WEB LINKS People and records

A tipsheet from The Miami Herald's Liz Donovan provides journalists with a comprehensive list of online public records databases and people-finder tools useful for investigative reporting, including resources for accessing government records, court documents, property information, and locating individuals.

The following is adapted from a tipsheet by The Miami Herald's Liz Donovan at NICAR's 2000 conference in Lexington, Ky, tipsheet # 1327.

Public records

Public records databases, www.pac-info.com State and local government databases, http://gwis2.cir.gur.edul-gpricelstate.htm Property appraiser databases, www.people.virginia.edul-dev-pros/Realestate.html Locating U.S. corporations, www.internetprospector.org/sesstate.html Inmate locator, www.corrections.comllinks/inmate.html Guidestar charity search, www.guidestar.org Pilots and planes, www drive.net National Center for State Courts, wwww.ncsc.dni.us/COURT/SITES/courts.htm PACER U.S. Courts national index, http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov/

People finders

Find person, http://person.langenberg.com InfoBel world phone directory, www.infobel.b Web site owners, www.networksolutions.com Sources for prospect research, www.people.virginia.edul-dev-pros/Webresources.html Investigative links, www.inil.com/usersIdgus/wgator.htm Navy http://members.aol.com/navyspiesl qstart.htm Social Security Number lookup, www.informus.com/ssnukup.html