John James Nazarian

John James Nazarian (born July 9, 1952), is an American private investigator and security expert with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, and Florida. Nazarian is best known as a celebrity guest commentator on crime- and divorce-related television programming, as well as making appearances in documentaries or docudramas in a reality or fictional setting.

Biography

Early years

John James Nazarian was born July 9, 1952, in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He moved to California at the age of 16. Nazarian graduated from William S. Hart High School in Newhall, California.

Nazarian entered the U.S. Navy right after high school for four years, leaving the service with an honorable discharge.

Nazarian attended the Los Angeles City College and received an AA degree in Police Science, after being discharged from the Navy. Nazarian received training during his law enforcement career. He also holds two degrees, one in Administration of Justice, and one in Criminology.

Upon returning from the Navy, Nazarian worked as an apprentice embalmer at several different mortuaries in California. He also worked as a heavy-equipment operator, and owned a lawn-care business.

Law enforcement career

While still in high school, Nazarian began his career in law enforcement as a student worker / Sheriff's Explorer under the tutelage of Sgt. Bob Warford and Deputy Arthur E. Pelino, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, of the old Newhall Station.

In the '80s, Nazarian became a prison guard employed by the California Department of Corrections. He was assigned to the California Institution for Women in Frontera, California, the home to several members of the Manson family, including Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten. Nazarian was one of five people attending the September 9, 1981, marriage of Atkins.

Shortly after leaving the California Department of Corrections, Nazarian went to work for the San Francisco Sheriff's Department as a deputy sheriff. Nazarian worked for the police department of Mendota, California, where he worked with juveniles. Nazarian's normal rate is purportedly $400 per hour plus expenses. Nazarian's client Andrea Thompson, star of NYPD Blue and 24, was involved in another high-profile stalking case. Nazarian was asked to use his San Francisco Police connections to help in the murder case of Gary Murphy

Nazarian was interviewed about the Gypsy Murders on CBS News and in the San Francisco Magazine. The disagreement between two private investigators, one being Nazarian was covered in the book by Jack Olsen.

Nazarian was in high demand during the Anthony Pellicano trial because many consider that Nazarian is the only other high-profile P. I. that has become rich and a celebrity in his own right by doing what he does. His insight on the fall from grace of Pellicano; the California Lawyers Magazine felt the case had such significance that the magazine did a full spread on the "Pellicano Effect" and featured Nazarian including a two-page photo spread of Nazarian. Nazarian also appeared in the German Magazine Der Spiegel discussing the guilty plea of John McTiernan a client of Pellicano in which he was photographed by Robert Gallagher as part of the six picture slide show which is part of the article.

Nazarian has been interviewed by numerous publications on high-profile cases or clients including Courtney Love

Others interviews in Print Media include the Britney Spears Divorce Nazarian was interviewed about his views in connection to the deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and her son Daniel Smith. In 2009, Nazarian was asked his take a year after the Tiger Woods scandal on Woods and other high-profile athletes who found themselves involved in allegations of cheating on spouses.

Since 1997 Nazarian has been sought for articles that addresses the use of private investigators in divorce and other high-profile court cases. With one article that dealt exclusively with Nazarian's views in the L. A. Times.

Nazarian has been primary in helping with the investigation of the case of the teen text murder of Mike Yepremyan in North Hollywood California in 2009. Nazarian has continued to work on what is known as the teen text murder through the arrests of the two alleged shooters of Mike Yepremyan in July 2011 and the indictments by a L. A. County grand jury in September 2011 of two for the alleged murder and two for conspiracy to commit murder.

Television career

Nazarian appeared as himself in the documentary Divorce Corp in 2014.

Nazarian appeared in a 2014 three part series on E! called Secret Societies of Hollywood. and has made numerous appearances in regards to the Ronni Chasen murder.

Nazarian has appeared on the TV Show Extra. in regards to the disappearance of Olivia Newton-John's boyfriend, Patrick McDermott. Nazarian was interviewed by Rita Cosby in regards to the Extra investigation about McDermott. Nazarian was later interviewed by Nancy Grace when McDermott was allegedly found.

Nazarian has been interviewed for the French TV magazine 66 Minutes, the French version of the CBS television news magazine, 60 Minutes.

Personal life

John J. Nazarian and his family live in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles. Nazarian welcomed his second grandson on October 9, 2011.

Nazarian started an online talk radio show on August 21, 2011.

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