The modern mugshot, with a frontal and profile image apiece, was devised by the famous French criminalist Alphonse Bertillon in the late 19th century. For more than a century, it has provided law enforcement with a way to catalog and keep track of repeat offenders and suspects. The problem: it is inherently two-dimensional, and doesn’t readily allow for comparison with images that may be important to an investigation, such as surveillance camera footage from a high angle at a crime scene. read more

A man who was convicted of the murder of a bar owner and two nightclub dancers in 1994 spent 16 years on death row. Appeals, crowdfunding and intense public interest from Europe all paved the way for a third trial for Pablo Ibar earlier this year. Ibar was found guilty in January, and was recently sentenced to life in the Florida prison system, despite the defense’s contention that surveillance camera footage and the DNA evidence were not conclusive. read more