Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
Retired NYPD detective Warren J. Sonne writes for Officer.com in an article titled, “Tremors of the Trade: Investigative Tool or Troublesome Black Magic?” Excerpt: Over the past decade, police departments all over this country have lined up to purchase Voice Stress Analyzers. In a country that has placed restrictive rules of law on the police …
In reply to an ethics complaint against polygrapher Edward I. Gelb of Los Angeles, who is falsely holding himself out to the public as a Ph.D., the American Polygraph Association has stated that “the APA does not attempt nor does it presume to govern the designation of titles or degrees conferred upon its members.” As …
Philip Messing of the New York Post reports on the New York Police Department’s polygraph program: THE ‘TRUTH SQUAD’ HURTS (CRIMINALS) By PHILIP MESSING June 5, 2006 — Call it the NYPD “Truth Squad.” They’re nearly one dozen newly trained detectives skilled in administering “lie detector” exams – tests given to several hundred witnesses and …
On 1 June 2006, Sandra Kemper was released from the St. Louis County, Missouri Justice Center after four-years of pre-trial detention, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch today in “Woman accused of killing son is set free,” by William C. Lhotka. Kemper had confessed to setting a fire that killed her 15-year-old son during a post-polygraph …
Matt McFarland reports for WNYT.com (News Channel 13, Albany, New York). Excerpt: Drug Trafficking Ring in Warren County May 20, 2006 BY MATT MCFARLAND A drug trafficking ring was recently discovered by authorities in Warren County. Jaime Meyers 28 of Selkirk, along with a husband and wife from Chestertown are behind bars. Authorities recently found …
Pete Yost of the Associated Press reports: Hoffa Informant Said to Pass Polygraph Informant, a Prison Inmate, Recently Passed a Polygraph in Hoffa Probe, Investigator Says By PETE YOST The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The informant who is spurring the search for Jimmy Hoffa’s remains is an ailing prison inmate who recently passed a polygraph …
In “Leaked Report: Drug Traffickers Obtained Classified DEA Documents from U.S. Embassy in Bogota ‘At Will,’” Bill Conroy of The Narco News Bulletin discloses a report (1.3 mb PDF) on the polygraph examination of a confidential source by DEA Special Agent E. Victor Perez. Despite widespread agreement in the polygraph community that polygraph examinations should …
On Tuesday, 16 May 2006, radio talk show host Barry Lynn interviewed polygraph experts Drew Richardson and Charles Honts on his Culture Shocks program. A courteous debate of the pros and cons of polygraphy ensued, and a call was taken from AntiPolygraph.org’s George Maschke. An MP3 podcast of the hour-long show may be downloaded here.
On Tuesday, 16 May, recently graduated Duke University lacrosse team captain David Evans released the results of a polygraph examination that his lawyer says shows he is innocent of a rape charge for which he was recently indicted. AntiPolygraph.org makes no judgment on Evans’ guilt or innocence, but the polygraph results are evidence of nothing. …
WEAU.com reports that the police polygraph operator accused of administering “sloppy” polygraph examinations has been fired: Police Officer Fired Sarah Stokes An Eau Claire police officer was fired Tuesday after the police and fire commission decided he conducted questionable polygraph tests. Todd Trapp was accused of not keeping documents related to the polygraphs he worked …