Body language experts: 'Something doesn't smell right'
November 15, 2007
BY SHAMUS TOOMEY Staff Reporter/stoomey@suntimes.com
NBC's Matt Lauer told Drew Peterson he seemed "extraordinarily calm and collected." Body language experts aren't so sure.
After watching the interview, Lillian Glass said Peterson's hard swallowing, clenched jaw, rigid posture, shoulder movements and more left her unconvinced about what Peterson told Lauer.
Another expert, Kevin Hogan, said Peterson's rapid eye blinking could indicate nervousness -- or deception.
Glass, also a communication psychologist, took issue with what Peterson said and how he said it, including focusing on himself more than his missing wife. "When you look at all of those, your gut reaction is, something doesn't smell right," Glass said.
Sitting rigid in his chair suggested Peterson was trying to control himself, she said. Lifting his shoulders during answers suggested he wasn't telling the truth, she said.
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Hogan found it odd that Peterson laughed after asking his wife to "come home."
"Is he guilty of the disappearance, I don't know," Hogan said. "Is he acting out of character for a normal person, very much so."
▲One thing I noticed in the interview was that Drew's mouth was dry. My ex husband used to smoke a lot of pot and I could always tell when he had, his mouth would make that same noise.
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