CSI – "Cross Jurisdictions"

In April of 2002 Steinberg was approached by the producers of the CBS hit television show "CSI" and asked to create artwork for an episode called "Cross Jurisdictions," designed to introduce the fans of "CSI" to the new cast and location of "CSI: Miami" in hopes of creating a spin-off. Steinberg ended up doing a series of drawings that were used in the crossover episode, which aired nationwide in May 2002.

SKETCHCOPS – "True Stories from Those Who Draw The Line Against Crime."

Detective Michael Streed profiled Steinberg and her work in his book "SketchCops – True Stories From Those Who Draw The Line Against Crime" released in November 2003. The book explores the myths of forensic art and some of the high profile cases forensic artists have helped crack.

CODE 33 – The Hunt for the Shenandoah Serial Rapist

In May 2003, Miami natives and first-time feature directors David Beilinson and Zachary Werner teamed with acclaimed filmmakers Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky to follow the cases of renowned forensic artist Samantha Steinberg, whose life-like composite drawings of criminals, based on victims’ descriptions, have led to over 100 arrests. Their intention was to capture the delicate process of creating a composite drawing, and then follow the detectives, the media and the community as they used the drawing to investigate a crime and ultimately catch a perpetrator.

The result of their filming is the documentary film CODE 33. The documentary film begins in June with the City of Miami Police detectives investigating the rape of a young girl on Coral Way. One week later another young girl becomes the victim of a rape. Police ask Steinberg to assist by producing composite drawings for each of the cases. Police quickly discovered that the same man is responsible for both cases, as well as five previously unconnected rapes in neighboring Little Havana. City of Miami Police Department creates a task force of over 100 officers to find the rapist. The media jumped on the story, raising public awareness and blasting police efforts. Steinberg’s drawings of the subject were plastered on billboards throughout the city. Using unprecedented access, the filmmakers went behind the scenes of the Miami Police Department’s largest serial rape case. From the detailed process by which Steinberg created the drawings, to the sexual battery detectives knocking on doors and following up leads, to the hi-tech forensic analysis, CODE 33 reveals those extraordinary moments in the investigation when a clue is uncovered, a theory is realized, and a match is made.

CNN – "Anatomy of Murder"

In January 2005 CNN asked Steinberg to participate in a primetime special called "Anatomy of Murder." Once an obscure and ill-defined science, forensics has captured the American imagination, as seen in numerous TV crime series. But how accurate are these shows? And what's it like to be a real crime scene investigator? Authorities employ tools and techniques to identify victims and suspects -- sometimes breaking open cases, sometimes without success, but almost always behind the scenes.

The episode featured a homicide case from the City of Miami Police Department. The partially skeletonized remains of a young black male were found in a warehouse in December of 2003. In April 2003 Steinberg was asked to complete a facial reconstruction of the unidentified man. Within 48 hours of releasing the drawing the victim was identified as a man who was missing from Jacksonville, Florida.

Age Regression
by:S. Steinberg

COURT TV – "Haunting Evidence"

"When a woman walking her dog on the beach finds the dead body of a woman whose hands have been severed, the total lack of fingerprints leaves her identity a mystery. 32 years have passed since the gruesome discovery, but local police still remain committed to cracking this baffling case. Can an unorthodox team of paranormal investigators help point police in the right direction?"

In July, 2006, a producer from Court TV contacted Ms. Steinberg and asked if she would be able to assist on a 32 year-old homicide of a white female in Provincetown, Massachusetts. At the time of death the victim’s age was approximated at 25-35 years-old. Although facial reconstructions were done in the past the victim remained unidentified.

Early theories had the victim as a runaway, 60’s flower child, or possibly a foreign visitor. The police investigators believed that if an "age regression" was done, someone from her prerunaway/dropout past would recognize her as a 1960’s high-schooler and be able to provide a name for "The Lady in the Dunes."

Investigators hope to get new leads by profiling the case on Court TV. If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

To view facial reconstructions go to: http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/119ufma.html

WOMEN FOR HIRE - Women For Hire Magazine Volume VII

In August 2006 Women For Hire asked if they could feature Ms. Steinberg in an upcoming issue of their magazine. The article profiles Steinberg as one of three women who "took traditional backgrounds and transformed them into surprising – fulfilling – careers."

Women For Hire was founded in 1999 as the first and only company devoted to a comprehensive array of recruitment services for women, Women For Hire offers signature career expos, inspiring speeches and seminars, a popular career-focused magazine, customized marketing programs, and an online job board that help leading employers connect with top-notch professional women in all fields.

The company’s core business is producing the nation’s only high caliber career expos enabling America's top employers to meet one-on-one with a coveted pool of talented women in all disciplines. These events pair recruiters from a mix of Fortune 500 companies, medium -sized businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies with women in a wide range of disciplines.

Since its inception, Women For Hire has been recognized as a groundbreaking expert at connecting employers with the brightest group of diverse career women, as well as providing those women with exceptional advice on advancement. The company specializes in developing customized programs to meet the diversity recruitment goals of employers in every industry.

For more information visit:
Womenforhire.com

Or read the the original feature.

MIAMI NEW TIMES – "Killer Creativity"

In September 2006 Carlos Suarez de Jesus, a writer for the Miami New Times, asked to profile Steinberg and her partner Jorge Molina in an upcoming issue of the newspaper. The article ran in the September 28, 2006 edition of the Miami New Times.

"When local homicide cops find themselves stymied by a case and wishing the dead could tell tales, they seek Samantha Steinberg or Jorge Molina to communicate the secrets concealed in the victims' bones.

The talented pair composes the Forensic Art Unit of (a Major Metropolitan) Police Department's Crime Scene Investigations Bureau, one of the few full-time squads of its kind in the nation. Their job entails assisting investigators with solving crimes by creating facial reconstructions of murder victims from skeletal remains or from postmortem photographs of putrescent or battered bodies. By recomposing the decomposed in their drawings, these artists virtually bring the dead back to life, making them easier to identify.

One might say Steinberg and Molina cover the beat located at the intersection of art and crime, a shadowy patch few creative types venture upon. By doing so they find themselves helping to put killers behind bars and delivering some peace to the grieving. As a result, they are comfortable shelving their egos and acknowledging that their artwork will invariably end up in an evidence locker, far from museum or gallery spotlights."

To read the full article:
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/Issues/2006-09-28/culture/art.html

SBS 60 Minutes Special Documentary

Korean Documentary - Aired in Korea on October 29, 2006

On September 28, 2006 a documentary crew from Seoul Korea filmed Steinberg as she explained various aspects of forensic art for a documentary about Crime Scene Investigations. The one hour documentary titled “SBS 60 Minutes Special Documentary” aired on October 29, 2006. Footage of Ms Steinberg drawing and a skull being worked on for a facial reconstruction were used in the opening montage of the special. A prominent piece of the documentary was Ms. Steinberg explaining the process used to create a two-dimensional facial reconstruction from skeletal remains.

A&E – "Miami Manhunt"

Rarely do TV crews have the time or resources to follow a case from its inception to the trial. But the makers of the riveting documentary Miami Manhunt were granted remarkable access to the detectives investigating a serial rapist terrorizing the city in 2003, trailing them following frustrating leads for months before a suspect is found.

The film started as a simple profile of forensic artist Samantha Steinberg. But then, Steinberg began working with rape victims, sketching the Shenandoah serial rapist. "We kind of lucked into this big story, which made national news within a week," said filmmaker Zach Werner.

Filmmakers called the Shenandoah rapist documentary "Code 33" and premiered it at the Miami Film Festival a couple of years ago. Just as they were signing a deal to put the "Code 33" documentary on TV, there was an unexpected plot development -- Rapalo escaped from jail in December 2005 by climbing down knotted bed sheets. The majority of the second hour of the film documents the manhunt for Rapalo after his escape and the trial that ultimately leads to a guilty verdict on all six charges.

The result is a satisfying two-hour saga that beats the fiction found elsewhere. "Miami Manhunt" premiered at 10 p.m. Thursday December 28th on A&E.

The Miami Herald - Police agencies eager to see her mug shots

In March 2007 Joan Fleischman, a writer for the Miami Herald, asked to profile Steinberg and her Facial Identification Catalog in an upcoming issue of the newspaper. The article ran in the Miami Herald on March 14, 2007.

Forensic artist Samantha Steinberg has published an 84-page collection of male images, but it's no coffee table book. The Facial Identification Catalog is filled with 1,248 police mug shots.

Steinberg sketches crime suspects and murder victims for (a Major Metropolitan) Police Department. She assembled the catalog off-duty as a tool for colleagues.

The $75 book is drawing interest from cop shops. The Texas Rangers, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Penn State campus police bought copies, and orders are in from Boston, Houston and Las Vegas PDs. Kansas City forensic artist Lee Hammond, who sketches composites for police as well as America's Most Wanted and Court TV, also purchased one. "A lot more up-to-date than the FBI catalog," Hammond says.

To read the full article:
http://www.miamiherald.com/418/story/40910.html

CSI Miami Season Five DVD collection - Bonus Feature "The Real MDPD with Jonathan Togo"

In April 2007 producers from "CSI Miami" asked Steinberg to participate in a special they were producing for the Season Five DVD set called "The Real MDPD with Jonathan Togo."

Actor Jonathan Togo takes the viewer on a tour of the real Miami-Dade Crime Scene Investigation's Bureau which highlights the sections that are featured on the show. Viewers get a glimpse at how sexed up "CSI: Miami" really is compared to reality. This bonus feature has the actor comparing his fictional dealings with the real forensic experts as they explain the science behind what they do.

Forensic Art Essentials: A Manual for Law Enforcement Artists

In April 2007 Lois Gibson contacted Steinberg and asked to include the cover and some pages from the Steinberg Facial Identification Catalog in her textbook, Forensic Art Essentials published by Elsevier Incorporated. In the book Steinberg’s Catalog is described as "the ultimate visual aid."

Book Description:
Forensic Art Essentials serves as a guide for forensic art professionals as well as a call to law enforcement agencies to expand the use of this valuable forensic tool.

In Forensic Are Essentials Lois Gibson provides insight as to the best way to responsibly interview and extract information from victims/witnesses to develop accurate composite sketches. The book also provides step-by-step illustrations of how to reconstruct a face from a skull, age progressions of known fugitives and offers solutions to a multitude of common problems that occur in the field of forensic art. With 500 full-color illustrations, this book is an essential tool for any forensic artist.

To purchase the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Forensic-Art-Essentials-Enforcement-Artists/dp/0123708982/

Telemundo – Al Rojo Vivo

In April 2008 correspondent Galo Arellano, a reporter for Telemundo Network, asked to profile Steinberg and her partner Jorge Molina. The segment aired May 15th 2008 on Al Rojo Vivo, a daily Spanish language news program on the American television network Telemundo. Al Rojo Vivo roughly translates as "red hot" or "at boiling point" in English.

The segments was titled "El arte de un artista forense" (The art of a forensic artist):

Los artistas forenses dan vida a lo que nunca han visto. Conoce a los artistas que emplean el arte para asistir en investigaciones de criminales con bocetos y dibujos. (The forensic artist gives life to what they have never seen. They are known as artists that employ their art to assist in investigations of criminals with sketches and drawings.)

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AMW – Feds in South Florida seek the last of the "Cocaine Cowboys"

On November 10th, 2008 Samantha Steinberg was approached by agents from the US Marshals and local law enforcement to assist in the case of wanted fugitive Gustavo Falcon. Steinberg’s job was to take a 1990 photograph of Gustavo “Taby” Falcon and use her talents to create an age-enhanced image of what he may look like today at age 46. The case aired on America’s Most Wanted November 22, 2008.

The major players in this case were dubbed “Cocaine Cowboys.” Gustavo’s older brother, Willie Falcon and Willie’s associate Sal Magluta along with the majority of their crime syndicate are all in prison. Gustavo is the only remaining fugitive with regard to this major drug trafficking ring.

Now, almost 20 years later, Deputy US Marshal Sean Conboy continues the manhunt for the Falcon, his wife Amelia, and their two children, Jennifer and David. Conboy believes they could be hiding out anywhere in the world, and the family could be living on the proceeds of the $2 billion drug empire he helped to build.

Watch the video of Steinberg on AMW

WSVN 7 – “Out for Justice”

Catching a killer is not easy. Catching a killer when you don't even know the name of the victim is even tougher. Sometimes detectives face that task, and police in Miami have a forensic artist, Samantha Steinberg, who can make it easier by creating faces for victims without one. On February 19th, 2009 WSVN 7 profiled Steinberg and three separate facial reconstructions that she worked on in “Out for Justice” with Patrick Fraser.

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MDCTV – “Justice for All”

On November 13th, 2008 Samantha Steinberg was filmed on Debbie Goodman’s TV show “Justice for All.” The show airs in 500,000 local households in South Florida on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:30am and again at 3:30pm. “Justice for All” is designed to educate the community on a variety of Criminal Justice themes and topics. Each episode usually consists of multiple guests however; Mrs. Goodman decided that Steinberg and her area of expertise were so interesting that she decided to make Steinberg the only guest on this half hour episode.