As many of you have suggested to me that Diena is different in this interview. She is dramatically subdued compared to her other interviews, yet I see still Diena making numerous subtle smiles (or hints of positive emotion), and I even see an expression of disgust when she talks to the reporter.
Read moreDiena shows disgust when mentioning Somer's name, sadly. She says, "It's been difficult, but I owe it to the other children, and Somer (expression of disgust, sigh) to get up every day and continue to just...go on."
Why does saying Somer's name make her feel disgust? This is painful to look at.
I can't help but feel that someone has asked or suggested to Diena to "tone down" her responses, because her emotions we've seen from day one are still present. At one point, Diena even gives a sideways glance to her attorney, as if seeking his approval, though she never looks at him directly. We've seen this behavior with Ronald Cummings in some of his interviews.
I also find it interesting that the reporter says that Diena attorney is her "liaison" with police investigators. Did you catch that? If my child was missing, I wouldn't want facts lost between a liaison. I would want direct contact. I would demand it. It makes you wonder if the police have questioned Diena, doesn't it?
Diena seems to be breathing heavy in this interview, which I haven't noted before. It caught my attention. Do you see it? It's contradictory to her calm facade. It's most notable after her attorney talks about how the police are likely honing in on a suspect.
Diena looks the most sad I have seen her when she says, "I can't believe a parent could be involved in hurting their own child." I can't help but wonder if this rings a bell with her in some way. While Diena shrugs her shoulder here, this does not signal doubt to me. Many times when people say "I don't know" or "I can't believe" they often shrug their shoulders. This behavior is actually supportive that can't believe it or don't know.
Dalia Dippolito hired a hit man to kill her husband. What she didn't know was this hit man was an undercover cop. The story is fascinating because we get to see a suspected psychopath do her dirty work. The police have recently released a video of Dalia talking to the uncover cop, asking him to kill her husband. It's bone chilling. You can read more here and see another video as well.
Read moreMike, her to-be-killed husband says when he watches her on tape, "It's like she is ordering a cheese sandwich asking someone to kill me. It's unbelievable."
I've pointed out countless times that killers often are lacking the appropriate emotions and when they discuss topics that should elicit a notable emotional response, they often come across as if it is just another typical day, in essence, totally flat. A lack of emotions is equally as important as inappropriate emotions, it is just so many people discount it.
Oprah once said, "When people tell you who they are, believe them." Dalia doesn't hesitate to tell this undercover cop who she is. She says, "I'm a lot tougher than what I look. I know you are thinking, 'What a cute little girl, or whatever. You know, but I'm not.'"
How many times has someone said to you, "I'm not half as nice as you think I am" and you just discount it? Many people often think people are hard on themselves, so when they say something negative like this, they immediately respond back, "Oh no, you aren't like that at all." More often than not, when someone puts themselves down in a negative light like this, we actually sympathize and empathize with them. We feel sorry for them, which is counterintuitive.
Denial is a very dangerous thing. When someone says something negative about themselves, I take it as gospel. I believe them. This is very important advice. It can save you from heartache, or much worse. Let's put it this way, I would never call myself something I don't think I am. Would you?
One last thing, Michael Dippolito met Dalia when she was working as an escort. He should have always calculated in that Dalia would do anything for money, or she likely wouldn't have worked in the shadowy business of escorts. Had he done that from day one, he would have likely been suspicious of her and acted a lot sooner, which could have saved him from a lot of heartache.
I was wondering if you go to the movies? If so, do you spot the 'lies' as actors are being someone they are not? I ask because I read that truth wizards and people like Dr Elkman turn the sound off of their TV and try to construct the story just by watching people's expressions - does this relate only to 'real' TV like news stories/interviews or do they do this for entertainment shows like Friends as well? If actors have different skill levels as I suspect, who do you find most convincing in their roles?
I actually do not go to the movies nor do I rent them. Fictional TV shows don't interest me much. It isn't because I feel the actors are lying. It's simply that they miss the mark and can't keep me in the moment, so I end up getting bored. Other times, the acting is so bad that it feels so phony, I can't even concentrate on the storyline.
Read moreIt's rare when an actor can pull off an emotional scene and make it believable. Or if one actor manages, often times another will blow it for me. I think back to one of the last movies I saw, the Pursuit of Happiness, with Will Smith in the bathroom on the floor with his son when he tries to get all emotional, and he missed the mark before he pulled of the scene. It throws me out of the moment and I lose my emotional investment in the film. I must say overall, though, Will Smith did good in that movie for the most part.
I am not one who enjoys turning off the sound. I don't relate to that so I can't answer those questions.
Since I watch very little fictional TV, I don't know a whole lot about actors, but ones that come to mind that I have enjoyed in the past are Helen Hunt, Dustin Hoffman, Tim Allen, Ray Romano, and Meryl Streep. A strange mix, I know!
Several years ago, my husband was watching Everybody Loves Raymond and I sat down, waiting to turn the channel, when I actually started laughing at the current episode. My husband was shocked because he knows sitcoms and me don't get along. I don't know if it was Ray's acting, or the character plot that I enjoyed, but I got swept in and enjoyed that show. I liked the interaction between Ray and his wife a lot. It was plausible and realistic.
I am sure you guessed it, I can't stand slap stick comedy or science fiction. I go absolutely nuts! I did strangely enjoy Scrat in Ice Age. His emotional responses were so on par, it was fabulous. I loved that movie!!! I didn't go see it, my husband was watching it when I walked in the room and he refused to change the channel. I could watch Scrat and his friends for hours and hours and hours and hours. Those animators deserve the biggest award for their work. It was phenomenal!!
Nelson said that his research has revealed that by adulthood, people’s abilities to read faces are fairly established and they can only learn more through deliberate learning, much like being taught a foreign language.
“By adulthood, the window is not permanently closed, but with age, it’s increasingly difficult to learn new abilities,’’ said Nelson, 56, a high-energy researcher who travels frequently to talk about his work.
I was wondering if you can help me. The blogger search box above doesn't seem to be searching through my blog anymore. It comes up blank most of the time and I don't know why. With over 1,000 posts now, I need a good search option. Without it, people can find my posts on topics and I get many emails a day asking me if I have reviewed this or that case.
Does anyone know of a good widget we can use? While blogger has one, it is for their new template and I am currently using their old, so it won't work for me.
Just thought I would ask for help. Thanks in advance!
Well, I finally went and got a second dental opinion. I thought you would find this interesting. The dentist was a woman about my age. She had a fresh and honest face. Her opinion? I had all the cavities the other dentist said in my wisdom and molars, however, she only saw calcification on my front tooth. She said that is the earliest hint that decay could form, but she didn't see any decay, and she wouldn't fill that tooth at this time. She saw no point, but would keep an eye on it.
Then she told me, she thought I needed to have 5 other molars filled that the other dentist didn't!! I think she truly believed it, too.
She told me she was conservative and thought her instrument stuck in each of these molars and hence they needed to be filled. She then told me, I could wait on them if I wanted, and she would prioritize them.
Curtis Vance was found guilty today in the capital murder of Anne Pressly. ABC news 24 is reporting that Vance faces the death penalty. It took the jury just over two hours to make the decision.
Notice she laughs at one point, and it is totally natural and normal. I wish I knew how to define it when it is not. That's something I need to work at understanding. Maybe I can verbalize how I know the difference one day.
While Sarah isn't stressed out or showing deep concern for her friend, she may believe that Morgan simply ran off by her own choice. When you are young, you feel invincible, and Sarah could feel (it is not implausible) that foul play is unlikely. She may be more inclined to believe that Morgan ran off intentionally, but may not be willing to say that publicly. Hence, I can't put much weigh on her lack of emotions here as this could be a logical explanation for her response.
Read moreWhen I was 16, a friend in my circle of friends disappeared. Everyone was concerned and panicked for the girl after she was missing for several days. I was like, "Oh she always talked about running away. She wasn't happy. She probably just did it. She'll be back." I didn't even blink an eye. How wrong I was. She was murdered and they finally found her body in a cornfield. Had I been interviewed at that point, and been the last person with her, I would have likely been much like Sarah, or worse.
Furthermore, while Sarah laughs in this video and smiles while talking another time, that in and of itself is not a red flag for me either. Sad people and worried people laugh, even in difficult times, especially when they are distracted in a group setting. The timing and content of laughter makes all the difference. More importantly, I do not see her laughter or smiles as "inconsistent" or contradicting.
When I listen to the facts, I do, however, find it odd that her friends would leave Morgan there, outside alone and not worry about her. To think that she would simply find another ride home 150 miles away (if my calculations are correct) is highly unlikely -- especially if her car was in the parking lot (even if she didn't drive it).
I would think Morgan would have (a) asked her friends for the car keys and waited for them in her car, or (b) told them she'd meet them back there later, but her friends don't say that. I mean Morgan had a car there, her car, if I understand it right and all she had to do was get the keys and she could have gone to a coffee shop. Why would she set out on foot, in the dark? That makes no sense--especially in an unfamiliar place.
I'd be curious to know if there are cell phone records of Morgan's friends trying to find her after the concert to make sure she is okay. Did they ever call her cell phone? Did they ever get worried? That is odd and unusual. That fact piques my interest more than anything else.
From what I have read in the news, the first time anyone knew Morgan was gone was when she didn't show up at home the next day.
Could Morgan have planned to run away? It's possible. Could her friends know? Of course, but I can't discern that from this video. I'd need to see more.
Do you remember Christine Francisco in February of 2008 pleading for help to find her missing husband? Well apparently, Nick is alive and well living under another name in another state.
Read moreWhen I watched Christine speak back then, she raised several red flags for me that are now eerily reminiscent to Diena Thompson's behavior. She wiped away non-existent tears (I forgot that!), she grinned at odd times, it appeared that she had to stop herself from laughing several times, too, when she was supposedly distraught! You can read my assessment of Christine Francisco here.
Christine Francisco originally thought her husband met with foul play and was "murdered". Then she turned around and divorced him four months later citing "willful abandonment" and a "'history of acts of domestic violence or an assault or sexual assault, which causes grievous bodily harm or the fear of such harm' under a section requesting restrictions on Nicholas Francisco's access to their children (source)."
What do you think of the latest development? I can't help but wonder what, if anything, Christine might have known.
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