Science

How DNA Will Be Used To Create Mugshots

What if forensics experts could use a microscopic sample of DNA to figure out what a criminal suspect looks like? No, it’s not science fiction. In just a few years, investigators may be reconstructing suspects’ faces from DNA. [io9]


June 25, 2009

Phil Spector Requests iPod To Pass The Time While In Jail

Famed Beatles producer and founding member of the Horrible Mugshot Hall of Fame Phil Spector is beginning to serve his 19-year prison sentence for murder, and made a specific request to help him pass the time: An iPod.


April 22, 2009
Online

Looking Through Mugshots Has Never Been This Slick or Easy

In Denton, Texas, if you get arrested, your mugshot gets blasted over Twitter. In Tampa Bay, you’ll wind up on this incredibly slick site detailing the crime, height, age, and of course, your glamorous mugshot.