Get the Facts on Anyone (2nd ed) - Softcover

King, Dennis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0028600266 ISBN 13: 9780028600260

Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1995

Synopsis

Revealing the techniques that private investigators use to find out almost anything about anyone, an unusual guide explains how to find missing people, collect financial information, investigate court records, and use Internet and CD-ROM resources to get information.

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Review:

Looking for a long-lost friend? Perhaps siblings separated at early ages? Or what if you'd like to know more about a prospective tenant or employee? Get the Facts on Anyone can help. Investigative reporter Dennis King will teach you how to unearth useful data about your subject. King packs a lot of information into the chapters, covering everything from basic research techniques and the use of readily available resources to details on how to detect "paper trippers" with false identities. You'll also learn how to find "missing" people and how to get background information on others through a wide range of sources: newspapers, court records, military records, and "special methods" including license-plate surveillance and garbage analysis. Some of King's advice seems a bit paranoid (he advises "backgrounding" dates, lovers, and spouses), but much of it is valuable: Knowing the details of your lawyer's or physician's professional past would certainly help grant peace of mind. A great bibliography and lists of databases point you to additional sources for in-depth searches. This book would be a useful reference to employers, landlords, and anyone engaged in genealogical research. Journalists and other detail-oriented researchers will find it invaluable. Get the Facts on Anyone will teach you how to follow leads, paper trails, and your own instinct to find the information you desire. --C.B. Delaney

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Company, Incorporated
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0028600266
• ISBN 13: 9780028600260
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 279