Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
Paul Hughes reports for the Waterbury, Connecticut Republican-American: WATERBURY — Polygraph examiner Leighton R. Hammond says lie detector tests of some city employees should speed the police investigation into whether any of them are responsible for the flooding of City Hall last weekend. “It certainly would narrow the field down very quickly,” said Hammond, who …
Steve Gambini reports for the Waterbury, Connecticut Republican-American. Excerpt: WATERBURY — Employees with access to the fourth floor of City Hall will be asked to take polygraph tests as police continue to investigate possible causes of a massive weekend flood in the building. “We’re going to ask them to take a polygraph because it’s a …
Hartford Courant staff writer Tracy Gordon Fox reports. Excerpt: The lawsuit Adrienne LaMorte brought against the Connecticut State Police over her removal from the department’s polygraph unit ended in June when she received a fat check for $216,000. But the ripples the case generated within state law enforcement circles are still being felt, with top …
This article by Hartford Courant staff writer Tracy Gordon Fox is cited here in full. BRIDGEPORT — In what her attorney called “a victory for the rights of whistleblowers,” a jury awarded a former state trooper $225,000 Thursday for being punished after she raised concerns about the accuracy of the state police polygraph unit. Adrienne …
NBC30.com reports: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A retired state trooper’s lawsuit against a former supervisor in the state police polygraph unit is being allowed to proceed. U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill refused this week to dismiss retired Trooper Adrienne Lamorte’s lawsuit that claims she was subject to retaliation after raising some questions about the accuracy of …
Freelance writer Roger Calip profiles West Hartford, CT police polygrapher Paul Melanson in this puff piece for the The Hartford Courant. Excerpt: West Hartford Police Sgt. Paul Melanson’s detective abilities cover a wide spectrum. His skills range from the step-by-step deduction required for a field investigation of a kidnapping or homicide to the careful analysis …
John Springer reports for Court TV. Excerpt: In the 26 years since 15-year-old Martha Moxley was found bludgeoned to death on her own lawn, the list of suspects has included a pair of brothers, a tutor and even a gardener. There was Kenneth Littleton, the live-in tutor for the Skakel family, Kennedy family relatives who …