Cases Where Michael Aided Investigators:
- Escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, CA – Prison Break
- DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, MX (Victim) – Kidnap/Murder
- Baton Rouge Serial Killer, LA (Multi-Victim) – Murder
- Samantha Runnion, CA (Victim) – Kidnap/Murder
- Anthony Martinez, CA (Victim) – Kidnap/Murder
- Anna Palmer, UT (Victim) – Murder
- Ha “Jade” Smith/Anita Vo, CA (Victim) – Murder x 2
- Rosie Tapia, UT (Victim) – Kidnap/Murder
- Somerton Man (South Australia) – Unidentified person
- Rachel Morin, MD (Victim) – Murder
Michael W. Streed, widely known as “The SketchCop®,” is a retired police sergeant and award-winning forensic facial imaging consultant with more than 45 years of experience. He combines investigative experience with forensic artistry to help law enforcement identify suspects and unidentified decedents.
Michael previously provided forensic art services under contract to the Los Angeles Police Department. In 2011, he established the Baltimore Police Department’s forensic facial imaging unit as the department’s first full-time forensic artist. He continues to provide remote forensic facial imaging services to Baltimore under contract.
Michael has assisted agencies across the United States and abroad on homicides, kidnappings, armed robberies, shootings, and cold cases. His international work includes a homicide in Ecuador, an arms trafficking investigation in India, a stalking case in Serbia, and a terrorist bombing in Uganda.
As president and CEO of SketchCop® Solutions, Inc., Michael provides contract forensic art services, expert consultation, software, and professional training to law enforcement agencies worldwide. His casework includes eyewitness composites, age progressions, postmortem facial imaging, facial approximations from skeletal remains, and forensic facial comparisons. Investigators use these images and analyses to develop leads and move cases forward.