Kat
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first things first.
You have already started a file on your mom J4Sharon. So it will need to include:
1. Her vitals from documents.
(A) Birth Certificate won't hurt
(B) Social Security number
(C) Death Certificate (out of these three you really need a copy of this) And any autopsy reports if they can be located.
2. Any articles published in local newspapers at the time the discovery of her murder and any published thereafter (if any) following up on the crime.
3. Your Birth Certificate (nice to have within her dossier that you are creating as well as a marriage certificate for her if you have the time, these can wait).
You will need to keep a log. You can keep it on a thumbdrive (in case of a computer failure you won't lose the info) or you can keep it written in a notepad.
Make sure every time you contact someone to ask about your Mom (whether it be reporter, Law enforcement, private citizen...etc) you notate the following.
1. The date and time you spoke to that person.
2. Very important---that persons name (and if LE their rank and such)
3. The questions you asked and the responses they gave you.
4. Within this file make sure you save a copy or print out and keep all emails you send and all emails you receive as responses to those emails.
This will be your dossier on your Mom. As you find new bits of info you will be able to access it and also show it to any investigator that would offer to look into her murder.
I'm concerned that detective's notes and other police information may or may not still be available at this time. The reason being is just plain human error or computer error or if filed on paper flood damage, fire damage...etc. to those papers in her case file.
It is not at all unusual to find this has happened in crimes that are decades old. It just happens.
You will need to create this file and then move forward from there. Hope that helps.
You have already started a file on your mom J4Sharon. So it will need to include:
1. Her vitals from documents.
(A) Birth Certificate won't hurt
(B) Social Security number
(C) Death Certificate (out of these three you really need a copy of this) And any autopsy reports if they can be located.
2. Any articles published in local newspapers at the time the discovery of her murder and any published thereafter (if any) following up on the crime.
3. Your Birth Certificate (nice to have within her dossier that you are creating as well as a marriage certificate for her if you have the time, these can wait).
You will need to keep a log. You can keep it on a thumbdrive (in case of a computer failure you won't lose the info) or you can keep it written in a notepad.
Make sure every time you contact someone to ask about your Mom (whether it be reporter, Law enforcement, private citizen...etc) you notate the following.
1. The date and time you spoke to that person.
2. Very important---that persons name (and if LE their rank and such)
3. The questions you asked and the responses they gave you.
4. Within this file make sure you save a copy or print out and keep all emails you send and all emails you receive as responses to those emails.
This will be your dossier on your Mom. As you find new bits of info you will be able to access it and also show it to any investigator that would offer to look into her murder.
I'm concerned that detective's notes and other police information may or may not still be available at this time. The reason being is just plain human error or computer error or if filed on paper flood damage, fire damage...etc. to those papers in her case file.
It is not at all unusual to find this has happened in crimes that are decades old. It just happens.
You will need to create this file and then move forward from there. Hope that helps.