Fraud Examination 5th Edition by Steve Albrecht,Chad Albrecht,Conan Albrecht, Mark Zimbelman

Exercise 51

Go to the site www2.fbi.gov/publications/leb/1996/ oct964.txt and read the article about statement analysis, which discusses interviewing and how to know whether a person is lying or not. This article examines the case of Susan Smith, who killed her two sons by strapping them into a car and pushing the car into the river. The article uses Susan's statements to discuss four components of statement analysis that can help investigators known when a person is lying. Outline the four components of statement analysis and give a short definition of each.