Human Trafficking Investigator Checklist
Victim Name(s):
Dr.
Miss
Mr.
Mrs.
Ms.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Middle
Last
Suffix
Target Name(s):
Dr.
Miss
Mr.
Mrs.
Ms.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Middle
Last
Suffix
Victim Contact Officer(s):
Interviewing Officer(s):
Arresting Officer(s):
Federal Agent(s):
OBTAIN FROM TAKE DOWN/ARREST SITE
Reports of Investigation
Target & victim statements (written & recorded)
Surveillance
Interviews of witnesses, i.e. hotel guests, hotel employees, family, friends, etc. (written & recorded)
Check All Completed:
Body Camera Footage
Recorded Interview of Defendant
Recorded Interview of Defendant
Miranda Form
Miranda Form
Take down location: who dropped off the victim
Make/Model/Lic
Owner/ Renter
Rental Company
Search of Vehicle(s):
Consent
Inventory
Warrant
Video footage from hotel/business/parking lot/traffic cameras
Records:
Records from hotel/business/location, check whether other rooms rented with same information at the time
Internet Advertisement:
Internet advertisement – save screenshot/print out
Follow up with subpoena records
Website
Phone Number(s)
Emails on advert.
Account Name
Account Password
Individuals depicted & alias(es)
Form of payment, credit card, bitcoin, etc.
Account Name
Account Password
Subpoena/search for other ads using same numbers/title/alias/payment, etc
Photographs:
Photograph all individuals, cars, scene, injuries (hotel interior, exterior, personal effects, electronic devices with open screen, tattoos on subjects and potential victims, clothing, tools of trade – condoms, lubricant, etc.)
Collect & Inventory:
Collect & Inventory – Financial documents, receipts, IDs cell phones, electronic devices, money, Drugs, credit cards, prepaid credit cards
Cell Phone(s)
Yes
No
Placed on airplane mode
Place phones on airplane mode if possible so information cannot be remotely deleted
Number
Cell Co.
Owner
Password(s)
Warrant Consent
Warrant
Consent (use signed consent form)
Electronic Device(s)
Yes
No
Type
Owner
Passwords
Warrant Consent
Warrant
Consent (use signed consent form)
Social Media
Yes
No
Obtain consent to search and password (or search warrant):
Consent To Screenshot:
If victim or target cooperative and consent, screenshot important information at time
Screenshot:
Screenshot publicly visible information for target and victim (look for pictures with targets/victims, tattoos, gang signs, age that is publicly available, school, etc.) (may help prove knowledge of age, other important elements)
Contact Victim Witness Coordinator:
Contact Victim Witness Coordinator to coordinate care as needed – follow emergency response plan for task force in your area
Refer To SANE Medical Care:
Refer to SANE medical care whether or not evidence is collected – note potential for pet tracking devices implanted in victims
OFF SCENE
Preservation Letters:
Send Preservation Letters for phones, social media, email, etc.
Subpoena For Advertisements:
Subpoena IP addresses for postings of advertisements
Subpoena Locations:
Subpoena IP addresses and locations for seized phones at times of postings and important events
Hotel Check In:
Hotel check in information connected with historical advertisements
Video Footage
Check for video footage
Subpoena Bank
Subpoena Bank records/financial documents/records from information gained from hotel, back page, receipts at search, credit cards and debit cards
Video Footage
Request video footage for locations of receipts, i.e., restaurants, ATMs, etc. that may show suspect and victim together, suspect depositing money, etc., especially interstate (likely destroyed with time lapse)
Check All Completed:
Subpoena rental car company
Search warrant for car:
Search warrant if car has GPS data
Search warrant for social media:
Search warrant for Facebook or social media used to communicate with victim by target
Search warrant for cell site:
Search warrant for cell site information, text messages from phones not seized (probably short window)
Medical Records:
Obtain medical records from current or prior treatment related to victim during trafficking
Check Traffic Cameras:
Check traffic cameras for license plates on roads associated with travel out of state during relevant dates
Search Warrants of related locations:
Search Warrants of related locations (residences, cars, hotels, etc.)
Property:
Property owned by target used to facilitate trafficking
Criminal History:
Criminal History for targets, victims, associates
Jail Calls
Jail Calls
Reports from prior police contact:
Reports from prior police contact (investigative reports/ 911 / traffic violations, including seemingly unrelated)
Reports of Investigation
Presence of victim with target
Presence of tools of coercion
Check All Completed:
Save for discovery
Federal Agent:
Federal agent: enter target info into DICE or equivalent deconfliction system & check deconfliction (same as gang/narcotics case)
Email To Send This Report To:
Other Email(s) To Send This Report To:
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