Investigating the case of Victoria Martens, where a false confession complicated the murder investigation, highlighting ...

Most people believe they would never confess to a crime they didn’t commit. The idea feels totally counterintuitive to most of us: why would anyone willingly admit to something that could lead to ...

In 1995, Daniel Taylor was convicted of a double murder in Chicago in what seemed to be a clear-cut case: he gave police a signed confession. But now his supporters — including Northwestern University ...

AMES, Iowa – Imagine if you were wrongly accused of a crime. Would you be stressed? Anyone would be, but Iowa State University researchers found the innocent are often less stressed than the guilty.

A judge on Tuesday vacated George Calicut Jr.'s conviction and dismissed the charges against him after determining his ...

March 30, 2006 — -- Most of us can't imagine confessing to a crime we didn't commit, but experts say it's easier than you might think to get someone to crack under pressure. Saul Kassin, a ...

Hennepin County prosecutors are aiming reduce false confessions by limiting the use of statements made during youth interrogations. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced a new policy on ...

In criminal cases, a confession, like DNA, is considered one of the most damaging forms of evidence. Jurors generally do not believe individuals confess to a crime they did not commit. Yet false ...

The final witness took the stand in the second jury trial of a man charged with murder and arson in a fire that killed 17-year-old Jeffrey Aissa in Broome County Court. On Aug. 18, a jury heard ...

It is time for New York state to make a confession of its own: innocent people don't confess to crimes they didn't commit unless they are coerced, and a confession to a crime one didn't commit ought ...

In criminal trials, a defendant's admission of guilt can trump even the proverbial smoking gun. A confession is the ideal civic solution: The perpetrator takes responsibility, and the public sleeps ...