Computerized Skull Reconstructions
By Ernie Allen
CT scans and computer modeling allow for faster facial reconstructions to expedite missing persons cases.
The New Eyewitness
By Manfred Kayser, Ph.D.
Forensic DNA Phenotyping—predicting a person’s appearance by analyzing crime scene samples with suitable DNA markers—is a nascent science. But the potential exists. The scientific work just needs to be done.
The case of an unidentified girl illustrates forensic reconstruction techniques. Learning about the science, facial features, muscles, proportions, different races, interviewing skills, composite drawings, skull reconstructions, and how gravity affects the deceased are all important to successful reconstructions.
Forensic Art: Age Progression
By Barbara A. Martin Bailey
Surely, as we get older, we will all get the "lines on our face" we call wrinkles, but to a forensic artist who is working on an age progression or a facial reconstruction, the signs of ageing go much deeper than a crack or crease or fold in the skin.
A (R)evolution in Crime-fighting
By Craig Aaen Stockdale, Ph.D.
The problem with the traditional “photofit” process is that the human brain recognizes faces holistically, not as a collection of isolated features.
Forensic Art: Project EDAN and the Doe Network
By Barbara A. Martin Bailey
In 1984, a white female body, deceased, was located in a Broward County, Florida canal. After investigators were unable to establish her identity, she was classified as a “Jane Doe.” The case eventually turned into a “cold case” when the investigators ran out of leads to pursue.
Drawing Without A Net?
By Charles Jackson
In the field of composite image making there are generally three schools of thought on the use of reference images. There are those who do, those who sometimes do, and those who don’t use them at all.
Case Number 03-0929: Murder In Mammoth Lakes
By Paul Dostie
On May 25, 2003, a Sunday, a hiker walking his dog in the woods above the Shady Rest campground in Mammoth Lakes, California noticed the animal unusually interested in something. When the hiker went to investigate what his dog had found, he discovered a human skull.
Forensic Art Defined and Explained
By Charles Jackson
Composite Drawing Composite images are the “bread and butter” of any working forensic artist.
