Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Forensic artist draws shooting victim for identification

Coroner's office hopes to identify 1989 shooting victim
Sacramento Bee - Sacramento,CA,USA
Forensic artist Barbara Anderson recently completed a sketch of the man. Her work resulted in the positive identification of another man in 2006. ...

Police sketch of robber

Reward for identifying this man
KATU - Portland,OR,USA
A police sketch of the man a woman says robbed her at knife point in the parking lot of a Southeast Portland Bank of America. By KATU.com Staff PORTLAND, ...

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Sketch brings tips that led to capture of 'Crown Royal' bandit

In the Athens robbery, witnesses saw the man without a mask before and after the robbery - as well as a pickup belonging to Verner - and helped a Georgia Bureau of Investigation forensic artist make a sketch.

A reader saw that sketch in the Feb. 26, 2008, edition of the Athens Banner-Herald and called police to say the drawing resembled Hughes, officials said.


From:
'Crown Royal' bank robber touts his prowess
Online Athens - Athens,GA,USA

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Police sketches in the news

TheStranger.com
Re: Today's Kalebu Tape
TheStranger.com
Had the judge seen the police sketch? Did he wonder whether Kalebu was the man in the police sketch? Had he wondered whether Kalebu might have been involved ...


MyFox Phoenix
Man Arrested in 2008 Rape Cold Case
MyFox Phoenix
Even after showing a police sketch and offering a reward, the case ran cold. El Mirage detectives were not able to identify a suspect... until now. ..

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Police sketch news

Identity of Buena Park homicide victim still unknown
Los Angeles Times
Her body showed evidence of trauma, Morgan said. A police sketch artist is developing an image of the woman to help with identification.

Bastrop fugitive arrested; gas leak in Wells Branch
Austin American-Statesman
A search of records of Volkswagen owners in the area found a man whose driver's license photo matched the police sketch of the suspect, O'Brien said. ...

Friday, August 14, 2009

Police sketches in the news

Police release sketch of man who possibly attacked 4 women
Jackson Sun
By M. MARTIN Investigators have released a possible facial sketch of the man they believe assaulted four women — one in Cordova, two in Martin, ...

Police release sketch of man who shot legal assistant in West Palm ...
Palm Beach Post
By J. SCHULTZ WEST PALM BEACH- — Police today released a sketch of the man who shot a legal assistant who was in a stairwell on her way to work Friday. ...

Mich. Pastor 'Rapidly' Healing from Stabbing; Sketch of Suspect ...
Christian Post
By A. J. Leichman A Detroit-area pastor who was severely stabbed in his home last week is recovering at a miraculous pace, according to an official ...

Forensic artist Suzanne Baldon at work

Fort Worth police turn to facial reconstruction to identify remains
Fort Worth Star Telegram
On Wednesday, Fort Worth police released a facial reconstruction of the man made by forensic artist Suzanne Baldon, in the hope that they could lead to an ...

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Police sketch released in Lincoln Park robberies


Police sketches don't have to be exact. Police sketches work to get people talking, and whenever you get people talking, that generates leads.

Even though you (and the writer of the Examiner article below) may think that this is a pretty non-descript drawing, even that it shows that the guy doesn't have features that stick out is a clue in itself. So it shows what they're NOT looking for. The sketch shows what the guy's hairline is like, how his hair is cut, and you can see that his features are pretty normal. You can see that he doesn't have any facial moles or scars that were big enough for the victim to notice. It shows the type of diamond studs that are worn, and the size of them.

You can see that according to the witness/victim, the perp didn't have an angry expression as he robbed. His eyes actually look quite gentle. Not the "boogyman" that people envision when they think of someone who beats and robs somebody. From this sketch, it would appear to me that he's not angry, he's just doing a job, either for himself or for someone else. He's probably used to doing this. Fairly emotionless.

Lincoln Park robber sketched, new attack may be linked
Examiner.com - USA
...here's a police sketch of one of the suspects in the string of Lincoln Park robberies that has people on edge ...

Friday, August 7, 2009

New sketch created for Madeleine McCann case

It's the computer-created type of sketch, but I hope it will bring new leads in this case.

Down Under link in McCann search
Down Under link in Madeleine McCann search
The Australian - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Police Sketch of a woman who may be involved in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.The woman is from Australia. The woman is described as "a bit of a ...

Mystery 'Australian woman' at centre of Maddie McCann hunt
Herald Sun - Melbourne City,Victoria,Australia
Mr Edgar was commenting after yesterday releasing a police sketch of the woman, based on the evidence of a British man who met her in Barcelona in Spain ...

Missing toddler Madeleine McCann , inset an identikit of woman who is the focus of a renewed global hunt .
Australian the strongest lead in hunt for Madeleine McCann
Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
A family spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, distributed a police sketch of the woman at a news con

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Forensic art in the news

EL CERRITO: FORENSIC ARTIST RECONSTRUCTS UNIDENTIFIED MAN'S HEAD
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
The man is believed to have been an Asian male between 45 and 60 years old, Marie Rankin, the forensic artist who made the reconstruction, said. ...

Forensic artist recreates the face of an unnamed dead man found in ...
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
The coroner called El Cerrito police earlier this year and offered the services of a volunteer qualified to build a forensic model of Doe's face. ...

Wis. cold-case woman's remains be exhumed in Ohio
Dayton Daily News - Dayton,OH,USA
That happened after a forensic artist studied the body's skull and produced a facial reconstruction. The aunt recognized the result and called police. ...

Remains of woman missing since 1970 being brought back to Green Bay
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay,WI,USA
Melville's remains were identified after authorities exhumed her body in 2006, collected DNA samples and had a forensic artist reconstruct her facial ...

Houston 101: A Notorious Montrose Murder's (Alleged) Connection To ...
Houston Press - Houston,TX,USA
Local forensic artist Lois Gibson maintains that Rogers was one of the "three tramps" mysteriously arrested and released by Dallas police after the killing ...

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Georgia Bureau of Investigation sketch

A sketch of the suspect in a murder that happened at the parking lot of the World Congress Center in Atlanta. The sketch was probably done by Marla Lawson of the GBI, although I can't clearly see her signature.

GWCC Killer's Sketch Released
News/Talk 750 WSB - Atlanta,USA
The GBI's John Bankhead tells WSB a witness to the murder met with a forensic artist to help provide the sketch. "Given the situation, we prefer not to give ...

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Bank robbery police sketch

Police: Bank Robbed 2nd Time by Same Robber
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown,PA,USA
It happened around 11:30 this morning. Police say the same man robbed this branch on May 7. This is a police sketch of the bandit.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Advertising your art using mailing lists & direct mail

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