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Death Sentences
February 24, 2022
How Melissa Lucio Went From Abuse Survivor to Death Row
Why some trauma victims are more likely to take responsibility for crimes, even when they may be innocent.
By
Maurice Chammah
Feature
January 18, 2022
Anatomy of a Murder Confession
Texas Ranger James Holland became famous for cajoling killers into confessing to their crimes. But did some of his methods — from lying to suspects to having witnesses hypnotized — ensnare innocent people, too?
By
Maurice Chammah
Coronavirus
July 20, 2020
Your Zoom Interrogation Is About To Start
COVID-19 is changing how police question suspects and witnesses—for the better, some argue.
By
Eli Hager
News
July 16, 2019
In an Apparent First, Genetic Genealogy Aids a Wrongful Conviction Case
An Idaho man falsely confessed to a 1996 rape and murder.
By
Mia Armstrong
Case in Point
August 6, 2018
Is There a Right Not to Snitch?
An inmate tests a new patch of constitutional ground.
By
Andrew Cohen
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