1 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁Steph anie ▁Cro we ▁conf essions ▁were ▁made ▁while ▁three ▁suspect s ▁were ▁under going ▁V SA ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁false ▁by ▁a ▁judge ; ▁the ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁the ▁V SA ▁equipment ▁later ▁settled ▁a ▁law suit ▁that ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁li able ▁for ▁the ▁harm ▁the ▁three ▁suspect s ▁suffered . ▁In ▁a ▁similar ▁case , ▁Don ovan ▁Allen ▁f als ely ▁conf essed ▁to ▁killing ▁his ▁mother ▁after ▁failing ▁a ▁V SA ▁test . ▁He ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁later ▁based ▁on ▁ex on er ating ▁DNA ▁evidence . ▁George ▁Z imm erman ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁V SA ▁after ▁he ▁fat ally ▁shot ▁Florida ▁te en ager ▁T ray von ▁Martin ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Stat ement ▁analysis ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V o ice ▁technology ▁Category : L ie ▁detection ▁Category : P se ud os cience <0x0A> </s> ▁Ak h il ▁Gu pta ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Indian - American ▁anth rop ologist ▁whose ▁research ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁anth rop ology ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁of ▁development , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁post colon ial ism . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁Professor ▁of ▁Anth rop ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Education ▁Ak h il ▁attended ▁St . ▁X avier ' s ▁School ▁in