Private investigators lead dangerous lives, and especially when they have to work with attorneys in order to ensure that a case is carried out successfully. That is, if they are working with the prosecutors, they may need to investigate the witnesses to the defense; and if they are working with the defense, they may need to investigate witnesses to the prosecution. It is the latter case that private investigators are needed to join the defense team in finding witnesses who may not have presented themselves, or in looking for evidence that might have been missed or are being hidden. A defense attorney will always assume that his or her client is innocent, and in order to do this, a defense attorney can look for the services of a private investigator.

A private investigator will sometimes be given the task of looking for witnesses, as well as evidence that the defendant is not the one who committed the crime. The private investigator will need to understand what laws are entailed by the trial and aspects of the crime, and once the private investigator understands the case, he or she can then go through the materials given by the prosecuting team to the defense team. These materials may include police reports, statements of witnesses, photographs of the crime scene, and other evidence pertaining to the case. It is the job of the private investigator to see if there are inconsistencies in witness testimonies, or in any conclusions that the prosecution team may draw from the evidence that they have presented.

When interviewing witnesses, a private investigator will have to think of a before and after: he or she has to look at witness testimonies, and take note of various points that are important to the case; and he or she has to look at the nature of each question asked. When the private investigator finally meets with the witness, he or she can ask the questions again, and then compare the answers to the once given previously. Moreover, the private investigator can ask questions that might bring to light the important points of the case that he or she noted from the witness testimonies; are these important points corroborated by new questions, or are they changed? Slight changes can make or break a case, so private investigators need to be thorough in talking to witnesses again.

In addition to these, a private investigator will also do background checks on witnesses. These checks will help them locate witnesses better. These are only a few aspects of how private investigators interview or talk to witnesses, and the details of the interviews will usually depend on the nature of the case in question.

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