A lead is not proof, but it is a direction.
The first lead rarely arrives with confidence. It arrives as a mismatch: a date that does not fit, a name that appears too often, or a detail that refuses to settle into the story.
For this diary, the method is simple. Record what is known, separate it from what is assumed, and keep the search visible enough that later readers can follow the reasoning.
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