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  "id": "2000-november-web-links-people-and-records",
  "slug": "2000-november-web-links-people-and-records",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2000-november-web-links-people-and-records.html",
  "year": 2000,
  "month": "November",
  "monthNum": 11,
  "headline": "WEB LINKS People and records",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "Liz Donovan",
  "author_title": "Reporter",
  "affiliation": "The Miami Herald",
  "summary": "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.",
  "keywords": [
    "databases",
    "records",
    "investigation"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Investigative Methods",
    "Data & Databases",
    "Journalism & Newsroom"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "Internet",
    "World Wide Web"
  ],
  "full_text": "The following is adapted from a tipsheet by The Miami Herald's Liz Donovan at NICAR's 2000 conference in Lexington, Ky, tipsheet # 1327.\n\nPublic records\n\nPublic records databases, www.pac-info.com\nState and local government databases, http://gwis2.cir.gur.edul-gpricelstate.htm\nProperty appraiser databases, www.people.virginia.edul-dev-pros/Realestate.html\nLocating U.S. corporations, www.internetprospector.org/sesstate.html\nInmate locator, www.corrections.comllinks/inmate.html\nGuidestar charity search, www.guidestar.org\nPilots and planes, www drive.net\nNational Center for State Courts, wwww.ncsc.dni.us/COURT/SITES/courts.htm\nPACER U.S. Courts national index, http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov/\n\nPeople finders\n\nFind person, http://person.langenberg.com\nInfoBel world phone directory, www.infobel.b\nWeb site owners, www.networksolutions.com\nSources for prospect research, www.people.virginia.edul-dev-pros/Webresources.html\nInvestigative links, www.inil.com/usersIdgus/wgator.htm\nNavy http://members.aol.com/navyspiesl qstart.htm\nSocial Security Number lookup, www.informus.com/ssnukup.html",
  "provenance": {
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
    "verified": true
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