On 18 September 2023, former South Carolina personal injury attorney Richard Alexander “Alex” Murdaugh entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors whereby he pled guilty to 22 criminal counts pertaining to wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. Earlier that year, Murdaugh had been convicted in state court for the murder of his wife … Read more
Since it began mandatory polygraph screening more than a decade ago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the parent agency of the U.S. Border Patrol, has had one of the highest pre-employment polygraph failure rates in the federal government, with up to two-thirds of applicants who make it as far as the polygraph being disqualified based … Read more
The minutes of the 18 July 2023 meeting of the state of Virginia’s Polygraph Examiners Advisory Board reveal that “in March of 2023 Board staff attended a demonstration for Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA). CVSA software programs are designed to measure changes in voice patterns caused by the stress, or the physical effort, of trying … Read more
On Friday, 15 September 2023, brothers Steve and Dan, the hosts of Publicly Buzzed, a YouTube channel focused on crime, mystery, and comedy, spoke about polygraphs with AntiPolygraph.org co-founder George Maschke in a live broadcast that can be replayed here:
In a 16-page ruling, the South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a circuit court’s refusal to consider a defense-proffered polygraph examination in connection with a sentencing hearing. Bob Mercer reports for KELOLAND News (excerpt): PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A Minnehaha County circuit judge didn’t err when she refused to consider the results of a lie-detector … Read more
In a 29 June 2023 mass emailing addressed to “All CVSA Examiners,” NITV Federal Services, which markets a putative “lie detector” called the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA), offered $2,000 for any success stories that it accepts for publication on its website. The full text of the email, which was sent out under the title, … Read more
It is often claimed that notorious serial killer Ted Bundy (1946-1989) passed a polyraph test. While other infamous serial killers, including “Green River Killer” Gary Leon Ridgway and “Angel of Death” Charles Cullen did indeed pass polygraphs and go on to claim additional victims, we have found no evidence that Ted Bundy was ever polygraphed … Read more
On Wednesday, 21 June 2023, U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough sentenced former FBI intelligence analyst Kendra D. Kingsbury, 50, of Kansas to 46 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Kingsbury is to begin serving her 46-month sentence no later than 21 July 2023. On 18 May 2021, Kingsbury … Read more
Tyler Csatari, a YouTuber with over 2 million followers, spoke with AntiPolygraph.org co-founder George Maschke about how to beat a polygraph “test” and then went on to do just that. Although Csatari does not disclose the name of the polygraph operator that he fooled, cues in the video indicate that it is William Marty Egert … Read more
Intercept investigative reporter Daniel Boguslaw reports on lobbying efforts by Converus Inc., which is attempting to market its EyeDetect “lie detector” to the federal government. Converus claims that EyeDetect is 88 to 90 percent accurate, a claim that is not supported by any independent peer-reviewed research. Excerpt: Read the rest of the story here. Data … Read more