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From: "Trevia W Beverly" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Private Detective Services
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 12:30:01 -0500
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Randy, a private investigator is probably the quickest way, although
expensive. Even if the person ends up using one in the end, three books
that should be helpful are

"Find Anyone Fast, Easy-to-Use Guide to Finding Anyone Anywhere! Including
How to Use the Internet by Richard S. Johnson & Debra Johnson Knox (private
investigators).

"How to Locate Anyone who Is or Has Been in the Military, Armed Forces
Locator Guide" by same authors.

and while aimed at adoption, none-the-less some good hints that can be used
elsewhere: "The Ultimate Search Book. Worldwide Adoption and Vital Records"
by Lori Carangelo.

And I'd be sure to check the social security death index --- just in case
the father is no longer among the living. You never know. If the young man
has his birth certificate, he should be sure to check it - hopefully to find
the father's social security #. If one is there, I believe you can still
write a letter to the individual c/o the Social Security Administration and
it will be forwarded ... no guarantee that the young man would receive an
answer ---

Good luck!

Trevia Wooster Beverly
Houston, Texas


----- Original Message -----
From: "R_J_S" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 10:38 PM
Subject: [APG] Private Detective Services


> I volunteer one morning a week (as part of our local society) at the local
library to help people start on their genealogy quest. If we're lucky, we
get one of tgwo new "customers" a month. We had a lady come in the other
day trying to find information about her husband's father. The father was
apparently in the Navy back in the '60s, got a young lady pregnant in
Tijuana, married her and the boy was born in Tijuana, then took her and the
boy back to New Jersey, and then abandoned them. The mother and boy ended
up back in San Diego. The lady I talked to is the wife of the young man,
and the mother doesn't want to give any more info, but the young man wants
to know something about his birth father. They do know the man's name, from
the son's birth certificate. Unfortunately, they don't know where in NJ
they lived in the early '70s. We don't know the father's age, but he is
probably in the 55 to 65 age range now.
>
> Beyond the obvious lookups in the telephone book White Pages, the SS Death
Index, and Google searches, what else can be done from across the country
for free?
>
> I told the wife that the quickest way to find the father of her husband
was to hire a private investigator - that they can search driver's license,
real estate, public utility, criminal, court and other records pretty
efficiently. Of course, these are not wealthy people, hence the chance
encounter with me at the library. I have several questions for the list:
>
> 1) Would it be best to hire someone back in New Jersey?
>
> 2) If they hired a San Diego PI, would he have access to the NJ
databases?
>
> 3) Do all PI's have access to the same databases?
>
> 4) How "good" are the online "Net Detective" type services? Is there
one or two better than others?
>
> I welcome all responses - on or off the list. This is not my area of
expertise, obviously. I don't want people to do the work for me, just help
me with some guidelines and info that I can recommend to my contact.
>
> Thanks -- Randy Seaver
>
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