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
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
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
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
The U.S. Government is soliciting bids for a project that, if implemented, could see travelers facing lie detector testing at airports, border crossings, and other high traffic venues. The project is sponsored by the Defense Academy for Credibility Assessment (DACA), which until recently was known as the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (DoDPI). “Credibility assessment” … Read more
InsideBayArea.com reports on revelations that the CIA secretly conducted a polygraph experiment on (presumably unwitting) applicants for employment with the San Mateo, California Sheriff’s Office. Excerpt: CIA’s ‘family jewels’ reveal misdeeds San Mateo Sheriff helped agency develop lie-detectors, FROM STAFF WRITER AND WIRE REPORTS Inside Bay Area Article Last Updated:06/27/2007 10:24:34 AM PDT WASHINGTON — … Read more
Charles Gulledge shares his DoD polygraph screening experience in the 22 June 2007 installment of James Randi’s weekly newsletter, Swift.
Attorney Kirk A. Migdal of Akron, Ohio, who last month convinced a judge to allow polygraph results into evidence over objection in the rape trial of New York law student Sahil Sharma, has evidently convinced Cleveland Scene writer Rebecca Meiser of Sharma’s innocence, based on nothing more than polygraph results: Duke Comes to Akron Is … Read more