Faking It Special TV - Faking It: Tears of a Crime TV -
One of the biggest names in Britain showbizness: knighted by the Queen and by the Pope. The marathon man who raised so much for charity that a hospital gave him his own set of keys. But it was all a smokescreen. Behind his playboy image fifty years of child abuse and hundreds of victims. Now for the first time we reveal clues that were there twenty-five years ago but were ignored. And the moment Savile’s mask slipped. Faking It Special s1e1: Jimmy Savile, Discovery 2020
How were we not all terrified as children by this man who is creepy looking quite frankly? ibid. Kerry
‘The word prolific doesn’t do it justice. The earliest allegation: 1955; the most recent one was 2009 … a sexual predator who operated at will over decades.’ ibid. Gabrielle Shaw
‘I’m feared in every girl’s school in this country.’ ibid. Savile, Have I Got News for You
A struggle between Andrew Neil determined to fine out more, and Savile resisting exposure, but sometimes Savile couldn’t help himself. ibid.
His interest was in vulnerable people particularly if they were very young. ibid.
‘Everybody tips me off about everything.’ ibid. Savile, Neil interview
Within a year thirty police officers were on the case. ibid.
Operation Yewtree launched successful prosecutions against TV entertainer Rolf Harris … Max Clifford … and the singer Gary Glitter. ibid.
He was evil, pure and simple. ibid. victim
* Cliff: Object/props as distraction
* C: Telling the truth falsely: ‘I’m feared by every girls’ school in the country’ aka The double bluff
* C: Signals of anxiety when you are scared
* : Rapid blinking rate is thinking hard
* Kerry: The superficial charm of psychopaths
* C: Higher baseline of voice = tension
But are there tell-tale signs? For the first time our team analyses the words and body language of Donald Trump. What he says, how he says it. And what he means. Faking It Special s1e2: Trump
But does he believe everything he says? ibid.
‘An ‘extremely credible source’ has called my office and told me that Barack Obama’s birth certificate is a fraud.’ ibid. Trump tweet
How inadequate do you have to feel? How big does that hole in your soul have to be that becoming the president of the United States is not good enough? ibid. Kerry
No. 1 we get the Trump Squirm because he has no confident in what he is saing … Just watch his first finger grip the lectern tightly when he makes this claim … This stretching of the mouth horizontally. ibid. Cliff
‘It was about being Donald Trump on the biggest stage he could find. I think it shows that deep inside Trump there’s nothing there … I don’t think he can tell the difference between Truth and Falsehood.’ ibid. John Bolton
Accusations of distortions, and now the incredible question, Is this the real Melania Trump? The fake Melania theory started online in 2017, went viral and is now openly discussed on US talk shows. ibid.
* Cliff: Indicator: the hand shrug; legs raise tense; three or four blinks & eye closure; lips drawn back/stretched horizontally
* C: four or five blinks = eye closure
* C: The Trump Squirm upturned hands/squirm in body/holding lectern/movement almost comical
* C: Attacking the question = sign of deception
Together in one photograph, and at the centre of what’s claimed to be a major international sex abuse scandal. Prince Andrew who denies any wrongdoing. Virginia Roberts, then aged 17, who claims she was a victim. Ghislaine Maxwell now facing six criminal charges; and behind the flash, said to be taking the picture, convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Faking It Special s1e3: Epstein, Maxwell & Prince Andrew
There’s a real arrogance, a really unpleasant arrogance, to Jeffrey Epstein. ibid. Kerry
He’s got the money; she’s got the connections. ibid.
What did Prince Andrew believe she was there for the purposes of? ibid.
It was the mention of Ghislaine Maxwell that moved her to tears. ibid.
* Cliff: Head shakes no = further investigation
* C: Three blinks = cognitive load
* C: Foot or finger twirling = cognitive load
* C: Moving corner of mouth = contempt for question
From boy to man he was the king of pop music. But for 30 years a reputation under attack. He said he was misunderstood. His actions harmless. Faking It Special s1e4: Michael Jackson
It’s car crash television, it really is … You’re watching this person holding hands with a twelve-year-old boy, and you just think, what the hell is going through your mind? ibid. Kerry
Santa Barbara 2003: Facing fourteen charges and fighting for his career and reputation, Michael Jackson pleads not guilty. ibid.
Despite Michael Jackson’s bombshell revelation that he did share his bed with young boys, he was fiercely defended by his fans. ibid.
On balance, taking behaviour alone … The scales are tipping well in favour of Michael Jackson telling the truth about not abusing children. ibid. Cliff
Latoya goes on television and throws Michael under the bus. ibid. Kerry
Once he started on that road to altering himself, I think he became addicted. ibid.
When I watched the Leaving Neverland documentary, I think that the overall story that these men give is actually very very compelling. ibid.
Grace Millane, a much loved daughter who vanished on the other side of the world. Faking It Special s1e5: Grace Millane
Caught on CCTV the last hours of a Tinder date; the innocent young woman who knew nothing about his [Kempson] violent past. ibid.
Jesse Shane Kempson: From the start there were signs of deception … The officer was on to him. ibid.
His was the last comment on her Facebook page, and he looked like the man seen with Grace on CCTV that night. ibid.
This is someone who wants to appear cooperative but we’re seeing indications that he’s struggling. ibid.
The photos revealed a very different picture of Kempson’s apartment – multiple blood splatters on the carpet. ibid.
* Cliff: Blushing & Redness under the skin
* C: Tension = twiddling under table & legs coming together
* C: Dry Mouth = anxiety and fear
* C: Thinking hard about a simple question/long pause
* Dawn: Repeated shaking of head = anxiety
* D: Language distancing self from events
* C: Redness & twiddling under table & Moving away in chair = deception
* D: Blame-shifting strategy: multiple examples
* C: If gesture [head shakes no] continues after words = lie
The face of a serial killer. The words of a psychopath. With at least 30 known victims, his crimes and character continue to fascinate. Faking It Special s1e6: Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy was driven by a need to kill. It was the most rewarding enjoyable part of his life. ibid. Kerry
He seems to be enjoying this cat and mice game with the police officers. ibid. Dawn
The epitome of the Hollywood psychopath. ibid. Kerry
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.