Graphology - Best of Coast to Coast AM - 10/24/26
Summary
Handwriting expert Jennifer P. Thomas discusses her 30-year career analyzing documents for high-profile clients, including the CIA and KFC, and her work on cases like JonBenet Ramsey and the Aretha Franklin estate. She explains the forensic differences between authentication and graphology, noting that while she can identify red flags for violence or pathology, she cannot definitively diagnose specific drug use. The episode also covers her book on famous figures, the difficulty of forging signatures, and a listener's story about using an immunomodulator to treat severe warts.
Topics discussed
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Listener email: Retired CIA handwriting analysis
Guest experience: High-profile clients and KFC
Case study: JonBenet Ramsey handwriting evidence
Media outreach: Rolling Stone and memorabilia dispute
Historical figures: Aretha Franklin and famous handwritings
Guest book: Handwriting of the Famous and Infamous
Technical: Quality of copies vs. originals
Pathology: Detecting drug use and violent tendencies
Changes: How mood and trauma affect handwriting
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Conspiracies: Paul McCartney and Elvis letter analysis
Forensics: Signature authentication vs. graphology
Celebrity analysis: Obama vs. Trump handwriting traits
Signatures: Public image and Truth Social post
Forgery: Difficulty of mimicking signatures
Outro and final sponsor reads
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