Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Polygraph in the News - 8/18/2009

The following are news pieces in which Polygraph is playing a role in the World.
(Article descriptions are mine)


** Please note that many news sources archive their stories after a certain period of time. If a link no longer works, this may be what happened.


  • Failed polygraph test leads to a Father's confession of smothering his six month old daughter. See Video Below.


  • A Police Chief investigating a crime asks the suspect take a polygraph and the suspect refuses. At trial, the same Police Chief mentions the word 'Polygraph' during his testimony on the investigation and a mistrial is declared. Did I miss something??? Since when has it become taboo to mention the word 'polygraph' in this context? A witness is simply describing the events of the investigation as they occurred. It has nothing to do with results because a test was never taken, there are no results. I'm either missing some important detail or it is as it appears to be, completely absurd. This was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Anyone have any idea what is really going on here? Please comment below the articles if you do. There is a video and article at the following link.
    http://www.wpxi.com/news/20428189/detail.html

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