Background
Reid, John Edward was born on August 16, 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas and Margaret (Hanley) Reid.
Reid, John Edward was born on August 16, 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas and Margaret (Hanley) Reid.
Student, Loyola University, Chicago, 1930-1931.
Began testing subjects with polygraph Chicago Police Science Crime Detection Laboratory, 1940. Revised questioning technique in lie detector tests, 1947. Established John East. Reid & Associates Laboratory for Lie Detection, Chicago, 1947.
Founder Reid College for Detection of Deception.
Devised Reid Report and Reid Survey (psychological questionnaires to determine job applicant and employee honesty.). Member Chicago Crime Commission.
Fellow American Academy Forensic Sciences. Member American Polygraph Association (director), Illinois Polygraph Society, American Academy Polygraph Examiners (past president), International Association Arson Investigators, Special Assemblies of God Theological Seminary Association (past president). Inventor polygraph for detection false rises in blood pressure, 1944.
Married Margaret McCarthy, July 26, 1941.