I have to work from that vague, kind of fluid memory of a witness or a victim.” “You want to keep in mind that a composite sketch is not an exact representation or a portrait of a suspect.

Objectively, the sketch is bad. The thick lines look like an inverted triangle with hair, or a strawberry wearing a tiny cap. The two dot eyes are inexplicably paired with horizontal lines and no ...

Human memory is a notoriously unreliable thing that can be easily influenced. That’s good news for criminals and bad news for law enforcement agencies that often rely on eyewitnesses to provide ...

There’s an Arizona artist whose work has likely shown up in your home at some point. He’s the forensic sketch artist for the Phoenix Police Department and his work has helped catch kidnappers ...

NYPD sketch artist discusses his process 02:40. NEW YORK-- When a 13-year-old girl was raped in a Queens park last week, the New York City Police Department turned to their sketch artist to create ...