Historical clue formulations

• *Documentation leading to proof — 2022-12-12
• What might be followed in an investigation — 2022-05-28
• Series of documents that trace a path, as suggested by this puzzle — 2020-09-23
• Series of leads for a white-collar crime investigator — 2016-01-11
• What a criminal doesn't want to leave — 2011-04-22