Lie Detector: Truth or Deception
A&E Running Crime
Lie Detector: Truth or Deception examines individuals long suspected of serious crimes who voluntarily submit to taking a polygraph test hoping to clear their names in the eyes of their family and community. Award-winning investigative journalist Tony Harris hosts, bringing critical context and analysis drawn from his background in criminal justice reporting, and the results of a professionally administered lie detector test by George Olivo, Former FBI agent and veteran polygraph examiner.
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Next Air Time: Fri, Mar 13 2026 2:00 AM GMT+0000
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
9 episodes
E01
Shannon Price
Fri, Jul 11 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
120 min
Years after beloved actor Gary Coleman's controversial and tragic death, his ex-wife, Shannon Price, agrees to take a polygraph test to confront lingering suspicions and silence the rumors that she was responsible for his death. Did she play any role in Gary's untimely demise — or has she been unfairly judged by public opinion? The truth is put to the test in an emotional and revealing examination.Â
E02
Matheau Moore
Fri, Jul 18 2025 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Matheau Moore sits down for a polygraph test with former FBI agent George Olivo, hoping to clear his name. Though he was found not guilty of murdering his wife, Emily Noble in 2022, suspicions still follow him–even among those closest to the case.
E03
Jesse Holton
Fri, Jul 25 2025 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Jesse Holton sits down for a high stakes polygraph test with retired FBI examiner George Olivo. In 2016, Jesse became a suspect after a dispute with his parents ended in their brutal deaths.
E04
Eva Hamby
Fri, Aug 1 2025 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Eva Hamby sits down for a polygraph test with former FBI agent George Olivo in an effort to clear her name in the eyes of her doubters; in 2008, Hamby was convicted of second-degree murder for the stabbing death of her boyfriend.
E05
Edward Ates
Fri, Aug 8 2025 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Edward Ates takes a polygraph test with former FBI agent George Olivo in a bid to show his innocence; he spent 20 years behind bars for the murder of his neighbor, a crime he says he didn't commit, and was released from a Texas prison in 2018.
E06
Raven Abaroa
Fri, Aug 15 2025 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Raven Abaroa puts it all on the line for a polygraph test with former FBI agent George Olivo to show once and for all he did not murder his wife, Janet; in 2014, Raven accepted an Alford plea deal.
E07
Chris Turner
Fri, Aug 15 2025 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Chris Turner sits for a high stakes polygraph test in the hopes of ending suspicions surroundingthe 1984 infamous murder of Catherine Fuller. One of eight men convicted in a case that shook Washington D.C., Turner has always maintained his innocence.
E08
Matheau Moore
Fri, Mar 13 2026 2:00 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Matheau Moore sits down for a polygraph test with former FBI agent George Olivo, hoping to clear his name; though he was found not guilty of murdering his wife, Emily Noble in 2022, suspicions still follow him, even among those closest to the case.
E09
Eva Hamby
Fri, Mar 13 2026 2:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Eva Hamby sits down for a polygraph test with former FBI agent George Olivo in an effort to clear her name in the eyes of her doubters; in 2008, Hamby was convicted of second-degree murder for the stabbing death of her boyfriend.