Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox In the absence of CCTV, an E-fit is often the next best option when it comes to police tracking down a suspect.
Where the victim of a crime does not know the suspect, and without CCTV or any other images an e-fit may be used as a way of building an image of an offender.
Using computer software, with input from the operator and a witnesses information, a face is generated in a bid to build an accurate representation.
This is a method used by many police forces, including GMP, Cheshire Police and Merseyside Police. With several e-fit cases still remaining unsolved, the Liverpool Echo has compiled a list of a few criminals that police are still
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