Arrest in Sierra Lamar Case

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Sierra Lamar disappeared more than two months ago now in California and has yet to be found, but police have just arrested 21-year-old Antolin Garcia-Torres on suspicion of murder and kidnapping. There is a news conference scheduled for today.  You can read more here.  I don’t doubt the police have the right guy from what I have read.

I found Sierra’s mom’s behavior very odd when she spoke out about her missing daughter.  You can read my original thoughts here.    I didn’t believe she was being honest with us, though I have said just because someone is not honest it is does not mean they committed murder.  I cannot tell anyone with any certainly what a lie is about as I am not psychic, I can just spot them.  This situation has caused me stress when writing this blog for a while now.  How do I make this clear, and yet still measure my accuracy? Is it even possible to do?  I am not sure it is.

I wonder if the days of keeping score on this blog should end because of situations like this.  There will be more cases like this.

I set out to prove that you can spot deception with high accuracy from watching people talk, and I think I have accomplished that goal.

What do you think we should do?  Did I miss this case?  You tell me.  I’m happy to mark it wrong if people feel this is the right option.  There is no clear cut answer here.

Baby Lisa’s Parents: Investigate Fraudulent Charge

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It’s been almost eight months after little baby Lisa disappeared.  Her parents are back in the news.  The last public appearance they made was in February on the Dr. Phil show, and they haven’t spoken again until today. 

They talk of wanting police to investigate a fraudulent charge on Jeremy’s credit card that was made on a UK website one month after baby Lisa disappeared, where they allege someone purchased a service where one could change the name of a baby.

In this interview, what I find is strangely missing is any pleas on their behavior for people to look for their daughter!  If they believe she is alive, why aren’t they asking people to look for her?  Why aren’t they identifying her unique features and asking people to keep an eye out for her?  Most parents would be begging. 

I have always found the parents of baby Lisa’s behavior very suspicious from day one.  You can read my original thoughts here.

“Hanging On By My Fingernails” by Janie McQueen

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For those of you who are in a difficult relationship, there is an excellent book that has come out that I believe is a must read for you!

With more than 50% of marriages ending in divorce, and more and more women ending up in jail after altercations with spouses and boyfriends, what you don’t know can seriously hurt you. Author Janie McQueen educates women on the perils that can destroy a woman’s life if she is not aware of the laws, the legal system and how it works when couples fight.

If you are unaware, a simple scratch on your partner can leave a permanent mark on your record that can not only scar you emotionally, but it can devastate you financially. Many companies do not want to hire a woman who has an arrest record–think Internet search–forget about a conviction!!

Expert reporter and author Janie McQueen writes not only a riveting story of her time in jail and having the police come to her house believing she was suicidal when she wasn’t – all because her husband was framing her– she teaches you the laws, and what you need to know to be prepared. She also shares the stories of other women who went through exactly what she did, too.  She sat in jail all because of a scratch!

Did you know if your kids see you fighting in some states that it is considered “cruelty to children”? It’s true!

Don’t wait until it’s too late for you, and you are scarred deeply by a bad argument or a bad relationship.  Get educated, be knowledgeable and be prepared!!

Janie interviewed me for this book and included a section on how to spot a liar.  I hope you find this book as interesting as I did!

I sincerely believe it is a must read for all women.  Most women have little knowledge about how the legal system works and what you don’t know CAN hurt you.

Sergio and Becky Celises 911 call

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Video Link (You can hear the unedited calls here)

In the phone call to 911 by Sergio Celis, I think everyone can hear that his demeanor is not in line with the events he wants us to believe happened. We hear no fear, stress, anger, panic or emotion in Sergio’s voice whatsoever.

I am also immediately tripped by his words.

Sergio says, “I want to report a missing person.”  There is no urgency is Sergio’s voice whatsoever!  He also says, “I BELIEVE she was abducted from our house.” He BELIEVES? Who would say that in a critical time like this?  If you know something happened, such as foul play, you state it clearly, but what Sergio does here is hedge.  He can’t quite commit to his story: either consciously or subconsciously.

When you listen to Sergio’s son talk to the police he says it like he believes it. He says, “Hey, I need someone to come. My sister’s gone. Someone broke in and grabbed her.”  Do you notice there is no hesitation?

The 911 operator asked Sergio why he thinks his daughter was abducted, and I find this answer perplexing as well.  He says “I have no idea.”  Most parents at this point would be saying “because I found the screen pushed out!!!  Someone broke into my house and stole my daughter.”  But Sergio never thinks of this and thinks in broader terms instead, but most parents at this stage wouldn’t even think beyond the break in at this point.

When Sergio talks, he almost sounds upbeat to me.  His sentences end in positive notes.

When Sergio says about Becky, “I called her and told her to get her butt home,” he laughs sinisterly.  It’s chilling as many of you have pointed out.  This is not a nervous laugh at all. It’s a laugh in the lines of “I got her.”  It further supports my theory that Sergio is a controlling and manipulative man, per my facial profiling.

When I listen to Becky in the 911 call, I hear stress, fear, worry and concern. You can hear the adrenaline in her voice. You can feel her urgency to get to her daughter, yet something happened between this and the first TV interview she did with Sergio.  That urgency was gone.  Why?  What happened between her and Sergio?

When Becky is crying out in a high pitch, and she says the words, “I’m sorry” you can hear her voice quiver.  I hear several quivers which indicate true emotions.

At this point, we know Sergio has been separated from his boys and Becky, and this could be a strategy to get Becky away from Sergio so she can relax and open up.   Let’s hope it works!  I’d be curious to review her interviews to find out if she knows something because her behavior after this 911 call changed dramatically.  Clearly, as I have said before, Sergio holds the key to this case, and poor Isabel’s fate, and it isn’t looking positive.

Becky Celis Talks on Mother’s Day

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(I lost the link to the video–this is another version)

Becky Celis was seen by reporters outside of her home yesterday on Mother’s Day without Sergio. It is reported that one parent lost custody of the two remaining Celis boys, and I suspect that parent is Sergio.

What is fascinating about this interview is that we see Becky actually showing true stress in her face for the first time at length when she talks. We see a different Becky compared to when she is with Sergio.

As I mentioned when I did facial profiling last week, Sergio’s facial features reveal he has potential anger and control issues. If I were assisting on this case, I absolutely would have investigated this further. And now seeing Becky without Sergio, her demeanor has taken a complete change in direction compared to the other interviews we’ve seen. While she shows more stress in her forehead, she seems oddly more relaxed.

I have to wonder if Becky is afraid of Sergio now. As the police are honing in, I think Sergio holds the key to this case.