In regards to this guy, and this video, I asked people what they thought about this man's behavior of blowing air out of his cheeks. Specifically, what did it mean?
People can do this for a variety of reasons and I don't think there is one correct universal answer, but in this video, I would suspect this guy was very nervous and stressed, and when people are under stress, they "blow off steam" so-to-speak, but in reality, it is blowing off "stress".
For me, in this snapshot, he is locking in the air, if even for a second. Notice the bulge in his upper lip area? He tightens the ends of his lips. It's almost like we forget to breath, for an instant. When people are relieved and do this, they often don't lock in the air. They just blow it all out. It's a slight variation, if you can picture it.
I was looking at the news this morning, and I saw a wine thief who obviously didn't know he was being recorded. I am sure this morning, he is on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Someone will surely recognize him. His free time is definitely limited. If only we had a camera on him now to watch his behavior. I am sure he pacing up a storm, wearing out his carpet, cursing himself for his stupidity.
Read moreWhat was fun, in this video, however, was watching his body language. I absolutely love when he expanded his cheeks here. What information does this give us? If you are stuck, blow air out of your cheeks like he is here. How do you feel?
This mom's facial responses are fascinating as she recollections what happened and feels all the emotions then and now. We know she is telling the truth so she is a fascinating study of honesty!
It seems like there are a whole host of facial expression tools out there these days. Recently, Dr. David Matsumoto released a new tool, which I had the honor to see. You can see his tools here. It was an interesting tool, offering side profiles of expressions, which is a new concept.
A reader also informed me of a tool for iPhones, which I don't have, but for those of you who do, it seem like it is worth checking out because it is an amazing $4.99! It's called Face Reader by Paul Dabrowski (Thank Dougal for this information!). I haven't seen this, but you can check out here. It opens up iTunes.
There is also Ekman's, METT and SETT programs, which most of you know about.
48 Hours profiled the case of Doug Grant tonight. For those of you who have interest, this case was also featured on 20/20 and Dateline earlier this year. I wrote about it then.
Here is a link to my three posts/polls on the case.
When I watch this video of Diena Thompson, Diena's behavior is instantly sending off alarms in my head. The entire video makes me cringe, personally. Diena is trying to act all sad and distressed, but none of it feels genuine to me.
Read moreDiena says, "I did her hair in the morning, uh, I put it up in a ponytail (gasp)."
Notice how Diena shrugs her shoulder? It's indicative of doubt. Also, her sobbing is unnatural to me. When people truly cry, they only gasp for air because they are crying so hard they can't breath, but Diena makes these little "cry gasps" all the time, yet she isn't crying hard enough to be winded. She isn't even crying tears, so why is she making these noises? Her cheeks are dry. That's three red flags in ten to twenty seconds of Diena speaking.
Next, Diena continues in her abnormally high-pitched tone, "I can't even remember if I told her I loved her." Her voice tone and inflection here, and in the first half of this video, are indicative of a whine rather than a genuine cry. I also would expected to see fear or stress in Diena's eyebrows and forehead as well. I do not.
Notice that Diena continually gasps as she talks--like children do when they cry so hard they can't breath. Why is Diena doing this? We don't make noises without reasoning. This make her lack of tears all the more curious. People can absolutely cry out all their tears, but she shows no indications of a serious hard cry, which would be redness and notably puffiness.
Diena continues, "I went to work and told them to have a good day. She wasn't feeling well and I just told her to try to go to school, and if you need me, call me." Diena's behavior is very similar to that of William Walsh when he was interviewed about his missing wife. Take a look. It's eerie.
Did you see Diena wiping away non-existent tears with her handkerchief? Why on earth would anyone do this? It makes no sense whatsoever. It's a huge red flag for me. If you don't have tears, you don't wipe your eyes. I've actually never seen this one before!
When someone from off camera says to Diena, "Describe what she was wearing again" Diena's voice pitch changes dramatically and so does her demeanor. All of the sudden all of her crying and "sadness" dissipate. When people truly cry, their demeanor doesn't change this quickly. Their emotions and feeling remain, even though they may dissipate slightly upon focus, but Diena does a notable 180 here. I cringe when I see it.
Diena says, "It was a cranberry colored jumpsuit with a matching top to the bottom, up the sides of the legs and up the sides of the arm is a pink silky strip and then she had a black shirt on underneath, she had rainbow-colored tennis shoes, and she had gray and blue-striped ankle socks on, and her hair bow was red."
I would think for Diena or any mother to recall the details of what her precious daughter was last wearing, detail-by-detail, would be extremely painful, yet Diena oddly shows no emotions. She is completely disconnected where I would expect a connection the most! Then once Diena finishes, she tones down her voice again. Did she remember she needed to be "sad" again?
Notice Diena never gasped for air either during her daughter's clothing description? If she was truly winded, I wouldn't think it would dissipate that quickly. Would you?
While I don't know what Diena is hiding, I do not believe she is being honest with us about how she is feeling here, which is very notable for me. I have also seen Diena smirk several times in other videos, which is notable cause for concern for me as well.
And with Diena's thank you to the community, I do find it odd that Diena is so thankful before the killer is found. It's almost as if she feels closure now that the funeral is behind her. Usually, until a killer is found, most victims don't feel peace. I was also taken by how much this thank you revolved around Diena and not Somer. There is nothing about how Somer would have liked or loved any part of it. It was all about Diena.
There are way too many red flags for my comfort in a video clip less than a minute long.
Here are the results of the Diena Thompson poll as of 8:15 AM today. I don't think we've had another one so clearly divided. As the poll progressed yesterday, each category stood on top for a moment at some point and then the pendulum swung back the other direction as votes came in.
Rifqa Bary has been returned to Ohio Tuesday at the request of her parents, and is now in the custody of Franklin County Children Services. She will stay with a foster family under the care of the state for the time being, and she will have her phone and internet supervised. You can read more here and here.
This week marks two major milestones for me. It's my 5 year blog anniversary, and my 15th wedding anniversary. Where have the years gone?!
It's been an incredibly journey and an amazing experience writing this blog. I met the coolest people, and I have received some incredible invitations because of it. Thank you for all of you who have reached out to me.
Thanks to all of my readers who make this blog everything that it is. I so appreciate all the story suggestions, thoughts and ideas, and I love the free flow of information and sharing that goes on in our exchanges.
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