Lie-Detection In the News

(short blurbs only, links to entire stories are sent directly to PEOA members)

Police Beat
Visayan Daily Star
Four of the eight Airport personnel believed to be involved in the loss of P240,400 terminal fees collection last week went through polygraph (lie ...

Key witness testifies in quad killing trial
The News Herald
Shortly after the killings, investigators interviewed Allen several times and even had him take a polygraph. In those interviews, Allen said he did not know ...

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New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
The study of body language has become useful to many investigators, especially those of us who administer lie detection examinations. ...

Onovo fails polygraph test
Vanguard
By Ochereome Nnanna A POLYGRAPH machine is often called a “lie-detector”. In most countries with advanced legal traditions, you cannot obtain conviction ...

Woman charged in daughter's death wants polygraph, statements ...
Zanesville Times Recorder
Ben Whitaker, Prince's defense attorney, told Muskingum County Common Pleas Judge Mark Fleegle that the polygraph test and statements Prince made to the ...

Court orders polygraph test of child's suspected abductor
Thaindian.com (blog)
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Delhi High court Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct polygraph tests on the suspects in a ...

Spencer: Not guilty verdict separates fact, fiction
Delaware County Daily Times
Often, if a suspect passes a polygraph, cops and prosecutors will drop charges or at least take a much harder look at the evidence they have. ...

Feds to Lead Probe into Little Nashville Opry Fire
Fox 59
ATF agent Jim Rose said about 20 investigators, including chemists, engineers and polygraph examiners will meet Wednesday afternoon to walk the scene before ...

Tourist's death from 12-story fall deemed an accident
KTVB
... 38, to attend his class reunion in Kellogg. Police say James voluntarily submitted to a polygraph exam and was determined to be truthful in his statements.

Bo Strikes Back
Village Voice
He's offered to undergo a polygraph exam to prove his innocence. Dietl assailing Alite's honesty comes just as the state is preparing to put Alite on the ...

Foster Parent Arrested for Child Molestation
Fox 59
Randle failed a polygraph test and later gave a full confession according to investigators. "Put me in a room with him (Randle) and I'll walk out, he won't. ...

Annie Le murder suspect tried to cover his tracks
Examiner.com
Other factors lead to Clark's arrest including a failed polygraph test, scratches on his body, and computer records showing Clark was the last person to see ...

Cops fail lie test over R3,75m drugs
Sowetan
But an independent polygraph examiner, Dave Johnston of Davian Polygraph Services, said if handled by a competent examiner a lie detector test was more than ...

Culprit behind HFD graffiti remains a mystery
Houston Chronicle
The inspector general's office asked both women to submit to polygraph tests. Both complied. Neither the city inspector general's office nor the women's ...