The False Confession Trap

The False Confession Trap

Update: 2023-08-02
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Intense interrogation tactics and a threat of life in prison leads to a coerced confession, setting off a chain reaction that would ultimately lead to 17 arrests. False confession experts Jim Trainum and Marissa Bluestine weigh in on why innocent people confess to crimes they didn’t commit.

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The False Confession Trap

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