
Michael W. Streed is an internationally-recognized forensic facial imaging expert based in Southern California. For 42 years he has blended his rich law enforcement experience and artistic skills to provide forensic facial imaging services to some of the largest, most diverse, police agencies in the United States, including the Los Angeles and Baltimore City Police Departments. During his distinguished law enforcement career Michael investigated a variety of violent crimes, sexual assaults and juvenile crime. This helped him develop highly-specialized interview skills which he adapted for his role as a police sketch artist. Michael’s unique perspective on eyewitnesses, coupled with his superior communication skills has made him one of Southern California’s most sought after police sketch artists. This led him to successfully develop police sketches for many high-profile cases such as: The Samantha Runnion murder, the Anthony Martinez murder, the Baton Rouge serial killer, and Orange County’s (CA) Fortune Teller murder. Michael has long been recognized for his contributions to law enforcement through his use of forensic art. His cases have been profiled on such shows as: ‘America’s Most Wanted’ and ‘Unsolved Mysteries’. He has also been profiled in several major newspapers and has been interviewed on: CNN with Connie Chung, Fox News Channel, ABC 20/20 with Barbara Walters and ID Discovery’s show “Wicked Attraction: Bad Fortune.” Michael is also a noted author and popular lecturer on the subject of facial imaging/identification and true crime. He is currently working on editing and republishing his books, CREATING DIGITAL FACES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT & his true crime/memoir, SketchCop – Drawing A Line Against Crime under the media arm of his company-SketchCop Solutions, Inc. For Michael’s complete biography visit: http://sketchcop.com/about-the-sketch...