Index
A
address location
methods, 246
name is known, 245
administrative costs, 286
adopted children
desire for privacy, 8
finding birth parents, 7
adoption and estates, diligent search, 255
adoption gone bad, 262
affidavit, 269
billing, 269
databases, 268
death, 261
families and relatives, 260
hospitals, 265
last-known address, 256-257
last-known employer, 258-259
law, 256
local law enforcement agencies, 263
military, 267
National Crime Information Center, 261
prison system, 264
regulatory agencies, 259
state law enforcement records, 263
taxable obligations, 268
telephone numbers, 262
utility company records, 266
affidavit, 269
alimony payments, 7
background check, 69
reducing, 68
supportive relationship, 68
Android, 96
ANI. See automatic number identification
arbitration, 120
AT&T, 96
ATM transactions, 206
attorney
-client privilege, 297
malpractice suit, 262
negative information given to, 275
work product, 296
automatic number identification (ANI), 89
automobile, 26
best bet, 26
flashy sport cars, 26
horsepower, 26
kidnapper vans, 26
vehicle looking like police car, 26
B
background investigations, 239
address location, 245
methods, 246
name is known, 245
basic goods, 241
company startup, 248
application process, 250
client interface, 249
Fair Credit Reporting Act, 248
new company, 248
website creation, 249
criminal, 246
date of birth, 242
driving history, 244
Field Identification card, 244
local sheriff’s office, 243
name search, 241
license tag, 242
methods, 241
plead down, 246
pre-employment background check, 250
credit report, 252
criminal record search, 251
driving records, 252
educational verification, 252
national criminal history search, 251
reasons, 240
Social Security trace, 252
prenuptial investigations, 247
reasons, 240
vague notion, 239
Bailey, Robert, 11
bank loan records, 77
bankruptcy courts, 67
Chapter 7, 67
Chapter 11, 67
Chapter 13, 67
due diligence searches, 67
liquidation, 67
reorganization, 67
billing, diligent search, 269
binoculars, 33
Blackberry, 96
blackmail, 191
blood spatter expert, 226
bodyguard, 8
bonds, 18
bookkeeping, 286
administrative costs, 286
charges, 286
competition, 286
getting stuffed by client, 287
retainer, 286
advice, 286
client’s tally, 287
Brady v. Maryland, 233
Brady violation, 232-233
bugs, 209-210
burden of proof, 225
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, 66
burglar’s getaway vehicle, 113
butt dialing, 96
butt set, 215
C
cable television junction boxes, 218
California Penal Code 637.7, 188
caller ID, 89, 171
automatic number identification, 89
electronic surveillance, 220
spoofing, 86, 90
camera, 26
Canon 5D Mark III, 15, 27
dark venues, 29
infrared night shot capability, 30
ISO speed of 3200 or 6400, 29
digital zoom, 29
documenting crime scenes and locations, 27
documenting injuries, 27
evidence of suspected behavior, 27
facial recognition, 29
fast shutter speed, 29
features, 27
hidden, 189
infrared night shot capability, 30
megapixels, 28
Nikon, 27
optical zooms, 29
photographs
identifiable subject, 29
time and date notation, 31
pinhole-lens, 191
shooting, 30
single-lens reflex, 27
situations calling for, 26
software manipulation of photographs, 28
storage media, 28
super-long lens, 29
time and date stamp, 193
video camera, 30
visual of subject, 26
zoom capabilities, 28
cardinal rule of private investigation, 290
case direction, analysis and, 271
Casio Rock cell phone, 96
CD/DVD burner, 32
CDMA technology. See code division multiple access technology
cell forensics, 96
cell phone
acquisition type performed on, 97
categories, 96
FAQs, 94
GPS-enabled, 207
logical examination, 97
mining, 93
physical acquisition, 97
popular, 96
SIM cards, 97
surveillance communication, 127
tracking, runaway teenagers, 206
chain of custody on evidence, 281
child custody issues, 184-185
anecdotal evidence, 186
emergency hearing, 186
photographs, 185
child support, 7
ChoicePoint, 49
circuit courts, 62
civil actions, money amounts, 62
preponderance of the evidence, 225
witness, 236
civil courts, 64
clerk of the higher court, 62
clients, finding, 20
customer base, 21
marketing, 20
specialty niche, 21
Clinton, Bill, 222
code division multiple access (CDMA) technology, 151
color printer, 32
company startup, 248
application process, 250
client interface, 249
Fair Credit Reporting Act, 248
new company, 248
website creation, 249
computer
choice, 31
best product available, 31
fast internet connection, 31
power, 31
RAM, 32
peripherals, 32
CD/DVD burner, 32
color printer, 32
external hard drive, 32
spouse’s, 177
tablet, 32
confrontational situations, 131
countermeasure sweep
aspects, 210
definition, 209
request for, 209
countersurveillance, 209
county courthouses, 59
official records, 59
case, 60
claim, 60
real property, 59
property appraiser, 61
court, 289. See also courthouse prowling
bankruptcy, 67
Chapter 7, 67
Chapter 11, 67
Chapter 13, 67
due diligence searches, 67
liquidation, 67
reorganization, 67
cardinal rule of private investigation, 290
county, 62
cross-examination, 300
attorney’s job, 301
just answer it rule, exceptions, 300
questions, 300
depositions, 293
court reporter, 293
nursing homes, 295
refusal to be interviewed, 295
reluctant witness, 294
witnesses, 294
ghostwriting, 290
case, 290
prosecution for, 291
grand jury, 299
process, 299
testimony, 300
witnesses, 300
impartiality, 290
law, 290
lying in court, 278
preparation of case, 290
subpoena, 289
acceptance, 291
definition, 291
not responding to, 292
testimony
forms, 289
travel expenses, 292
witness
fee, 292
misstating of statements, 290
work product, 296
attorney-client privilege, 297
example, 297
jury, 298
misconception, 299
opposing counsel, 296
privilege, 296
rule, 296
court reporter, 293
court ruling, spouse’s computer, 177
courtesy officer, 200
courthouse prowling, 57
access to records, 58
alimony payments, reducing, 68
background check, 69
supportive relationship, 68
bankruptcy courts, 67
Chapter 7, 67
Chapter 11, 67
Chapter 13, 67
due diligence searches, 67
liquidation, 67
reorganization, 67
county courthouses, 59
official records, 59
property appraiser, 61
real property, 59
federal civil and criminal courts, 65
federal criminal cases, search for, 66
state civil court system, 61
court actions, complaint, 63
defendant, 63
higher civil courts, 62
lower civil courts, 63
plaintiff, 63
state criminal courts, 64
cowboy cop, 212
credit bureaus, 74
credit score, 75
Equifax, 74
Experian, 74
Fair Credit Reporting Act, 75
permissible purposes, 75
reasons for checking, 75-76
TransUnion, 74
credit cards, 184
runaway teenagers using, 205
warning, 205
credit header information, 78
credit report, 252
contents, 76
credit headers, 78
judgments, 76-77
crime scene
distance from surveillance point, 229
evidence, 230
other dude did it defense, 231
photography, 226, 229
questions, 228
testimony, 229
walk-through, 227
criminal background check, 246
criminal defense cases, 223
blood spatter, 226
Brady violation, 232-233
burden of proof, 225
court-appointed attorney, 224
crime scene, 227
distance from surveillance point, 229
evidence, 230
other dude did it defense, 231
photography, 229
questions, 228
testimony, 229
walk-through, 227
discovery evidence, 225
blood spatter expert, 226
case, 225
crime scene photos, 226
expert witness, 236
FBI, 223
guilt or innocence, 224
game plan, 225
where to start, 224
informants, 234-235
paid, 235
when to use, 235
jail informant, 236
law enforcement, 223
Northern California Innocence Project, 232
perjured testimony, 224
police approach, 225
precept, 223
principal criminal charge, 223
prison and jail visits, 233
county jail, 233
perjured testimony, 234
privacy, 234
scheduling, 233
work product, 234
witnesses, 231
case, 231
karma, 232
criminal record search, 251
cross-examination, 300
attorney’s job, 301
just answer it rule, exceptions, 300
questions, 300
D
data brokers, illegal means to obtain data, 86
databases, 71
access, 71
contents, 73
cost to locate information, 73
credit bureaus, 74
credit score, 75
permissible purposes, 75
reasons for checking, 75-76
credit report
contents, 76
credit headers, 78
judgments, 76
Death Master File, 261
diligent search, 268
FAA Accidents and Incident, 253
Federal Bureau of Prisons, 51
information sources, 73
National Crime Information Center, 261
PACER, 50, 65
proprietary data, 80
public, 45
broad view, 49
case, 45
public records, 80
Enformion, 78
FMS Research, 78
IRBsearch, 78
Locate Plus, 78
Merlin, 78
no hit, no fee searches, 79
PallTech, 78
SkipMax, 78
Skipsmasher, 79
TLO, 79
Tracers Information Specialists, 79
Dazzle software, 34
deadbeat parents, 7
Death Master File, 47-49
password, 48
search price, 47
defendant, 63
definitions
arbitration, 120
blood spatter, 226
Brady violation, 233
broadcasting in the blind, 142
butt set, 215
courtesy officer, 200
defendant, 63
deposition, 110, 293
drive-by, 175
electronic serial number, 92
federal criminal cases, 66
Field Identification card, 244
getting burned, 124
ghostwriting, 290
GIF, 204
GPS, 151
grand jury, 299
HIPAA, 265
impeaching of witness’s testimony, 277
informant, 235
JPEG, 204
judgment, 77
junction box, 214
landline telephone line, 211
liquidation, 67
nonpublished number, 84
pinhole-lens, 191
plaintiff, 63
plead down, 246
point man, surveillance, 141
premise liability case, 105
privilege, 296
Pro Bono, 72
real property, 59
reciprocity agreement, 17
recorded statement, 276
reorganization, 67
results billing, 108
skip tracing, 7
subpoena, 6, 291
telephone break, 85
work product, 296
Department of Motor Vehicles, 46
deposition, 110
court reporter, 293
definition, 293
nursing homes, 295
refusal to be interviewed, 295
reluctant witness, 294
witnesses, 294
digital age, 282
digital camera, 15
digital recorder, 36
digital zoom, 29
diligent search, adoption and estates, 255
adoption gone bad, 262
affidavit, 269
billing, 269
databases, 268
death, 261
families and relatives, 260
hospitals, 265
last-known address, 256-257
last-known employer, 258-259
law, 256
local law enforcement agencies, 263
military, 267
National Crime Information Center, 261
prison system, 264
regulatory agencies, 259
state law enforcement records, 263
taxable obligations, 268
telephone numbers, 262
utility company records, 266
discovery evidence, 225
blood spatter, 226
case, 225
crime scene photos, 226
divorce, alimony payments, 7
background check, 69
reducing, 68
supportive relationship, 68
document retrieval, 5
domestic relations cases, 194
DPPA. See Driver’s Privacy Protection Act
drive-by, 175
Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), 245
driving records, 252
Drug Enforcement Agency, 66
DVD burner, 33, 282
Dazzle software, 34
standalone burner, 34
E
educational verification, 252
electronic serial number (ESN), 92, 206
electronic surveillance, 209, 213
alligator clips, 220
bugs, 209-210
butt set, 215
cable television junction boxes, 218
caller ID, 220
case, 218
countermeasure sweep
aspects, 210
definition, 209
request for, 209
countersurveillance, 209
home phone lines, 213
home search, 213
inside job, 213
junction box, 214, 218, 220
landline telephone line, 211
laws, 221
legalities, 221
outside job, 214
paranoia, 211
phone lines outside the house, 214
phone tap, definition, 211
recorder hidden by spouse, 214
telephone interface, 221
telephone line, locating, 219
telephone operation, 216
telephone wires, 219
terminology, 210
threat evaluation, 211
court testimony, 213
cowboy cop, 212
illegal tap, 212
search for phone tap, 212
wireless communication, 211
wiretaps, 209-210
employment information, pretexting, 159
Enformion, 78
Equifax, 74
ESN. See electronic serial number
estates, diligent search, 255
affidavit, 269
billing, 269
databases, 268
death, 261
families and relatives, 260
hospitals, 265
last-known address, 256-257
last-known employer, 258-259
law, 256
local law enforcement agencies, 263
military, 267
National Crime Information Center, 261
prison system, 264
regulatory agencies, 259
state law enforcement records, 263
taxable obligations, 268
telephone numbers, 262
utility company records, 266
evidence, 272
anecdotal, 186
blood spatter, 227
case, 272
discovery, 225
blood spatter, 226
case, 225
crime scene photos, 226
originals and duplicates, 281
chain of custody on the evidence, 281
reports, charges for writing, 281
photographic, 176
positive for defendants, 274
positive for plaintiff, 274
rule, 34
testimonial, 276
workmen’s compensation, 272
written statement, 276
expectation of privacy, 189
Experian, 74
expert witness, 236
external hard drive, 32
F
FAA Accident and Incident database, 253
Facebook, 7, 43-44
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 75, 248
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 90
family law cases, 181
alcoholism, 192
child custody issues, 184-186
domestic relations cases, 194
ethics, 185
ex, children, and boyfriend, 192
GPS tracking, 183
California statute, 188
glitch, 184
gray areas, 187
borderline civil/criminal issue, 190
community property state, 188
ethical quandary, 190
expectation of privacy, 189
GPS trackers, 187
hidden cameras, 189
lying under oath, 185
need for PI, 181
child custody, 182
money, 182
need to know, 181
photographs, 182
signed statement, 187
visitation, 192
father of private investigation, 4
FBI. See Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCRA. See Fair Credit Reporting Act
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 66
302 report, 284
agent, assault on, 105
Criminal Justice Information Services Division records, 251
neighborhood investigations, 114, 122
phone tap, 212
Federal Bureau of Prisons website, 51
federal civil and criminal courts, 65
federal criminal cases, search for, 66
federal districts, 66
federal judicial system, 65
Federal Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006, 174
FI card. See Field Identification card
Field Identification (FI) card, 244
financial rewards, 21
fixed mobile surveillance, 126
cell phones, 127
van configurations, 126
fixed surveillance, 124
case, 125
caution, 126
site, 126
team, 124
Florida Statute 493.6119, 300
FMS Research, 78
foot surveillance, 139
carry an iPad or other tablet computer, 140
change your appearance, 139
don’t get in front of subject, 139
keep something between you and subject, 139
Fourth Amendment, 152
G
gated communities, moving surveillance, 145
genealogy websites, 48
getaway car, neighborhood investigations, 116
getting burned, 124
ghostwriting, 290
case, 290
prosecution for, 291
GIF photographs, 204
Giglio v. United States, 232
GPS technology, 150, 187
California statute, 188
cell phones, 207
device selection, 152
family law cases, 183
glitch, 184
reports real-time data, 151
telephone, 151
travels of vehicle, 151
U.S. Supreme Court ruling, 152
ways to track subject, 150
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 158
grand jury, 299
definition, 299
process, 299
testimony, 300
witnesses, 300
GSM phones, 97
H–I
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 265
hidden cameras, 189
Homeland Security, 66, 212
hospitals, diligent search, 265
impartiality, standard, 290
impeached testimony, example, 277
in-house investigations, 5
behavioral changes, 170
blank spots, 171
body image, 170
counseling the client, 179
children, 179
gathering proof, 180
health considerations, 179
problem solving, 179
dead-giveaway clues, 173
diseases, 178
doctor analogy, 170
drive-by, 175
gut feeling, 169
hang-up telephone calls, 171
listening to others, 175
missing in action, 175
need for privacy, 172
no-fault divorce states, 178
obligation to clients, 179
plan of action, 179
required proof, 176
review of bills, 173
cell phone calls, 174
credit card charges, 173
spouse’s computer, 177
court ruling, 177
expectation of privacy, 177
Fourth Amendment analysis, 177
informants, 234
jail, 236
paid, 235
when to use, 235
injuries, documenting, 27
insurance
claimant, 129, 136
claims adjuster, 14
companies
business from, 33
work product, 298
fraud, 3
liability, 18
workmen’s compensation, 162
Internal Revenue Service, sending message via, 50
internet, 22
access to PACER, 66
search engine optimization, 22
websites, 22
creation, 249
Defense Manpower Data Center, 267
Enformion, 78
Equifax, 74
Experian, 74
Federal Bureau of Prisons, 51
findmyskip.com, 50
FMS Research, 78
G.A. Public Record Services, 251
genealogy, 48
International Research Bureau, 72
IRBsearch, 78
Locate Plus, 78
Merlin, 78
mistake PIs make, 22
National Background Data, 251
National Student Clearing House, 252
National Victim Notification Network, 52
need for, 22
Omni Data Retrieval, 251
PallTech, 78
Phoenix Research, 251
property appraisers, 46
Public Access to Court Electronic Records, 65
SkipMax, 78
Skipsmasher, 47, 79, 85, 93
spydialer.com, 93
TLO, 50, 79
Tracers Information Specialists, 47, 50, 79
TransUnion, 74
TSCM/Special Operations Group, 34
www.555-1212.com, 85
www.bop.gov, 264
www.dalmaninvestigations.com/id7.html, 177
www.dpreview.com, 30
www.mapquest.com, 265
www.masterfiles.com, 47, 85
www.pigear.com, 152
www.tscumsa.com, 96
Internet Explorer, 173
interrogation. See interviews
interviews, 101
neighborhood investigations, 119
notes, 108
memory refreshing, 109
reasons for taking, 109
request for original notes, 109
witness change of story, 109
recording, 110
CD copies, 111
civil cases, 110
deposition, 110
witness permission, 111
relationship building, 103
resolution to case, 109
review of file, 102
suspects, 105
premise liability case, 105
results billing, 108
witnesses, 103
investigative specialty niche, 21
iPad, 32
iPhone, 96
IRBsearch, 72, 78
J–K
jail visits, 233-234
James-Younger gang, 4
JPEGs, 204, 285
judgment, 77
junction box, 214, 218, 220
just answer it rule, exceptions, 300
justice courts, 62, 64
kidnapper vans, 26
L
landlines, 43, 211
last-known address, diligent search, 256
law enforcement (LE), 223
experience, 5, 13
lazy detectives, 113
local agencies, diligent search, 263
phone numbers obtained by, 92
lawsuits, neighborhood investigations, 119
LE. See law enforcement
legalities, electronic surveillance, 221
Lewinsky, Monica, 222
liability insurance, 18
licenses, 16
examination, 17
states not licensing, 16
Lincoln, Abraham, 4
LinkedIn, 43
liquidation, 67
local law enforcement agencies, diligent search, 263
Locate Plus, 78
lying in court, 278
M
magnetic media, 28
Magnum, P.I., 26
make-it-up-in-volume strategy, 22
marketing, police experience and, 13
marriage records, 7
medical records, 178
memory cards, 28
Merlin, 78
Microsoft Word, 27
military
diligent search, 267
intelligence, 14
locators, 53
missing child report, 197
motor vehicle records, skip tracing and, 43
Motorola Razr cell phone, 96
moving surveillance, 135
avoiding confrontation, 147
case, 147-148
checklist, 150
lesson learned, 148
mistake, 147
billing, 145
cover between you and subject, 146
foot surveillance, 139
carry an iPad or other tablet computer, 140
change your appearance, 139
don’t get in front of subject, 139
keep something between you and subject, 139
gated communities, 145
GPS technology, 150
device selection, 152
reports real-time data, 151
telephone, 151
travels of vehicle, 151
U.S. Supreme Court ruling, 152
ways to track subject, 150
one-man surveillance, 135
don’t play follow the leader, 137
do play follow the leader, 138
exit plan, 137
following the other person, 136
know where subject is going, 136
tapping equipment, 136
traffic lights, 146
broadcasting of position in the blind, 141
case, 143
communication, 140
data searches from field, 144
information, 143
point man, 141
positioning, 142
purpose, 142
recon on subject’s house, 142
running commentary, 141
walkie-talkies, 140
N
name search, 241
license tag, 242
methods, 241
National Crime Information Center (NCIC), 198, 261
national criminal check, 251
National Student Clearing House, 252
National Victim Notification Network, 52
NCIC. See National Crime Information Center
neighborhood investigations, 113
arbitration, 120
discretion, 119
FBI, 114
fraudulent activity, 121
interviews, 119-120
know-it-all person, 114
lawsuits, 119
lazy law enforcement, 113
lead development, 115
mechanics, 115
example, 116
getaway car, 116
knocking on doors, 115
premise liability case, 117
thumbing through mail, 114
workmen’s compensation fraud case, 122
next best evidence, 34
Nikon camera, 27
no hit, no fee searches, 79
no-fault divorce states, 178
nonpublished number, 84
Northern California Innocence Project, 232
notes
interview, 108
memory refreshing, 109
reasons for taking, 109
request for original, 109
witness change of story, 109
nursing homes, 295
O–P–Q
official records (OR), 46, 59
on-the-job training, 14
one-man surveillance, 135
optical zooms, 29
OR. See official records
PACER database, 50, 65-66
PallTech, 78
paperwork, 11
paranoia, 211
partnership agreements, 58
password protected phone, 97
percentage for recovery, 106
perjured testimony, 224, 234
personal protection, 8
phone tap, definition, 211
photographs
child custody issues, 185
crime scene, 226
family law cases, 182
identifiable subject, 29
JPEGs, 285
runaway teenagers, 204
software manipulation, 28
time and date notation, 31
PI Magazine, 16, 20
PI work, 3
adopted children
desire for privacy, 8
finding birth parents, 7
client service, 6
creativity, 9
deadbeat parents, 7
document retrieval, 5
example, 7
gaining entry into field, 4
law enforcement or military, 5
methods, 4
on-the-job experience, 5
honesty, 3
impartiality, 3
in-house investigations, 5
missing individuals, 7
most important client, 3
niches, 5
origins, 4
paperwork, 11
personal protection, 8
process servers, 6
public records, 5
right to privacy, 10
skip tracing, 7
social networking sites, 7
state marriage records, 7
subpoenas, 6
tedium, 11
thinking sideways, 8
Pinkerton, Allan, 4
plaintiff, 63
plead down, 246
point man, 141
police approach, criminal defense cases, 225
police experience, 13
post office, mail forwarding, 258
pre-employment background check, 250
credit report, 252
criminal record search, 251
driving records, 252
educational verification, 252
national criminal history search, 251
reasons, 240
Social Security trace, 252
premise liability case, 105
case, 117
inciting incident, 117
prenuptial investigations, 247
preponderance of the evidence, 225
pretext call, 86
pretexting, 157
case, 160
description, 157
employment information, 159
example, 159
law, 157
subject identification, 158
travel details, 160
prison and jail visits, 233
county jail, 233
privacy, 234
scheduling, 233
prison system, diligent search, 264
privacy
expectation, 189
infidelity and, 172
laws, 19
right to, 10
spouse’s computer, 177
Private Heat, 11
private investigation, cardinal rule, 290
privilege, 296
Pro Bono, 72
process servers, 6, 292
professional PI, 13
bonds, 18
clients, finding, 20-21
documented experience, 14
financial rewards, 21
insurance, 14, 18
internet, 22
interns, 14
job search, skills and experience, 15-16
licenses, 16-17
looking for job, 15
make-it-up-in-volume strategy, 22
military intelligence, 14
mistake, 22
on-the-job training, 14
police experience, 13
privacy laws, 19
reciprocity, 17-18
skill sets, 14
property appraiser, 61
proprietary data, 80
public records
information found, 80
retrieving, 5
R
radio frequency (RF) energy, 210
railroading, 4
real property, 59, 246
reciprocity, 17-18
recorded statement, 276
reorganization, 67
reports, 283
charges for writing, 281
FBI 302, 284
inadequate reporting skills, 271
JPEG photographs, 285
results billing, 108
retainer, 286-287
RF energy. See radio frequency energy
right to privacy, 10
rule of evidence, 34
runaway teenagers, 195
ATM transactions, 206
case, 207
cell phone tracking, 206
credit card use, 205
emotions, 207
evaluation of situation, 196
ex spouse, 201
example case, 200
JPEG photographs, 204
options, 200
police department, 197-198
relying on other parents, 202
scenario, 195
startup of investigation, 196
tracking them down, 199-200
running commentary, 141
S
search engine optimization (SEO), 22
search firms, 251
Secret Service, 66
secretary, 35, 284, 293
Securitas, 4
security guard services, 8
SEO. See search engine optimization
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 267
sexually transmitted disease (STD), 178
single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, 15, 27
skip tracing, 39
business, 21
ChoicePoint, 49
databases, public, 45, 49
Death Master File, 47-49
password, 48
search price, 47
definition, 7
example case, 54
family and friends, 42
genealogy websites, 48
jailbird, 51
landlines, disconnection, 43
military locators, 53
motor vehicle records, 43
names, 40-41
official records, 46
parolees, 52
search, 40
sending message via SSN or IRS, 50
social network, 43
Social Security Death Master File search, 47-49
Social Security truncation, 49
county clerk’s office, 50
Death Master File, 50
driver’s license data, 50
need for number, 49
PACER database, 50
solutions, 50
subscription databases, 50
spouses, 44
SkipMax, 78
Skipsmasher, 79
SLR camera. See single-lens reflex camera
smartphones
apps, 95
broadband connections, 144
butt dialed, 96
mining, 93
popular, 96
social networking sites
Facebook, 7, 43-44
LinkedIn, 43
skip tracing, 43
Social Security
Administration, sending message via, 50
Death Master File search, 47-49
number, truncated, 79
trace, 252
truncation, 49-50
county clerk’s office, 50
Death Master File, 50
driver’s license data, 50
need for number, 49
PACER database, 50
solutions, 50
subscription databases, 50
Sony, infrared night shot capability, 30
spoofing service, 90
Sprint, 96
Spydialer, 94
standard of impartiality, 290
state civil court system, 61
case, 62
circuit courts, 62
civil actions, money amounts, 62
county courts, 62
court actions, complaint, 63
defendant, 63
higher civil courts, 62
justice courts, 62
lower civil courts, 63
plaintiff, 63
superior courts, 62
supreme courts, 62
state criminal courts, 64
state law enforcement records, diligent search, 263
state marriage records, 7
statements
impeached testimony, 277
law concerning the recording of communications, 276
recorded, 276
duplicate, 282
equipment, 283
format, 280
Windows Media Audio, 283
signed, format, 280
telephone conversation, recording, 276
written, 276
stationary surveillance, 123
cover setup, 128
empty houses, 129-130
fixed mobile surveillance, 126
fixed surveillance, 124
case, 125
caution, 126
site, 126
team, 124
getting burned, 124
methods, 124
nosy neighbors, 130
confrontational situations, 131
what to tell, 131
planning, 134
police, 132
interaction with, 133
risk in notifying, 132
preemptive actions, 132
site selection, 124
vigilance, 133
STD. See sexually transmitted disease
subpoena, 289
acceptance, 291
definition, 6
not responding to, 292
subscription databases, 78
Enformion, 78
FMS Research, 78
IRBsearch, 78
Locate Plus, 78
Merlin, 78
no hit, no fee searches, 79
PallTech, 78
SkipMax, 78
Skipsmasher, 79
TLO, 79
Tracers Information Specialists, 79
superior courts, 62, 64
supreme courts, 62
surveillance. See also moving surveillance
communication, 127
electronic, 220
alligator clips, 220
bugs, 209-210
butt set, 215
cable television junction boxes, 218
caller ID, 220
case, 218
countermeasure sweep, 209-210
countersurveillance, 209
home phone lines, 213
home search, 213
inside job, 213
junction box, 214, 218, 220
landline telephone line, 211
laws, 221
legalities, 221
outside job, 214
paranoia, 211
phone lines outside the house, 214
phone tap, definition, 211
recorder hidden by spouse, 214
telephone interface, 221
telephone line, locating, 219
telephone operation, 216
telephone wires, 219
terminology, 210
threat evaluation, 211-213
wireless communication, 211
wiretaps, 209-210
logs, 35
most common type, 124
nighttime, 33
point man, 141
suspect interrogation, 105
premise liability case, 105
results billing, 108
Symbian, 96
T
T-Mobile, 96
tablet computer, 32
tapping equipment, 136
taxable obligations, diligent search, 268
teenagers, runaway, 195
ATM transactions, 206
case, 207
cell phone tracking, 206
credit card use, 205
emotions, 207
evaluation of situation, 196
ex spouse, 201
example case, 200
JPEG photographs, 204
options, 200
police department, 197-198
relying on other parents, 202
scenario, 195
startup of investigation, 196
tracking them down, 199-200
telephone
caller ID, 171
conversation, recording, 276
junction box, 220
landline, 43, 211, 214
numbers, diligent search, 262
records, 245
tapping of neighbor’s, 214
two-party rule, 221
Telephone Records and Privacy Act of 2006, 95
telephone secrets, 83
area codes, changing, 84
caller ID, 89
automatic number identification, 89
spoofing, 86, 90
case, 88
cell forensics, 96
cell phones
acquisition type performed on, 97
categories, 96
FAQs, 94
logical examination, 97
mining, 93
physical acquisition, 97
SIM cards, 97
data brokers, illegal means to obtain data, 86
GSM phones, 97
location of pay phones, 88
myth of untraceable prepaid cell phone, 92
nonpublished number, 84
other sources of nonpublished numbers, 87
password protected phone, 97
pretext call, 86
request to operator, 84
smartphones, 95-96
spoofing service, 90
telephone break, 85
theft of information, 87
utility records, 87
verifying nonpublished numbers, 83
telephone wires, 219
testimony
forms, 289
grand jury, 300
investigator’s, 272
perjured, 224, 234
travel expenses, 292
throw-away cell phone, 92
TLO, 79
tools of the trade
automobile, 26
binoculars, 33
camera, 26
Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 27
dark venues, 29
digital zoom, 29
documenting crime scenes and locations, 27
documenting injuries, 27
evidence of suspected behavior, 27
facial recognition, 29
fast shutter speed, 29
features, 27
infrared night shot capability, 30
ISO speed of 3200 or 6400, 29
megapixels, 28
optical zooms, 29
photographs, 29, 31
shooting, 30
single-lens reflex, 27
situations calling for, 26
software manipulation of photographs, 28
storage media, 28
super-long lens, 29
video camera, purchase, 30
visual of subject, 26
zoom capabilities, 28
computer choice, 31
best product available, 31
fast internet connection, 31
power, 31
RAM, 32
computer peripherals, 32
CD/DVD burner, 32
color printer, 32
external hard drive, 32
digital recorder, 36
DVD burner, 33-34
intangible, 25
largest customer market, 33
magnetic media, consideration, 28
product, 25
tablet computer, 32
example case, 32
iPad, 32
value, 32
written report, 35-36
TransUnion, 74
trash covers, 155
grab and run, 156
latex gloves, 157
law, 155
reality, 157
state’s statutes, 156
switcheroo, 156
techniques, 156
travel expenses, 293
pretexting, 157
case, 160
description, 157
employment information, 159
example, 159
law, 157
subject identification, 158
travel details, 160
proving hotel stay
case, 163
pretrial hearing, 164
trash covers, 155
grab and run, 156
latex gloves, 157
law, 155
reality, 157
state’s statutes, 156
switcheroo, 156
techniques, 156
workmen’s compensation insurance, 162
law, 163
video surveillance, 162
Tripp, Linda, 222
Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009, 91
two-man surveillance, 140
case, 143
communication, 140
broadcasting of position in the blind, 141
point man, 141
running commentary, 141
walkie-talkies, 140
data searches from field, 144
laptop computer or tablet with a cellular modem, 144
smartphones with broadband connections, 144
information, 143
case, 143
key objective, 144
positioning, 142
purpose, 142
recon on subject’s house, 142
two-party rule, 221
U
UCC listings. See Uniform Commercial Code listings
unexpected moment, 182
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) listings, 73
U.S. Party/Case Index, 66
U.S. postal inspectors, 189
USB bus, 28
utility records
diligent search, 266
telephone secrets, 87
V
van configurations, surveillance, 126
vehicle, 26
video
converting to DVD, 33
DVD burner, 282
goal while producing, 34
surveillance, workmen’s compensation case, 162
video camera, 30
Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP), 93
VOIP. See Voice Over Internet Protocol
W–X–Y–Z
walkie-talkies, 140
web-based client interface, 250
websites
creation, 249
Defense Manpower Data Center, 267
Enformion, 78
Equifax, 74
Experian, 74
Federal Bureau of Prisons, 51
findmyskip.com, 50
FMS Research, 78
G.A. Public Record Services, 251
genealogy, 48
International Research Bureau, 72
IRBsearch, 78
Locate Plus, 78
Merlin, 78
mistake PIs make, 22
National Background Data, 251
National Student Clearing House, 252
National Victim Notification Network, 52
need for, 22
Omni Data Retrieval, 251
PallTech, 78
Phoenix Research, 251
property appraisers, 46
Public Access to Court Electronic Records, 65
SkipMax, 78
Skipsmasher, 47, 79, 85, 93
spydialer.com, 93
TLO, 50, 79
Tracers Information Specialists, 47, 50, 79
TransUnion, 74
TSCM/Special Operations Group, 34
www.555-1212.com, 85
www.bop.gov, 264
www.dalmaninvestigations.com/id7.html, 177
www.dpreview.com, 30
www.mapquest.com, 265
www.masterfiles.com, 47, 85
www.pigear.com, 152
www.tscumsa.com, 96
Windows Media Audio (WMA), 283
Windows Media Player, 28
Windows mobile, 96
wireless communication, 211
wiretaps, 209-210
witnesses
change of story, 109
civil case, 236
criminal defense cases, 231
depositions, 110, 294
expert, 236
fee, 292
grand jury, 300
interview, 103
karma, 232
misstating of statements, 290
payment desired by, 235
permission to record interview, 111
recorded statement, 278
reluctant, 294
sympathy, 277
testimony impeachment, 277
WMA. See Windows Media Audio
work product, 296
example, 297
jury, 298
misconception, 299
opposing counsel, 296
prison and jail visits, 234
privilege, 296
rule, 296
workmen’s compensation
evidence, 272
fraud case, 122
insurance, 162-163
written report, 35
appearance, 35
high-quality product, 36
secretary, 35
surveillance logs, 35
written statement, 276
zoom lenses, 28