Fox40, CBS42, and several other major news outlets picked up our story about holiday infidelity investigations. The headline: most people who suspect cheating during the holidays wait until after New Year’s to investigate. By then, critical evidence is gone.
After 30 years running investigations across Toronto and the GTA, we see this pattern every December and January. People notice suspicious behaviour but wait until “after the holidays” to deal with it. By February or March, half the evidence has disappeared.
The Holiday Evidence Problem
November and December create more evidence than any other time of year. The holidays provide built-in cover stories.
“Office party ran late.” “Holiday shopping.” “Year-end client meetings.” “Helping a friend move.” “Holiday traffic.”
These excuses sound reasonable and are time-limited, making them impossible to verify later. By January, nobody remembers when the office party happened or whether your spouse actually attended.
Cheating spouses use holiday chaos as cover. They delete texts after Christmas claiming they need “space for new photos.” They get a new phone as a January “gift.” Social media posts from December parties disappear during New Year cleanups.
We document this constantly in our surveillance investigations. Evidence exists in December. It’s degraded by February.
What Got Media Attention
The media focused on what most people don’t realize: waiting doesn’t just delay answers, it actively destroys the investigation.
Phone records from December auto-delete after 90 days. Security footage gets overwritten. Hotels purge reservation records. Credit card statements showing detailed December transactions get summarized into monthly totals that hide specific purchases and locations.
Waiting from December to late February means phone records showing frequent texts to unknown numbers are gone. Restaurant receipts for two during “client dinners” are no longer itemized. Hotel security footage is recorded over.
We can still build cases, but they take longer and cost more because we’re reconstructing evidence instead of documenting it.
Why This Happens Every Year
People don’t want to deal with potential infidelity during the holidays. Family gatherings, work parties, kids’ events, travel plans. The emotional weight of confirming a spouse is cheating feels too heavy during what’s supposed to be a celebration.
So they rationalize. “I’ll handle this after the holidays.” “Let’s just get through Christmas first.” “I don’t want to ruin New Year’s.”
But waiting doesn’t preserve the holidays. It preserves the lie while evidence disappears.
The cheating spouse isn’t taking a holiday break. They’re using the season to their advantage. By the time you investigate in January, they’ve covered their tracks.
What We Told the Media
When Fox40 and other outlets covered this story, they focused on our core message: if you’re suspicious enough to be thinking about hiring a private investigator in Toronto, you’re past the point of waiting.
After three decades conducting infidelity investigations across Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, and Ontario, we’ve learned this: people who suspect cheating are almost always right. The question is whether you’ll gather proof while it’s available or wait until it’s gone.
The coverage highlighted our transparent pricing (30-hour packages around $2,600, 50-hour packages around $4,800) and no-hidden-fees approach. Most investigation agencies won’t discuss pricing publicly. We do because clients deserve to know costs upfront.
The story emphasized what we tell every client: investigation isn’t just about catching someone. It’s about documented proof so you can make informed decisions about your life, marriage, and future.
The Pattern Media Noticed
News outlets picked up this story because it’s not just about infidelity. It’s about how people handle uncomfortable truths.
We see the same pattern in corporate investigations. A business owner suspects employee theft in November but waits “until after the holidays” to avoid problems during busy season. By January, the employee has destroyed documents, altered records, and transferred evidence off company systems.
The pattern is universal: delay lets people with something to hide cover their tracks.
Waiting doesn’t protect you. It protects the person lying to you.
What You Should Do If You’re Suspicious Now
If you suspect your spouse is cheating right now, you have two options.
Wait until after the holidays. Deal with it in January or February. Accept that evidence will be gone and the investigation will take longer and cost more.
Document what’s happening now. Get proof while text messages exist, while location data is available, while the person they’re seeing is still part of their routine.
Neither option is easy. But one gives you the information you need. The other gives you a more complicated investigation with less certainty.
We conduct discreet surveillance, gather court-admissible evidence, and provide comprehensive documentation.
If you’re researching private investigators, you’re ready for answers. The question is whether you’ll get those answers while evidence is fresh or after it’s degraded.
The Media Coverage
The holiday infidelity story appeared in:
- Fox40
- CBS42
- WJHL
- 8 News Now
- Queen City News
- Multiple other regional news outlets across North America
The coverage was significant because the story addresses something real people deal with right now. Every December our phone volume increases. Every January we field calls from people who wish they’d contacted us in December.
Media outlets recognized that pattern.
Final Thought
The media attention brought this issue to a wider audience. More people understanding evidence preservation timelines means more people making informed decisions about when to investigate.
If you’re dealing with suspicions now, don’t let the holiday season pressure you into waiting. The holidays will pass either way. The question is whether you’ll have the evidence you need when they do.
Investigation Hotline has conducted private investigations across the Greater Toronto Area for over 30 years. Contact us for a confidential consultation about infidelity investigations, surveillance, or investigative needs.
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