to help others find answers and healing.