A fact is typically defined as “a thing that is known or proved to be true,” but a better definition may be “the truth about events as opposed to an interpretation,” or even “a statement that can be proven true or false through objective evidence and is independent of anyone’s perception or belief.”
The news agencies like to take the perspective that a fact is a slippery sort of idea; one person may have witnessed an incident from a sidewalk, while a security camera gets a different view from a storefront; yet another person may have a backstory on the causation and what the incident actually meant, and so on. The thing to remember is that news agencies usually have a bottom line to sell their stories and increase readership.
Interesting TV show or movie plotlines may make for great entertainment, but legal cases require irrefutable facts. Examples of this may be:
- A proven pattern of behavior captured through websites or other forms of media;
- Traceable proof captured through technology;
- Testimonial evidence garnered through witness interviews.
Facts are often not simple to gather, but they are precious commodities when used for legal purposes. These precious commodities of facts build the body of evidence for cases.
Professional investigators retrieve facts to assist attorneys, paralegals, corporations, and other clients who require evidence. This may mean retrieving documentation from court record repositories, police departments, witnesses, or online platforms.
It may also mean acquiring documentation from other areas not normally associated with the media’s perception of private investigation, which is documentation legally obtained, but is tailored to a specific case. This could be done by tracing the history of a corporation to identify the originating members and the entity’s name. It could also be in the form of locating the ownership of a specific recording or even the location of manuals for technologies from the distant past.
Professional investigators support their clients by finding facts. Dedicated Investigations understands that facts comprise more than just what; facts also answer who, when, where, and why and reinforce our client’s case.
When you need facts, contact us at 720-305-6610 to discuss your concerns.