Seattle, Washington State, 1974 and a killer is on the loose: young female students are disappearing at the rate of one per month. All have been abducted often in broad daylight after being approached by a man calling himself Ted. ibid.
Ted Bundy is in custody: he’s been linked to killings in five states, and is enjoying his notoriety so much he even invites TV crews into his prison cell [March 1977]. ibid.
He goes on to develop very dysfunctional relationships with women, but it’s not the full story. His grandfather was somebody that he said he identified with and he respected. Now, if this is true it’s telling became his grandfather was a bully: he dominated his family and he dominated them with violence. ibid. Kerry
When we see [five] rapid blinks together, it gives us an indication that someone is thinking hard … he’s experiencing emotional load. ibid. Cliff
After raping and murdering his victims, Bundy would often dismember them. ibid.
He’s developed into a sexual sadist and a necrophile. ibid. Kerry
* Cliff: Five rapid blinks = thinking hard, cognitive load
* C: Contradicts affirmative statement: Eye closure, shoulder shrug, little head shake no, checking audience reaction
* C: Inappropriate laughter = breathing space, helps charm
* C: Repeating question back is to give thinking time
* C: Manipulation is when one body part touches another = to comfort, calm
* C: Brows down, lips rolled in = anger
On social media he came across as a doting father and a devoted husband. But behind the perfect family image, a secret rage was building, one that would lead to the most horrific crimes imaginable … The all-American dad who killed his pregnant wife [Shanann] and two young daughters [Bella & Celeste]. Faking It Special s1e7: Chris Watts
She also had missed a medical checkup despite being fifteen weeks pregnant. ibid.
We don’t see that despair in the voice. More red flags. ibid. Dawn
As Watts made his appeals, police delved further into the state of his marriage. ibid.
At their request he agreed to a polygraph test. ibid.
Watts later told police he’d put all three bodies in his truck then driven them to the oil plant where he worked. ibid.
* Cliff: Swaying shows anxiety, affirmative statement with slight rotation of hands (shrug) & drop in volume of voice, distances himself = lie
* Dawn: Croaking voice = tension and stress
* C: Covering head with hands = anguish and despair
* D: Beware when answers are all about self
* C: Inappropriate smile, eyes closed full second, slight shake head no, hands rotate partial shrug = nothing in this statement you have confidence in, not true
* C: Clamping mouth to stop yourself saying too much
* D: Expressing emotion but not signalling that emotion
* D: Lack of “I” in conversation = distances the self
* C: Hand clamping = tension and anxiety
* D: Trying too hard is going into Convince Mode
Once upon a time he was the king of glam rock. Known throughout the land, his quirky rebellious image was used to market everything from tinned soup to breakfast cereals. 26 hit singles, 20 million record sales, a pop icon. Faking It Special s1e8: Gary Glitter
The truth that was hidden for 40 years. His embarrassing deceptions exposed. And outright lies examined. ibid.
He is a career paedophile and he is absolutely where he belongs – behind bars. ibid. Kerry
‘I look at the clip [Clunk Click, 1974] of Gary Glitter and his close friend Jimmy Savile and it makes my flesh crawl … This is a prime-time children’s programme.’ ibid. Kerry
Behind the scenes Glitter preyed on young fans who bought tickets to see him. ibid.
Back in the 1960s none of these cases went to court. ibid.
‘It was at this store in Bristol where Gary Glitter was arrested after images of child pornography were discovered on a computer he had taken in for repair.’ ibid. BBC news
Glitter flew ten thousand miles away to the far east, to Cambodia and then Vietnam, immediately prompting suspicions. ibid.
Gary Glitter was found guilty of six charges: attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and having sex with a girl under thirteen, and jailed for sixteen years. ibid.
* Cliff: Five second pause - how do I get out of this one?
* C: Lips pursed: Contempt
* C: Bulging Adam’s Apple & Hot under the collar & Fake smile = uncomfortable; muscle pulls lips sideways = fear
* C: Clamped hands, slight raise of shoulder, rising pitch, qualifying statement all signifiers
* C: Head moving backward = distancing
Jussie Smollett, star of one of America’s biggest TV dramas. Singer, activist, and apparent victim of a violent and horrific hate crime. But, amid the outrage and support of fellow celebrities, was the truth even more disturbing? Faking It Special s1e9: Jussie Smollett
The story that divided America. The plot that nearly fooled the world. The Hollywood star exposed as a hoaxer. ibid.
Smollett was still wearing the noose when officers arrived nearly an hour after the alleged attack. ibid.
Some [rozzers] had their doubts about it from the beginning. ibid.
How did they know that he was going to take a walk at a quarter to two that particular morning? ibid. Kerry
He doth protest too much. He’s trying too hard. ibid. Chris
* Dawn: Psychologically distancing from being the victim = because he is not the victim
* D: ‘Put bleach on me’ … You would have said, ‘… threw bleach on me.’
* Chris: Single-handed-shrug = I have no confidence …
* C: Closed Eyes = trying to distance self & shrug = porkie-pie
* C: Deceptive accounts tend to be more chronological e.g. ‘and so …’
* C: Big head shakes = trying to convince us
* C: Lip pressing = you’re trying not to say too much
* C: He doth protest too much. He’s trying too hard
* C: One indicator only = N.B. You don’t judge!
* C: Head shake no, shoulder shrugs, and trying to use strong words to convince us = 3 indicators = highly suspect
From teenage student to Jihadi bride. The world’s most barbaric terror group and a schoolgirl recruit now desperate to come home. As Shamima Begum fights to return to the UK, debate continues to rage. Should we forgive? And can we afford to forget? Faking It Special s1e10: Shamima Begum
We have three indicators that contradict that affirmative statement. And she’s probably lying. ibid. Cliff
I don’t think that she is sorry. But she has been through a process of brainwashing. This is what the end result of brainwashing is. ibid. Kerry
Begum was found by a newspaper journalist covering the aftermath of Isis’s defeat. ibid.
‘Every now of then there were bombs and stuff.’ ibid. Begum
She seems very emotionally flat. She seems quite dead on the inside … a trauma response. ibid. Kerry
As near to a sad face as I could find … A very poor attempt from Begum to try and display sadness, to attract sympathy. ibid. Cliff
* Cliff: Impression management: she’s building an image that she’s harmless
* C: Contradictories: mouth shrug (chin up to create arched mouth) = no confidence; shoulder shrug, brow arching, hand rolls & eyes closed for half second = combination of no confidence indicators = she’s probably lying
* Dawn: Convince mode = repeated use of yes in different ways
* C: Eye blocking (distancing) & shoulder lift = no confidence in the words I’m using
* C: Twitch of nose = reliable indicator of disgust at the statement she is making
‘R Kelly is a predatory rapist with dozens of victims over thirty years.’ Faking It Special s1e11: R Kelly, Jim DeRogatis, author ‘Soulless: The Case Against R Kelly’
His abuse of underage girls stretching back to the ’90s was finally exposed. ibid.
A string of shattered lives in his wake. R Kelly’s secrets and lives revealed. ibid.
He felt entitled to do whatever he wanted. ibid. Kerry
Kelly is 27 and Aaliyah was 15. ibid.
‘There was a posse of young teenage girls, backing singers and dancers, that were sexually abused by Kelly.’ ibid. DeRogatis
‘His predilections and his predation were never a secret.’ ibid. DeRogatis
Public unease about Kelly turns into a backlash. ibid.