{"id":3543,"date":"2002-06-10T15:30:56","date_gmt":"2002-06-10T20:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=3543"},"modified":"2021-02-23T16:13:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T21:13:01","slug":"polygraph-test-for-missing-girls-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2002\/06\/10\/polygraph-test-for-missing-girls-father\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Polygraph Test for Missing Girl&#8217;s Father&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080517053034\/http:\/\/usatoday.com\/news\/nation\/2002\/06\/10\/utah-teen.htm\">reports<\/a>. 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