| Create a profile of the person you are searching for. This will be an invaluable tool in finding them. A good profile includes as much of the following as you can supply:
Name-First, middle, last, maiden, confirmation, nicknames and any other known aliases
Gender- M/F
Vital Statistics- Day, month, year, place of birth; Social Security Number
Physical Description- Height, weight, hair/eye color, glasses, facial hair, accent, lisp, tattoos, deformity, limp, scars, moles etc.
Descent- Caucasian, African American, Asian, Latin, Middle Eastern, Polynesian, etc.
Last Address- and any previous if known
Education-Grammar, high, college, trade; years attended, dates of graduation
Occupation- Business, trade, profession, last employed as, retired etc.
Organizations- Labor, social service, trade, professional, religious,etc.
Religion-Denomination, frequent service attender
Military- Branch of service, period served, where, when, rank at discharge, serial Number
Licenses- Driver (state, number), pilot, barber, contractor, doctor, lawyer, etc.
Hobbies-Fishing, knitting, golf, hang gliding, etc.
Subscriptions-magazines, websites etc.
Possible Locations-Where you have been told the person is, where you think the person might be
Search Reasons-Legal/health crisis, friendly/loving desire for contact, financial/credit
Relationship-Birth parent/adoptee, immediate family, other relative, lover, friend, priest, doctor, etc.
Make copies of your profile, include any photos you might have. If you don’t have all the information, just put together what you can and know that you will fill in the rest as you talk to people and agencies.
Remember to update the profile every time you learn something new. |