Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Forensic Artists : Latest Case - Jolene Riendeau

Case Type: Missing From Home Missing Date: Monday 12th April 1999 Missing From: Pointe St. Charles Montreal  QuebecMissing Country: CanadaSex: FemaleDOB: 08/Aug/1988 Age Now: 21



The organization uses photographs of relatives who closely resemble a missing child and then incorporates other elements -for example, current trends in hairstyles -to create an image of how a person might appear years after he or she has disappeared.
Photos created by the centre's forensic artists have helped solve cases involving missing children in the United States.
Perhaps the centre's best-known work involved an image it produced of Jaycee Dugard, who disappeared at age 11 in 1991, in California.
When she was rescued 18 years later from the people who abducted her, observers were struck by how closely Dugard resembled an image the centre had created, based on what experts thought she would look like as a young adult.
In 2002, the centre created an image of Riendeau based on what forensic experts predicted she would look like at age 12.
"Many years have since gone by and we are without any news on Jolene," said Pina Arcamone, director general of the Missing Children's Network.
"We're hoping that by releasing this new photograph of Jolene, it will generate some new information that will allow us to finally bring closure to this case. It has been 11 unimaginable years for (her) family."
Despite chasing down tips at various points since she was last seen, Riendeau's disappearance remains one of the highest-profile unsolved missing persons' cases for the Montreal police.



Age-enhanced photo shows what Jolène Riendeau might look like today at age 22. Riendeau was 10 years old when she vanished in Point St. Charles in April 1999.
Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/enhanced+image+used+hunt+Jolene/3352415/story.html#ixzz0vZAzkad3