Welcome to summer everyone! Last month on social media; we announced an agreement we recently signed with the Sherlock Institute of Forensic Science in Delhi, India. Our products, services and training are now being offered to law enforcement agencies across India.To launch our training initiative, the Sherlock Institute of Forensic Science is hosting a 4-hour,…
DetailsHello Everyone! With many of us sidelined due to COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus; you can bet that criminals are still finding ways to scam, rob and steal from us. Although crime is reportedly down across the board, violent crime remains prevalent and is likely to rise post COVID-19. As a Certified Forensic Artist…
DetailsHello Everyone, I hope that you and your families are doing well as we work our way through what I hope DOES NOT become our new normal. Hopefully, it won’t be long until we can all return to work and resume our favorite activities. Here at SketchCop® Online Academy, we’ve been using our time to…
DetailsHello Everyone, What a crazy month this has been, both here and abroad! I’ve been doing the best I can not to play into the fear and the hype, but to err on the side of caution – I’m playing it safe and staying close to home. However, it’s sometimes necessary to leave the safety…
DetailsFebruary’s half-done and there’s still love in the air! And let me tell you…there’s nothing I LOVE more than catching crooks! In this month’s newsletter, I thought I would share my method for creating effective facial composites. As a reminder, we are in the last 2 days of a giveaway, – one lucky winner will…
DetailsWelcome to the New Year everyone! I hope you all enjoyed a quiet and peaceful holiday. Now that we’re back, it’s time to get back into the work rhythm. This month I thought I would ease you into 2020 by doing something fun. I want to share an article written about a historical project I…
DetailsHello everyone and welcome to December! In two short weeks we’ll be starting a new year. Actually, we’re kicking off a new DECADE and I couldn’t be more excited! January 2020 marks my 40th year as a forensic artist. I remember how thrilled I was to take my entry test and be accepted into my…
DetailsWhen I’m not working on active cases for law enforcement, I enjoy relaxing in the early evening hours watching true crime documentaries that involve unusual topics. And if they include an element of forensic facial imaging, I’m ‘all in’. Such was the case with Netflix’s 5-part documentary, The Devil Next Door. The series profiled John Demjanjuk,…
DetailsAs we dive deeper into Fall, I thought this month it would be fun to celebrate Halloween by exploring the origin of Jack O’Lanterns. As a young boy, I remember the annual October trip to the grocery store to select the perfect pumpkin. Right before Halloween we would scrawl a friendly face on it with…
DetailsFall is almost here. With shorter days and cooler weather approaching, it’s the perfect time to dust off your reading list. For those interested in forensic art, or true crime in general; I thought I would treat you to an excerpt from my book: SketchCop – Drawing A Line Against Crime. SketchCop chronicles my start…
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