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Posted by User35
- Jan 19, 2025, 06:00 PMAs part of my correspondence with the previously-mentioned individual who contacted me in regards to his experience with Creepy Dan Caputo, I was told "... According to other people within the company friend got hired, Caputo constantly asks irrelevant questions in order to also look into crimes or feed potential crimes to other departments." (see attachment)
After being told this, I filed Public Records Requests with multiple departments across the state of Arizona, and was recently provided with a police report that Creepy Caputo filed with the Mesa Police Department in May 2020, which (again) validates this individual's claims.
According to this police report, Creepy Caputo filed the report with the Mesa Police Department after being provided with information by a prospective client.
I've attached the Police Report below, and would like to remind everybody that it is NEVER a good idea to seek a polygraph examination for any purpose whatsoever, especially if given by a perverted thug like Creepy Dan Caputo.
After being told this, I filed Public Records Requests with multiple departments across the state of Arizona, and was recently provided with a police report that Creepy Caputo filed with the Mesa Police Department in May 2020, which (again) validates this individual's claims.
According to this police report, Creepy Caputo filed the report with the Mesa Police Department after being provided with information by a prospective client.
I've attached the Police Report below, and would like to remind everybody that it is NEVER a good idea to seek a polygraph examination for any purpose whatsoever, especially if given by a perverted thug like Creepy Dan Caputo.
Posted by Anthony R
- Jan 14, 2025, 11:33 AMSue the bastard.
Posted by User35
- Jan 12, 2025, 05:40 PMI recently received the results of another Public Records Request regarding Creepy Dan Caputo, originating from the Page Police Department in Northern Arizona. This email comes from an applicant who was applying to be a police officer for the department, and was scheduled to be sent to Creepy Caputo's private company, Northland Investigations, to complete his pre-employment polygraph exam. As it would turn out, this applicant had previously undergone a polygraph with Northland Investigations, and reports having had a "terrible experience" with the examiner, which would have either been Creepy Caputo himself or his equally-asinine brother, Erik. The applicant claims that the examiner was "not fair to me," and "would not take no for an answer." He adds that he's passed every other polygraph and CVSA that he's taken with the exception of the one provided by Northland Investigations. This applicant felt negatively enough about his experience with Creepy Caputo's company that he emailed the Chief of Police to express his reservations beforehand.
It should also be noted that this email was sent approximately six (6) months before I took my polygraph examination with Creepy Dan Caputo.
It should also be noted that this email was sent approximately six (6) months before I took my polygraph examination with Creepy Dan Caputo.
Posted by User35
- Nov 12, 2024, 12:03 AMIn addition to raising concerns about Creepy Caputo's mistreatment of probationers during polygraph examinations, Ms. Anderson also expressed doubt over Caputo's repeated and near-constant use of the "Silent Answer Test" during polygraph examinations. Indeed, as I originally reported in November 2022, Caputo stated to me "so this happens with about 40% of people who take polygraphs, it looks like you're talking with your gut..." and informed me that I would have to answer his questions by slightly nodding my head down for "yes," and slightly to the side for "no." The first time I went to do so, he screamed in my ear "HALF OF THAT MOVEMENT."
In August 2022, I was able to get in touch with another gentlemen who was subjected to a polygraph examination by Northland Investigations, who informed me that he was forced to do the same thing, and remarked "I'm at a loss how anyone can consider that stress position to not return negative physiological reactions." (see attachment)
In October 2023, I spoke to several people in Northern Arizona (3+) who were either polygraphed by Creepy Caputo personally, or knew somebody who had been polygraphed by him, all of whom reported that he utilized the Silent Answer Test at some point during the exam. Importantly, every one of these individuals' exams resulted in a failure or "no opinion."
In February 2024, George analyzed my polygraph charts, which included his observation that "Something just occurred to me. The movement on the sensor pad that Caputo alleges was attempted countermeasures seems to only occur on Charts 4 & 5. I believe that this is immediately after Caputo switched to the Silent Answer Test, where you would answer by shaking or nodding your head. The seat pad is set to be extremely sensitive, and I think that the movement seen on that channel may simply be due to your head movements."
In June 2024, as I previously reported on, I was contacted by an individual who took a polygraph examination with Dan Caputo, who told me that he ended the exam after Caputo informed him that he would be conducting a "head-turn test."
In considering the following information, it seems that Caputo and his "team of examiners" rely especially heavily on the Silent Answer Test, and use it far more than other polygraph examiners do, drawing the ire of multiple people over the course of multiple years.
It should be noted that I have spoken to many people who have been polygraphed in Arizona, and I have heard of other examiners (Daniel Bionci, David Moore, Jennifer Paxson, Kelsea Durbin) who have used this technique. In addition, there are users on AntiPolygraph who have reported being made to use this technique, and it is mentioned in The Lie Behind the Lie Detector. However, as Ms. Anderson noted, Caputo, and the examiners trained by him, are the only ones who seem to use this technique "across the board" and "from the beginning."
Although Caputo claims that "A silent answer polygraph test is a testing technique that is commonly used within the polygraph community to clean up data for more accurate final opinions", there does appear to be a considerable amount of circumstantial evidence that Caputo uses this technique for nefarious purposes. As I was told by the aforementioned individual in June 2024, "Also in the long run if you ever seek a position that requires a poly and the examiner asks you to move in any way other than normative breathing refuse to do so and ask to end the exam. This is a counter-counter measure tactic for poor quality examiners who don't know what they're doing and they're attempting to skew results." In the case of Creepy Dan Caputo, this appears to be especially true.
In August 2022, I was able to get in touch with another gentlemen who was subjected to a polygraph examination by Northland Investigations, who informed me that he was forced to do the same thing, and remarked "I'm at a loss how anyone can consider that stress position to not return negative physiological reactions." (see attachment)
In October 2023, I spoke to several people in Northern Arizona (3+) who were either polygraphed by Creepy Caputo personally, or knew somebody who had been polygraphed by him, all of whom reported that he utilized the Silent Answer Test at some point during the exam. Importantly, every one of these individuals' exams resulted in a failure or "no opinion."
In February 2024, George analyzed my polygraph charts, which included his observation that "Something just occurred to me. The movement on the sensor pad that Caputo alleges was attempted countermeasures seems to only occur on Charts 4 & 5. I believe that this is immediately after Caputo switched to the Silent Answer Test, where you would answer by shaking or nodding your head. The seat pad is set to be extremely sensitive, and I think that the movement seen on that channel may simply be due to your head movements."
In June 2024, as I previously reported on, I was contacted by an individual who took a polygraph examination with Dan Caputo, who told me that he ended the exam after Caputo informed him that he would be conducting a "head-turn test."
In considering the following information, it seems that Caputo and his "team of examiners" rely especially heavily on the Silent Answer Test, and use it far more than other polygraph examiners do, drawing the ire of multiple people over the course of multiple years.
It should be noted that I have spoken to many people who have been polygraphed in Arizona, and I have heard of other examiners (Daniel Bionci, David Moore, Jennifer Paxson, Kelsea Durbin) who have used this technique. In addition, there are users on AntiPolygraph who have reported being made to use this technique, and it is mentioned in The Lie Behind the Lie Detector. However, as Ms. Anderson noted, Caputo, and the examiners trained by him, are the only ones who seem to use this technique "across the board" and "from the beginning."
Although Caputo claims that "A silent answer polygraph test is a testing technique that is commonly used within the polygraph community to clean up data for more accurate final opinions", there does appear to be a considerable amount of circumstantial evidence that Caputo uses this technique for nefarious purposes. As I was told by the aforementioned individual in June 2024, "Also in the long run if you ever seek a position that requires a poly and the examiner asks you to move in any way other than normative breathing refuse to do so and ask to end the exam. This is a counter-counter measure tactic for poor quality examiners who don't know what they're doing and they're attempting to skew results." In the case of Creepy Dan Caputo, this appears to be especially true.
Posted by User35
- Nov 02, 2024, 02:03 PMIn 2017 and 2018, while contracted with the Coconino County Adult Probation Office to conduct PCSOT polygraphs, a member of the treatment team named Lorre Anderson repeatedly raised concerns to the county regarding the way that Creepy Caputo was treating probationers during polygraph exams. A recently discovered memorandum published by Caputo on May 23rd, 2018, reveals that Ms. Anderson accused Caputo of "shaming and demeaning probationers during polygraph tests" in a meeting with county officials on January 16th, 2018. Ms. Anderson and other members of the PCSOT team became so disturbed by Caputo's behavior and the extremely high amount of polygraph failures that she encouraged probationers to "shop" for polygraph exams from an out-of-contract provider. Caputo claims that he was never made aware of any issues surrounding his services, yet a July 12th, 2017 email from Chief Probation Officer Sarah Douthit reveals this to be anther lie from Caputo.
Caputo claims to have been "deeply bothered" by Ms. Anderson's accusations, yet his continued instances of perverted and abusive behavior likely render these claims performative.
According to Ms. Anderson, Creepy Caputo responded to her accusations by yelling and swearing at her on a phone call that occurred between the two of them in the summer of 2017. Although Caputo denies using the word "fuck" in this conversation, he does concede using the word "bullshit."
I would also like to take a moment to commend Ms. Lorre Anderson. Despite the fact that she is not a sworn law enforcement officer, she is the only person who possessed and displayed enough courage to stand up to this loser. Ms. Anderson is infinitely more admirable and courageous than fat, dumb, redneck thugs like Jason Gibbs and Chip Morgan, whose cowardice continues to enable Creepy Caputo's perverted and abusive behavior.
Caputo claims to have been "deeply bothered" by Ms. Anderson's accusations, yet his continued instances of perverted and abusive behavior likely render these claims performative.
According to Ms. Anderson, Creepy Caputo responded to her accusations by yelling and swearing at her on a phone call that occurred between the two of them in the summer of 2017. Although Caputo denies using the word "fuck" in this conversation, he does concede using the word "bullshit."
I would also like to take a moment to commend Ms. Lorre Anderson. Despite the fact that she is not a sworn law enforcement officer, she is the only person who possessed and displayed enough courage to stand up to this loser. Ms. Anderson is infinitely more admirable and courageous than fat, dumb, redneck thugs like Jason Gibbs and Chip Morgan, whose cowardice continues to enable Creepy Caputo's perverted and abusive behavior.
Posted by User35
- Oct 17, 2024, 05:42 PMIn speaking with an individual who works for the aforementioned company that has utilized Caputo's services over the last 2+ years, I was made aware of a number of allegations concerning Dan Caputo, some of which I've been able to verify (some in whole and some in part) through Public Records Requests and conversations with people in Northern Arizona and the Phoenix Metro.
In June 2024, this individual told me that "As far as I researched Caputo was skewing results for quite some time and treating examinees poorly in order to make more profit and get return exams." In September and October of 2024, I received the results of Public Records Requests from Coconino and La Paz Counties, which appear to validate this individual's claim. In August 2018, multiple members of the Post-Conviction Sex Offender Treatment (PCSOT) team, independently of each other, expressed their frustration at the fact that Caputo and his brother Erik (who appears to be as much of a piece of human garbage as Caputo himself) were failing 88% (!!!) of examinees. In other documents from La Paz County, Caputo and a Probation Official named Kelly Solano, who also appears to be a genuinely terrible human being, laugh and joke about how a probationer is going to have to save up $250 to resolve a failed polygraph.
Screenshots are attached, and I will be posting more information soon.
In June 2024, this individual told me that "As far as I researched Caputo was skewing results for quite some time and treating examinees poorly in order to make more profit and get return exams." In September and October of 2024, I received the results of Public Records Requests from Coconino and La Paz Counties, which appear to validate this individual's claim. In August 2018, multiple members of the Post-Conviction Sex Offender Treatment (PCSOT) team, independently of each other, expressed their frustration at the fact that Caputo and his brother Erik (who appears to be as much of a piece of human garbage as Caputo himself) were failing 88% (!!!) of examinees. In other documents from La Paz County, Caputo and a Probation Official named Kelly Solano, who also appears to be a genuinely terrible human being, laugh and joke about how a probationer is going to have to save up $250 to resolve a failed polygraph.
Screenshots are attached, and I will be posting more information soon.
Posted by User35
- Jun 30, 2024, 12:22 PMDue to my posts on AntiPolygraph.org as well as other social media websites, I was contacted by an individual who recently took a polygraph with Dan Caputo, and reports a very similar experience. In addition, him and others who have taken polygraphs with Caputo have revealed a disturbing trend of emotional outbursts, inappropriate lines of questioning, harassment, threats, verbal abuse, and other behaviors that have been described as "unhinged."
I've attached a screenshot and text version of the email I was sent below, and am in the process of reaching out to others and filing public records requests for more information. It appears that this rabbit hole goes pretty deep.
"Hi,
I was told by a friend to email you about my experience with Dan Caputo.
So in my life I've taken several polygraphs and this was by far the most bizarre one.
So upon going in The interview was pretty brief probably about 10 to 15 minutes ask questions about age address, length of time at company prior to applying for new position.
Asked me if I had eaten or drank anything, I'd had a couple cups of coffee and he seemingly got pretty perturbed.
Which by the way, coffee on a polygraph is a non-starter has no effect on blood pressure or heart rate like people would assume and it most definitely does not change physiology.
He had a pretty arrogant attitude the whole time.
He then had me wait out in the lobby for about 10 to 15 minutes, then came back and got me.
Before starting the exam he gave me a half ass lecture about how he's there to help, that he's on my side, been doing this 17 years, etc. His little bit of masquerade psyop bs. I asked him to cut it out and proceed with the exam.
Several of the questions were irrelevant and way out of the ballpark, including asking if I had children in my basement, if I had ever touched a child, etc. extremely inappropriate especially for CI polys. I've never had questions like that on ANY poly I've ever taken.
He did not even ask any relevant questions such as foreign nationals, viewing unauthorized documentation.
His fixation seems to be on sexual stuff, and unauthorized communications.
On the second half of the polygraph, he started to become belligerent and raise his voice telling me to quit controlling my breathing when I was breathing normally.
He then proceeded to continuously grill me on sexual questions and unauthorized communications he began yelling and screaming at me.
I figure if he wasn't able to get any sort of response is why he continued to do so and became combative, at that point he paused the exam and explained to me that he was going to conduct a head turn test. Partially up for yes and partially to the right side for no. This is a counter-measures to mess with results, examiners tend to do this because they don't like the results and can't get the desired reaction they're looking for. If they do this, 100% guarantee you will fail, because now its a tell they're incompetent.
At this point I disconnected the leads, at which time he proceeded to yell at me that the test was not complete and I told him I will be letting my employer know.
He told my employer it was a partial pass.
My Dept Head sat down with me this morning at 6am chuckling to himself, Caputo didn't ask any relevant security questions and Dept Head was completely blown away by what was asked. Apparently, Caputo has done this alot on Polys and our company has stated they definitely won't use him for polys anymore.
If you need anything more, I'll do my best to answer any questions. This guy certainly appears to have some obsession with sex, and to be unstable."
I've attached a screenshot and text version of the email I was sent below, and am in the process of reaching out to others and filing public records requests for more information. It appears that this rabbit hole goes pretty deep.
"Hi,
I was told by a friend to email you about my experience with Dan Caputo.
So in my life I've taken several polygraphs and this was by far the most bizarre one.
So upon going in The interview was pretty brief probably about 10 to 15 minutes ask questions about age address, length of time at company prior to applying for new position.
Asked me if I had eaten or drank anything, I'd had a couple cups of coffee and he seemingly got pretty perturbed.
Which by the way, coffee on a polygraph is a non-starter has no effect on blood pressure or heart rate like people would assume and it most definitely does not change physiology.
He had a pretty arrogant attitude the whole time.
He then had me wait out in the lobby for about 10 to 15 minutes, then came back and got me.
Before starting the exam he gave me a half ass lecture about how he's there to help, that he's on my side, been doing this 17 years, etc. His little bit of masquerade psyop bs. I asked him to cut it out and proceed with the exam.
Several of the questions were irrelevant and way out of the ballpark, including asking if I had children in my basement, if I had ever touched a child, etc. extremely inappropriate especially for CI polys. I've never had questions like that on ANY poly I've ever taken.
He did not even ask any relevant questions such as foreign nationals, viewing unauthorized documentation.
His fixation seems to be on sexual stuff, and unauthorized communications.
On the second half of the polygraph, he started to become belligerent and raise his voice telling me to quit controlling my breathing when I was breathing normally.
He then proceeded to continuously grill me on sexual questions and unauthorized communications he began yelling and screaming at me.
I figure if he wasn't able to get any sort of response is why he continued to do so and became combative, at that point he paused the exam and explained to me that he was going to conduct a head turn test. Partially up for yes and partially to the right side for no. This is a counter-measures to mess with results, examiners tend to do this because they don't like the results and can't get the desired reaction they're looking for. If they do this, 100% guarantee you will fail, because now its a tell they're incompetent.
At this point I disconnected the leads, at which time he proceeded to yell at me that the test was not complete and I told him I will be letting my employer know.
He told my employer it was a partial pass.
My Dept Head sat down with me this morning at 6am chuckling to himself, Caputo didn't ask any relevant security questions and Dept Head was completely blown away by what was asked. Apparently, Caputo has done this alot on Polys and our company has stated they definitely won't use him for polys anymore.
If you need anything more, I'll do my best to answer any questions. This guy certainly appears to have some obsession with sex, and to be unstable."
Posted by Anthony R
- May 17, 2024, 05:17 PMHave you ever met User35, or even looked at his resume? Sounds to me like you are tossing assumptions. We have a real problem with hiring enough people to be police officers, correctional offices, border patrol agents, etc. Because of this, we are less safe. I can understand why some people don't want to work in the criminal justice sector. The work is dangerous not to mention the stress of having to navigate in a sea or bureaucracy. The last thing we need are a bunch of clown pseudo scientists as gate guards. Why the polygraph and related VSA are still hanging around a quarter into this century is beyond me. Afterall, if so-called lie detectors were legitimate, they would be allowed in court. Of course, we need to check candidates, but this can be done with interviews and reference and background checks.
Posted by Guest
- May 11, 2024, 07:55 AMQuote from: User35 on May 10, 2024, 02:00 PMArizona doesn't need polygraphers, but do you know what they do need? Troopers, officers, dispatchers, support staff, etc.They need QUALIFIED ones, and you're not one of them.
Posted by User35
- May 10, 2024, 02:00 PMQuote
But Arizona does not need polygraphers, nor does anyone else. Polys and the related VSAs are pseudo-science.
Anthony R, you're exactly right.
Arizona doesn't need polygraphers, but do you know what they do need? Troopers, officers, dispatchers, support staff, etc. And they're not getting it. The departments and their unions are really starting to panic in regards to dangerously low levels of staffing, yet none of these conversations even mention the fact that one junk scientist can arbitrarily deny somebody employment with no supporting evidence whatsoever. The behavior of thugs like Dan Caputo, Laura Wells, Jennifer Paxson, and Daniel Bionci (who I've all heard personal horror stories about) impacts us all.
Posted by Anthony R
- May 02, 2024, 09:23 PMQuoteJesus H. Christ! Mr. 35 fails his polygraph, offers his 2 cents, and months later is STILL pissing and moaning about it. You took the poly, tried to "slickwilly" your way through it, got caught, failed, and got the boot in the ass exit. No job for you. Get on with your life already. Arizona needs ditchdiggers too.But Arizona does not need polygraphers, nor does anyone else. Polys and the related VSAs are pseudo-science.
Posted by Anthony R
- May 02, 2024, 09:19 PMSome of us remember how Gary Ridgway was ruled out as a suspect by a polygraphist and then went on to kill another 20 or so women. There is no such thing as an instrument that can tell if someone is lying. If there was, it would be allowed in court.
Posted by George W. Maschke
- Apr 29, 2024, 03:25 PMQuoteJesus H. Christ! Mr. 35 fails his polygraph, offers his 2 cents, and months later is STILL pissing and moaning about it. You took the poly, tried to "slickwilly" your way through it, got caught, failed, and got the boot in the ass exit. No job for you. Get on with your life already. Arizona needs ditchdiggers too.
You have no rational basis on which to conclude that User35 tried to "slickwilly" his way through the polygraph.
I think User35 is justified in his outrage at having been branded a liar and blacklisted based on polygraph chart readings. I congratulate him for helping to shed light on the polygraph practices of the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Posted by Guest
- Apr 29, 2024, 01:21 PMJesus H. Christ! Mr. 35 fails his polygraph, offers his 2 cents, and months later is STILL pissing and moaning about it. You took the poly, tried to "slickwilly" your way through it, got caught, failed, and got the boot in the ass exit. No job for you. Get on with your life already. Arizona needs ditchdiggers too.
Posted by quickfix
- Apr 27, 2024, 07:14 AMGood job Dan. You weeded out another unqualified nitwit trying to gain employment by cheating his way through the exam.