10 incredibly realistic sketches by the 'world's most successful forensic artist

When Lois Gibson was just 21, she was attacked by a serial rapist and killer. This terrifying event served as her motivation to become a criminal sketch artist, and now she's one of the most successful in the world, having helped law enforcement catch more than 1,000 criminals during her career. Gibson holdsThe Guinness World Recordfor most identifications by a forensic artist in the world, along with a plethora of other awards for her efforts. A drawing of hers even holds the distinction of being the first forensic sketch shown on "America's Most Wanted."Check out these 10 sketches and photos of suspects and victims to see just how good Gibson is.SEE ALSO:17 works of art by mysterious French artist JR"10 Hour Old Baby Kidnapping"Gibson graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor ofFine Arts with Honors and the FBI Academy Forensic Artist Course. Now she has become the teacher, passing on her wisdom of forensics to students at Northwestern University and The Institute of Forensic Art in Houston, Texas."Don Dutton"She co-authored her first book, "Faces of Evil," with renowned writer Deanie Francis Mills, and wrote a second called "Forensic Art Essentials" so that she could help illustrate tips to people interested in learning or developing the discipline. "Tiffers, 6"Her goal is to help anyone who wants to become a forensic artist, as there are very few of them. She even trained Israel's first forensic artist, Gil Gibli.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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