It is important to make a distinction between on-the-scene and remote psychic detection – that is, cases in which Zak has an opportunity to visit the location of the murder or disappearance, handle items of evidence, meet and interview witnesses etc. – and cases which he attempts to solve at a distance, working with maps, photographs and so on. Whilst he has on occasion been able to provide crucial information working remotely, in general this is a less satisfactory approach, and nowadays he is more inclined to take on cases in which it is possible for him to visit and spend some time at the scene. It should be noted that, while the media tend to focus on the psychic aspects of his work, Zak Martin is first and foremost a psychologist who relies primarily on standard psychological profiling techniques to analyze and solve cases, and he regards his psychic skills as supplementary to his knowledge and experience in the field of criminal psychology. His psychic impressions occasionally allow him to make “quantum leaps” to facts and conclusions that would be difficult or impossible to arrive at through conventional methods of detection and analysis.

To request Zak Martin’s help with a missing person or murder case, please email him, in the first instance, at zak@costatropical.com, giving as many details as possible about the case, and attaching a recent photo, if possible, of the missing or murdered person.