April 2011Gulf Region Advocacy Center1 Locating People Kirsty Davis

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April 2011Gulf Region Advocacy Center1 Locating People Kirsty Davis

April 2011Gulf Region Advocacy Center2 Finding People Keep source in mind. Assemble all info known about the person from case files, witness memos, etc. Document sources & date info obtained. Rank sources. Confirm addresses. Write memo when an address is wrong or failed.

April 2011Gulf Region Advocacy Center3 Internet Searches Limitations – spelling, false matches Free internet directory searches first General – infoUSA, infospace, etc. Professional – AMA, APA, Martindale-Hubbel Social Security Death Index White Pages – includes reverse look-up Birth & Death Indexes DOC & County/District Court Websites. BOP General searches through web – google, etc. Free courthouse searches via web

Internet Searches Cont… Media searches - property bought and sold, arrests, letters to the editor, random quotes. Databases you pay for – Accurint, Public Data, PACER, iDocket, Ancestry etc. Knocking on doors, talking to the new occupiers, talking to the neighbors. January , 2007Gulf Region Advocacy Center4

April 2011Gulf Region Advocacy Center5 Phone books Old phone books in library Criss-Cross 411

April 2011Gulf Region Advocacy Center6 Public Records / Court Searches Forms filled out for child support, divorce, etc. Take note of addresses and date address was noted. Is it a self-report? Make copies for file of anything found.