Skip tracing is the process of locating a person whose whereabouts are unknown — finding someone who has moved, lost touch, or, in some cases, gone to lengths not to be found. Using lawful investigative resources and skilled open-source research, we piece together where a person is now and how they can be reached.
People come to us for skip tracing for all kinds of reasons, and no two are quite the same. You may be trying to collect on a debt or enforce a court judgment and need to locate the person who owes you. You may be a landlord tracking down a former tenant, or an attorney who needs to locate a witness for service of a subpoena in a civil or criminal matter. Sometimes the search is far more personal — a long-lost relative, an old friend you've never stopped wondering about, a first love, or a family member you've been hoping to reconnect with for years.
Whatever brought you here, the goal is the same: an answer you can act on. We tailor every skip trace to exactly what you need — for some clients that's a phone number and an email address, for others it's a verified current address — and we shape the search around the outcome that matters to you.
At Anna Stowe Investigations, every skip trace is conducted using lawful, verifiable sources — never guesswork and never information obtained through improper means. The result is accurate, reliable, and something you can move forward on with confidence.
A skip trace is only as good as the person conducting it, and this is where our team stands apart.
Anyone can run a name through a database. The difference shows when the easy answer isn't there — when someone has moved repeatedly, left little behind, or simply doesn't want to be found. Our team includes members who are exceptionally skilled in open-source intelligence, with a talent for following faint trails and piecing together scattered information until even the hardest-to-locate person comes into focus. Where a basic search stops, we keep going.
That skill is no accident. Every member of our team is meticulously selected for their experience, so skip tracing isn't a sideline for us — it's a specialty. And because we're consistent, your results are always delivered in a thorough, methodical, and organized manner, every single time, so what you receive is clear, accurate, and ready to act on.
Just as important is how we treat the people we work with. Behind many of these searches is something that matters a great deal — money you're owed, a case that hinges on finding the right person, or someone you've spent years hoping to reach again. We take that seriously. We listen, we understand what's at stake for you, and we handle your search with the care it deserves — including care for the person on the other side of it. As a team made up primarily of women, we bring a perspective and an approach that sets us apart from many agencies in this field.
Skip tracing isn’t one-size-fits-all, so we don’t treat it that way. Depending on why you need someone found, a skip trace can surface a range of information — a current residential address, phone numbers, an email address, and more. Rather than hand you a fixed package, we start with what you’re trying to accomplish and build the search around it. Some clients need only a way to make contact; others need a verified current address so an individual can be properly served. We’ll help you land on exactly what your situation calls for.
The reason behind a search also shapes how we handle it. When there’s a legal or business matter involved — a debt, a judgment, a former tenant, or a witness who needs to be located for a subpoena — we find the person so you can take your next step. When the search is personal, and there’s no legal matter at hand, our approach is a little different: once we’ve located the person you’re hoping to reach, we contact them first and obtain their permission before sharing their information, so a reconnection only moves forward when both people want it. It’s a small thing that means a great deal to the people on both sides of a reunion. And where someone has an active restraining order in place, we won’t provide their current location — some things matter more than any single case.
How it works:
Anna Stowe Investigations performs skip tracing throughout the Greater Sacramento area, across California, and nationwide. We’re proud to serve clients in Sacramento, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Gold River, Antelope, La Riviera, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, and Rocklin.
Based in Sacramento County, we regularly work throughout the surrounding counties, statewide, and — because the people our clients need to find can turn up anywhere — for clients whose searches lead across the country. Wherever the trail leads, we can help you follow it.
