Veteran FBI Polygraph Operator Ron Homer Beaten by Doping Olympic Track Star Marion Jones

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New York Times reporters Duff Wilson and Michael S. Schmidt report: The former track star Marion Jones, one of the most accomplished female athletes in the world, is expected to plead guilty today to lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs, two lawyers connected with the case said yesterday. The admission would … Read more

Polygraph Operator Hired By Larry Flynt to Test Sen. Vitter’s Accuser Is a Phony Ph.D.

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New Orleans Times-Picayune staff writer Kate Moran reports that a former prostitute who claims to have been patronized by U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) has passed a lie detector test paid for by pornographer Larry Flynt and administered by polygrapher Edward Gelb of Los Angeles. It should be noted that Gelb was exposed by AntiPolygraph.org … Read more

Lawyer Claims Polygraph Clears Ex-Marine Jose Nazario of Iraq Killings

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Sonja Bjelland reports for the Inland Southern California Press Enterprise in “Lawyer says polygraph clears ex-Riverside cop of Iraq killings.” Excerpt: A former Riverside police officer accused of killing two detainees while on duty as a Marine in Iraq passed a polygraph test in which he asserted that he had never been involved in a … Read more

Ohio Defendant Acquitted Based Partly on Polygraph Evidence

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Basing her decision in part on polygraph evidence admitted at trial against the prosecutor’s objection, Summit County Common Pleas Judge Judy Hunter on Monday, 20 August 2007 found Sahil Sharma of New York City innocent of felony sexual battery and two misdemeanor charges. While the text of Judge Hunter’s decision is not yet available, AntiPolygraph.org has obtained pre-trial polygraph testimony as well as video of a polygraph examination that was played in open court. For commentary, see Critique of Louis I. Rovner’s Polygraph Examination and Testimony in Ohio v. Sharma on the AntiPolygraph.org message board.

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Nothing But the Truth: Fox Reportedly to Air Lie Detector Game Show Pilot

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Associated Press writer Joshua Goodman reports on a lie detector-based game show expected to premier on the Fox network: Lie Detectors Lie Behind Colombia TV Hit Wednesday, August 08, 2007 By JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated Press Writer BOGOTA, Colombia — Have you ever cheated on your wife? Stolen money from your boss? Do you consider yourself … Read more

Gerald Pabst Passed the Polygraph Twice, But Is Now Implicated by DNA in 1986 Rape, Murder

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On Wednesday, 1 August 2007, the Dallas Morning News reported that DNA evidence has connected Gerald Edmond Pabst to a rape and murder regarding which he passed a polygraph “test” (emphasis added): The Dallas County district attorney’s office announced today it charged a 55-year-old Ohio man in connection with a 21-year-old murder. The district attorney’s … Read more

Oklahoma Study Finds Voice Stress Analysis “Testing” No Better Than Random Chance

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The National Institute of Corrections has published a research study on voice stress analysis (VSA) conducted by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services with support from the National Institute of Justice. From the abstract (emphasis added): …The goal of this study was to test the validity and reliability of two popular … Read more