Lasso of Truth Lasso of Truth The Lasso of Truth is a weapon wielded by DC Comics superheroine Wonder Woman, Princess Diana of Themyscira. It is also known as the Magic Lasso or the Lasso of Hestia. It was created by William Moulton Marston, inventor of the lie detector, as an allegory for feminine charm, but it later became more popular as a device to extract truth from people. The lariat forces anyone it captures into submission; compelling its captives to obey the wielder of the lasso and tell the truth. William Moulton Marston created Wonder Woman but he also worked, in the
Polygraph Information Test) for criminal investigation. The High Court of Australia has not yet considered the admissibility of polygraph evidence. However, the New South Wales District Court rejected the use of the device in a criminal trial. In "Raymond George Murray" 1982 7A Crim R48, Sinclair DCJ refused to admit polygraph evidence tending to support the defense. The judge rejected the evidence because The Court cited, with approval, the Canadian case of "Phillion v R" 1978 1SCR 18. Lie detector evidence is currently inadmissible in New South Wales courts under the Lie Detectors Act 1983. Under the same act, it is