Case Study 30: Friendship Put to the Test in Leeds
Background We recently received a call from a man who wanted a Lie Detector Test near Leeds to confront his friend about a serious issue. He believed that putting him forward for a polygraph examination was the only way his concerns would be answered honestly. There is a saying – “you can’t choose your relatives,…
Mike Rumble
Oct 8, 2025
Case Study 29: Sexual Abuse Validation After Childhood Trauma
Background It is very unusual for a client to be late for a polygraph appointment, but last week I sat watching the clock roll past the appointment time. I rang the client, but no one picked up, so I assumed she had changed her mind. Later that evening, the client, Amanda (not her real name),…
Mike Rumble
Oct 7, 2025
Case Study 28: Relationship Test for Margaret
Background Margaret, our client, had recently retired from teaching. She had lived alone for several years following the death of her husband, but had now met a new partner. She owned her own home, and her workplace pension meant she was comfortable financially. The couple had started to plan a life together, but most of…
Mike Rumble
Oct 7, 2025
Case Study 27: Employee Theft in Convenience Store Chain
Background A private chain of convenience stores in the region had experienced significant losses over a six-month period, totaling more than £10,000. Concerned about potential internal theft, the regional manager commissioned a thorough investigation. Professional polygraph testing was engaged to ensure the process was fair, accurate, and confidential. The goal was to uncover the truth,…
Mike Rumble
Oct 6, 2025
Case Study 26: Family Theft Case Resolved with Truth
Background A middle-aged couple was asked by the parents of the female to “store” some money at their home address with a view to using the money to pay for the funerals of the parents when that time came. The money was contained within a small safe, which itself was placed in a cardboard box,…
Mike Rumble
Oct 6, 2025
Case Study 25: Relationship Case Resolved in Portsmouth
Background Portsmouth has always been a busy area for our examiners, and last week we were contacted by a client who had served in the Services in Portsmouth for almost 30 years and needed to move forward to the next phase of his life after recently retiring. The client and his wife had lived in…
Mike Rumble
Oct 5, 2025
Case Study 24: Proving Your Innocence Against False Accusations
Background Being questioned by loved ones or work peers when suspicion is raised and placed on you in any circumstance can be difficult to handle. When our clients contact us to discuss such matters, in most cases, they arrive at us as a last resort. What we find in these cases is a simple correlation…
Mike Rumble
Oct 5, 2025
Case Study 23: Sexual Harassment at Work Exposed
Background Our client was in her first year of employment and had been looking forward to her new career as an architect. She had been made very welcome in the company, and everything was going smoothly until the firm’s Christmas Party. During the party, as normal, large quantities of alcohol and high spirits were the…
Mike Rumble
Oct 4, 2025
Case Study 22: Identification of a Thief on Christmas Eve
Background Whilst 2018 ended with the successful identification of a thief in a test conducted in our Birmingham office, 2019 started on a sadder note. Birmingham people are known for their big hearts, and the tests we conducted in the first week of January were paid for by friends and neighbours of our client. Our…
Mike Rumble
Oct 4, 2025
Case Study 21: Theft Case in Local Parcel Delivery Firm
Background Our client was the owner of a local parcel delivery firm which he had started some 15 years earlier, building the business from one man with a van to now employing 12 delivery drivers and 3 administration staff. The company had long-term contracts with High Street names, and until six months ago, everything was…
Mike Rumble
Oct 3, 2025
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