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Corrections applicant caught by polygraph for possession of child porn.

Polygraph veteran Chris Gugas, 86, dies

Polygraph confirms false accusation of sex molest.

Studies show voice stress analysis does not work

Canadian study shows that individuals are poor at judging lying.

Boyfriend admits after polygraph that he injured infant.

Tribute to Richard O. Arther, pioneer in the polygraph profession.

Bank employee admits robbery conspiracy after flunking polygraph test.

Fired prexy from Eastern Mich Univ. says polygraph showed he didn't try to cover up student murder.

Officer's claim that he did not destroy or steal traffic ticket is supported by polgyraph results.

Suspect in 7-year-old robbery confesses after polygraph.

Two officers resign after prostitute passes polygraph about sex on the job.

DNA and polygraph help resolve quadruple murder.

Corrections deputy flunks polygraph and admits oral sex with inmate.

DA wants polygraph results to prove he didn't steal.

Budget cuts delay police use of polygraph.

Drug charges against truck driver dropped after he passes polygraph.

Brits beef up sex offender rules, plan mandatory polygraphs

Soldier accused of Iraq murder offers testimony that he passed polygraph

Budapest police refuse polygraphs when accused of rape.

Applicant for police auxiliary admits child molest during polygraph screening.

Father confesses to murdering daughter, pleads guilty after failing polygraph.

Retired Oklahoma cop admits in polygraph that he stole drug evidence for cancer pain.

Kidnap suspect cleared by polygraph; 13-year-old victim says he was mistaken.

Gov't employees who passed security-clearance polygraphs earn more.

Suspect in dismemberment fails polygraph.

Mother cleared, boyfriend still a suspect after she passes polygraph.

Duma considers request from FSB to expand polygraph use into private sector.

Deputy claims unfair treatment after admitting during polygraph that he had sex with a juvenile.

Polygraph of suspect supports Florida girl's claim of molest.

Police say suspect in murder of four transients confesses during polygraph interview.

Polygraphs corrobrate sex complaints against Israeli President.

Polygraph corroborated Florida teen's claim of topless jumping jacks.

Polygraph exams contradict claims of police beating 30 years ago.

Murder suspect talked before starting polygraph.

Laptop can read subtle facial tics to report emotions.

Trial program in England may lead to mandatory polygraphs for sex offenders.

Robbery suspect passes polygraph and is released after 5 months.

Gun collector fails polygraph about killing of assistant U.S. Attorney.

Mother confesses to 1976 murder during polygraph.

Polygraph examiner cooperates with police sting in murder-for-hire.

US District Court rules that FBI and Secret Service can polygraph applicants.

Suspect in robbery / murder released after passing polygraph.

Elders in Indian village resort to a painful test of hot oil as a lie detector.

Murder suspect confesses after polygraph.

Murder charges dropped after suspect passes polygraph.

Robbery suspect released after polygraph and alibis.

Judge tosses out confession of accused child murderer.

Expert cautions against use of voice stress analysis by law enforcement.

Sex offender stabs self when set for polygraph.

Questions about voice stress analysis errors remain unanswered after the notorious Crowe and Sedgewick cases.

Voice stress analysis prime huckster "Dr." Humble admits, "I don't believe there's been an independent scientific study that shows that this works."  He also tells how he got his "doctorate" in psychology by doing 6 hours of Bible studies with a non-accredited school located in a strip mall near his business.

"Old woman's" spy cam and police polygraph send manager of retirement community to jail.

Prosecutor offers to take polygraph exam regarding allegation of withheld evidence in murder case.

Polygraph exam of armored car driver leads to confession that he helped with robbery.

A Wisconsin Sheriff's office can't figure out why their voice stress test got the results wrong.

Police use polygraph in hunt for missing woman.

This is a complete reprint of the Sunday NY Times Magazine 2/5/06 cover story by Robin Marantz Henig about lie detection. While her conclusions about polygraph ignore abundant research and instead rely upon the report of the National Research Council, her overview of non-polygraph lie detection is comprehensive and includes comments from all of the "big names" in the field.

Voice stress says county employee did not beat prostitute, but detectives think voice stress got it wrong again -- the suspect is arrested.

Cop accused of drug use & corruption despite help from anti-polygraph web site.

Iraqi fails polygraph but his story is used for political intrigue anyway.

A man accused of molesting his step-son is freed after passing two polygraph examinations. Step-son recants.

Twenty years after murder, suspect flunks polygraph and commits suicide.

The informer "passed" a voice stress test, and the accused murderer failed his voice stress test and confessed, but the results were both wrong and the suspect, who spent a year in jail, was innocent.

Critics challenge accuracy of voice stress analysis, despite manufacturer's claims of 100% accuracy.

Woman confesses to credit card fraud after polygraph shows deception.

A college football player who is accused in a gang rape passes a polygraph and pleads to a reduced charge in exchange for testimony.

Lodi terrorists admit being trained after son fails polygraph exam.

Voice stress manufacturer, National Institute of Truth Verification, caves and pays in civil suit alleging their gizmo didn't work in murder case.

A federal judge orders the civil suit against the biggest voice stress marketer to proceed to trial. Plaintiffs claim the police were scammed.

An arson suspect confesses after failing his polygraph exam.

Suspect in Florida abduction confesses to murder after polygraph.

A British reporter describes her experience with polygraph in anticipation of its use with convicted sex offenders.

The UK moves toward mandatory polygraph tests for sex offenders.

A man who reported a plot to blow up the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge admits after a polygraph exam that he made up the story to advance his request for asylum.

A man who discovered his teenaged wife murdered 36 years ago was initially cleared of suspicion by polygraph and has now learned that a serial killer did the murder.

A Florida judge declares a mistrial in a murder case because the Sheriff's office gave voice stress tests to three witnesses -- and one of them mentioned it during testimony.

A bishop suspected of homosexual contact passes a polygraph exam.

Before 9/11, FBI didn't believe man who said he'd been recruited as a terrorist, even though he passed a polygraph test.

A man is charged with murdering his wife after failing a polygraph exam and being named as the murderer by his daughter.

In the Crowe murder trial, one of the three boys originally charged, then 15 years old, testifies that he asked for a lie detector test during the lengthy interrogation. He got the same voice stress test that was given to the victim's brother. He too was told he was lying. DNA proved both results wrong.

A man who failed two polygraph examinations admits murder.

The jury in the Crowe murder case views a video tape and hears testimony from the victim's brother, who was wrongly accused of murdering her after being told he failed a voice stress analysis test.

All about voice stress analysis and its failure, with numerous links to further information.