" Art Imitates Life " is the third episode of the ninth season of , originally aired on October 23, 2008. In this episode, the team tracks a serial killer who uses human bodies as macabre art installations across Las Vegas. Episode Overview
Suspicion initially falls on Jerzy Skaggs (played by Jeffrey Tambor ), an eccentric artist who has models pose as dead bodies for his work. He eventually helps the team find the true killer, a disgruntled artist named Arthur Blisterman . [S9E3] Art Imitates Life
This episode marks the arrival of Riley Adams ( Lauren Lee Smith ), a new CSI hired by Conrad Ecklie to help fill the gap left by Warrick Brown’s death. " Art Imitates Life " is the third
Desperation for recognition; wanting to make "ordinary" people extraordinary through art. A portable gas chamber. Final Victim He eventually helps the team find the true
The team continues to struggle with the grief of losing Warrick; a grief counselor, Patricia Alwick (Alex Kingston), is brought in to help them process the trauma. Key Case Details Killer Arthur Blisterman (The "Blisterman") Motive
The team discovers a series of bodies posed to look as if they are still engaged in everyday activities: a woman leaning against a lamp post on a cell phone and a man sitting at a bus stop.