Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
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 …
In “Telling the Truth About Lie Detectors,” the Vaguely Logical blog does a fine job dissecting ABC News’ recent uncritical reporting on fMRI-based lie detection.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Associated Press reports that Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri has vetoed a bill that would have required polygraph “testing” of fishing tournament participants in the state: PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Governor Carcieri vetoes a bill that would force participants in fishing tournaments to take a polygraph test. Carcieri says the government shouldn’t be …
The Youngstown Vindicator reports that the fate of Darryl Adams, a youth pastor accused of raping a minor, won’t be determined by the outcome of a polygraph “test,” after all: Lie detector is out; jury trial is in for rape suspect Wednesday, July 4, 2007 The Youngstown man failed to take the polygraph test and …
On Monday, 2 July 2007, Westchester County, New York District Attorney Janet DiFiore released a Report on the Conviction of Jeffrey Deskovic (232 kb PDF). In 1989, Deskovic, then a highschool student, falsely confessed to the rape and murder of classmate Angela Correa following a (wrongly) failed polygraph examination. New York television station WABC’s Eyewitness …