Episode 17: Crime-Fighting Broad 001: Lois Gibson, Forensic Artist
At eight years old, Lois Gibson begged God to give her a job where she could draw faces. As a young woman, a man with an evil face burst through her door, leaving her broken, despairing, and consumed with the desire for justice.
At thirty-nine, she became a full-time forensic artist. At sixty-six, she made the Guinness Book of World Records. This is the story of Lois Gibson, the world’s most successful forensic artist.
Sources:
Faces of Evil: Kidnappers, Murderers, Rapists, and the Forensic Artist Who Puts Them Behind Bars, by Lois Gibson and Deanie Francis Mills
Interview with Lois Gibson, 1/9/2019
“Most criminals positively identified due to the composites of one artist,” guinnessworldrecords.com
“Forensic artist: N.C. man in famous kissing photo,” Rocky Mount Telegram, 5 Aug 2007
“Stormy Daniels sketch artist Lois Gibson holds world record for most successful identifications,” NY Daily News, 17 April 2018
Music:
“Guilty” by Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, sung by Anna Telfer.
“Lynx - Picture (The Polish Ambassador Remix),” by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License and used with permission.
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