Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
Brian Arrington of the Gloucester County, New Jersey Times reports in an article titled “Murder victim’s ex: Don’t harass me.” Excerpt: Since his ex-wife, Jennifer Whipkey, was murdered in May, the 23-year-old says he has been trailed, threatened and harassed by police who are attempting to coerce him into taking a lie detector test. “They …
The Press of Atlantic City, New Jersey published the following letter by Mark Hollingsworth regarding Madelaine Vitale’s 14 July article, “What’s the truth about polygraphs.” Mr. Hollingsworth’s letter is cited here in full: Polygraphs aren’t so reliable Regarding the July 14 story, “What’s the truth about polygraphs?”: C’mon! An 85 percent to 95 percent success …
Madelaine Vitale reports for The Press of Atlantic City (New Jersey). Excerpt: The prosecution’s key witness in the Lloyd Massey II triple-murder trial failed a polygraph. The jury never heard about the lie detector. While polygraphs are considered valuable tools in helping law enforcement rule out potential suspects in crimes or focus on a particular …
The Associated Press reports that New Jersey Attorney General John J. Farmer, Jr. is making passing a polygraph “test” a pre-condition for free exculpatory DNA testing that the state of New Jersey is offering to convicts. The following is an excerpt from the article “N.J. Offering Free DNA Tests to Cons” published in the 18 …