I never expected my life as a skip tracer and disappearance expert to become a cartoon.
For those unfamiliar with my background, I began my career as a skip tracer in New York City. A skip tracer is someone who finds people. I spent years tracking down individuals who owed money, disappeared from their responsibilities, or simply did not want to be found.
My office was a small room with pink walls on 25th Street in Manhattan. No internet, no smartphones, and certainly no artificial intelligence. My tools were a telephone, a pager, information, and an ability to get people talking.
From Finding People to Helping Them Disappear
Somewhere along the way, my career took an unusual turn. Instead of finding people, I began helping people disappear.
I took what I knew about tracking people and turned that knowledge around. If I understood how people were found, I understood what someone needed to change to avoid being found.
That eventually led to my book How to Disappear, which became a New York Times bestseller, and a career helping people protect their privacy, escape dangerous situations, and create new lives.
Today, my work also includes helping people facing blackmail, exposure threats, and difficult personal situations.
How to Disappear Cartoon
There is something amusing about watching someone else share something about your life, particularly when you spent much of that life working behind the scenes.
I have written books, given interviews, and spoken about my experiences over the years. But seeing part of me presented as a cartoon is very cool.
Check out the creator: Master Stikov
Here is the cartoon.
Life takes unusual turns. Mine took me from finding people who didn’t want to be found to helping people who never wanted to be found again.
Now, apparently, I’m a cartoon character.
Frank M. Ahearn
Former Skip Tracer | Disappearance & Privacy Expert