Jennifer Hagel Smith

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Case Summary: Jennifer Hagel-Smith and her husband George were on their honeymoon cruising the Mediterranean when George came up missing after the honeymooners had a late night of partying with other cruise members.

Crews found a large blood spatter outside of the balcony of the Smith’s cabin. George Smith’s body was never recovered nor has the mystery been solved about what happened to George. Was it an accident or murder?
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Jennifer Hagel Smith was on Oprah yesterday. Did you get a chance to see her speak?

Jennifer gave me the chills on several occasions. She unnerved me and made me uncomfortable. I do not trust what she is saying to be the truth. I have no doubt about it, Jennifer Hagel Smith, in my personal opinion is withholding information. If you ask me, I’d say she knows more than she is letting on.

What information? Of course, I do not know. I am not a psychic.

Here are parts of the interview and moments that give me big pause and concern:

  1. Jennifer says she doesn’t remember anything about that night. Yet when asked if she remembers her last interaction with George, she says this: ” I do not remember the last…you know…words or time we saw each other. I remember vaguely leaving the casino and going to this revolving bar or something like that. I was around George and then I don’t remember nothing.”

    Does Jennifer have a selective memory? I find her pause weird “last…you know…words…”. I do not believe this answer.

  2. Jennifer’s responses are not what you typically would get from a person in her circumstances. And they don’t seem normal for her, either. When Oprah says, “Your not the grieving bride.” Jennifer says, “From day one this….has been…like shocking. As soon as I heard this news…I spend a day in Turkey…flying home to my family…by myself…on the plane…without George.”

    Does that answer make sense? Not to me. She isn’t grieving. She is feeling sorry for herself, if you want my opinion, not George.

  3. Jennifer was asked if she thought George was murdered. She says, “I think something happened to him. Yes (and she has an odd smirk on her face). George doesn’t run into walls. He’s very athletic.”

    Is that a logical answer? To me it’s not. She should show emotion, an out pouring of concern, affection. She should be questioning things, wanting answers, begging for answers. But she doesn’t. Perhaps she knows them??

  4. Jennifer really enjoyed her conversation with the cruise director. She smiled outright several times talking about all the wrongs done to her by the cruise. She was very focused on herself. But most interesting is what Jennifer says was the most hurtful in all of this. Read for yourself. Jennifer says:

    “For example, I got home and then a week later I’m paying George’s bills now and I get a bill from Royal Caribbean, a week after the cruise ends. Like our room bill.”

    She goes on…”Take care, take the time. We are people.”

    “That has been the most hurtful part through all of this.”

    The most hurtful part was getting the bill? What about George??? More than that, notice she is paying George’s bills. They aren’t hers. This is very odd. It shows separation in her mind, not a unity, a loving-memory of a unity. Most people when faced with a death cling to the unity, the specialness, the bond. You claim what you have left from the other person no matter how silly or trivial it is. Jennifer doesn’t. She divides herself from him — one week after he goes missing. For most people, even the discussion of being separated or having separate things, is too difficult.

  5. When Jennifer was asked if it is true as others are saying that she and George had a fight that night, she replies, “I’m not saying one way or another.” Why didn’t she say that she can’t remember? Why doesn’t she answer the question?
  6. Gayle, Oprah’s friend asks Jennifer once they find blood in the room “Jennifer, you hear that and think what?”

    Jennifer says, “That was it. Your life is over. That’s it.”

    I ask “Whose life is over? Jennifer’s? How does blood in the room mean her life is over? Was she thinking only about herself again? A normal response would have been devastation, concern about foul play, murder, etc. Jennifer didn’t have that. This is a very peculiar answer.

  7. Jennifer tells the cruise executive she is mad that she has to pay for her flight home, that her dad had to wire her money so she could pay for things. Is this what a widow worries about? Didn’t she worry at all about George? Who would care about the money at time like this?? Jennifer cares.
  8. Further she says to the cruise executive, “Just to clear something up…it adds insult to injury every time people say that this is what we gave you. We did this…like someone said…we gave you magazines, we gave you CDs. Who? To me, it was kind of callous when I had heard that. My father was promised I’d be taken off the ship by two security officers…uhm…you know…he was…We were out of our minds and its unfair for people. That was a moment in time for us, that we will, that changed our life forever. So when people judge that moment and what we felt like. Yes, we were abandoned in many ways.”

    Jennifer talks the most logical during her whole interview in the beginning of this paragraph above. In my opinion, she was telling the truth and her words flowed. Most of her interview with Oprah is full of stuttering, hesitations, word-searching except when Jennifer talked about the wrongs against her.

    People word-search, stutter, hesitate when they make up a story. When they are truthful, the story flows quickly, logically and sensibly.

  9. Jennifer wanted an apology from the cruise executive and he finally gives it to her, and she said this isn’t about me, it’s about George. She grins when she says it. It’s eerie!!!! I get the feeling that Jennifer loves being in the limelight.
  10. Jennifer at one point says, “George and I became these sensational, like, blips…like nobody.” This is extremely eerie. Did she want more attention??
  11. Jennifer says, “Everyone wants more from me, I want more from me.”

    Huh? You only want more from yourself when you have more to give. Most wives would be saying they are doing all they can, could and will do to help figure this out — out of respect for their husband. Not Jennifer.

Hopefully, in time, the entire story will come out and we will find out what really happened to George. In my opinion, I believe Jennifer knows more than she is letting on.

* This post is an opinion of the author.

A Million Little Pieces

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So, you’ve already heard it. The big news reports about James Frey, and his hot-selling book “A Million Little Pieces”.

So, are you wondering what the truth is?

Are you wondering what I think the truth is?

I’ll share it with you.

Oprah has made a statement, too, and I’ll tell you what I think about that as well.

Did James Frey embellish his book?? Is his memoir the truth or a lie?

To answer this, I don’t have to do any face reading, paralleling or anything you yourself can’t do. You don’t need any special talents for this task. In this case, all you need are two ears and some logic.

In my opinion, James Frey’s story is loosely based on his life – -but it is by no means a factual account that you could bet your life on. Absolutely not. There is no doubt about it because James Frey verbally admits to “embellishments” himself.

James Frey flat out tells you the book is embellished, and when someone fesses up like he is — believe them! He is admitting to the truth.

But what James Frey is doing is suggesting that parts aren’t true but he doesn’t tell you which one are true and which ones aren’t. He doesn’t want to give that away.

So be it, we know the book isn’t 100% truthful. I think TheSmokingGun.com has discovered some of the embellishments though I haven’t read the book nor done the investigation. I don’t believe however that the TheSmokingGun.com’s investigations are flawed.

What I think happened here and what I believe has been discovered is that publishers edit books, have writers embellish them all the time — and make truths half-truths, etc.

Let’s face it, publishers want to sell books and they want readers to “oooh” and “awww” at them — and real life isn’t going to give you those incredible highs and lows — so things change — get twisted and modified for excitement. Dramas on TV do the same thing — they just put a little bit of text on the screen hinting about such changes. Publisher have had a free license to do it for years without any disclaimers.

What is exposed now is a dirty little secret — from my point of view — about what publishers have been doing for ages –and what writers have agreed to for ages (changing facts)– it is just we the people weren’t aware. I’ve always been suspicious, and this is concrete proof, if you ask me.

The publisher and Frey stand together on this one — and neither is going to point the finger at the other — because both are guilty of creating the embellishements and both are financially invested. If Frey misrepresented himself to the publisher, you can be sure the publisher would stand up against Frey– but they aren’t. Why? Because the two were in on this together. This was a “business” deal, a financial contract with money to be gained.

As for Oprah, while I don’t believe she is defending James Frey — nor is she against him — she is standing firm on the fact if the book helped you in any way — that experience is real — whether or not the story is — and I say good on her for that. She is looking out of the people who need help and are reaching for answers. I don’t think Oprah cares about James Frey or the publisher. She is fighting for the people — which is admirable. Oprah will in due time speak about the publishing world. I have no doubt about that.

But the bigger picture remains — and a new topic is opened for discussion as Oprah put it — and we need to get to the heart of the matter and demand more from publishers. Either something is factual or it isn’t — and a disclaimer should be present if the truth is modified, twisted, or half-told. Publishers and writers need to be held more accountable!!

That’s my two cents. Nothing magical here. No lie detecting talents needed — just plain logic here.

What do you think?

Paralleling

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Paralleling is a term that I use to describe how I can read people really quickly—in the drop of a hat—without even knowing them. It is how I am able to tell if a stranger is likely being deceptive.

Paralleling for me happens innately, but it is akin to quickly identify traits of one person you know, and then apply them to a total stranger. When I meet a stranger, 95% of the time or more, my mind immediately flashes someone in my mind’s eye from my past who either looks or acts like the person before me. It happens without any conscious thought on my part. I have an exceptional subconscious brain that I think works overtime 24/7. I just suddenly see a face of someone from my past, and think “Oh yeah, this person is just like Jane, aren’t they?”

With that, I can instantly pick up on idiosyncrasies in people. I also, in an instant, have a pretty good and accurate understanding of someone I’ve never known before without ever having to exchange a word. The same thing happens for me with photos as well as voices.

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“Our wizards are extraordinarily attuned to detecting the nuances of facial expressions, body language and ways of talking and thinking. Some of them can observe a videotape for a few seconds and amazingly they can describe eight details about the person on the tape,” says Dr. Maureen O’Sullivan of the University of San Francisco (source).
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Here is an example:

The other night, my husband and I were watching a new show on the Discovery Channel, called Going Tribal. It’s about an Englishman who had decided to spend one month of his life living with the most remote tribes on the planet. It’s a great show and I highly recommend that you check it out. It’s fascinating.

Anyway, back to paralleling: When I watched the host and main man of the show, Bruce Parry, I was immediately reminded of Michael Palin, you know, from Monte Python. Without effort, when I see Perry, my mind immediately flashes images of Palin. With that, I have an immediate connection. I know that Perry will likely share many characteristics with Palin.

Why or how this happens, I don’t know, but I believe it is the core of my abilities. It happens in seconds usually of meeting someone.

These flashes are so accurate, that I usually feel like I know the stranger before me, because I intuitively connect their traits to the person I have known in the past. Hence, I can immediately spot his inconsistencies, and hence, potential lies.

Well, if you watch Going Tribal, you’ll see that Parry is a young Palin. They share lots of attributes and personality traits, and I can pretty much assure you that these two men handle situations very similarly. With that, I can watch Parry and predict his behavior based on what I know about Palin.

You take this to much deeper levels, of course, if I knew Palin a lot better. If I knew Palin, in person, I could get very detailed in my description of Parry, and my details and accuracy would freak you out, as would my ability to predict when either is lying. But it shouldn’t. This is how I do it–with paralleling. This is how I spot deception in total strangers.
Looking at both men, now, we can immediately see they are similar.

  1. Both men are very honest in recounting their experiences.
  2. Both men love travel as well as risky foreign adventures that are almost life-threatening.
  3. Both men love telling their “story” and being the center focus of one.
  4. Neither man is egotistical or arrogant.
  5. Both are highly intelligent, yet enjoy living on the edge, knowingly.
  6. Both men have the ability to laugh at themselves and the absurdity of the position they put themselves into, yet they can each proclaim in honesty that they are deathly afraid despite it all.

Updated 4-8-2009

Looking for Video

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I’m looking for video of Shaun Rudy, the husband of Christine Rudy — who is missing and six weeks pregnant.

Shaun Rudy was the last to see her and he supposedly dropped her off on the side of the road in an argument and no one has seen her since.

I am specifically looking for a head shot of Shaun Rudy talking.

If you find any video, please post the link in the comment section.

Thanks!

An Innocent Man: Convicted

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I believe Daniel Wade Moore is an innocent man. He was tried and convicted by a jury in the state of Alabama for the murder of Dr. David Tipton’s wife. You can read the story here. He was also sentenced to die.

Just recently, Moore was set free, due to the discovery by the defense team that the prosecution suppressed evidence in the case. The defense team immediately filed for a new trial. The judge, upon review of the new evidence, in the case agreed with the defense, and went on further to state that trying the defendant again would amount to double-jeopardy, and he released Daniel Wade Moore.

Then upon review, the Alabama Criminal Court of Appeals stayed the judge’s previous decision, and put Moore back in jail. The Court of Appeals must now make the ultimate decision in this case to free Daniel Wade Moore, or to give him a new trial based on the new evidence.

The new evidence in this case is an eyewitness account of a neighbor who says she saw Karen Tipton alive at 3:30 pm–more than two hours after the prosecution testified she was dead. Somehow the police lost her report.

Furthermore, the new evidence discovered by the defense reveals an FBI report that was never shared with the defense.

The evidence in this case is mostly circumstantial.

CBS News 48 Hours profiled this story on Saturday night. And they aired plenty of footage of both Daniel Wade Moore and Dr. David Tipton.

When Daniel Wade Moore talked, he was honest and truthful. He was consistent. He was genuine. He left little doubt he was truthful, though he did tell a lie that landed him in jail in the first place. Originally, he told his uncle he was in the house when Karen Tipton was killed. He now says he said that only to get his father and his uncle to leave him alone. He was a drug addict and wanted his space. I believe this is the truth.

Dr. David Tipton, however, gives me great pause.

His facial expressions were very inconsistent with what he was saying. He had glee in his eyes, a sense of joy and pride, and accomplishment glimmering in them that didn’t fit with his story. His joyful expressions appeared when he wasn’t supposed to be joyful. When he said no, you could see a glimmer of a yes come across his face.

His expressions didn’t match his words, which indicates deception.

I found Dr. David Tipton’s facial expressions arrogant, glimmering with a sense of accomplishment so much so that my heart pounded in violation. Dr. David Tipton scares me to pieces because of his callousness.

He is one cold, calculating man who I do not trust.

Give me the option to be in a dark alley with Daniel Wade Moore or Dr. Tipton, I’d choose Daniel Wade Moore hands-down every time.

Daniel Wade Moore needs to be set free.

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