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Case in Point November 13, 2017
Confess, or “They’ll Fucking Give You the Needle.”
An idle threat, but the teenage suspect confessed.
By Andrew Cohen
Commentary June 12, 2016
For 50 Years, You’ve Had “The Right to Remain Silent”
So why do so many suspects confess to crimes they didn’t commit?
By Samuel Gross and Maurice Possley
Feature May 24, 2016
Nothing But The Truth
A radical new interrogation technique is transforming the art of detective work: Shut up and let the suspect do the talking.
By Robert Kolker
Justice Lab May 14, 2015
Untrue Confessions
Experts say that people admit to crimes they didn’t commit. Why did only one juror in the Etan Patz murder case believe them?
By Dana Goldstein and Eli Hager
News April 14, 2015
Two Confessions
One by a nervous kid. One by a self-styled hit man. A Detroit whodunnit.
By Andrew Cohen
News April 8, 2015
For the Record
If police had recorded his interrogation, would Max Soffar be on death row?
By Maurice Chammah
News December 12, 2014
Confessing While Black
When the threat of a white jury is an interrogation tool.
By Andrew Cohen

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