misterallgood said:
I've been trying to think of a case similar to this where the police were so close-mouthed, and there aren't many.
And... in every one where they gave lie detector tests to the husband or boyfriend and he passed, or in every case where the guy had an airtight alibi, they would proactively state the man was not a POI or suspect.
I was back re-reading old posts, and this one from Mr. A jumped out at me.
I have some observations/questions about a lie detector test:
As well all know, polygraph results are not 100% accurate, but even with that in mind -
1. In a case such is this, is there any standard protocol for when or if a polygraph would be given?
2. My assumption is that the person in question has to actually
agree to the polygraph?
3. IF Raven indeed had a confirmable alibi for the time of the murder, as established in fact, but the TOD, would a polygraph still possibly be administered?
4. If a POI "passes" a polygraph, does that
typically (if there is such a thing as typical) "clear" a person as a POI?
5. Generally speaking, in a case such as this, with the facts as we know them, at what point might a polygraph be administered?
6. And, I suppose this is the big question really - does anyone out there know if in FACT, Raven was asked to take a polygraph, and if so, did he indeed take the test?
I realize that many of these questions are general...and that procedural things can vary based on specific LE, locales, specific cases, etc... But I guess I would just like a sense of ANY of these things, for a GENERAL PERSPECTIVE.