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About Red Keith

Red Keith is a private investigation firm located in Bellevue, Washington. We do business throughout Washington state, but primarily in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. Our primary business areas are fraud investigations and helping attorneys find people and money to support their litigation efforts.

We do sometimes work on other types of investigations, primarily when we think it will be interesting or rewarding work. These types of cases include things like:

  • Asset searches and investigations
  • Child custody investigations
  • Surveillance services and counter-surveillance education
  • Background and due diligence investigations
  • Skip tracing and finding missing people (generally with that person's consent)
  • Security audits for your home or business

We use project-based pricing, meaning you don't need to worry about billing surprises. Before we start work you'll get a detailed proposal outlining the costs, and those costs won't change. If the scope of the project changes, we will work together to outline the new goals, and new cost, or the changes to the project.

Every client contact is confidential. We take your privacy and the security of your information very seriously.

For my attorney clients, we know you only read the bar association magazine to see who is "featured" in the back. We also know you don't want to be featured in the back. We understand the RPCs and we don't do things that might necessitate you rereading Title 5 in preparation to defend your law license.

Red Keith was a nickname earned in the Army, based mostly on my complexion and too much time in the desert sun. But I also work with a group doing Red Team testing, so the name made sense for a couple of reasons. Red Keith does not, no matter what Google might be suggesting to you, have anything to do me with being a Michigan linebacker.

Keith Tidwell, Bellevue Private Investigator

Keith Tidwell

Private Investigator, Bellevue WA

I am a former soldier, who worked as a journalist in the Army for about eight years. After that I worked as a police officer in California, and have other work experience ranging from 911 operator at U.W. to a Pilates instructor in Ballard.

I started Red Keith to help people find justice when the system has failed them. You deserve an investigator who will take the time to follow up on leads, try to recover your lost property, and work to make our little piece of the world a bit better. Red Keith takes a strong stance against injustice and hate.

When not at work I am riding my adventure motorcycle, and not just to the coffee shop.