Most of us, I believe, have that skill to pick up on a lie. Subtle changes in voice. Awkward facial expressions. Impromptu excuses. That's what I picked up on during a phone conversation with someone yesterday. I've been trying to reach a person in Santa Rosa for several weeks and have left several messages. Yesterday a relative of this person answered the phone and claimed he was going to be out of town for the next three-weeks.
I asked for a cell phone number.
"It doesn't work," the person told me because "They're out of state."
I asked for a hotel name.
She didn't have that information.
I asked for a phone number.
She didn't have that information either.
I asked her how she would go about reaching this person in case of an emergency.
Finally the woman on the phone broke, and told me she just doesn't want me talking to this person.
Bingo. When people avoid a reporter, such as myself, that usually tells me they are hiding something. They don't want to answer questions.
I'm not done yet.
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