PDI's Founding, Article on Jessica Anne Leykam,
The Ladue News

Jessica Anne Leykam was born in St. Louis, Missouri on 2-14-1973. She was raised in Clayton until moving with her parents to Rolla Missouri, where she attended Rolla High School and graduated in 1991. While in school, Jessica assisted her parents with their businesses. Her parents were the owners of the largest privately held electronic and video stores in the Mid-West. Forum Video with its 7-locations was the teaching ground for Jessica. She began working in the accounts receivable department, where she was in charge of collections. Skip tracing was her specialty. With over 4-years of experience in this area, she attended Truman University and took courses in Accounting and Law. After leaving Truman University she returned to St. Louis taking a position as an assistant manager in a Children's Retail Store. It was at this time Jessica decided to become self-employed and started a business now known throughout St. Louis and the United States as PDI Investigations Inc.

Jessica started PDI Investigations Inc. in 1993 and soon added departments to handle Background Investigations, Domestic Investigations, Civil Investigations, Criminal Investigations, Insurance Fraud Investigations, and Special Process Service. She has now moved into her new corporate headquarters located at 211 South Central Ave., Clayton, MO 63105 where she represents the largest Law Firms, Insurance Companies and Corporate clients in St. Louis, and the United States. With over 15 investigators, her firm is the largest Domestic Investigation firm in St. Louis. PDI Investigations Inc. is a member of ASIS, The Overseas Security Advisory Council - U.S. Department of State, The Council for International Investigators, The Missouri Association of Private Investigators and Executive Security International. PDI Investigations Inc. was one of the first companies in St. Louis to set up a web site for client contacts. A new addition to her growing investigative business is the promotion of an Online Service that allows clients to perform background checks and investigative services from their offices. She believes that this service will revolutionize the investigative business by providing instance service to corporate clients and attorneys by use of secured servers to ensure confidentiality. This system is able to handle over 50,000 searches per day. Each client has there own Identification Number, User Name, and Password for complete protection against improper usage.