Cold Case Murder in Alabama Solved by Local Law Enforcement’s Use of the CVSA
If a murder isn’t solved within the first few days, it becomes increasingly more difficult to resolve as time goes on. Potential witnesses or suspects can disappear or even die. If re-interviewed, they may forget important details. Unless DNA is collected at the crime...
Suspect Interview Strategies: What To Do When Your Subject Makes Contradictory Statements
Most murderers aren’t keen to confess their crimes and go to prison, so it wasn’t surprising when Jay Jones Baird provided police with inconsistent statements while being questioned about the death of his roommate. After all, investigators are often faced with...
How CVSA Truth Verification Can Disprove False Accusations of Sexual Assault
When a person calls 911 to report sexual assault, there is no time to debate whether these allegations are true. The alleged victim’s word must be taken at face value until further questioning and investigating can verify the story. But if allegations are proven...
Police Questioning of Minors: The Best Truth Verification for Juvenile Suspects
When a minor is accused of a heinous crime, it’s easy to forget that person is still a child. The police need to obtain information from the suspect, but accusatory interrogations aren’t appropriate when interviewing a minor. Instead, investigators should consider...
Comparing the CVSA and the Polygraph in the Investigation of a West Virginia Murder
There are plenty of challenges working in the mines of West Virginia, where men and women regularly risk their lives for a paycheck. In the past few decades, there have been over a hundred accidents listed on the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and...
Overcoming the Defenses of a Repeat Child Abuse Offender with the DBR Interview Technique
The death of a baby is invariably an investigation fraught with emotion, chaos, and confusion. There are natural conditions that can cause an infant to die, making it difficult to determine on-scene cause of death. For instance, some parents have been considered...
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