• A photograph of the body If available, unofficial investigators should also try to determine: • The deceased’s full name, aliases or nicknames and mother and father’s names (relevant to some cultures) • Date of birth • Nationality • Identity card number • Occupation • Address • And some indication of the victim’s health prior to death, such as medical records. Potential sources of information establishing the identity of the victim include: • Death certificates • Autopsy records • Witness statements • Photographs of the body • Clothing and personal effects • Property found on the body such as identity cards.117 When and Where – The Crime Scene Collecting information on the crime scene may also be very useful. Unofficial investigators should: • Record the date, place and time of death as accurately as possible. • Identify the location of the deceased as closely as possible by description, maps and sketches. • Record the general location, such as an address, as well as the specific location, such as a particular room. It is best to describe the general and specific locations by means of a grid reference, an exact address, a map of the area, and a sketch map of the location where the body was found. 118 117 Kate Thompson and Camille Giffard, REPORTED KILLINGS AS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, 58 (2000), available at https://www.essex.ac.uk/reportingkillingshandbook/english/reporting_killings_handbook.pdf. 118 Kate Thompson and Camille Giffard, REPORTED KILLINGS AS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, 59-60 (2000), available at https://www.essex.ac.uk/reportingkillingshandbook/english/reporting_killings_handbook.pdf. 88