Articles

The Wall Street Journal, “States Scooping Up Assets From Millions of Americans: “Unclaimed Property” Fattens Public Coffers.” (February 4, 2008, pg. 1)

The Los Angeles Times, “Lost track of those old assets? The state may have seized them.” (July 9, 2007, pg. 1)

Der Spiegel [English Edition], “The Trace of Money.” (November 2006)

Hilbert, John, Professional Fiduciary Association of California [PFAC] Newsletter, “The Problem: No Heirs Means No Administration; The Solution: Obtain the Nomination.” (Spring 2002)

The Wall Street Journal, “Mysteries Abound For the Nancy Drew of Unclaimed Stuff; Gloria Jett Hunts for Owners of Safe-Deposit Boxes; The Comic-Book Caper.” October 25, 2002)

Forbes Magazine, “Good Will Hunting: When there is no will, there is a way.” (November 27, 2000)

Time Magazine, “How to Search for Your Roots: Genealogy is America’s latest obsession. And thanks to the computer, it’s as easy as one, two . . . tree?” (April 19, 1999)

The Daily Telegraph (London), “Money-Go-Round: Search Reveals that Even Where There’s Not a Will, There’s a Way.” (November 21, 1998)

Fiction

Larsgarrd, Chris, The Heir Hunter (Delcaorte Press, New York 2000)(Dell Publishing, January 2001 – (Paperback edition)

Motion Pictures

Jimmy the Gent (Warner Brothers, 1934). In this 1934 classic, Jimmy the Gent, played by James Cagney, runs a less than straightforward if not downright dishonest missing-heir firm, sometimes even providing phoney heirs. He suffers a tinge of jealously when he takes a gander at the offices of a legitimate firm, where his former girlfriend played by Bette Davis has taken a job. Jimmy soon learns that the reputable organization’s boss (in the role Alan Dinehart) is more crooked than Jimmy ever was, but he can’t convince the girl of this fact. Using his own street smarts, Cagney exposes the honest heir tracer, and agrees to go straight if his girl will come back to him. (1hr 7 min)

Television

The Wealth Hunters’ (The Learning Channel – TLC) The pilot episode will be shown Sunday, December 7th, 2008, at 9:00 pm est, 8:00 pm cst, and 6:00 pm pst.* (*The pilot will be repeated Monday, December 8th, 2008, at 12:00 a.m., and Sunday December 7th, 2008, at 11:00 pm cst and 9:00 pm pst.

The Heir Hunters (Court TV Network) Executive Producers, John Hilbert, Sharlene Mansukhani, Craig Haffner and Donna Lusatannia. Talent: John Hilbert, Sharlene Mansukhani and David Hilbert.

Living Large November 2003.