CHILDFINDERS MASTER-MATRIX
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1. Top (10) Tips for Urgency in Child's Safety: all Significant
Consensus and all same/similar specifics from two independent sources
with brief overview summary (trying to tell the story)
2. all other Consensus
3. all other Specifics
(remember too many contradictory tips are as bad as not enough for the safety of
the child since the police will have to take longer to check them all out or not
even bother with our report at all)
A. LOCATION OF CHILD NOW:
1. Direction from "reported last seen"? N or S or E or W (or
combination of two)
ABOVE 25% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 32.5% IS SIGNIFICANT
2. Distance from "reported last seen"? within 1mi or 1-10mi or 10-100mi or over
100mi
ABOVE 25% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 32.5% IS SIGNIFICANT
3. Still Moving? in transit/traveling or not being moved for now?
ABOVE 50% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 65% IS SIGNIFICANT
4. Seen in the current location by someone the police can interview (whether
that person recognized them or not; please describe who and where specifically
and how many days ago)has been seen by someone in that area or has not been seen
by someone in that area
ABOVE 33% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 43% IS SIGNIFICANT; ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS;
ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY WHERE, WHEN, WHO, FOR WHAT
5. Type of building or outside? (describe outside material, color)residence
(house/apt) or commercial (business/industrial) or outside
ABOVE 50% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 65% IS SIGNIFICANT; ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS;
ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY LANDMARKS, SIGNS, SYMBOLS
6. Area, in proximity to the center of a metropolitan area? (please describe a
landmark in that area)in the city-industrial area or in the suburb-residential
area or in rural area
ABOVE 33% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 43% IS SIGNIFICANT; ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS;
ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY LANDMARKS, SIGNS, SYMBOLS
7. First letter of Street Name and Numbers? (then give full-name or "sounds
like" if possible) A-Z (for street name) and any numbers
ABOVE 4% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 5.2% IS SIGNIFICANT (BASICALLY INTUITIVES GETTING
THE SAME ONE); ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS; ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY
GROUPINGS OF "SOUNDS LIKE" THAT ARE VIRTUALLY THE SAME
8. First letter of City? (then give full-name or "sounds like" if possible)
A-Z (for street name) and any numbers? Add'l Specifics for Location? (whatever
comes up that is specific and useful to a forensic search)
ABOVE 4% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 5.2% IS SIGNIFICANT (BASICALLY INTUITIVES GETTING
THE SAME ONE); ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS; ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY
GROUPINGS OF "SOUNDS LIKE" THAT ARE VIRTUALLY THE SAME
B. ABDUCTOR (there is almost always only one abductor and this is the person who
initially took the child):
1. Relation to child? VERY IMPORTANT INSIGHT- BE SPECIFIC ACCORDING TO
DEFINITIONS! unknown (has never met) or known (would recognize) or well-known
(interacts with) or close (regular interaction)
ABOVE 25% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 32.5% IS SIGNIFICANT ESPECIALLY THE EXACT
RELATIONSHIP
2. Ethincity? (in appearance) white or black or hispanic or middle-eastern or
oriental
ABOVE 20% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 26% IS SIGNIFICANT
3. Height? shorter than 5'10" or 5'10" to 6'0" or taller than 6'0"
ABOVE 33% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 43% IS SIGNIFICANT
4. Weight? average build (160-190 lbs) or heavy build (>190 lbs)
or thin build
(<160 lbs)
ABOVE 33% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 43% IS SIGNIFICANT
5. Hair? (in appearance now whether or not natural) black or brown or blonde or
gray or bald
ABOVE 20% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 26% IS SIGNIFICANT
6. Eyes? blue or brown or green or hazel
ABOVE 25% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 32.5% IS SIGNIFICANT
7. Age? (legal age, not appearance) 20's or 30's or 40's or 50's above
ABOVE 25% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 32.5% IS SIGNIFICANT
8. First letter of first and last name? (give full-name or "sounds like" if
possible) A-Z (for first name) and A-Z (for last name)
ABOVE 4% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 5.2% IS SIGNIFICANT (BASICALLY INTUITIVES GETTING
THE SAME ONE); ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS; ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY
GROUPINGS OF "SOUNDS LIKE" THAT ARE VIRTUALLY THE SAME
9. Body Markings? (describe area of body and shape/design) Scars or tatoos or
birthmarks
ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS; ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY GROUPINGS OF "SOUNDS
LIKE" THAT ARE VIRTUALLY THE SAME
10. Type of Work? (include first letter of last company worked for) Unemployed
or Manual or Trade or Administrative or Sales or Managerial or Professional
ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS; ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY GROUPINGS OF "SOUNDS
LIKE" THAT ARE VIRTUALLY THE SAME
11. Auto and Plates? Auto: light or med or dark color, 2 or 4-door, new or
2-5yrs-old or 5+yrs old, make, model
ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS; ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY GROUPINGS OF "SOUNDS
LIKE" THAT ARE VIRTUALLY THE SAME
Plates: color of letters, state or symbol
ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS; ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY GROUPINGS OF "SOUNDS
LIKE" THAT ARE VIRTUALLY THE SAME
12. Regular Associations? (specifically names, locations) favorite sport or
recreation, bar/restaurant, clubs/groups
ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS; ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY GROUPINGS OF "SOUNDS
LIKE" THAT ARE VIRTUALLY THE SAME
13. Paper Trail/Recent Purchases? Perscriptions, Registrations, Licenses,
Rentals, Repairs, unusual purchases
ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS; ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY GROUPINGS OF "SOUNDS
LIKE" THAT ARE VIRTUALLY THE SAME
14. Person (relation and first initial) close to the Abductor who may know/be
suspicious? relation and A-Z (for first name) and A-Z (for last name)
ABOVE 4% IS CONSENSUS, ABOVE 5.2% IS SIGNIFICANT (BASICALLY INTUITIVES GETTING
THE SAME ONE); ALL SAME/SIMILAR SPECIFICS; ALL USEFUL SPECIFICS ESPECIALLY
GROUPINGS OF "SOUNDS LIKE" THAT ARE VIRTUALLY THE SAME
Add'l Specifics for Abductor? (whatever comes up that is specific and useful to
a forensic search)