Never A Truer Word

Michael Peterson is the man at the centre of The Staircase. In this interview he talks about his wife Kathleen who was found dead at the bottom of the stairs in their home. He has always maintained he did not do it. He accepted an Alford plea for manslaughter and is now a free man. In this Michael Peterson interview analysis, Jack Fox applies Statement Investigation to an interview with Peterson to ask one question. Do his words suggest he is telling the truth or that he knows more than he is saying?The analysis begins with his very first answers. When asked directly if he pushed Kathleen down the stairs or hit her with a poker, Peterson says no, he did not. The denial is there. But the construction of it is worth examining closely. And what follows across the rest of the interview tells its own story.Peterson does not speak about himself or his own actions. He leans on experts, lawyers, and institutions to carry his account. The computer. The finances. The German investigators. Others do his talking for him throughout. And where you might expect emotion, a sense of loss, a desire to know what happened to his wife, there is very little. The staircase took Kathleen. Peterson seems at peace with never knowing how.Jack gets close to a conclusion in this episode. The language does not suggest a happy marriage. And it suggests Peterson knows considerably more about what happened at the bottom of those stairs than he has ever said.Now a free man, Peterson spoke about his case, his kids, and the role his lawyer played in keeping him out of prison. This Michael Peterson interview analysis examines what the legal process cannot tell us. His own words can. Did he do it? The language has a view.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and more.YouTube Membership:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe🖥 NEW! Reddit:https://www.reddit.com/r/NeverATruerWord/📋 Newsletter:https://posts.neveratruerword.com🌐 Socials:https://connect.neveratruerword.com📚 Books:https://books.neveratruerword.com🎓 Training:https://statementfox.com/training/⬇ Free download:https://statementfox.com/introduction-to-caps-framework/This feature is opinion provided for commentary, education and entertainment only.#MichaelPeterson #MichaelPetersonInterview #TheStaircase #KathleenPeterson #StaircaseCase #NeverATruerWord #JackFox #StatementInvestigation #TrueCrime #ForensicScience #investigation #justice #truecrime #statementanalysis #liedetection #deceptiondetection #WordsMatter #howtoreadpeople #statementinvestigation #psychology #deception #behavioralpsychology #behavioranalysis #TrueCrimeCommunity #behaviouralarts #LinguisticAnalysis #UnsolvedMysteries #InterrogationAnalysis #CriminalPsychology

We're back with the Taylor Frankie Paul daram on Never A Truer Word.In 2023 Taylor Frankie Paul was arrested for domestic violence following an incident with Dakota Mortensen. Body cam footage from that night captures both of them giving their account to police. Jack Fox applies Statement Investigation to what they each said.Taylor Frankie Paul admits to violence. She tells a two person story. Even under the influence, her account is remarkably consistent and includes both her own actions and his. She is not minimised here. The violence was real.But it is Dakota Mortensen's words to police that build the more revealing picture. His own actions disappear from his account. His language around Taylor shifts from control to care in the same breath. He works to get the officer on his side. And when he is told not to lie before giving his written statement, something changes.Jack examines the language of both and lets the words make the case.This episode sits alongside the original Taylor Frankie Paul Bachelorette drama analysis and the chair throwing video. The Bachelorette has since been cancelled. Taylor Frankie Paul is looking unlikely to return to Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The story of this arrest helps explain why.Jack examines the language on its own terms. And the language raises serious questions about who was really in control that night.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and more.YouTube Membership:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe🖥 NEW! Reddit:https://www.reddit.com/r/NeverATruerWord/📋 Newsletter:https://posts.neveratruerword.com🌐 Socials:https://connect.neveratruerword.com📚 Books:https://books.neveratruerword.com🎓 Training:https://statementfox.com/training/⬇ Free download:https://statementfox.com/introduction-to-caps-framework/This feature is opinion provided for commentary, education and entertainment only.#TaylorFrankiePaul #TaylorFrankiePaulArrest #DakotaMortensen #BodyCamFootage #DomesticViolence #TaylorFrankiePaulBachelorette #SecretLivesOfMormonWives #NeverATruerWord #JackFox #StatementInvestigation #ForensicScience #investigation #justice #truecrime #statementanalysis #liedetection #deceptiondetection #WordsMatter #howtoreadpeople #statementinvestigation #psychology #deception #behavioralpsychology #behavioranalysis #TrueCrimeCommunity #behaviouralarts #LinguisticAnalysis #UnsolvedMysteries #InterrogationAnalysis #CriminalPsychology

Kouri Richins has been found guilty of murdering her husband Eric. The Kouri Richins trial verdict is in. Before the jury decided, her 911 call reporting Eric's death was played in court. In this episode Jack Fox applies Statement Investigation to that call and asks one question. Is this a sincere call for help from a wife who has just found her husband unresponsive, or is it the opening move of a cover up?From her very first answer, the language tells a story. Not about Eric. About Kouri. What she was doing, what she does not know, and what she needs the operator to understand about her. A husband is unresponsive in the next room and the call opens not with urgency but with a narrative.Jack works through the full call, examining the absence of urgency, the long pauses where desperation should be, the moment she refers to Eric as "it" and describes him as "dead weight," and the question of whether she was ever really doing the CPR at all.Kouri Richins wrote a book about grief after Eric's death. She has now been found guilty of his murder. Her children have lost their father. The sentence is yet to come.This call was played at her trial. Jack examines why.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and more.YouTube Membership:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe🖥 NEW! Reddit:https://www.reddit.com/r/NeverATruerWord/📋 Newsletter:https://posts.neveratruerword.com🌐 Socials:https://connect.neveratruerword.com📚 Books:https://books.neveratruerword.com🎓 Training:https://statementfox.com/training/⬇ Free download:https://statementfox.com/introduction-to-caps-framework/This feature is opinion provided for commentary, education and entertainment only.#KouriRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #KouriRichinsVerdict #KouriRichinsUpdate #EricRichins #911Call #Murder #NeverATruerWord #JackFox #StatementInvestigation #ForensicScience #investigation #justice #truecrime #statementanalysis #liedetection #deceptiondetection #WordsMatter #howtoreadpeople #statementinvestigation #psychology #deception #behavioralpsychology #behavioranalysis #TrueCrimeCommunity #behaviouralarts #LinguisticAnalysis #UnsolvedMysteries #InterrogationAnalysis #CriminalPsychology

Taylor Frankie Paul is heading into a new season of the Bachelorette with drama around the domestic abuse allegations from her ex Dakota Mortensen hanging over her. She spoke out about it. Jack Fox applies Statement Investigation to what she said.The finding is straightforward. In an interview about one of the most serious situations of her life, Taylor Frankie Paul does not mention Dakota Mortensen once. She does not reference the allegations. Beyond a single mention of her children, every word is about her. Her struggle. Her timing. Her value. Her worth.Jack looks at what that pattern of language reveals, what it tells us about where her attention really is, and asks a question that the words themselves invite. Whether the level of self concern, the repeated focus on fun she is not having, and the language around money and worth are consistent with something more than just a difficult moment.Jack examines the language on its own terms. And the language raises questions.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and more.YouTube Membership:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe🖥 NEW! Reddit:https://www.reddit.com/r/NeverATruerWord/📋 Newsletter:https://posts.neveratruerword.com🌐 Socials:https://connect.neveratruerword.com📚 Books:https://books.neveratruerword.com🎓 Training:https://statementfox.com/training/⬇ Free download:https://statementfox.com/introduction-to-caps-framework/This feature is opinion provided for commentary, education and entertainment only.#taylorfrankiepaul #TaylorFrankiePaulBachelorette #BacheloretteDrama #DakotaMortensen #NeverATruerWord #JackFox #StatementInvestigation #TrueCrimeCommunity #ForensicScience #investigation #justice #truecrime #statementanalysis #liedetection #deceptiondetection #WordsMatter #howtoreadpeople #statementinvestigation #psychology #deception #behavioralpsychology #behavioranalysis #behaviouralarts #LinguisticAnalysis #UnsolvedMysteries #InterrogationAnalysis #CriminalPsychology

Two years after Sebastian Rogers disappeared, his mother Katie Proudfoot sat down for a new interview. In this Sebastian Rogers update, Jack Fox applies Statement Investigation to that conversation, unpacking the language Katie uses when she talks about her son, the search, and what she believes happened to him.At the centre of the analysis is a phrase that stops Jack immediately. When asked how long she will keep searching, Katie says "until my last breath." A parent who believes their child is alive and coming home measures the search by the outcome. Katie measures it by her own lifetime. Jack examines what that framing reveals and why it matters.The episode also looks at how Katie responds when asked directly whether she and her husband had anything to do with Sebastian's disappearance, the tense shifts in her language when she describes her son, and the repeated themes that emerge across the full interview when you listen to the words rather than the emotion.Jack examines the language on its own terms. And the language raises questions.Sebastian Rogers has been missing for two years. This episode unpacks the words of the woman searching for him.Want more from Never A Truer Word? Become a member on YouTube or Spotify and get early access, exclusive episodes and more.YouTube Membership:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBFGUA67ZunxIbe51LnqGg/joinSpotify:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/neveratruerword/subscribe🖥 NEW! Reddit:https://www.reddit.com/r/NeverATruerWord/📋 Newsletter:https://posts.neveratruerword.com🌐 Socials:https://connect.neveratruerword.com📚 Books:https://books.neveratruerword.com🎓 Training:https://statementfox.com/training/⬇ Free download:https://statementfox.com/introduction-to-caps-framework/This feature is opinion provided for commentary, education and entertainment only.#SebastianRogers #SebastianRogersUpdate #KatieProudfoot #MissingChild #MissingPerson #NeverATruerWord #JackFox #StatementInvestigation #ForensicScience #investigation #justice #truecrime #statementanalysis #liedetection #deceptiondetection #WordsMatter #howtoreadpeople #statementinvestigation #psychology #deception #behavioralpsychology #behavioranalysis #TrueCrimeCommunity #behaviouralarts #LinguisticAnalysis #UnsolvedMysteries #InterrogationAnalysis #CriminalPsychology