Private Investigator John Herzog was hired by Damien's mom, Janeane Shanahan, on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002 to investigate Damien's disappearance. 

Family has spoken at length about the multitude of feelings regarding the investigation done by law enforcement, and it's changed and flexed over the years to accommodate both their own personal growth and the growth of resources, technology, and opportunities to work toward its resolution. Today, their feelings remain largely within the realm of disappointment, and the dissatisfaction does remain. It's refined now, with a bit of empathy in places, but overall, the family remains unaware of what that PI they hired ever actually found out. 

Here's what we know about the day he was hired, and our main question is this: 

How did Damien's family's PI wind up interviewing Damien's family members alongside police? 

That's this week. 

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