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27 Dec

Private Investigator buzz in 2011 – search strategies, public records, database pitfalls

I wondered what topics I covered this year in my posts so I thought you might appreciate a summary. Since the government agencies often don’t give a context for their online public records — inclusive dates, search function, excluded data...
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20 Aug

Public records and newspaper databases – Are they what you think they are?

Words of caution when you’re searching public records online: Online repositories of official records may not be what you think they are. Washoe County is one of those rare government agencies that has its Marriage Index online. They’re nice people...
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Media, Public Records, Recorder, Research Methods 2 Comments

4 Aug

Private Investigator Research Links – July 2011

Mexico Court Records California State Genealogical Alliance Ohio Birth Index California Courts case law – natural language search California Birth Index 1905-1995 SearchTeam – real-time collaborative search engine LinkedIn’s Undocumented Search Operator Obituaries Database Ways to use LinkedIn to find...
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Reference, Research Methods, Search Engines, Vital Records 1 Comment

9 Mar

Private Investigator Research Links – Feb 2011

The central database for UK burials and cremations at Deceased Online Using Social Networking Site Information in the Courtroom Reading and Editing Photo Metadata Evidence Technology Magazine Criminology and Criminal Justice Resources Newspapers searched by Google News Archive Search Data...
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Research Methods 1 Comment

23 Dec

Building your subject’s resume through alumni directories and Facebook

School alumni directories verify place of attendance, but so much more. They can launch your search to find where someone works, for example. And you know that’s a challenge with a common name. The alumni sites are designed for use...
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Education, Portals & Directories, Research Methods, Social Networks Leave a comment

3 Oct

Finding, Skip Tracing and Locating Women – Tip #2

In tip #1 of Finding, Skip Tracing and Locating Women I mentioned one free people finder site and the wildcard tool that can bypass the last name requirement — most helpful in locating women who are probate beneficiaries, potential witnesses...
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Research Methods adoption, birth names, classmates, finding people, people finder, Probate, women Leave a comment

3 Oct

Finding, Skip Tracing and Locating Women – Tip #1

Anyone who finds people for a living, as private investigators do, knows the frustration of locating women. They change their names. Often many times over the course of their lives. This is a challenge to the heir finder who has...
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Research Methods adoption finder, finding people, heir locate, skip trace, women by first name 4 Comments

30 Nov

So You Think You Know Google?

I did have one techie admit that he learned something new at the presentation I did for the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Their Sunny Climate Seminar is held every year in Hawaii, very painful… Almost as soon as I...
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Computer tools, Research Methods, Web tools Leave a comment

3 Aug

Background Screening and Investigations – Book Review

Background Screening and Investigations: Managing Hiring Risk from the HR and Security Perspectives is a wide-ranging guide to the technology, resources, policies and procedures, and trends in employment screening. A road map for Human Resource decision makers who are screening...
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Public Records, Research Methods 5 Comments

24 Dec

The armchair investigator: Social Media and Teens

The Pew Internet & American Life Project report, Teens and Social Media, supports the continuing importance of the Internet for due diligence, background, employment and skip tracing investigations, as well as, reputation research and even surveillance for legal and insurance...
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Research Methods, Social Networks 3 Comments

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