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NYPD artist details process behind wanted sketches

From missing persons cases to some of the city's most wanted suspects, police sketches are often a crucial tool in helping the NYPD crack cases. But what goes into creating the drawings? News 12 visited

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Aug 17, 2014, 2:17 PM

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