Laura Corinne Smith

Investigator · Intelligence analyst · Founder

I trace mass graves, fraud networks and the infrastructure behind both, then document them so they hold up.

Roles

Beale Investigations PRINCIPAL · LICENSED PI

Private investigations for law firms and government-adjacent clients: OSINT, crypto-fraud tracing, impersonation and reputation cases, surveillance, and physical and OPSEC/PERSEC penetration testing. CMMC 2.0 consulting through counsel.

https://bealeinvestigations.com

Kairos Forensics FOUNDER & CEO

A cryptographic evidence-integrity platform: chain of custody for digital evidence that can be proven, not just asserted, from capture to courtroom.

https://kairosforensics.com

Khthon RESEARCH DIRECTOR

Leads analysis for mass-grave documentation and war-crimes evidence in more than 30 countries, fusing OSINT, GEOINT/SATINT and HUMINT. Also runs OPSEC/PERSEC monitoring and sanctions screening across the US and UK entities.

https://khthon.org

Selected casework

From the case files SELECTED CASEWORK

• OSINT and geolocation leads on FBI Most Wanted fugitive cases.
• Social-media suspect identification for municipal homicide investigations.
• Missing-persons cases, including parental kidnappings.
• A published investigation extending a DOJ-indicted DPRK IT-worker network through GitHub.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauracorinnesmith

Pulling a fraud trace CASE STUDY

How a crypto-fraud trace comes together, one lead at a time, and what gets preserved at each hop.

Education & experience

Intelligence analysis EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

B.S. Intelligence Analysis, James Madison University. Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Threat intelligence at Recorded Future; domain and network analysis as a contractor.

Writing & code

Substack WRITING

Long-form investigative writing on mass graves, accountability and the people doing the work.

https://substack.com/@lauracorinnesmith

GitHub TOOLING

Scripts and tools from the investigative work.

https://github.com/lauracorinnesmith

Off the clock

Painting, mycology and foraging, and a food forest in progress.

Contact

linkedin.com/in/lauracorinnesmith · substack.com/@lauracorinnesmith · github.com/lauracorinnesmith

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