Lie-Detection In The News

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Fisherman Catches 14.7 Pound Catfish in Competition
FOX 40 News WICZ TV
First, they had to pass a polygraph test to make sure they caught the fish in the water of Hickories Park. "They were bringing fish in from other parts, ...

Louisville man's 30-year-old rape conviction thrown out by Jefferson County judge
Louisville Courier-Journal
And he pointed out that VonAllmen's appellate attorney convinced prosecutors to agree to give VonAllmen two polygraph tests after he had been convicted. ...

Jose Canseco Says He's Never Seen Roger Clemens Use Steroids
Locksmith Sports Picks
I challenge him to polygraph me,” he said. “It's his word against mine. Who are you going to believe?” Canseco wasn't shy about throwing Mark McGwire to the ...

Simsbury Captain Offered Town's Chief Job
Hartford Courant
Catania must first go through a psychiatric exam, a polygraph test, a background check and a drug test before an official offer is made, said Town Manager ...

RAPIST JAILED AFTER LIE DETECTOR TEST CONFESSION
Fleetwood Today
She contacted a private polygraph firm in London and a representative came up to Bolton to conduct the test. xplained to him, he confessed to what he had ...

Innocence Project claims man spent 11 years in prison for rape he didn't commit
Louisville Courier-Journal
Even after he was convicted, he lobbied for and passed two polygraph tests. And even after his release from prison -- after serving 11 years -- he ...

Lawyer for man convicted in '06 shooting death goes before Nebraska Supreme Court
Lincoln Journal Star
At trial, while being questioned by the defense, Jones inadvertently violated Judge Jodi Nelson's order not to divulge he or others had taken polygraph ...

Beaverton police officer under investigation for allegations he failed to ...
OregonLive.com
Multnomah County deputy district attorney Robert Leineweber noted that a polygraph exam found Warren to be "untruthful" when he denied the sexual conduct ...

Convicted murderer handed dangerous offender status
CTV.ca
There were also violent assaults on women, and in 2004 during a polygraph, Svekla admitted was concerned he couldn't remember all the people he had harmed. ...