Post by notsholmes on Nov 5, 2019 17:18:54 GMT -5
TL;DR What tools/methods do detectives employ to keep track of so much information in an orderly and referential fashion and how can I imitate that with the cases I'm following?
I've been following a few cases for some time now and have come across a slew of information on some (internet/book sources, relationships, genealogies, tips, clues, timelines, ect.) and I haven't yet found a good way to structure the information in a suitable way such that I can refer back to it at any point and easily find something I'm looking for. Currently I am simply collecting links/information into text files, but usually within a few edits I have way too much to keep track of in an unsorted mess. Here (www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/djyio7/the_julia_wallace_case_theory/f4r0i98/) are my best ideas suggested to another user for their case, which they hope to compile into a book - again how would you go about collecting the information to do such a thing?
That got me thinking; surely there must be professional tools/methods used by detectives in order to keep their cases orderly and structured. I'd appreciate it if anyone could refer to me some real cases that have been released to the public in their original form, or at least shine a light on some of the methods. I understand that much of it may be acquired knowledge, so I'm also interested to know your personal methods that you employ when collecting and sorting such information.
Sorry for so many questions - please feel free to answer as few (no - not none) or as many of them as you like.
Thank you in advance!
Edit: I found this (seemingly professional) tool a while back, which seems to solve a part of my problem (just the genealogies/relationships), and just rediscovered the link: www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-to-map-connections-between-individuals-companies-and-more-with-vis/s2/a711485/
I've been following a few cases for some time now and have come across a slew of information on some (internet/book sources, relationships, genealogies, tips, clues, timelines, ect.) and I haven't yet found a good way to structure the information in a suitable way such that I can refer back to it at any point and easily find something I'm looking for. Currently I am simply collecting links/information into text files, but usually within a few edits I have way too much to keep track of in an unsorted mess. Here (www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/djyio7/the_julia_wallace_case_theory/f4r0i98/) are my best ideas suggested to another user for their case, which they hope to compile into a book - again how would you go about collecting the information to do such a thing?
That got me thinking; surely there must be professional tools/methods used by detectives in order to keep their cases orderly and structured. I'd appreciate it if anyone could refer to me some real cases that have been released to the public in their original form, or at least shine a light on some of the methods. I understand that much of it may be acquired knowledge, so I'm also interested to know your personal methods that you employ when collecting and sorting such information.
Sorry for so many questions - please feel free to answer as few (no - not none) or as many of them as you like.
Thank you in advance!
Edit: I found this (seemingly professional) tool a while back, which seems to solve a part of my problem (just the genealogies/relationships), and just rediscovered the link: www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-to-map-connections-between-individuals-companies-and-more-with-vis/s2/a711485/
