Is your loved one missing or murdered and you have nowhere else to turn?
We’re here for you.
What is the National Institute for Law & Justice?
The National Institute for Law and Justice (NILJ) is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization co-founded by retired NYPD Detective, Mark Pucci and Shark Tank-winning entrepreneur/ volunteer intuitive medium, Kiersten Hathcock. Over the past 30 years, the co-founders have seen countless families struggle to afford investigative services while searching for answers regarding missing loved ones (adults & children), unexplained & suspicious deaths, misclassified suicides, homicides (current & cold case), and missing and murdered Indigenous people.
When a case goes cold and there is nowhere else to turn, the average cost of private investigative services is $30,000. Many families are forced to give up their search.
THIS IS WHY WE FOUNDED NILJ.
The money we raise at NILJ goes to help families fund investigations by top notch, heart-centered detectives, led by co-founder and investigative partner NYPD Detective Mark Pucci.
NILJ partners include a national network of current and retired federal, state & local law enforcement professionals, private sector investigators, forensic specialists, crime scene, ballistics, ground, air, canine search teams, dive teams, former state, federal prosecutors, financial crime analysts / retired special forces trackers, and non-traditional investigative specialists who all work in coordination to investigate these cases and help victim’s families to find answers at NO COST to the families.
We currently help:
Case submissions are open. Our investigative partners are currently working on multiple cases involving missing people and homicide victims. If you or a loved one needs help, please fill out our form or call 1-833-FINDME.
SPOTLIGHT
Several cases have recently been featured in news reports and network shows..
Many thanks to Law and Crime Network for shining a light on Alex Bello Ortiz’s case.
Released on April 19, 2025.
TESTIMONIAL
IDA M.
“They say that it is in our most difficult times that we meet the most amazing people. People that come into our lives and become our greatest blessings. I am grateful to have had this experience (with Mark as a pro-bono investigator) during the most traumatic and horrific time of my life. In June of 2013 my husband of almost 20 years went missing; gone without a trace…”
Case Summaries
Rev. Richard Boone and Daoud Boone
Daoud Boone - Wrongful Conviction
Daoud Boone has spent the past 18 years behind bars for a crime we believe he did not commit. Born the son of prominent Civil Rights Activist, the late Reverend Richard Boone, Daoud believes he was born a target simply because his father was a revolutionary fighting against prejudice and police brutality. Learn more about Daoud’s case, his journey, and his mission to help shine a light on cases like his and the injustice he and countless others experience within the prison system by clicking here.
NILJ is working to help Daoud fight for justice.
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How we’re funded
Thanks to generous personal donors and corporate sponsors, we provide financial assistance to families in need of investigative services.
To help us help families of missing persons, and homicide victims, please consider making a donation today.
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