Marla Lawson sketches

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Marla Lawson sketches

Some of the notable sketches drawn by GBI artist Marla Lawson.

Marla Lawson and her daughter, Kelly, in the work area of the GBI sketch lab.

Marla Lawson and her daughter, Kelly, share a laugh in her office on her last day of work.

Marla Lawson's sketch of Eric Robert Rudolph, the man who planted a bomb at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The sketch helped authorities identify Rudolph, who was captured in 2003. He is currently in prison in Colorado, serving four consecutive life sentences.

A photo of Eric Rudolph, taken after his capture, demonstrates the accuracy of Lawson's sketch.

Lawson's sketch of Hemy Neuman, who wore a disguise when he shot Rusty Sneiderman after he dropped his child off at a Dunwoody daycare center in November 2010. Neuman was convicted in March 2012 and was sentenced to life without parole.

Mugshot of Hemy Neuman, minus the beard and skull cap that he wore as a disguise.

Lawson made this sketch of former UGA professor George Zinkhan to show what he would look like without a beard and with shaved head. Zinkhan killed his wife and two others outside the Town and Gown Theater in Athens in April 2009. After a weeks-long search, Zinkhan's body was discovered in a wooded area outside Athens, where he had committed suicide.

Marla Lawson works on a sketch of a cold case victim from the 1980s.

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Marla Lawson and her daughter, Kelly, in the work area of the GBI sketch lab.

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