Background
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) processes thousands of requests each year. When requesting a file on a certain individual under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) / Privacy Act, you, as the requester, are required to show either 1) a certified statement from the person you are requesting files on, and the fact they are ok with you receiving the records, or 2) proof of death. This can be in the form of a death certificate or obituary from a valid/reputable source.
As these requests for files are processed, the FBI has compiled a list, used as an internal reference, which totals more than 17,000 people that the FBI understands are deceased.
What is valuable about this list, is that each and every name on it — can be be referenced by researchers, as that individual actually having a file, and that the FBI already has determined and understands, they are deceased.
In November of 2019, The Black Vault received part of the most recent version of this list (or believed to be the most recent version.) Previous releases are archived here for reference as well.
The FBI RIDS “Dead List”
The FBI RIDS “Dead List” – 2022 Release, COMPLETE [893 Pages, 37.1MB] – This is the complete release in 2022, which includes the “newest” copy of the “dead list.”
The FBI RIDS “Dead List” – 2019 Release, COMPLETE [911 Pages, 20MB] – This is the complete release from 2019, which includes the “newest” copy of the “dead list.”
The FBI RIDS “Dead List” – 2016 Full Release [859 Pages, 423MB] – Please note: This is a large file, and it is recommended that you right click and click “SAVE AS” to put this on your hard drive.
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