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Miami-Dade police release 'worst police sketch in history' for case

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By Zach Dennis
Dec 21, 2015

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Finding suspects is hard enough for police, but it's even more difficult when given a comically bad sketch to follow.

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So it was for Miami-Dade Police searching for DeAndre Charles, 15, of North Miami Beach in connection with the 2014 murder of Rabbi Joseph Raksin, CBS Miami reports.

Their problem? The police sketch looked more like a Muppet than Charles. BuzzFeed called the sketch "the worst police sketch in history" and compared it to other lopsided works of art.

The case started in North Miami Beach in 2014 when Raksin was shot and killed walking to a synagogue. CBS Miami reports that police raided the Charles’ home and said they found evidence linking to DeAndre, an accusation his family says is incorrect.

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