Photofit

British

/ ˈfəʊtəʊˌfɪt /

noun

1. a method of combining photographs of facial features, hair, etc, into a composite picture of a face: formerly used by the police to trace suspects from witnesses' descriptions
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a Photofit picture

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A photofit image was produced of a hooded figure who had been seen walking behind Caroline on the night she disappeared.

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Last year Gardaí released two photofit images of a suspect in the Belturebt attacks as part of its cross-border investigation.

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More than 5,000 people were interviewed, and the inquiry saw the first use of a police photofit of the suspect.

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The Royal Military Police has previously apologised for failings in its investigations, which included delays in interviewing key witnesses and not releasing a photofit of a suspect for 36 years.

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During the initial investigation it had also delayed interviewing key witnesses and failed to release a photofit of a suspect for 36 years.

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