Live, On Line Training Announcement

There is no greater proof of success in Statement Analysis then to put the principles and the Instructor to a live test.  It should be that the Trainer will guide the class, cold, through a statement and reveal truth, deception and content.

For those who have completed Statement Analysis training, we are offering for 2015 live, online training, monthly, in which participants will be able to not only be instructed in Statement Analysis, but contribute to solving open live cases.

Here is how it works:

1.  A statement is submitted for analysis to the Instructor.

2.  The case file is not shared with Instructor nor participants.  This is to keep the file from influencing the analysis.  The information that is shared is the allegation, so that it is known why the subject has written (or spoken, in the case of transcripts) the statement.  (Critical extraneous information is shared, such as  English is his second language, this must be known before hand).

When the analysis is complete, the participant with the case file is then invited to share the evidence with the group to highlight the results of the analysis to see the accuracy.

3.  Confidentiality is insured by agreement.  No statement can be published, in any form.

4.  The statement is with the Instructor, in "Go To Meeting" website where the analysis on his lap top is viewed by all.

5.  Comments (analysis) is contributed by all participants, as well as question and answer.

6.  The training is 6 hours in length, with two 15 minute breaks.

7.  Continuing Education Units (CEUS) through the University of Maine can be awarded for professionals who need hours for their licenses, or for law enforcement hours who require ongoing training as part of quality assurance.  5.5 hours complete

8.  Cost Savings.  The cost of joining is less than piano or guitar lessons, with discounts given to those who sign up for multiple trainings, including 12 months of training.

The training is restricted in number and to those who have successfully completed Statement Analysis training either through an known and respected entity.  This assures progress is not impeded.

This training is dynamic and exciting, and it matters not what aspect of a statement is used, as we are not only solving crimes, but are studying language analysis.  An arson statement, for example, is of value to those who investigate financial crimes, or child abuse, as deceptive individuals follow certain linguistic patterns which we follow and uncover.

For more information, please see Hyatt Analysis and "Proof of Success"

Missing: Shane Montgomery

Family members of Shane Montgomery announced the reward for information about the whereabouts of the missing West Chester University senior, who disappeared early Thanksgiving morning after a night out with friends, has increased to $50,000.

Karen Montgomery, Shane's mother, announced the increase at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Manayunk on Rector Street Saturday afternoon.

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"If money is the incentive to find Shane, then I would go to the ends of the Earth," Karen said 

Saturday. "I just need one courageous person to come forward."

"There's no confirmation of a picture, video," she continued. "The video that has been collected has 

been very grainy."

Day 10: Search for Shane Montgomery

NBC10's Monique Braxton explains the new focus in the search for missing West Chester University senior, Shane Montgomery. (Published Saturday, Dec 6, 2014)

The lack of visual evidence prompted Shane's relatives to announce a new strategy as part of their search efforts earlier this week -- asking others who were barhopping in Manayunk the night before Thanksgiving to check their phones for photos of the missing student.

"We are still looking for selfies, videos on Main Street with something in the background that might resemble Shane," said Karen, who was wearing a green ribbon Saturday to honor her son.

Shane, a West Chester University senior and Roman Catholic High School alumnus, was last seen around 1:45 a.m. on Thanksgiving when he was asked to leave Kildare's Irish Pub on Main Street in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia.

Canada Goose CEO Statement

On November 1, 2014, we had a foot of snow.
A few weeks later, we had another foot of snow.

This past week, we were in Georgia, conducting a training, and it was 72 degrees, while the kids were home, with school canceled due to yet another Fall snow storm.  The morning after getting home, it was a balmy 7 degrees F for us.

Ugh!

Canada Goose makes high quality warm jackets.  They are made in Canada, since the 1950's, with the exception of their gloves, which are made in China.  The parkas are expensive, but customers claim that they are not only warm, without the constant losing of down feathers after a few seasons.  Even used, they are costly.

A few years ago, the price increased dramatically after a movie showed a star wearing one, and they became a status symbol in Canada.

Like many status symbols, a "anti-establishment" backlash developed where it was no longer vogue to have a Canada Goose.

Like many swings of a pendulum, equilibrium prevailed and people went back to not hating Canada Goose because the jackets, albeit expensive, were still warm and long-lasting due to the high quality of the product.

Canada Goose has fought a fierce battle against "knock offs", particularly, in China, where instead of down feathers, knock offs were found to have newspaper clippings, and worse, chicken feathers, which could cause disease.  Lawsuit after lawsuit, Canada Goose has spent a fortune in legal battles. If you search "Canada Goose" on Ebay, note how many are advertised as "100% authentic", "genuine" and even at times, "110% authentic"!

Canada Goose had to make a specific design label to help customers discern between the fakes and the real thing.  A short search on "cheap Canada Goose" will reveal a host of knock off websites.  It is an expensive battle for them.  As Martin Guitar learned, painfully, the government and courts of China will not afford them any protection from intellectual theft.

Last year, Canada Goose sold a majority of its business to Bain Capital.  Since CG employs approximately 1000 employees in Canada, and since labor costs are extremely lower in China, and since Bain Capital has a reputation for outsourcing, Canadians wanted to know if the iconic Canada Goose parka would be produced in...

some place other than Canada.

The CEO made a statement.

“Made in Canada is extremely important, and extremely important to Canada Goose, and we’ve chosen partners to whom it is also extremely important to,” Mr. Reiss said in an interview. “And I have no expectation that that’s going to change. If I thought that it was going to change, I would not have done this deal.”

If you believe that public backlash will keep Canada Goose productions in Canada permanently, please remember that once-upon-a-time, Canada sold its most prized asset, Wayne Gretzky, to La La Land, US of A. 

What do you make of this statement?  Thus far, the parka continues to be made in Canada, but now the hats are manufactured in China.  

Principle:  anything that is repeated is important.  

Principle:  the need to persuade weakens an assertion

Principle:  that which is in the negative is always important 

Principle:  the word "this" indicates closeness, while the word "that" indicates distance

Principle:  allowing for the possibility, within speech, contrary to the assertion, is also weak

Here is the statement again:

“Made in Canada is extremely important, and extremely important to Canada Goose, and we’ve chosen partners to whom it is also extremely important to,” Mr. Reiss said in an interview. “And I have no expectation that that’s going to change. If I thought that it was going to change, I would not have done this deal.”

This statement came in December of 2013 and the parkas are still made in Canada.  Will it remain this way?  

Here are statements by accused and accuser in one post in a sexual assault case.   

I am often asked about analysis, "Yeah, it sounds good, but what do you do with a statement written by a lawyer?"

Remember:  We analyze the statement, not the person.

This question was raised this week at a training and Heather addressed it.  She said that she has found that even when an attorney writes the statement, the attorney himself, often 'leaks' out that he does not believe his own client, therefore, uses words such as "would" instead of "did not", as in:

"I would never rape her" avoiding writing "I did not rape her."

That's not the case here.  

Here, we have his statement (no matter who wrote it) and we have her statement in her own handwriting. 


It is rare that we find a case where an attorney, (assuming the attorney wrote the statement) believes his client "didn't do it."

Here is the statement of Jameis Winston denying rape.  It is a very strong denial. I do not believe that he wrote this statement without assistance, based upon the language (it covers a broad array of possible attendant crimes that a lawyer would know to address) employed.

If the lawyer wrote it, the lawyer believes Winston did not do it.  In many cases where readers have strongly thought that a lawyer wrote the statement, the statement itself avoided a direct denial.  This one does not.  I have added some underlining for emphasis.

There may be an element of dictation; that is, the lawyer took notes and wrote out, or "fleshed out" the statement to cover all potential allegations in a suit.

Note the reliable denial that exists within the statement.

So...

if a lawyer wrote it, we should find consistency IF the lawyer believes his client, right?

Yes.

Such consistency is in things like:

Note the pronoun "we" after the denial of "rape" in which the subject (statement) indicates 'unity' or 'cooperation', that is, consensual.  This is the perspective of the statement and we analyze it to see if it is consistent in language to the denial issued.

IF you believe an attorney wrote this statement, it is clear from the language that the lawyer believes his client did not rape.

Note the change in communicative language:  "said" versus "told" in asking and informing each other's names.  When they were talking, it was 'softer' language, which was appropriate for the setting.

He "asked" her name, she "said" her name was ______, but when it comes to him, he "told" her his name.  "Told" is stronger, more authoritative.

This is consistent with the context.  He is a "star" and more important (in his language).

There is some sensitivity in which I would like to ask questions, but the author of this statement is stating that "he didn't do it" in no uncertain sound, even while addressing other allegations that may arise, including drugs, alcohol, and even possible kidnapping charges.

Next up, we will look at her statement...there are some quotes from her below Winston's statement.

A copy of her statement follows with analysis.

Here, we have statements from both parties.  We should be able to discern the truth.

Jameis Winston's statement to Florida State hearing

The following is the statement Jameis Winston provided former Florida Supreme Court justice Major Harding as part of a Florida State State code of conduct hearing that concluded Tuesday. The statement was obtained by USA TODAY Sports, and the name of the woman who has accused Winston of sexually assaulting her has been redacted. It includes graphic sexual descriptions.

This statement contains my best recollection of my involvement with (NAME REDACTED). I apologize for the graphic nature of the matters I describe, but given the false accusations against me it is important to describe fully and accurately my interaction with (NAME REDACTED) to demonstrate that she willingly engaged in multiple consensual sexual acts with me with her full knowledge and consent. (NAME REDACTED) is lying about me. I have no choice but to tell the truth about her.

I did not rape or sexually assault (NAME REDACTED). 

This is a strong denial. 

I.  The pronoun "I"

II.  The past tense verb "did not"

III.  The allegation "rape or sexually assault"

I did not create a hostile, intimidating or offensive environment in the short period of time that we were together. 

please note that a "hostile, intimidating or offensive environment" is legal/civil language that a lawyer would be familiar with. 

(NAME REDACTED) had the capacity to consent to having sex with me and she repeatedly did so by her conduct and her verbal expressions. 

Please note that "capacity" is a legal term in which the person has the legal ability (not under guardianship, for example) and is legal speak.  

I never used physical violence, threats, or other coercive means towards (NAME REDACTED). Finally, I never endangered (NAME REDACTED) health, safety, or well-being.

In the late evening of December 6, 2012 or the early morning of December 7, 2012, Chris Casher, Ron Darby, and I arrived at Potbelly's. Many of my teammates were also at Potbelly's. At some point, I noticed an attractive girl dancing on the dance floor. A few teammates and I started dancing as well and I worked my way over to this girl and made small talk with her as we started dancing together. I asked her for her name and she asked me for mine. I told her my name. She said her name was "(NAME REDACTED)." To the best of my recollection, (NAME REDACTED) and I danced together for approximately 10 minutes. When we finished dancing, we continued to talk and I asked (NAME REDACTED) for her telephone number. It was loud in Potbelly's, so, rather than yelling her telephone number at me, (NAME REDACTED) took my cellular phone and entered her telephone number into my phone.

After (NAME REDACTED) entered her telephone number into my cell phone, we talked some more. I mentioned something about staying in touch or getting together later and then I went to mingle with my friends. Chris saw me talking to (NAME REDACTED) at the bar and told me he had already gotten (NAME REDACTED) number from (NAME REDACTED).

I did not buy (NAME REDACTED) a drink. I did not give (NAME REDACTED) a drink of any kind. I did not give her a shot of any kind. I did not give or offer to give any drugs to (NAME REDACTED).

Around the time Potbelly's was closing, Chris, Ron and I left Potbelly's and socialized in front of Potbelly's. Chris and I thought that (NAME REDACTED) was interested in both of us. I decided to send (NAME REDACTED) a text message letting her know that I was leaving and asking her whether she was ready to leave. Given our prior interaction and her response, I believe that it was clear to (NAME REDACTED) that my intent with the text was to find out whether she wanted to leave and go home with me. (NAME REDACTED) replied to my text saying in substance that she was ready to leave and was coming outside.

Chris, Ron and I were standing next to a taxi cab when (NAME REDACTED) came outside and voluntarily walked over to us. I do not recall exactly what was said, but we made it clear that we were leaving and (NAME REDACTED) made it clear that she wanted to leave with us. Since Potbelly's was closing, there were a bunch of students outside of Potbelly's, around the outside bar, and there were a bunch of taxicabs parked at the curb in front of Potbelly's.(NAME REDACTED) voluntarily left with us.

(NAME REDACTED) was not "taken," forced, or "coerced" into the taxicab. She was fully aware of what was happening; she voluntarily left Potbelly's in response to my text and she voluntarily got into the taxicab. If (NAME REDACTED) had protested, then I would have left her at Potbelly's. Additionally, if she had protested, the students and taxi cab drivers in front of Potbelly's would have heard her. (NAME REDACTED) was fully aware of her actions and she did not protest at all. (NAME REDACTED) left with us voluntarily.

If she did not want to have sex, he would have left her there.  
Note:  Does he allow for the possibility that she protested going with him?

Answer:   No.  This is not an embedded admission.  The subject appears to be answering specific charges, including her protest.  This is evident by the quotes:  "taken, forced, coerced"; as quotes are not sourced, it is presupposed that they are the specific words used, hence, the quotation marks. 

The taxi cab ride to my apartment took roughly five minutes. During the ride, everyone was cheerful and talking. We asked (NAME REDACTED) if she had any friends who might want to come to our place and join us. I recall that she was calling some friends to come to our apartment.

Chris and I lived together in an apartment on the first floor of the Legacy Suites. After we arrived, (NAME REDACTED), Chris, Ron, and I went into my apartment.

Almost immediately upon our arrival, (NAME REDACTED) and I went into my bedroom. We were standing facing each other, kissing and touching each other's bodies. I eventually asked (NAME REDACTED) if she would perform oral sex on me. She said that she would. The lights in my bedroom were on and (NAME REDACTED) willingly performed oral sex on me. While (NAME REDACTED) was performing oral sex, I was close enough to my dresser to reach over to it, open a drawer, and retrieve a condom.

Note the association of lights going "on" with positive sexual activity. 
We will now see if the lights go "off" for anyone....

(NAME REDACTED) and I also engaged in intense foreplay and heavy petting during the same period that she was performing oral sex. I was with her on the bed during foreplay and I may have ejaculated a small amount of semen onto her clothing. (NAME REDACTED) assisted me in putting on the condom. I stood on the floor with (NAME REDACTED) on the bed and we engaged in consensual sexual intercourse. After sometime in this position, we changed positions. I got on my bed on my back and (NAME REDACTED) got on top of me. (NAME REDACTED) conduct and other verbal expressions left no doubt that our sex was consensual.

I recall hearing Chris and Ron outside of my room. The door to my room was broken so the door could not close fully or be locked. At some point, Chris came into the room. (NAME REDACTED), who was still on top of me, saw Chris and told him to get out of the room.

Chris left voluntarily. Chris did not tell me to stop having sex with (NAME REDACTED). Chris did not do or say anything to try to persuade me to stop having sex with (NAME REDACTED). (NAME REDACTED) did not do or say anything to Chris to express or indicate that she was being forced to have sex with me. In fact, after Chris left the room, (NAME REDACTED) got up to close the door completely. I told her that the door was broken and did not close all of the way or lock. (NAME REDACTED) then turned the lights off and returned to me.

Lights going "off" in a statement is often associated with a negative sexual experience.  We are now looking to see if there is anything, in either statement, that is negative in sexuality. 

Thereafter, either Ron or Chris pushed the door open as a prank. (NAME REDACTED) asked me if there was any way we could have more privacy. I took her into my bathroom. While in the bathroom, we began to have consensual sex again and eventually concluded having sex. After we finished having sex, we stayed in the bathroom for a few minutes talking and she then indicated that she was ready to leave.

Note the inclusion of "we" after sex.

IF the alleged victim uses the word "we" after the alleged rape, she is deceptive.  

(NAME REDACTED) dressed herself. While she was dressing, I asked (NAME REDACTED) where she lived and she told me that her place was not far from mine. I also got dressed and we left my apartment and got on my scooter. (NAME REDACTED) sat behind me on the scooter and wrapped her arms around my waist. After a short ride, perhaps three to five minutes, we arrived at the curb in front of Salley Hall. When I stopped at the curb, (NAME REDACTED) got off the scooter, gave me a hug, and walked through the Salley Hall walkway to her dorm, Kellum Hall.

For the subject, there is no "leaving" her; only "we left" the apartment.  This may be associated with rushing.  Is there anything within the two statements that indicate that at this time, one of them wanted to get away from the other?

Other than asking Chris to leave the room, (NAME REDACTED) did not say or do anything to express or indicate that she was upset about anything that occurred before, during, or after consensual sexual activities. From the time I met (NAME REDACTED) at Potbelly's to the time that I dropped her off at her dormitory, (NAME REDACTED) was fully aware of her surroundings and in control of all of her faculties. She was responsive and communicative. She had a pleasant personality and was fun to be with. During our consensual sexual interactions, (NAME REDACTED) engaged in sexual talk and took other actions that made it clear that the sex was consensual and that she was enjoying having sex with me.

As to "enjoying" sex with him, the word "with" is used.  This is not to say that "we" enjoyed the sex, but is distancing language. The writer of the statement did not always "enjoy" having sex with her, but believes she enjoyed having sex with him. 

This may be the negative experience with the lights being "off" above.  

 If (NAME REDACTED) did not want to have oral sex or intercourse with me, she was fully capable of expressing it to me, the taxicab drivers, the numerous students outside of Potbelly's, Chris, and/or Ron. Had she done so, I would have stopped immediately.

There may have been something negative about oral sex.  He may not have been pleased with it, or she may not have been pleased performing it.  

Rape is a vicious crime. The only thing as vicious as rape is falsely accusing someone of rape. (NAME REDACTED) and her lawyers have falsely accused me, threatened to sue me, demanded $7,000,000 from me, engaged in a destructive media campaign against me, and manipulated this process to the point that my rights have and will continue to be severely compromised. (NAME REDACTED) and her lawyers' public campaign to vilify me guarantees that her false allegations will follow me for the rest of my life.

At some point they will be held accountable, so I have determined that it is in my best interests to exercise my right pursuant to Rule 6C2R-3.004 (6)(d)of the Florida State University Student Code of Conduct and answer questions when experienced lawyers and other experts can assist me in confronting (NAME REDACTED) false accusation and when (NAME REDACTED) is subject to the penalty of perjury and other claims for (NAME REDACTED) falsely accusing me of rape.

Next up:  the alleged victim's statement

Follow the pronouns of her statement. 

If the word "we" enters the statement after the rape, it is not rape, but consensual.  This is because the word "we", being instinctive, indicates unity and cooperation.  In rape, once the rape has occurred, the victim does not feel "unity or cooperation" with the rapist.  She feels disgust, fear, and negative feelings.  We find the word "with" between them.  

Here, note that after the alleged rape, the subject still uses the word "we" indicating that when thinking of him, after he "raped" her, there is still unity. 

"afterwards we went outside..."

She is deceptive. 

Note the sensitivity indicators within her statement in including her skips over time.  
Note the accused is a "guy" but his friend (of whom she did not have sex with)  is a "person" (gender neutral) .  Her sexual interest was in him, and not his friend. 

"I'm not 100% sure how everything in there happened" avoids giving a credible account. 
"Afterwards" shows she is skipping over this vague time in which she avoids giving an account. 

When it came time to end, he "asked" her where she lived and she "told" him.  "Told" can be one way while "I said..." is more conversational.  

At this point, she likely sensed his lack of further interest in her after having sex "with" her (distancing language).  This suggests, while taken as a whole, that she knew he was not interested in a relationship with her even though they had just been intimate.  I don't think there were a lot of words spoken at this point. 

Right at this point, he "left."  

He "left" her. 





Conclusion:

The statement written by the lawyer shows a reliable denial. 

The statement written by the accuser shows inconsistency with "rape" by employing the pronoun "we" about them after the alleged rape.  

Note also how it ends:

"left"

This is often the reason for a false rape allegation: being "left"

She may have felt dumped, used and did not like it and may be the reason for the false accusation. 

The word "left" indicates where her mind is...it is on him leaving her. 

We find this in false rape allegation statements and may be the cause for the accusation, even though money has entered the equation.  His behavior may be inappropriate to some, immoral to others,  and you may even be disgusted by his narcissistic like description, but when you take the two statements together:

there is no criminal activity.  

In this week's law enforcement seminar, these very points were discussed:
1.  Attorney writing a statement
2.  The word "we" after a rape
3.  The word "left" ending a false rape accusation 
4.  Reliable denial issued versus missing information in accuser

Embedded Confession of Fake Soldier

"If I was a phony, I wouldn't be wearing this uniform" shows that the subject is allowing for the  possibility of being a fake soldier.

Bear Attack Video and Statement

“It was a usual day, I decided tо cycle in the forest and to record 

my walk on the Gopro. 

To my great surprise, 

I met a bear, which hardly pounce on me.

 Thanks God, I left alive due to the shots that thundered not far

 from that location!”

Shia LaBeouef Collaborators

Statement Analysis of Shia LaBouef's claim to have been raped shows deception.  Here, the NY Daily News ran an article stating that two co workers corroborate his rape claim. 

Do they?

Shia LaBeouf’s collaborators weigh in on actor’s claim he was raped during #IAMSORRY show

Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily NewsShia LaBeouf after an appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday.

Two of Shia LaBeouf's artist collaborators have spoken out on the "Fury" actor's claim that he was raped during a performance art exhibition in February.

Luke Turner and Nastja Säde Rönkkö took to Twitter Sunday to comment on the "Transformers" star's claim he was raped by a woman during his bizarre "#IAMSORRY" exhibit, which involved him sitting silently in a room with a paper bag over his head.

In identical messages, Turner and Rönkkö said they sought to "clarify" a few things about the project before adding, "Nowhere did we state that people could do whatever they wanted to Shia during #IAMSORRY."

"As soon as we were aware of the incident starting to occur, we put a stop to it and ensured that the woman left," the duo said.

Note it is not "rape" but "the incident" 

Turner then had an exchange with former CNN host Piers Morgan, who asked why they let LaBeouf's "'rapist' just walk away."

DAZEDLaBeouf and writer Aimee Cliff sat in silence for an hour for a video feature in Dazed magazine. The actor told the magazine he was raped during his performance art show in Beverly Hills in February.

"It wasn't clear at the time precisely what had happened, & the 1st priority was to ensure everybody's safety in the gallery," Turner wrote.

"She ran out, rather than simply walking away. Beyond that, it's not my place to comment."

note:  "it's not my place to comment" is found within a comment. 

The artists' comments were the latest development in another bizarre round of publicity for the 28-year-old LaBeouf, who made the rape claim during a Q&A feature with a writer from Dazed magazine.

The performance art show invited members of the public to visit LaBeouf one on one while he sat in silence in a room of a Beverly Hills gallery.

Describing the alleged assault to Dazed, LaBeouf said, "One woman who came with her boyfriend, who was outside the door when this happened, whipped my legs for 10 minutes and then stripped my clothing and proceeded to rape me."

"There were hundreds of people in line when she walked out with disheveled hair and smudged lipstick. It was no good, not just for me but her man as well."

The actor also claimed his girlfriend, actress Mia Goth, was waiting in line to see him when the incident occurred.

"So it really hurt her as well, as I guess the news of it travelled through the line," he said.

"When she came in she asked for an explanation, and I couldn't speak, so we both sat with this unexplained trauma silently."

The Daily News reached out to the actor's rep for comment on the sexual abuse allegations, but has not received a response.

The LaBeouf feature in Dazed magazine was paired with an odd, hour-long video of the actor in which he and writer Aimee Cliff sat in silence for an hour with GoPro cameras strapped to their heads.