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“Polygraph Tests Given in Case of Missing Utah Girl”

The Associated Press reports. Excerpt: SALT LAKE CITY – Police have administered polygraph tests to a number of people both inside and outside 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart’s family, authorities said Thursday. Sixteen days into the investigation of Elizabeth’s apparent abduction, police say they still have no suspect. The girl reportedly was taken from her bedroom at …

“Polygraph Tests Not Flawless”

Joe Bauman of the Deseret News reports in this single-source article on polygraphy: The accuracy of polygraph tests compares well with that of other forensic techniques ā€” but sometimes emotions can short-circuit the results, a national expert says. The tests record physiological responses to questions. The queries usually cover both a crime under investigation and …

“Polygraph Experts Say Test Really Can Help”

Greg Lavine reports for the Salt Lake Tribune. Excerpt: Academic experts who study lie detection say that polygraph tests can play a useful role in cases such as the abduction of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart, but the scientific community remains divided over whether such examinations can accurately determine guilt or innocence. At least two family members, …

Polygraph Raises Suspicions in Elizabeth Smart Kidnapping Case

In an article titled “Sister Didn’t See Face of Abductor,” Salt Lake Tribune reporters Kevin Cantera and Michael Vigh detail developments in the Smart kidnapping case. Excerpt: On Thursday, police continued to say they had not ruled out any suspects, including members of Elizabeth’s family. The girl’s June 5 disappearance sparked a large-scale search and …

CNN Interview with Tom Smart

On CNN’s “Larry King Live” show, Nancy Grace interviewed Tom Smart, brother of Ed Smart, whose daughter Elizabeth was kidnapped last week. The following is an excerpt from the show transcript: GRACE: A lot of focus has been placed on your brother, Edward Smart. We all know he’s taken a polygraph. What was his response …

Father of Missing Girl Calls Polygraph Interrogation “Four Hours of Hell”

n an article on the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case titled, “‘We are going to get you,’” Derek Jensen of the Deseret News briefly discusses the polygraph interrogation of her father, Ed Smart Excerpt: Elizabeth Smart’s father also submitted to a polygraph test Sunday, but authorities won’t say what questions were asked, whether he had an …