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Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh said an FBI agent conducting a polygraph test that the agency said the convicted killer flunked asked odd questions and confided he had just examined the notorious Dutch ...
A polygraph test may take center stage at an upcoming sentencing hearing for Alex Murdaugh for his federal financial crimes on Monday, April 1, in Charleston. Murdaugh’s lawyers deny he lied on ...
A polygraph, often incorrectly referred to as a lie detector test, [1] [2] [3] is a pseudoscientific [4] [5] [6] device or procedure that measures and records several physiological indicators such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while a person is asked and answers a series of questions. [7]
Alex Murdaugh was an extraordinarily convincing liar in carrying out his financial crimes, but federal prosecutors say he failed to fool a polygraph test.
The court compared forensic hypnosis to the polygraph test stating that they could both be used in criminal investigation but were not admissible in court. [4] An additional issue with the admission of forensic hypnosis is that when admitted it would have the status of a witness testimony which the jury would be asked to evaluate.
During his hiring by the FBI in 2004, he is alleged to have passed a polygraph examination which asked questions regarding foreign contacts and personal loyalties. [4] The day before starting his new job with the FBI, Ma called a suspected accomplice to inform them he would now be working full-time for "the other side."
According to reporters who spoke to Hudson after the sentencing, Vick's pre-sentencing behavior, especially during an FBI polygraph administered in October 2007 which showed that Vick was being deceptive when asked direct questions about killing dogs, was a factor in selecting the length of the sentence. [56]
The trial of South Florida dentist Charlie Adelson, who is accused of orchestrating the 2014 murder-for-hire killing of law professor Dan Markel, enters its fifth day of testimony today.