A look at SLED’s forensic artists

Bringing descriptions to life

Most of the time, being the subject for a professional artist is an aspiration, if not a treat.

If you are a subject for artists Deborah Goff or Lara Gorick, you’ve made some questionable life choices.

Both are senior special agents with the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED), and both use their artistic skills to help law enforcement find alleged criminals on the lam.

WCBD TV-2 in Charleston aired a fascinating story with the SLED agents last week. It takes a good look at the process of putting a forensic sketch together and the services these unique #SCartists provide:

• composite sketches
• forensic facial reconstructions
• post-mortem images
• and age progressions.

It’s definitely worth a watch: