Summary
In this episode of Cold Red, hosts Ray Carr and Fitz interview Robert Exter, a professional artist and police sketch artist with over 30 years of experience. Robert shares his journey from a young artist to becoming a key figure in criminal investigations, particularly in creating composite sketches that aid law enforcement. The conversation delves into the intricacies of translating witness descriptions into visual representations, the challenges faced in sketching, and the impact of technology on forensic art. Robert also discusses his notable cases, including his connection to the Unabomber, and reflects on the evolution of his craft over the years.
Keywords
Robert Exter, police sketch artist, Unabomber, forensic art, witness testimony, composite sketching, criminal investigation, art and crime, law enforcement, sketch accuracy

Summary In this episode of Cold Red, hosts Ray Carr and Fitz interview Robert Exter, a professional artist and police sketch artist with over 30 years of experience. Robert shares his journey from a young artist to becoming a key figure in criminal investigations, particularly in creating composite sketches that aid law enforcement. The conversation delves into the intricacies of translating witness descriptions into visual representations, the challenges faced in sketching, and the impact of technology on forensic art. Robert also discusses his notable cases, including his connection to the Unabomber, and reflects on the evolution of his craft over the years. Keywords Robert Exter, police sketch artist, Unabomber, forensic art, witness testimony, composite sketching, criminal investigation, art and crime, law enforcement, sketch accuracy

Summary
In this episode of Cold Red, hosts Ray Carr and Fitz interview Robert Exter, a professional artist and police sketch artist with over 30 years of experience. Robert shares his journey from a young artist to becoming a key figure in criminal investigations, particularly in creating composite sketches that aid law enforcement. The conversation delves into the intricacies of translating witness descriptions into visual representations, the challenges faced in sketching, and the impact of technology on forensic art. Robert also discusses his notable cases, including his connection to the Unabomber, and reflects on the evolution of his craft over the years.
Keywords
Robert Exter, police sketch artist, Unabomber, forensic art, witness testimony, composite sketching, criminal investigation, art and crime, law enforcement, sketch accuracy
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Cold Red - Behind the Canvas: Forensic vs  Art and Crime ft Robert Exter

COLD RED – A true crime podcast series hosted by two of the most well respected criminal profilers in law enforcement history. Ride along with Ray and Fitz as they dive into various cold cases, innocence projects, and some of their classic, high profile, international cases.

Raymond Carr
https://raymondjcarr.com
Ray joined the FBI following college, working the robbery-homicide division. He was soon promoted to the Bank Robbery division in Philadelphia, the city with the 2nd highest bank robbery and armored vehicle robbery rate in the nation. Ray later moved on to the Bureau’s Behavioral Science Unit building profiles on serial offenders. He was assigned to lead the Friday Night Bank Robber task force where Ray would build a profile for the most successful bank robber in American
History. Upon retirement, Ray wrote the book 30 Years On The Run about the capture and arrest of the robber and has since been featured on various series and documentaries discussing some of his high profile cases such as Homicide City and FBI: Criminal Pursuit on the Investigation Discovery.
“Cops don’t solve cases, the community does!”
“The victim is the most overlooked aspect of the crime by law enforcement.” -Ray Carr
James Fitzgerald www.jamesrfitzgerald.com
“Fitz” was a former Philadelphia Police Detective who later joined the FBI and was quickly promoted to the Behavioral Science Unit where he partnered up with Ray Carr building profiles on various criminals throughout the US. A forensic linguistics expert, Fitz is known for taking down the Unabomber and working several high profile cases like Jon Benet Ramsey and The DC Sniper. Upon retiring from the FBI, Fitz wrote a series of book volumes titled: Journey to the Center of the Mind and has been featured on numerous television shows including The Discovery Original Series – Manhunt: The Unabomber, where actor Sam Worthington played the role of Fitz.
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COLD RED – A true crime podcast series hosted by two of the most well respected criminal profilers in law enforcement history. Ride along with Ray and Fitz as they dive into various cold cases, innocence projects, and some of their classic, high profile, international cases. Raymond Carr https://raymondjcarr.com Ray joined the FBI following college, working the robbery-homicide division. He was soon promoted to the Bank Robbery division in Philadelphia, the city with the 2nd highest bank robbery and armored vehicle robbery rate in the nation. Ray later moved on to the Bureau’s Behavioral Science Unit building profiles on serial offenders. He was assigned to lead the Friday Night Bank Robber task force where Ray would build a profile for the most successful bank robber in American History. Upon retirement, Ray wrote the book 30 Years On The Run about the capture and arrest of the robber and has since been featured on various series and documentaries discussing some of his high profile cases such as Homicide City and FBI: Criminal Pursuit on the Investigation Discovery. “Cops don’t solve cases, the community does!” “The victim is the most overlooked aspect of the crime by law enforcement.” -Ray Carr James Fitzgerald www.jamesrfitzgerald.com “Fitz” was a former Philadelphia Police Detective who later joined the FBI and was quickly promoted to the Behavioral Science Unit where he partnered up with Ray Carr building profiles on various criminals throughout the US. A forensic linguistics expert, Fitz is known for taking down the Unabomber and working several high profile cases like Jon Benet Ramsey and The DC Sniper. Upon retiring from the FBI, Fitz wrote a series of book volumes titled: Journey to the Center of the Mind and has been featured on numerous television shows including The Discovery Original Series – Manhunt: The Unabomber, where actor Sam Worthington played the role of Fitz. “I lay aw

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