Hello 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…
DetailsFor the last year we’ve talked about composite sketches and their value to criminal investigations. That makes sense because it’s the most utilized sub-discipline of forensic art. But there is another sub-discipline that’s also important in law enforcement’s search for suspects. Law enforcement and medico-legal investigators have the daunting task of matching names to unidentified…
DetailsAfter months of preparation, we have rebranded and released SketchCop® Facial Composite System Software EDU. SketchCop® Facial Composite System Software EDU is the classroom version of our popular facial composite software used by law enforcement to create stunningly accurate sketch-quality facial composites. SketchCop® Facial Composite System Software EDU is now available to educators teaching forensic…
Details<strong “=””>Putting the Heat on Cold Cases Cold case investigations are the most challenging of all cases facing criminal investigators. These cases often have little to no evidence or viable suspects. Many of them have been dispatched to storage rooms where they’ve sat for decades collecting dust. During that time, witnesses passed on, disappeared altogether…
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