Violations of Conversational Maxims in Investigative Interviews: Revisiting the Indonesian Cyanide Coffee Murder Case.
This study advocates the role of forensic linguistics in detecting lies during investigative interviews with suspects and witnesses, with a focus on the case of Jessica Kumala Wongso, who was convicted and sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for the cyanide poisoning of Wayan Mirna Salihin. Drawing...
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Petra Christian University, Institute of Research & Community Outreach
Dec2025
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