Bay State native catches wrongdoers on Investigation Discovery show

June 03--Bay State native Brian S. Wolfe is dropping r's and staging stakeouts in Investigation Discovery's new reality-based crime procedural "Cry Wolfe," premiering tonight at 10.

The Los Angeles-based private investigator re-creates his best cases, catching cheating spouses and scammers for the cameras.

"I love it," Wolfe, 55, told the Herald about his job. "I'm helping out the insurance companies, helping people with infidelity issues. It was a niche. I ended up getting lucky in the beginning, then I discovered I was pretty good at it."

Wolfe found his calling while studying criminal justice at Panhandle State University in Oklahoma on a football scholarship. His car was stolen, and the Tewksbury Memorial High School graduate took it upon himself to find the culprit.

After a stint playing minor league baseball in California, the father of three got his private investigator's license.

"I took the exam for the LAPD, I just wasn't ready for it," Wolfe said. "There are so many rules and regulations. I've done that my whole life. You get more flexibility and freedom once you become a private investigator."

"Cry Wolfe" follows Wolfe and his assistant, Janine McCarthy, as they reveal how they crack a case. Wolfe serves as the man on the street, while McCarthy scrubs subjects on social media. Professional actors play out the scenarios.

Wolfe has been in the field for more than 25 years and handles 80 to 90 cases a year for private individuals and insurance companies. While the work isn't always glamorous, it's never boring.

"They've tried to stab me in the neck. I've been dragged out of my vehicle," he said.

Wolfe said technology has helped make his job a bit easier.

"Don't provide everybody with so much information," he said of social media sites. "Why do you need to tell people about your daily life? It should be more private. I catch a lot of people with open Facebook pages."

His warning? "You can't get away with anything. You can't hide. Eventually, it's going to come back to you. If you are a good person, you don't have to worry about anything in life."

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