Michael Paul Astorga is on trial for the murder of Deputy James McGrane Jr. in New Mexico. For those that may not be familiar with the story, Astorga is accused of shooting Deputy McGrane after being pulled over for a traffic stop on New Mexico Highway 337 4 years ago. Jury deliberations for Astorga’s trial…
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Thanks to Eyes for Lies for giving us the idea for this blog topic! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMsDXwFc_qE[/youtube] ABC’s 20/20 ran a show this past weekend about a woman named Biurny Peguero who falsely accused a man named William McCaffrey of raping her back in December of 2005. Despite the lack of DNA evidence, McCaffrey was sentenced to…
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A recent article found on the Global Times out of China caught our eye since it mentioned microexpressions. While the initial premise of the article doesn’t focus around microexpressions (but rather, gum chewing), a few points made in the article caught our eye, since this is exactly the type of area we specialize in. Right…
Read MoreOnline Dating and Lying: Why People Do It
A recent news article featured on cnn.com outlined the possible reasons why people lie on internet dating sites. In a study conducted by Jeffrey Hall, assistant professor in communication studies at the University of Kansas, examined 5,020 men and women who belonged to an undisclosed dating site. When asked if they would lie, most of the…
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