Jessica Romero, The Tucson Police Department (TPD) Lead Crime Scene Specialist is one of only 20 Certified Forensic Artists in the world.

The certification is through the International Association for Identification (IAI).

She had to successfully demonstrate sufficient training, experience, knowledge, understanding and skill in composite imaging, postmortem reconstruction, and age progression.

Composite imaging is the creation of an unknown subject developed from information obtained during an interview with a witness or victim.

Postmortem reconstruction are two and three dimensional depictions of an unidentified decedent for the purpose of identification.

Shes been with TPD for 10 years and spent seven of those as a forensic artist.

Romero says in her down time, she practices drawin

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