The Apple and The Tree
Posted on 06/24/11
The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree
If anyone is wondering how the Casey Anthony trial is faring this week – let me tell you – it is not good.
Apparently, dishonesty is a family trait. As Casey’s mother Cindy takes the stand, she is exhibiting several markers of an individual engaged in Mendacity – the scientific term for lying.
Not with herself; and certainly not with the multitude of lawyers questioning her every thought, move and Google search.
Of course, we can all empathize with her situation. Her grandchild is gone. Her daughter is up against the death penalty. Her husband and son stand accused of child abuse and incest.
It’s enough to make anyone crack. Or, in Cindy’s case – possibly spin a yarn to (theoretically) save her daughter’s life. Though can we blame her? I’m not certain how I would handle this situation (though I am pretty sure it wouldn’t involve perjury) it’s not terribly hard to imagine how someone so traumatized could view deception as their only way out.
In Cindy’s case, the WHY of her deception will likely never be known.
Perhaps she is trying to save her daughter, who is innocent.
Maybe she is covering for someone else.
Could be she believes her daughter is guilty, and feels incredible shame and guilt across many levels.
Answering the question of Cindy’s actions, and those of Casey, George and Lee – is ultimately up to the jury. However, years in law enforcement provided me with the skills necessary to detect deception – a set of skills that I am intent on transferring to YOU.
I have been asked to weigh in on the events of the Anthony trial for several news programs over the last week. After viewing hours of Cindy’s testimony – it became clear to me that her time on the stand was spent telling numerous untruths. Here, I have highlighted several key “hotspots” in the testimony timeline – big clues that you may have picked up on.
Despite the fact that work records prove that Cindy was at work during the time of many of the Google searches in question - but both her verbal and non-verbal deceptive hot spots are off the charts!
Problem #1:
Cindy never told the prosecutor at the time of the crime that she searched chloroform 84 times!!! Eighty-four times! She tells the jury that she's on medication now and her memory is better – strange, my memory stinks no matter how much Ginko Biloba I take.
Other words murder-related searches Googled on the computer:
- how to make chloroform
- chloroform habit
- self defense
- Neck breaking
- household weapons
- shovel
- making weapons out of household products
-shovel
DURING HER TESTIMONY:
HOT SPOT #1: Cindy was asked, "Is this something that you recall now that you've changed your medication?" Cindy responds with a stuttering, "I get bits and pieces of stuff that con, con, t, continues to come back to me in my memory."
Stuttering is often the brain’s way of attempting to block a lie. As your mind tries to prevent you from uttering a dishonest statement, the mouth keeps going – resulting in a stutter. Researchers presenting to the American Psychological Association in 2009 demonstrated this in their results: that stuttering in liars occurred 1444% MORE often than in truthful statements.
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