The human mind does not work like a camera.  Recall is never 100 percent and, because of selective attention, different people see different things.  

Witnesses play a key role in establishing the facts of an event.   Extracting information from witnesses requires effective interviewing techniques and investigators must be able to quickly establish a rapport with the witness to draw out pertinent information.  Our experienced  investigators know how to approach witnesses and engage them in a discussion while wheedling out relevant information to the case.

At Olson Investigations, our goal is to elicit as much pertinent information as possible from each witness about the event that is being investigated.  Interview questions identify the extent of the witness’ knowledge of the facts, circumstances or people at the axis of our investigation.  Interviews are reported in detail, allowing our client to gauge the witnesses’ potential as viable witnesses.   Interview questions vary from case to case; some questions may include:

• Relationship to subject
• Personality
• Knowledge of lawsuit, accident, incident or event
• Educational history
• Residential history
• Employment history
• Social history
• Hobbies and recreational activity
• Friends, family and co-workers
• Health history