This is an interesting if flawed documentary, and the title is slightly misleading, because lying to get away with murder is not a game. Fortunately, none of those featured herein did, including Ian Huntley. The programme makers promise much, in particular they suggest that in the not too distant future it will be possible to determine when a man is telling the truth and when he is lying by analysing his body language with state of the art technology. Where have we heard that one before? Oh yeah, Frey v United States, 1923.
It is one thing to examine the body language and mannerisms of a known killer; it is quite another to determine if that person is in fact truthful during the actual investigation. The baby-faced Huntley was not only an extremely plausible liar, he was arguably the last person anyone would pick out of a random group of men and identify as the monster he is.
The film makers are on firmer ground when they point out that guessing who is lying and who is not, is a coin flip.
It is one thing to examine the body language and mannerisms of a known killer; it is quite another to determine if that person is in fact truthful during the actual investigation. The baby-faced Huntley was not only an extremely plausible liar, he was arguably the last person anyone would pick out of a random group of men and identify as the monster he is.
The film makers are on firmer ground when they point out that guessing who is lying and who is not, is a coin flip.
