DATABASES REV 3
(Collected
and assembled by Sheila J. Klopper, PI 13132, with the help of PI’s around the
country)
ABBREVIATIONS www.abbreviations.com (stumped by some
abbreviation in a legal or technical paper?)
ACCURINT.COM www.accurint.com (Govt / attorney
subscription database; IRB is PI alternative)
ALL THE WEB alltheweb.com/ (free; articles throughout the web;
enter your name and try)
AMERICAN
BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES www.abms.org/login.asp (lookup board certifications, status, year
of certification and name of the board(s) certification was received from.)
ANCESTRY.COM www.ancestry.com (subscription based;
wonderful geneology site)
AUTOTRACKXP.COM www.autotrackxp.com (Choice Point
subscription database)
AVWEB.COM www.avweb.com (free; independent aviation news
resource)
BAXTER
RESEARCH
http://baxterresearch.net (
BLACK
BOOK ONLINE www.blackbookonline.info (research
site for Pis)
BRAINJAR.COM www.brainjar.com/js/validation
(very useful site explaining bank routing and ID of banks through routing
numbers)
BRB PUBLICATIONS www.brbpub.com (free newsletter for updates
on public records & information)
www.brbpub.com/pubrecsites.asp?h=1
- (BRB's list of public record sites (massive))
(listing
of all CA court contact information)
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE: www.dre.ca.gov
(CA board of realtors, has license lookup)
CA BUREAU
OF SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES: www.dca.ca.gov/bsis (governs licensing in
CA)
CA STATE
PRISONS:
Adult facilities: www.cdcr.ca.gov/Visitors/facilities.html
Juvenile facilities: www.cdcr.ca.gov/DivisionsBoards/DJJ/about/locations.html
CCW RECIPROCITY www.ccrkba.org/reciprocity.html
CENTRAL
CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION www.bpn.gov/ccrsearch/Search.aspx
CHOICEPOINTONLINE.COM www.choicepointonline.com
CHOICETRUST.COM www.choicetrust.com
CIA www.CIA.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
(public access to facts regarding every country on Earth)
CITY-DATA www.City-Data.com (excellent website to
develop demographic information for marketing)
THE
CLAIMS PAGES: www.claimspages.com/documents/index.asp?type=Diagrams&typeCode=8&categoryID=1&category=Automotive
(website with free tools and
articles for the PI)
CONFI-CHEK.COM www.confi-chek.com (subscription based
database)
CRIMETIME.COM www.crimetime.com (good site for PI
related information)
DATA LINK www.usdatalink.net (public record research services US wide)
DATA QUICK www.dataquick.com (DataQuick offers real estate information solutions for all your needs
including: Marketing, research, valuation, analytics)
DMV/INFORMATION SERVICES Apply to DMV for an account, then
obtain THROUGH AN INFO BROKER, eg.
DUN AND BRADSTREET http://smallbusiness.dnb.com/Default.asp?bhcd2=1184689682
(fee
based business profiles and business credit reports)
EMPLOYMENT SCREENING RESOURCES (ESR): www.ESRcheck.com (background
investigation co with excellent articles on the FCRA)
FAA
REGISTRY registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/
(Pilot, aircraft lookup)
FAMILYWATCHDOG.COM www.familywatchdog.com; www.familywatchdog.us (From John Walsh &
FEDERAL
BUREAU OF PRISONS www.bop.gov (free; inmate locator)
FEDERAL/STATE PRISON LOCAIDE www.bmom.net/prison.htm (federal and
each state phone listing)
FIND A GRAVE www.searches.rootweb.com & www.findagrave.com (helpful for
determining if a person is deceased)
FIRST AMERICAN REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS
/ WIN2DATA 1-800-345-7334 (fee-based
real estate database for property ownership around the country)
FLIGHT
AWARE flightaware.com/
(live flight tracking)
FONE FINDER www.fonefinder.net (enter a phone number
and determine who the service provider is)
FOSSON.COM www.fosson.com (subscription website for
access to millions of public records nationwide)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOIA) http://rcfp.org/foi_letter/generator.php
(Freedom Of Information Act letter generator – for use with those stubborn
public agencies that refuse to give the PI access to reports)
GAPRS.BIZ www.gaprs.biz (nationwide court research)
GET HUMAN www.gethuman.com (List of 500 company
contact phones lines answered by a real person)
GOOGLE EARTH www.googleearth.com (see the world thru
Google’s eyes)
GOOGLE MAPS http://map.google.com/maps?
(Important: make sure you put in the ? mark)
GUIDESTAR www.guidestar.org (990's on non-profits)
HAND GUN LAW www.handgunlaw.us/
(a database of law re carrying firearms)
HDR / DNIS (
IDocket (
INFO
IQ DATA www.IQdata.com (subscription database)
IRBSEARCH.COM www.irbsearch.com (subscription database)
KEYHOLE.COM / TERAFLY.COM www.keyhole.com; www.terafly.com; (excellent satellite
images of streets, buildings and businesses)
KNOWX.COM www.knowx.com (subscription database owned by
ChoicePoint)
LEGISLATION INFO (CA) www.leginfo.ca.gov/ (virtual library of
the major
LEXIS/NEXIS www.lexisnexis.com (expensive
subscription database owned by ChoicePoint)
LIBRARIANS’ INTERNET INDEX www.Lii.org (association of libraries and their
information net)
LOC8FAST.COM www.loc8fast.com (subscription database)
LOCATEPLUS.COM www.locateplus.com (subscription
database)
LOGANREG.COM www.loganreg.com (approved DMVvendor for
DMV records)
MASTER FILES www.masterfiles.com (up-to-date national
phone directory that operators use)
MEGAN’S LAW www.meganslaw.ca.gov (
MELISSA DATA www.MELISSADATA.COM/LOOKUPS/ADDRESSVERIFY.ASP
(You can verify any U.S. address and get information on the county, time zone,
house of representative member, latitude, longitude, income, home prices and
more.
MERLINDATA.COM www.merlindata.com (subscription database
– very good with
MY DEATH SPACE.COM www.mydeathspace.com/
(an archival site, containing news articles, online obituaries, and other
publicly available information)
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL INVESTIGATORS (NALI):
www.nalionline.org (a PI
association to join; great
networking)
NEWSLIBRARY.COM www.newslibrary.com (1,610 newspapers
and other news resources)
NOLO www.Nolo.com (excellent site for finding legal
books, information and marketing materials)
ONE
LOOK.COM www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml
PACER www.PACER.PSC.USCOURTS.GOV/ (subscription database – Federal
court records – very inexpensive)
PEOPLEFINDER.NET www.peoplefinder.net (a division of
Palltech / Pallorioum)
PEOPLE FINDERS www.peoplefinders.com (free website
with helpful tips and links for locating people)
PHONE VALIDATOR www.phonevalidator.com & www.411locate.com (for locating
phone service providers for any particular phone number)
PiPL www.pipl.com (free; comprehensive people search
on the web)
PUBLIC RECORDS WORLD www.PUBLICRECORDWORLD.COM
(insurance investigators; pre-employment)
Querydata.com 602-780-7509
RECORDS RESEARCH www.Recordsresearch.com (approved
DMV vendor for DMV records 1-800-952-5766
REID www.Reid.com (one of the world’s foremost
instructors in interview & interrogation)
REVERSEMOBILE.COM www.reversemobile.com (fee based
cellular phone reverse)
ROOTS WEB.COM http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com
(Social Security death index look up)
ROUTING TOOL routingtool.com/
(Routing Number Verification • Look up any
U.S. Routing Number.• Obtain Bank Name, Bank Address, Processing Facility
from
• Get Free Funds Verification* with Bank Phone Number display.)
SEARCH BUG www.searchbug.com (helpful website for
locating people; tips and links)
SEARCHPOINTE.COM DOCTORS/CHIROPRACTORS
SEARCHSYSTEMS.NET www.pac-info.com (resource of business
information, corporate filings, property records, deeds, mortgages, criminal
and civil court filings, inmates, offenders, births, deaths, marriages,
unclaimed property, professional licenses, and much more.
SKIPSMASHER.COM www.skipsmasher.com (subscription
database – exclusive for finding people
SKIPTRACER.COM www.Skiptracer.com (helpful website
for locating people from the people at
Skipsmasher)
SMALLBUSINESS.DNB.COM www.smallbusiness.dnb.com (Dun and
Bradstreet)
SNOPES www.Snopes.com (urban legend & hoax
busting website)
STEALTHDATA.ORG www.stealthdata.org (nationwide court
research)
STEVE MORSE http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html (genealogy site for
STREETGANGS.COM
www.streetgangs.com (LOS ANGELES GANGS)
STUDENT CLEARING HOUSE www.studentclearinghouse.org/
(student degree and enrollment verification)
TELEQUERY.NET www.telequery.net (subscription based;
search by phone, name or address)
THE PI
DIRECTORY INSURANCE & BONDS www.thepidirectory.com/PIinsurance.html
THE-SEEKER www.the-seeker.com (Free helpful
tips on locating people)
THE
ULTIMATES www.theultimates.com (reverse
search engine – worth a look)
THE WORK NUMBER www.theworknumber.com/
(a service of TALX,
delivers HR and payroll services that empower employees while reducing
administrative demands on HR and payroll staff.)
TIME AND DATE / WORLD www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
(great site for determining what time it is in any particular part of the world
relative to your time)
TOOLHAUS www.toolhaus.org/
(e-Bay related)
TRACERSINFO.COM www.tracersinfo.com (subscription data
research)
TRUTH OR FICTION www.Truthorfiction.com (urban
legend & hoax busting website)
UNCLAIMED / MISSING MONEY www.unclaimed.org & www.missingmoney.com (national searches
for unclaimed funds)
US INTERLINK www.usinterlink.com/ (subscription data
lookup)
USTRACERS.COM ( IM411) www.ustracers.com (subscription phone
research)
VINELINK.COM www.vinelink.com (locate someone currently
in custody in a local jail)
WEATHER (PAST) www.pastweather.com (useful site
for determining past sunrise/sunset & weather conditions in any particular
area)
WESTLAW www.westlaw.com (fee based; legal research)
WHO CALLED US whocalled.us/lookup/8883992699
WORLD MAP hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index.php;
www.locallive.com; www.earth.google.com; www.globexplorer.com; www.mappoint.com
YOUR DICTIONARY www.yourdictionary.com (easy to use
look up for making sure you spell or are using the proper word)
ZABASEARCH.COM www.zabasearch.com (free people search)
ZILLOW.COM www.zillow.com (real estate locator, maps and
property values & information)
ZIP4 zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp
(zip code look up)
ZOOMINFO.COM www.zoominfo.com (free; people / job
search)
ZOTSPOT.COM www.zotspot.com (alternative to Google
for a powerful search engine)
2REDARROWS.COM www.2redarrows.com (on-line type of
people finder)
888WINDSEARCH.COM www.888windsearch.com (fee based;
banking, credit reports)
Disclaimer:
This is only an alphabetical list of databases recommended by fellow PI’s
around the country. There are some I use and some I don’t, and some I have
never tried. The Public Records and commercially available data sources used
for backgrounds and investigations traditionally have errors. Data is sometimes
entered poorly, processed incorrectly and is generally not always free from
defect. This list of database providers should not be relied upon as
definitively accurate. Before relying on any data supplied by Public Records
and commercially available data sources, it should be independently verified.
Rev3 Posted
7/18/07