Michelle Parker, 33, of Orlando was last seen Nov. 17. She has been missing since that day. It was the day a previously taped episode of “The People’s Court” aired of the case between her and 40-year-old Dale Smith, her ex-fiance. “The People’s Court” episode involved a dispute over a $5,000 engagement ring. Parker’s abandoned black […]
The Burden of Lying
Psychological scientists are fascinated, as am I, by the tactics used by investigators in trying to determine if a suspect is lying. Detecting lies and liars is essential to effective policing and prosecution of criminals, but it is maddeningly difficult. Most of us can correctly spot barely more than half of all lies and truths […]
UK Researchers Use Thermal Imaging to Detect Liars
Experiments on the new lie detector being developed by the University of Bradford in the north of England are still at an early stage but have, so far, yielded some promising results. “We have developed a system by which we can analyze people’s faces for detecting lies in an interview scenario,” said professor Hassan Ugail, […]
New Russian ATMs Come Equipped w/ Lie Detection Software
Russia’s largest financial institution, Sberbank, plans to allow customers to apply for credit cards through the ATMs-without ever even speaking to a bank employee. The process would work like this: The machine would scan your passport, fingerprints and face for facial recognition. Customers would then be asked questions like “Are you employed” and “At this […]
Mexican National Stole a Citizen’s Identity to Become Alaskan Cop
Since the late 1980’s, Rafael Mora-Lopez has been illegally residing in Anchorage, Alaska with another man’s identity.The strange part is that he has been employed as a legal U.S. cop since 2005. The man known as Rafael Espinoza was widely respected as an exemplary police officer who was popular among his peers in Alaska’s largest […]
