Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The teen slumped in a chair, sobbing, in a Los Angeles Police Department interrogation room. “I wasn’t there,” he said, again and ...

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, even when there’s a reason to think the confession was ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The Innocence Project has filed an amicus brief condemning what they call the NYPD's "coercive tactics ...

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.

During her interrogation, Knox, who testified in support of HB 1062, recalls police making her feel like she was going insane. "The extent to which I was unprepared for people who I trusted to lie to ...

Five months after news broke that Fontana police detectives “psychologically tortured’ a man into falsely confessing to murder, Chief Michael Dorsey this week issued a statement on social media saying ...

In the U.S., if you waive your Miranda rights, you’ll be interrogated – whether you’re drunk or sober. Photoboyko/iStock via Getty Images Plus Imagine it’s Friday night. You’re enjoying happy hour ...