Every defense deserves a real investigation.
Watchtower Investigations works alongside Nashville and Tennessee defense attorneys to re-examine the evidence, locate witnesses, and uncover the facts the prosecution's file doesn't tell you.
Criminal defense investigation services in Nashville and across Tennessee
The state builds a case against you. Watchtower builds the facts the state left out.
Law enforcement investigates to build a case for the prosecution — not to find every fact that might help the defense. Watchtower Investigations works directly with Nashville criminal defense attorneys and their clients to re-interview witnesses, examine crime scenes independently, track down surveillance footage before it's deleted, and locate people the state's investigation never found. From Davidson County courts to Shelby County in Memphis, our investigators understand how criminal cases move through Tennessee's court system and what defense counsel actually needs to build a real defense.
What Watchtower investigates for your defense
Every piece of independent evidence strengthens your attorney's ability to represent you.
Independent Witness Interviews
Re-interviewing witnesses without the framing of a police report, often uncovering details the original interview missed.
Scene Documentation
Photographing and measuring the scene independently, before conditions change or evidence disappears.
Evidence & Discovery Review
Cross-checking the state's discovery file against independently gathered facts and records.
Locating Missing Witnesses
Finding witnesses the state's investigation never located or chose not to pursue.
Alibi Verification
Establishing and documenting a client's whereabouts through records, receipts, and corroborating witnesses.
Surveillance & Camera Canvassing
Identifying and securing nearby camera footage before it's overwritten.
Backed by Delator Group's statewide investigative corporation
Criminal cases move on tight timelines, and evidence disappears fast. As Delator Group's Nashville-based hub, Watchtower can mobilize quickly across county lines when a defense team needs boots on the ground.
Every defense investigation benefits from chapter officer oversight — a second layer of review to make sure nothing in your case file gets missed.
From attorney referral to trial-ready file
Every step is coordinated directly with defense counsel.
Attorney Consultation
We take direction from your defense attorney on scope, priorities, and deadlines.
Independent Fact-Finding
Field investigation begins — witness interviews, scene work, and record review.
Evidence Documentation
Findings are documented to a standard usable in pretrial motions and at trial.
Ongoing Support
Watchtower remains available for testimony support through resolution of the case.
Defense investigation coverage centered in Nashville
Watchtower supports defense attorneys and their clients across Nashville, Memphis, and the counties between, with statewide reach through Delator Group's chapter network.
Questions defendants and families ask
Do I need my attorney to hire Watchtower, or can I hire you directly?
Defense investigations are typically most effective — and most legally protected — when directed by your attorney. We're glad to coordinate directly with your defense counsel, or speak with you first if you haven't retained one yet.
Is investigator work protected the same way attorney communications are?
Work performed at the direction of your attorney generally falls under work-product protections. This is one reason attorney-directed engagement is usually recommended, and it's a question your attorney can speak to directly for your specific case.
What if the incident happened weeks or months ago in Nashville?
Time matters, especially for camera footage and witness memory, but meaningful investigation is still possible after the fact. The sooner we start, the more we can typically recover.
Do you work cases outside Nashville?
Yes. Watchtower is based in Nashville but covers Middle and West Tennessee directly, with statewide reach through Delator Group's chapter network for cases anywhere in Tennessee.
Your defense deserves its own investigation.
Speak confidentially with Watchtower Investigations about your case, your timeline, and what an independent investigation could uncover.