Today's New York Times takes an in-depth look at the phenomenon of false confessions. The focus is on Eddie Lowery, a man who confessed to rape and was imprisoned for 10 years until DNA evidence ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis speaks during a news conference at City Hall on Monday about the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders.

Leonard [email protected] YORK-When a beleaguered 13-year-old confessed to murder after hours of interrogation in a Mississippi sheriff's station in 2003, he had been isolated from his mother and had ...

This is the first post in a series. A confession is often seen as the gold standard of evidence in a criminal case, leading to guilty verdicts even when there is no other evidence, when there’s a ...

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 ...

After nearly 20-years behind bars, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said a man was wrongfully convicted of a 2007 ...

In an interview, retired Texas Ranger discusses new ID series, revealing how instinct, psychology and patience helped him get confessions in cold cases.

Police videotape of Michael Scott’s interrogation apparently shows APD Detective Robert Merrill holding a gun to Scott’s head. Merrill testified he was “role-playing,” and held his fingers to Scott’s ...