DEAD BOY'S MOM SAYS POLYGRAPHS WENT `FINE'.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. The mother of a 2-year-old found dead in a ravine says she and the boy's stepfather did ``fine'' on lie detector tests lie detector test n. a popular name for a polygraph which tests the physiological reaction of a person to questions asked by a testing expert. A potential or actual criminal defendant or possible witness cannot be forced or ordered to take a lie detector test. and plan to attend the funeral in Austin, Texas. There was still no official cause of death Friday in the death of Cecil ``C.T.'' Morrow Turner, and no suspects had been named. Only the mother, Edith Marie Wu, and stepfather, champion Chinese diver Feilong Wu, have been formally questioned, Orange County sheriff's Lt. Ron Wilkerson said. Edith Marie Wu, 30, said she and her 26-year-old husband had volunteered to take polygraph An instrument used to measure physiological responses in humans when they are questioned in order to determine if their answers are truthful. Also known as a "lie detector," the polygraph has a controversial history in U.S. law. tests and did so during a 12-hour interrogation interrogation In criminal law, process of formally and systematically questioning a suspect in order to elicit incriminating responses. The process is largely outside the governance of law, though in the U.S. Tuesday. She would not disclose results in detail but said they were ``fine.'' C.T. was reported missing Monday. His body was found Tuesday in a brush-filled hollow near the Wus apartment. There were no signs of trauma and investigators now are waiting for the results of toxicology toxicology, study of poisons, or toxins, from the standpoint of detection, isolation, identification, and determination of their effects on the human body. Toxicology may be considered the branch of pharmacology devoted to the study of the poisonous effects of drugs. tests. His father, Maxwell Turner, who was divorced from Edith Marie Wu in May, arrived at the Orange County airport Orange County Airport may refer to:
The service will be held in Austin, where Edith Marie Wu's parents live. Turner said he plans to take C.T.'s 4-year-old sister, Bryttnie, there for the memorial. Bryttnie has been staying at a county shelter for children. ``One of my main concerns right now is what's best for her,'' Edith Marie Wu said. ``She may stay with my parents.'' Carolyn Morrow, the grandmother, said she would be delighted to care for Bryttnie while her daughter ``has a chance to recover and heal.'' Edith Marie Wu married Feilong Wu, her fourth husband, the same day her divorce from Turner became final. Feilong Wu was hired recently as a diving coach for the Nadadores swim club in Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. . The family moved to Orange County from Texas about three weeks ago. Edith Marie Wu said she plans to return the toddler's body to Austin for burial. ``Both Feilong and I will be attending the funeral,'' she said. ``At this point, I don't see any problems with that.'' |
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