Can you spot the microexpression?

Susan Powell disappeared 20 months ago on a cold night in Utah. Her husband Josh has been the main focus of investigation and this is his first in depth interview. Can you spot the microexpression that occurs in this video? Any hot spots? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIyfp0u2R-Y[/youtube]

Faking It

In an article posted on Global Winnipeg, forensic psychologist, Leanne ten Brinke, analyzes news footage and interviews of individuals, both male and female, who are addressing the “disappearance” of their loved ones. Are they telling the truth or did they have a part to play in the disappearance?  Well, ten Brinke aims to find out.…

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s Accuser Speaks Out

The former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was recently accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in a New York City hotel room. The accused victim Nafissatou Diallo is revealing her true identity in her first television interview, below. Strauss-Kahn denies all allegations and has adamantly maintained his innocence, yet Diallo insists she is…

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Analytical Interviewing

When law enforcement use microexpressions as an interviewing/interrogation technique it is called “Analytical Interviewing”. United States police officers, TSA workers, and the FBI have all been using microexpressions to detect deception for quite some time.  Science has come to distinguish this from merely reading body language and gestures.  Although, those types of techniques are helpful…

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