The original post I replied to asked:<p>&gt; &quot;If you are requesting information on a deceased individual, you will need to upload proof of death unless the deceased individual is more than 100 years old.&quot;<p>&gt; The FBI doesn&#x27;t know who is dead?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10660342" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10660342</a><p>I&#x27;m simply showing a) they do and b) they could make it much easier for specifying this in your request and verifying it.