# Any Websites That Compare Police Sketches To Actual Photos?

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**Created:** [April 1, 2004, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-websites-that-compare-police-sketches-to-actual-photos/237742 "2004-04-01T16:01:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-websites-that-compare-police-sketches-to-actual-photos/237742/1 "2004-04-01T16:01:04Z")

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Are there any websites out there that show side-by-side comparisons of police composite sketches of wanted criminals to the actual photographs of the suspects once they were captured?

I’ve noticed that, in most of the cases where I’ve seen both, the composite sketches did not bare a very strong resemblance to the suspects at all. Is this typical?

Thanks.