Steven Hatfill Quotes

After reviewing the polygraph charts in private, the polygraph examiner told me that I had passed and that he believed I had nothing to do with the anthrax letters.

Later, I went down to the Washington field office and an onsite polygraph was administered.

'Forensic Files' is amazing! I love it! There were marathons happening all the time in college. That show, because it's always on at night, was always better than any scary movie I could put on, because it was 'real.'

I followed him at the time and thought he was hysterical. He was the first serial killer, a new kettle of fish, because we didn't have the detection techniques in those days.

The tests which showed that this was the only rifle which had the markings which were shown on the bullets; the fact that a man was seen by several witnesses, not identified, but seen in the window with the general description of what he looked like.

After I outlined 'Catering to Nobody,' I went and worked for a caterer. And the other thing I had to do was to talk to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department about how they investigated a crime.

I think seeing some of the past can be helpful, especially if you're into crime solving.

Polygraphs are not allowed as evidence in most U.S. courts, but they're routinely used in police investigations, and the Defense Department relies heavily on them for security screening.

Many criminals believe what they say is true; they could pass a lie detector test.

The FBI, to its credit in a self-serving sort of way, rejects the routine use of the polygraph on its own people.

In the same way he's fascinated by crosswords, the puzzle of solving the murder is what drives him on.

Forensics I've always found absolutely fascinating. Anything to do with clues. And checking things out and solving.

Lie detection is like language; there is a learning window. Telling whoppers to small children seems to be a family tradition in many families.

I am not opposed to the limited use of polygraphs in a case where a person is suspected of wrongdoing. But widespread use of the polygraph as a screening tool goes far beyond what is acceptable.

I've been on this kick reading about the beginning of forensic science: autopsies, fingerprinting, psychological profiling. I've been reading a lot of books about forensic anthropology.

I am fascinated by crime scene investigating. I swear, I wish I was a crime scene investigator sometimes!

In Los Angeles, the Police Department buys a 40-foot refrigerated trailer truck every six months just to hold DNA evidence.

The main difference is, in 'Cold Case,' the victim sometimes had been dead for decades - you didn't have the advantage of being able to interview the victim. You had to piece together the circumstances surrounding the crime from witnesses and other evidence. 'SVU' is much more immediate in that you can talk to the victim.

The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.

I'm not sure. I did not set it up. I have never done a polygraph test in my life. I didn't know what to expect. I was just there to answer the questions that they put in front of me.

And they asked me to take a polygraph as to the allegations and reports I'd made. I volunteered and I took the polygraph and passed it without a glitch.

No one is ever convicted or cleared just on a polygraph test.

Circumstantial evidence … that wonderful fabric which is built out of straws collected at every point of the compass, and which is yet strong enough to hang a man.

I have this particular shoe with blood stains, marked all up sitting in my office. I always look at it everyday.

I've always been interested in forensics and the way they solve things.