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1 NY Times: Why People Confess
New York Times op-ed on why people confess to crimes featuring Martin Tankleff.
2 New York Law Journal Interview with Jeffrey Deskovic
Jeffrey Deskovic discusses his wrongful conviction and his freedom with the New York Law Journal.
3 Inside the Box: False Confession of Thomas
MSNBC features story of juvenile who falsely confesses to the murder of his sister in rural Arkansas. Attorney Dorcy Corbin takes the case to the Arkansas Supreme Court and, with the help of Steve Drizen and the Center on Wrongful Convictions, wins the young man's release.
4 Memphis Commercial Appeal Looks at 12 Year Old's False Confession
Thomas Cogdell was 12 years old when he was convicted of murdering his sister based upon a coerced, false confession. Now, after this case and the West Memphis 3 case have raised doubts about interrogation techniques used to obtain conviction, the Tennessee legislature is taking up the matter.
5 GQ on the case of the WM3
Gentlemen's Quarterly looks at the West Memphis 3 case. A definitive piece on the case from the child murders to the freedom of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley.
6 Juan Rivera - False Confession Conviction Overturned
Juan Rivera served 19 years in Illinois prisons, convicted on a false confession of the rape and murder of a young girl. DNA linked to another was present on the victim but prosecutors disregarded the crucial evidence to gain his conviction. Appellate court finally reversed the conviction.
7 NYTimes: Prosecutors Fight DNA Exonerations
New York Times Magazine story on prosecutors' efforts to fight wrongful convictions even when there is overwhelming evidence of innocence.
8 NY Times on Witness Misidentification
The U.S. Suprteme Court takes a look at issue of eyewitness misidentification.
9 Norfolk 4's Derek Tice Exonerated
Derek Tice, one of the Norfolk Four, had his charges fully dropped after being partially pardoned by Virginia Governor Kane.
10 Canadian Police Interrogation Methods
Canadian police are allowed to try to persuade a suspect to talk even after they have invoked their rights to silence and even after they have been told by their attorneys not to speak.
11 Economist Magazine on False Confessions
The Economist reports on the latest studies on false confessions.
12 Memphis Commercial Appeal on false confessions
Reporter Beth Warren focuses on some high profile false confession cases including those of Marty Tankleff and Jeffrey Deskovic in making a strong case for the West Memphis 3.
13 University of Arkansas Law Review
Mara Leveritt, author and authority on the West Memphis 3 case in Arkansas, published an article on the role of the media in Arkansas's troubled system of justice.
14 AP-The back story on the uncovering of notorious Chicago police abuse case
The Associated Press excellent story on John Burge, the commander of the notorious police unit that was responsible for torturing 100 men into falsely confessing, was finally sentnecee to 4 years in prison. This is the story of how this horrible case was first uncovered.
15 Court Allows False Confession Expert to Testify
In Pennsylvania, a three judge panel has ruled that Richard Leo, one of the country's leading experts on false confessions, will be allowed to testify as an expert in a murder trial involving the false confession of a mentally handicapped man.

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