
Some equated the experience to seeing a celebrity home and took pictures as they walked through the mansion. At the time, the property had been on the market for more than a year.Ī huge estate sale was held with hundreds of unique items offered, including vintage cars and memorabilia from a private-eye career spanning more than 70 years. The Lower Valley mansion, listed for $1.6 million. News broke in October 2021 that the property was under contract. The helicopter was sold.Īrmes has been a private investigator for about 70 years and has garnered plenty of publicity for many high-profile cases.He takes credit for rescuing actor Marlon Brando's kidnapped son Christian Brando in Mexico in the early 1970s. He also used to park his helicopter there. Armes said he has since donated the animal to several zoos. It also used to have a lake, where his five children would play and fish, he said.

The property used to have a menagerie of tigers, lions and other exotic animals. Across the street from Armes' former property is McDonald's, a Walmart Neighborhood Market, Supreme Laundromat and a shopping center. He also made movies and was the model for a comic book character.The high-traffic area is a prime retail area. Supposedly he has never lost a case, and has even succeeded where the FBI and CIA have failed. He is considered one of the best private investigators, receiving awards and recognition as "the man who has made the greatest contribution to the investigative profession." His clients included Elvis Presley, Howard Hughes, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando, whose son, Christian, was rescued by Armes from kidnappers.

Some of has clients have included Howard Huges, Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando. As a private investigator, JJ Armes client list reads like a whos who of the rich and famous. Armes went on to become a International Private Investigator, Chief Deputy Constable for El Paso County, Law Enforcement Instructor for El Paso County, and Director of Security for a number of major manufacturing firms abroad. Jay J Armes played as an actor on the TV program. His hands were replaced by two alloy steel prosthesis, that he mastered. He lost both hands when a older friend brought a box of railroad explosives to his home. Armes IIIĬhildren of the "World's Greatest Investigator." Starting from the far left, Linda Armes, Gypsy, Michael Armes, J.
