Recording #interrogations protects officers from false allegations of coercion or misconduct, creating an undeniable record of what occurred.

Prevents #WrongfulConvictions & #FalseConfessions.

Ensures an accurate account of the interview.

Protects the vulnerable.

www.pennlive.com/opinion/2026...

#psychlawpub #falseconfessions

Cost to Resolve Lawsuits Tied to Disgraced Ex-CPD Detective Tops $112M, With 44 Lawsuits Pending Chicago taxpayers have spent at least $285.3 million to resolve lawsuits alleging Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct — including wrongful convictions and improper pursuits — ...

Cost to Resolve Lawsuits Tied to Disgraced Ex-CPD Detective Tops $112M, With 44 Lawsuits Pending

#FalseConfessions & #WronfulConvictions are predictable & preventable

Police #interrogation practice muse evolve & embrace science-based methods of #EffectiveInterviewing

news.wttw.com/2025/11/14/c...

City Council approves $29 million in settlements for wrongful convictions tied to disgraced former CPD Det. Reynaldo Guevara Chicago taxpayers are now on the hook for $29.2 million in settlements over wrongful conviction lawsuits connected to a disgraced former police detective.

Chicago taxpayers are now on the hook for $29.2 million in settlements over #WrongfulConviction lawsuits connected to disgraced former police detective

#FalseConfessions
#MisscarrigesOfJustice

#Interrogation practice must evolve & embrace science-based interviewing

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Tactics tied to false confessions used in Karen Boes’ murder case, defense witness says Karen Boes, 69, convicted of first-degree murder in 2002 death of daughter, Robin, 14, in a fire at their Zeeland home, says she falsely confessed to the killing after lengthy interrogation.

Tactics tied to #falseconfessions used in Karen Boes’ murder case, defense witness says

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Tommy Lee Walker Declared Innocent 70 Years After His Execution Dallas County Commissioners Court posthumously proclaimed Mr. Walker’s innocence in the 1954 racially-fueled capital murder case.

In a Historic Resolution, Tommy Lee Walker Is Declared Innocent 70 Years After His Execution in Dallas

➡️ 70 YEARS AFTER HIS EXECUTION

#FalseEvidencePloy
#FalseConfessions
#WrongfulConviction
#MiscarriageOfJustice
#PoliceIndiced
#WrongfulDeath

innocenceproject.org/news/tommy-l...

Tommy Lee Walker Declared Innocent 70 Years After His Execution Dallas County Commissioners Court posthumously proclaimed Mr. Walker’s innocence in the 1954 racially-fueled capital murder case.

#FalseConfessions
#FalseEvidencePloy

Over several hours of interrogation, officials lied to Mr. Walker about existing evidence and threatened him with the electric chair. Under unimaginable pressure, Mr. Walker signed two written “confessions.”

innocenceproject.org/news/tommy-l...

False Confessions: Why Innocent People Admit to Crimes They Didn’t Commit A confession is often treated as the end of the search for truth. But decades of research and DNA exonerations have shown that confessions can be shaped by pressure, fear, and psychological vulnera…

Innocent people do confess to crimes they didn’t commit.
#FalseConfessions are preventable & often are police induced/enabled. Police must evolve & embrace science-based interviewing & #interrogation, which produce more favorable outcomes & mitigate misfires.
crimecentrals.com/2026/01/11/f...

In this video short I talked about the challenges in policing and the restoration of trust.

We should abandon deceptive practices, such as the #FalseEvidencePloy & evolve to science-based interviewing.

“We should not be promoting a culture of lying.”

#FalseConfessions
#TrustMatters #TruthMatter

BONUS: Confession Killers w Katherine Ramsland Criminal Psychologist Katherine Ramsland joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss confession killers, those criminals who confess to murders and other serious crimes that they did not commit.  Why do serial killers like Henry Lee Lucas, Ottis Toole and Samuel Little confess to scores of additional murders?  Why does this odd phenomenon keep recurring?  This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" originally ran on July 21, 2025. Time:  The Story of Henry Lee Lucas, the Notorious Subject of Netflix’s The Confession Killer ttps://time.com/5745028/the-confession-killer-henry-lee-lucas-netflix/ Katherine Ramsland books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000APFCQC?entity-to-process=B000APBAP4_author&ccs_id=52a60865-148b-45d0-a588-fb8cefc40647 WTKR News 3: One year after development in Colonial Parkway Murders, where do things stand? https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/one-year-after-development-in-colonial-parkway-murders-where-do-things-stand Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer WTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved: https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024 WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/ Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders. 13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database: https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49 WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos: https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/ WTKR News 3 https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017 https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/ Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here: https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster: https://www.spreaker.com Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends! We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning. Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56 Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/ Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

📣 New Podcast! "BONUS: Confession Killers w Katherine Ramsland" on @Spreaker #billthomas #colonialparkwaymurders #confessionkiller #confirmationbias #falseconfessions #fbi #henryleelucas #hoax #homicide #katherineramsland #kristindilley #mindovermurder #mindovermurderpodcast #murder #netflix

#books #booklist #bookstagram #booktalk #booktok #greatbooks #greatbooksguide #recommendedreading #FalseConfessionDay #falseconfessions #psychology

BONUS: Junk Science and the American Justice System "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley are joined by Chris Fabricant of the Innocence Project to discuss his new edition of his book, "Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System."  Chris describes the shocking story of how discredited scientific forensics have been used in thousands of wrongful convictions across the United States. This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" originally ran on June 23, 2025. Goodreads:  Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59427482-junk-science-and-the-american-criminal-justice-system WTKR News 3: One year after development in Colonial Parkway Murders, where do things stand? https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/one-year-after-development-in-colonial-parkway-murders-where-do-things-stand Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer WTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved: https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024 WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/ Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders. 13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database: https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49 WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos: https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/ WTKR News 3 https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017 https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/ Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here: https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster: https://www.spreaker.com Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends! We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning. Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56 Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/ Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

📣 New Podcast! "BONUS: Junk Science and the American Justice System" on @Spreaker #billthomas #chrisfabricant #crime #csieffect #doj #expertwitnesses #falseconfessions #fbi #forensics #injustice #innocenceproject #junkscience #jurysystem #justice #kristindilley #mindovermurder #murder

NEW: Confession Killers w Katherine Ramsland Criminal Psychologist Katherine Ramsland joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss confession killers, those criminals who confess to murders and other serious crimes that they did not commit.  Why do serial killers like Henry Lee Lucas, Ottis Toole and Samuel Little confess to scores of additional murders?  Time:  The Story of Henry Lee Lucas, the Notorious Subject of Netflix’s The Confession Killer ttps://time.com/5745028/the-confession-killer-henry-lee-lucas-netflix/ Katherine Ramsland books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000APFCQC?entity-to-process=B000APBAP4_author&ccs_id=52a60865-148b-45d0-a588-fb8cefc40647 CrimeCon:  We’re going to CrimeCon again, folks! Join us in Denver for new merch, some MOM listener hangouts, and a lot of fun! Use the code MINDOVERMURDER to get 10% off your tickets between now and September! See you there! WTKR News 3: One year after development in Colonial Parkway Murders, where do things stand? https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/one-year-after-development-in-colonial-parkway-murders-where-do-things-stand Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer WTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved: https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024 WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/ Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders. 13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database: https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49 WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos: https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/ WTKR News 3 https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017 https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/ Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here: https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster: https://www.spreaker.com Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends! We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning. Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56 Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/ Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

📣 New Podcast! "NEW: Confession Killers w Katherine Ramsland" on @Spreaker #billthomas #colonialparkwaymurders #confessionkiller #confirmationbias #falseconfessions #fbi #henryleelucas #hoax #homicide #katherineramsland #kristindilley #mindovermurder #mindovermurderpodcast #murder #netflix

Two Harlem men exonerated 30 years after coerced confessions The judge cited DNA testing among new evidence that helped overturn their convictions.

The Manhattan DA’s re-investigation found police reports and interviews that directly contradicted what the teens said in their coerced confessions.

#FalseConfessions are preventable.

#Interrogation practice must evolved to Science-Based methods of #EffectiveInterviewing.

ny1.com/nyc/manhatta...

NEW: Junk Science and the American Justice System "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley are joined by Chris Fabricant of the Innocence Project and his new edition of his book, "Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System."  Chris describes the shocking story of how discredited scientific forensics have been used in many wrongful convictions across the United States. CrimeCon:  We’re going to CrimeCon again, folks! Join us in Denver for new merch, some MOM listener hangouts, and a lot of fun! Use the code MINDOVERMURDER to get 10% off your tickets between now and September! See you there! Goodreads:  Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59427482-junk-science-and-the-american-criminal-justice-system WTKR News 3: One year after development in Colonial Parkway Murders, where do things stand? https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/one-year-after-development-in-colonial-parkway-murders-where-do-things-stand Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer WTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved: https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024 WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/ Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders. 13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database: https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49 WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos: https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/ WTKR News 3 https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017 https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/ Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here: https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster: https://www.spreaker.com Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends! We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning. Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56 Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/ Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

📣 New Podcast! "NEW: Junk Science and the American Justice System" on @Spreaker #billthomas #chrisfabricant #crime #csieffect #doj #expertwitnesses #falseconfessions #fbi #forensics #injustice #innocenceproject #junkscience #jurysystem #justice #kristindilley #mindovermurder #murder #truecrime

A taste of what my two judges, using armed U.S. federal marshals, were trying to hide by #censoring my speech on social media.

Can anyone help me?
#coverup #corruption #fraud #falseconfessions #illegalsentences #conspiracy #obstruction #injustice #manifestinjustice #unlawful #judges #courtroom

Massachusetts bills aim to protect youth from coercive police interrogation practices Proposed legislation mandates attorney presence during juvenile interrogations and bans deceptive tactics.

Massachusetts is on the verge of groundbreaking reform that could protect young people from coercive interrogation tactics and ensure they have legal representation during questioning.

Learn more here!

#MA #YouthProtection #CitizenPortal #FalseConfessions #JusticeReform

Justice Delayed: The Alarming Rise of Murder Exonerations in the United States The criminal justice system in the United States is designed to serve one essential function: to uphold justice by identifying and punishing...

#FalseConfessions, often elicited through aggressive or deceptive #interrogation tactics, have been a factor in nearly 29% of #WrongfulConvictions

Vulnerable populations (juveniles/intellectual disabilities) are especially susceptible to coercion criminal-justice-online.blogspot.com/2025/05/just...

Ex-Gitmo detainee could air allegations of torture by former Chicago detective A judge on Wednesday will consider whether to hear from the former detainee as she weighs throwing out a murder confession the detective allegedly coerced.

Cook County Circuit Court judge will hear arguments whether to allow testimony about #torture from a former #Guantánamo detainee before ruling on throwing out a decades-old murder confession allegedly coerced by a Chicago detective.

#FalseConfessions
#CoercedConfession
www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...

🔍 Based on 27 studies, the authors found:
– Evidence ploys and minimization tactics increase false confessions
– Deceptive tactics, common in accusatorial methods, can do more harm than good
#FalseConfessions #EvidenceBasedPolicing (3/4)

Luke Natoli of New Jersey The Psychology of False Confessions: Why Innocent People Admit to Crimes They Didn’t Commit | NorthPennNow Luke Natoli of New Jersey sheds light on the factors that contribute to false confessions and how the justice system often fails to prevent it.

Research reveals that police #interrogation tactics, exhaustion, fear, and psychological manipulation can push even the most innocent individuals to admit to crimes they never committed.

#FalseConfessions - innocent people do confess to crimes they didn’t commit.

northpennnow.com/news/2025/ma...

Rhode Island Senate discusses bill to ban coercive tactics in juvenile interrogations Senate Bill 0736 aims to prohibit coercive interrogations of minors by law enforcement.

#Interrogation Reforms
The committee heard that similar legislation has been enacted in several states, including Delaware, Illinois, Oregon & Utah, which have recognized the need for protections against coercive tactics that are known to produce #FalseConfessions.

citizenportal.ai/articles/258...

Jury awards $120 million to two men wrongfully convicted of 2003 murder John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell both spent more than 16 years in prison before their convictions were overturned in 2019.

#WrongfulConvictions and #FalseConfessions are police produced injustices.

Police practice must evolve and embrace science-based methods #interrogtion.

Practice should be based on law, science, and ethics.

#MéndezPrinciples on #EffectiveInterviewing

#TruthMatters

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

“Police should be banned from lying to suspects during #interrogation. #FalseConfessions continue to result.…Trust must be restored between police and the public served.”

@innocenceproject.bsky.social @newenglandinnocence.org @tninnocence.bsky.social

🚨MustRead from @APA to prevent #FalseConfessions includes:

➡️video record all suspect interviews/#interrogations

➡️ban false evidence ploys

➡️adopt a science-based #interrogation

➡️protect youthful/vulnerable suspect populations

#PolicingWithVirtue
#TruthMatters
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

The psychology of a false confession: Why innocent people confess to crimes they didn't commit. In my new book, I dive into aspects of this
#falseconfessions #criminalpsychology #TrueCrime #ComingSoon

WA Lawmakers revisit bill that would prohibit police deception in interrogations OLYMPIA — Lawmakers in Olympia are revisiting a bill that would block law enforcement from lying during interrogations after a similar measure failed to advance to the Senate last session.

WA Lawmakers revisit bill that would prohibit police deception in #interrogations, which are known to produce #FalseConfessions, and train in new science-based methods of #EffectiveInterviewing that are more effective, without the devastating consequences.

columbiabasinherald.com/news/2025/fe...

Guihama v. US (24-740 @ArmedForces): Whether courts must scrutinize #CoerciveInterrogation tactics when evaluating confession corroboration, challenging Miranda safeguards against #FalseConfessions. Builds on Miranda voluntariness precedent. https://tinyurl.com/2xswq33w

Justice reform urged as Chicago faces $1B deficit from wrongful convictions CHICAGO—Alderman Gilbert Villegas of the 36th Ward is advocating for a resolution to address Chicago’s ballooning expenses related to wrongful convictions that have cost the city more than $781 millio...

Police practice must evolve, reject antiquated coercive confession-driven tactics that can cause #FalseConfessions, & embraces science-based methods of information-gathering for #EffectiveInterviewing.

#PolicingWithVirtue is a step closer to community-embraced policing.

#TruthMatters
#TrustMatters

Remember Derek Bentley. That was in 1954.
#FalseConfessions #Linguistics