Saturday, July 25, 2009

More Lie-Detection In The News

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Polygraph Experts Pitch Services At Suspicious Spouses
Hartford Courant
There is a way to uncover the truth, some experts say: Ask the person to take a polygraph test. "It's cheaper than a divorce,"


Indian reality TV's tryst with truth draws protests
AsiaOne - Singapore
If they answer truthfully - determined with the help of a polygraph test - they win 10 million rupees (S$299790). As in the US format, contestants are free ...


2 in line for Tanque Verde interim job
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
By Lourdes Medrano The top two candidates for the interim superintendent post at Tanque Verde Unified School District will undergo polygraph tests as part ...


MASON COUNTY: Level 3 sex offender registers
The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA
Cochran, 19, was convicted of first-degree child molestation in Mason County and admitted during a polygraph exam to assaulting an 8-year-old girl when he ...


Family gets justice for murder, 34 year later
KOMO News
Groth nearly got away with the murder even though he failed a polygraph test shortly after the crime. And the case sat, growing cold and unsolved, ...


Former Top Navy Psychologist Involved in Pre-9/11 Prisoner Abuse Case
The Public Record - Los Angeles,California,USA
The cause was an inconclusive, or “no opinion” polygraph examination made after he finished his assignment in Guam and was returning to the United States. ...


Are Indian audiences ready for the truth?
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
Contestants go through a polygraph test to determine if they are lying while answering a set of questions based on their lives. ...


Jim Vittum: Nearby, but not Stacey Burns' killer
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
Vittum did not fail a polygraph. This is fact. The truth will come out. Vittum shouldn't have spilled so much of the details as he did in this article. ...


Teen's killing stumps Texas sheriff 40 years later
The Associated Press
A dock worker and a service station attendant were given polygraph tests. Cops questioned a paper boy, drifters, surfers, maintenance workers and people ...


2 more Waco police officers fired, 1 more retires as double ...
Waco Tribune Herald - Waco,TX,USA
He questioned the police internal investigation and the fairness of polygraph questions the officers were asked, adding that many of the allegations were ...


Vittum: Nearby, but not Stacey Burns' killer
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
... admits he was with her hours before she was found stabbed to death in her bed and says he failed a polygraph test, but he insists that he is innocent. ...


Hook, lie and sinker: Polygraphs net cheaters at fish derbies
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Huff gives polygraph tests to competitors in fishing derbies throughout northwestern Ontario, trying to net anyone attempting to cheat their way to prize ...


'Person of Interest' in Hall's Homicide Passes Polygraph Test ...
Cape May County Herald - NJ, United States
... said he “passed a polygraph test he volunteered to take at the suggestion of the Sabine sheriff's office,” in a July 22 Shreveport Times story. ...


Most Read Articles
Indian Express - New Delhi,India
Aldrich Ames beat the polygraph test, not once, but twice. And he wasn't the only spy to do so. But Harold J. Nicholson failed a routine polygraph test, ...


Sex Abuse Charges Dropped In Portland Case
KPTV.com - Portland,OR,USA
Macrae's mother, who did not want to be identified, said her son passed a polygraph test. She said she knew the truth would come out. ...


'Sach Ka Samna' TV show challenged in HC
Press Trust of India - New Delhi,India
Those who pass the polygraph test become eligible to win up to Rs one crore in prize money. One Deepak Maini has approached the court alleging that the show ...


'Sach Ka Samna' slapped with notice for provocative questions
Khabrein.info - New Delhi,Delhi,India
Prior to appearing on the actual show, contestants are asked 50 questions while being hooked up to a polygraph machine. The biological indicators of the ...


Sabine assistant DA denies involvement in death
WXVT - Greenville,MS,USA
He has sent a letter to his clients, saying he has passed a polygraph test. A copy was made available to media by his lawyer, Ted Hoyt of Lafayette. ...


Kofoed Appeals To Allow Polygraph
WOWT - Omaha,NE,USA
He's asking a judge to allow a polygraph test he took that determined he was telling the truth when he said he did not mishandle blood evidence. ...


Show cause notice issued to Star Plus
Hindu - Chennai,India
He pointed out that guests on the show were made to face polygraph test and asked obscene questions. Mr. Akhtar found ready support from other members; ...


Neb. CSI's attorney appeals polygraph ruling
KCAU - Sioux City,IA,USA
Omaha attorney Steve Lefler says David Kofoed's (KOH-feds) polygraph results are relevant to the case. He's asked a federal court to reverse its order or ...


Tests await new Paducah police chief
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
... Chief James Berry's first few days on the job in the western Kentucky city will include a physical, drug test, psychological exam and polygraph test. ...


Sabine assistant district attorney denies being involved in homicide
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
"We wanted to share this information with his clients — that he met with the detectives "» and they asked him to take the polygraph, and he did and passed ...


Student confesses to bomb threat
Roscommon County Herald-News - Roscommon,MI,USA
The confession came after the male student failed a polygraph test. No names are being released at this time. Deputies were called to the high school in ...


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