The Forensic Artist That Uses TikTok to Solve Cold Cases | Super Users

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Paloma Galzi is one of a handful of full-time forensic artists in the U.S. Combining science and art, her work creates age progressions of long-term missing children. Her work on cases has successfully brought numerous missing kids home safely.

Her TikTok channel @galziforensics documents her process and brings attention to unsolved cases.

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All Comments (21)
  • @salemsrevenge
    honestly one of the most interesting mini documentaries I have ever seen. It has been a long time since any uploaded content held my attention completely.
  • @miggs1043
    Im from arizona, and the mom has posted on every local facebook page for the past two years almost EVERY DAY. Its heartbreaking. I remember the first 6 months of her disapearrance everyone was looking for her like crazy. Unfortunately as time has passed the search has weakened as its been such a long time 😔
  • @TheRexLuc
    So glad your talent can help so many people. Wish all the missing children can be found as soon as possible 🙏
  • I would love to see this being done on people who aren’t missing. Like have her see child photos and then draw them how they would be grown up and compare it to the adult. See how accurate it can be
  • Im from Phoenix Arizona and i remember when this went viral when she went missing and it's crazy to think they don't have not one clue to where she can be at or who she's with hopefully she returns safely
  • @latyshal.2286
    This woman is a living Angel and a blessing to the families and loved ones of these missing persons. 💛💫✨ I pray that all of these missing persons are found asap. 🙏🏾
  • God willing she's still out there, but her mom was also able to see her daughter at her current age which I'm sure she more than appreciated having that image created ♥️
  • @lovelyjanuary
    It’s so crazy that Alicia was actually just found after so long when she showed up to a police station asking for her name to be removed from the missing persons list in an incredibly bizarre twist to that story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • @imberrysandy
    Amazing❤️ 👏🏾 You're going to inspire the next generation of artists wanting to get into the forensic field
  • @lizc6393
    This case really gets to me... More than some others.
  • @evandykes5473
    ALICIA NAVARRO!!! Thats crazy I work in Glendale within Phx Az and her mother came in selling GSC to help reach more people about her missing daughter!! I got abunch of cookies. Super sad I've been following the case ever since it happened!!! I hope her mother gets resolution soon <3 <3 <3
  • @harboco
    2:56 so thankful that Holly was found but honestly she doesn’t look very close to her age progression and based off the photo of her as a baby it looks like the artist just made her look more like her mother in face shape/features even though to me it looks like her face shape/features are more like her fathers face shape/features.
  • @brimmed
    i wonder how much she gets paid, whatever it is, i'm sure it's probably not enough. the work she does is priceless to so many families
  • @SeasunSol
    ALICIA IS FINALLY NOT MISSING 😭🙏🏻 she looks exactly the same as when she went missing, she looks nothing like the age progression photos.
  • @ozarklisa1199
    Really awesome work you are doing. It must be an endlessly interesting job. I can tell you love it.
  • @toecutterp
    PalomaNot only are you a wonderful artist the help that you’re doing to find those kids already gives you a place in heaven✝️💜
  • I’m from Phoenix and have friends that know her mom. It is really heartbreaking 💔 Alicia was kidnapped she didn’t run away