Built for investigators who face scrutiny

Forensic OSINT builds capture and documentation software for civil, criminal, and law enforcement investigations. Our focus: preserve what an investigator actually observed online so it can be explained, defended, and relied upon in court.

Why we built Forensic OSINT

Forensic OSINT was created after repeatedly seeing capture software fail during real investigations.

Common tools struggled to properly capture complex platforms like Facebook. Profiles were incomplete. Comments could not be expanded. Replies were missed. Context was lost.

As platforms became more dynamic, capturing them accurately became frustrating, time-consuming, and unreliable. What should have been straightforward evidence collection became a repeated pain point for investigators working under legal standards.

We built Forensic OSINT to solve that problem directly.

Our approach to evidence

We believe evidence must stand up to questioning long after it is collected. That belief shapes how Forensic OSINT is designed.

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Capture what was observed

We capture pages as they are rendered to the investigator — not reconstructed or optimized versions

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Preserve context

Expanded content, nested replies, and continuity so investigators can clearly explain what they observed

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Built for testimony

Reports designed with court use and testimony in mind — not convenience or presentation shortcuts

Leadership

Forensic OSINT is led by investigators and technologists who have worked real cases under real scrutiny.

Ritu Gill

OSINT Expert, Trainer, and Investigator

Ritu Gill is a recognized OSINT expert with extensive experience conducting and teaching open-source investigations.

During her 12-year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Ritu specialized in open-source intelligence and delivered OSINT training to law enforcement agencies internationally.

She continues to provide training and education to investigators worldwide and regularly speaks at OSINT and investigative conferences. Her work focuses on practical, defensible investigative techniques grounded in the realities of criminal and civil investigations.

Robert Merriott

Digital Forensics and Legal Evidence Specialist

Rob Merriott has over 20 years of law enforcement experience as a municipal police officer, specializing in digital forensics and cybercrime investigations.

Prior to his policing career, Rob completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems and worked as a web application developer, bringing a strong technical foundation to his investigative work.

He is the founder of Forensic Notes, a digital note-taking platform widely used in civil and criminal investigations. Rob has testified in Supreme Court and brings a legal and evidentiary perspective to how forensic software should be designed, documented, and relied upon under judicial scrutiny.

Who uses Forensic OSINT

Built for professionals who need to preserve online evidence accurately and explain it confidently under scrutiny.

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Informed by the OSINT community

Training, education, and direct feedback from investigators play a central role in how the platform evolves. This ensures the software remains grounded in real investigative needs rather than abstract feature ideas.

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