Frank Bender

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Frank Bender
Born
Francis Augustus Bender

(1941-06-16)June 16, 1941
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 28, 2011(2011-07-28) (aged 70)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Forensic artist, sculptor
Websitefrankbender.us

Francis Augustus Bender (June 16, 1941 – July 28, 2011) was a

pastels. His most famous facial reconstruction case was that of murderer John Emil List, who, after decades as a fugitive under a false identity, was captured a few days after Bender's bust of him was featured on America's Most Wanted.[2][3]

Career

An

Holocaust obelisk.[5]

Bender was one of the founding members of the

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and focuses on solving cold cases.[7]

Death

In 2009,

pleural mesothelioma, a rare cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs and is caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos. Bender believed he was exposed to it during his time in the Navy working in the engine room.[9]
Bender died on July 28, 2011, at his home in Philadelphia.[10]

In popular culture

On May 13, 2008,

female homicides in Ciudad Juárez.[11][12]

In August 2010, Penguin Books published The Murder Room by Michael Capuzzo in which Frank Bender is a central figure—the book includes a biography of Bender[13] and focuses on the work of the Vidocq Society.

References

  1. ^ "Man of the Month: Frank Bender". Esquire. 2004-04-01. Archived from the original on 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  2. ^ "Frank Bender: Dying Philadelphia Forensic Sculptor's Last Effort to Find Murdered North Carolina Child - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  3. ^ Demasters, Karen (April 17, 1995). "Solving Crimes, Sculptor Re-creates Faces of Tragedy". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "African Burial Ground - Commissioned Artwork". Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  5. ^ "Forensic sculptor brings the dead to life". USA Today. March 7, 2001.
  6. ^ "Excerpt: 'Murder Room,' by Michael Capuzzo - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  7. ^ Page 5 of 7 (2010-08-12). "Page 5: Excerpt: 'Murder Room,' by Michael Capuzzo - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Yant, Monica (2012-01-31). "Monica Yant Kinney: A third certainty of life - Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  9. Philadelphia Inquirer
    . October 22, 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  10. ^ Fox, Margalit (July 30, 2011). "Frank Bender, 70, Forensic Sculptor, Dies". The New York Times.
  11. ^ "Botha's 'Girl With the Crooked Nose' is dead-on". Tampabay.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  12. ^ "El Paso's Original News Source". Newspaper Tree. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  13. ^ "The Leonard Lopate Show: The Murder Room". WNYC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2014-05-18.

External links

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