Jul 30, 2009 | Grits for Breakfast
Are false confessions 'coerced' or persuaded?
A segment titled " Could Someone Make You Confess to a Crime You Didn't Commit ?" by reporter Erin Moriarty on CBS News' 48-Hours Mystery last night featured two prominent Austin cases among other examples of false confessions, noting that "One quarter of those exonerated by DNA test results actually confessed to the crime of which they were ...
Why Do People Confess to Crimes They Didn't Commit?
Marty Tankleff in 2004. As a 17-year-old boy Tankleff pondered, during a police interogatation, whether he killed his own parents.
The Ticker: Rather, Crisis, Mystery...
The hearing could result in decisions on several long-pending motions. Meanwhile, both sides are waiting for the Appellate division to rule .
ABC News' Michael Jackson Special Takes Third to All-Star Game, 'Law & Order' Re-Run
After spending $200,000 for year-old video of Joe, Katherine and several third generation Jacksons, ABC News' "Primetime: Family Secrets - The Jackson Family: Life After Michael" finished third in its time slot last night, averaging 6.1M Total Viewers.
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