Preparing a profile of the missing person
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 Look closely... |
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Gathering initial details |
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Time of disappearance - season, day, night |
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Place of disappearance - city, village, third world
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Possible reasons for disappearance |
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Health of missing person - mental condition, physical condition, chronic illness |
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Financial state - assessing the missing person's ability to survive away from home. |
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Which personal things and items were taken with the missing person at the time of disappearance - |
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things that might point to the duration of absence and location? (a tent, a sleeping bag).
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Questioning close family members personally and separately.
Every family has its secrets... questioning friends he kept in touch with. |
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Initial assessment of details gathered thus far (brainstorming). |
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Gathering information from inanimate sources
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Phone and mobile phone call details - to who was the last call made.
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Credit card - money withdrawals from ATM machines and their location.
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Checking with banks - withdrawal of large amounts of cash prior to the disappearance.
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Vehicle automatic refueling cards - with a possibility of tracing locations of refueling - gas stations. |
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Health - Healthcare services - treatments concealed from close people (illness).
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Social circles - new friends, secret conventions or gatherings etc.
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Membership in a certain organization.
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Checking the missing person's life style and participation in various social activities (dates). |
