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Some day I'll give my talk on how you track down people from public records. Genealogists have to do it all the time.
And it's how you don't end up accusing the wrong people, like in the Capital Crescent trail case. https://twitter.com/jaredlholt/status/1277986378920472578
And it's how you don't end up accusing the wrong people, like in the Capital Crescent trail case. https://twitter.com/jaredlholt/status/1277986378920472578
Because -- are you sitting down? -- there is very often more than one person with the same name. Sometimes they even have the same spouse's name. Sometimes they even have the same kids' names.
The best advice I can give is to think of like a logic grid. All the details match.
The best advice I can give is to think of like a logic grid. All the details match.
I just had a case where two men had the same name *and* the same date of birth. I had to separate them by profession.
It's helpful to assume you *don't* have the right person and force yourself to prove otherwise rather than the opposite.
