"Eyes For Lies" Renee Ellory

She Outsmarted Weiner!

June 7, 2011/in Uncategorized/by Eyes for Lies

How can one not get a laugh at this story? Mr. Weiner? Sending pictures…. Who could write fiction this insane?

While I missed the initial breaking news because I was away from my computer last week, and Rep. Anthony Weiner has since admitted to his obvious lies yesterday, it is fascinating to see one of the woman behind the story: Megan Broussard.

If you want my opinion, she is not a dumb girl. At first, as she says, she didn’t believe she was really speaking to Rep. Weiner. I believe her. She thought someone in his position couldn’t be that dumb, could he? Then when she found out he was, I suspect she decided to see how low he would go, and boy did he! She tempted him and he fell for the bait. She certainly played him a fool! She outsmarted him right down the drain. She was very calculating, if you ask me.

Power makes people think they can beat the system, doesn’t it? And well, when you see Elliot Spitzer on CNN, it sure makes you think they can!

In the end, its not a laughing matter, its quite sad and just a strange story that’s hard to believe is real, true and newsworthy. We live in a society where truth, fiction, lies, and reality all blur into a fuzzy cocktail of insanity. If we all learned to get a little more honest, life wouldn’t be nearly this complicated, if you ask me!

Hannah Overton: Prosecution Withheld Key Evidence

June 7, 2011/in Uncategorized/by Eyes for Lies

DEATH BY SALT POISONING

Back in 2008, I saw the story of Hannah Overton. Hannah was a woman who loved children, who donated her time to children’s causes and who eventually fostered a little boy in need named Andrew Burd. She wanted to adopt Andrew. Andrew suffered from a rare eating disorder that caused him to have a ravenous appetite. Andrew sadly died in Hannah’s care in 2006 at the age of four.

The prosecution contended that Hannah punished Andrew and made him eat a lethal amount of salt. Hannah was convicted of killing Andrew, and was found guilty of capital murder in 2007 and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.

In 2008, I saw the story detailed on ABC, and in the story, I got to see Hannah Overton on the stand talk about the accusations against her. I was absolutely certain this woman truly loved children and had Andrew’s best interest at heart. I disagreed with the juries decision. You can read my thoughts here.

This morning, when I came to my computer, a reader who disagreed with my opinion graciously wrote me and shared an update in this case that I had not heard about.

From MySanAntonio.com, “…San Antonio Express-News staff writer John MacCormack has reported [that] the case against Overton was deeply flawed. Even former Nueces County District Attorney Anna Jimenez, who as a prosecutor helped argue the case against Overton, now concedes that her conviction was “an injustice.”

The article continues, “Overton’s new attorney, Cynthia Orr of San Antonio, contends the prosecution withheld critical evidence about Andrew’s medical history as well as medical evidence that erodes the case for intentional poisoning.”

You can read more here.

Sadly, at this point, the courts are denying an appeal. I hope this changes soon! Hannah deserves to be set free!!

Tips on How to Spot a Liar

June 6, 2011/in Articles on Deception/by Eyes for Lies

Here is an excellent article titled “How to Spot a Liar” from The Globe and Mail sent to me by an Eyes for Lies reader. It’s full of superb information, so I thought I’d share it with you. The reader also asked me if I thought the most successful liars among us are socially-emotionally intelligent, and yes, I do agree they are.

When I watch people like serial killer Ted Bundy, I see a man who knew how to read people and emotions extremely well, and he used that to his advantage, without a doubt. He was hands down socially-emotionally intelligent.