Media
Investigative Perspective When the Facts Matter
Mike Toth provides investigative perspective for journalists and producers covering major cases, investigative decisions, fraud, scams and financial exploitation. A former sheriff, police officer and detective who continues to work in private investigations, Mike helps audiences understand what evidence establishes, what remains unknown and what investigators may need to examine next. His commentary focuses on explaining the process clearly without speculating beyond the facts.
Topics Mike Can Address
Major Criminal Investigations
Understanding investigative decisions, evidence, timelines, developing information and what investigators may be doing behind the scenes.
Investigative Strategy & Procedure
How investigators approach cases, develop witnesses, evaluate information, identify gaps and determine what needs to happen next.
Missing-Person Cases
Exploring missing person investigations, timelines, digital evidence, witness accounts, and distinguishing suspicious circumstances from criminal evidence.
Evidence & Investigative Decision-Making
What a particular piece of evidence may tell investigators, what it doesn’t establish and why investigators sometimes withhold information while a case develops.
Fraud, Scams & Financial Exploitation
How scams operate, how offenders develop trust and urgency, warning signs, financial losses and the investigative challenges involved in identifying perpetrators and following the evidence.
Technology & Modern Investigations
The opportunities technology provides investigators – and why databases, digital evidence and online research cannot replace investigative judgment, verification and fieldwork.
Selected Media Experience
Oxygen - Murdered and Missing in Montana
Mike appeared as a featured investigator in Oxygen’s Murdered and Missing in Montana, a documentary examining the disappearance and deaths of three Indigenous girls in Montana.
Q2 News / MTN News
Mike has been interviewed repeatedly by Q2 News on fraud, scams and investigative issues.
His appearances have included coverage of a $130,000 PayPal scam in which Mike was actively investigating the case and seeking federal assistance, contractor fraud, online privacy and harassment concerns, and other consumer scams.
Behind the Investigation
Mike hosted Behind the Investigation on Community 7 Television, providing viewers with a closer look at investigative issues and the work behind cases.
Podcasts & Professional Media
Mike has also appeared on investigative and professional podcasts, including PI Perspectives, discussing the investigative profession and the Montana Association of Licensed Investigators.
An Investigator's Perspective - Not a Prediction
When information is limited, Mike’s role is not to guess what happened.
It’s to help audiences understand the investigation.
Mike’s role is to help audiences understand how investigators evaluate evidence, distinguish established facts from unanswered questions and decide what needs to be examined next. He does not predict outcomes or present speculation as fact.