Jul 25, 2021
Case # 158a: Lie Detection
Classification: [Pseudoscience]
Can you tell when someone is lying? Can the police? Can government agencies? Can scientists and researchers? Is there any reliable way to detect if someone is telling the truth or telling a lie?
Guest (s): Scott Pinkerton
Lead Researcher(s): Richard...
Jul 18, 2021
Case # 157B: False Confessions
Classification: [Societal Issues]
Part 2. What would drive an innocent person to confess to a crime that could imprison them for years? Many assume it would take an impossible amount of pressure to “break” and confess. So why does it happen so frequently? Here us as we continue to...
Jul 11, 2021
Case # 157A: False Confessions
Classification: [Societal Issues]
Would you confess to a crime you did not commit? It seems like an obvious answer to most, but yet, many people choose to falsely confess. Join the OVPOD crew as they look at the factors and consequences of having a legal system that regularity...
Jul 5, 2021
Case # 156: The Bayou of Pigs AKA Operation Red Dog
Classification: [Historical Event]
Join the ovpod hosts and guest presenter Scott Pinkerton, @YOUCAUGHTSCOTT , as we dive into a failed 1980s white supremacist plot to invade Dominica, coined “The Bayou of Pigs” after another failed invasion from...