Advocates for the wrongfully accused asked state lawmakers Wednesday to support new measures to regulate crime labs and require electronic taping of police interrogations of suspects. “There are ...

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 ...

Ted Bradford says the worst day of his life was when detectives took him into a tiny room to question him about a rape. “The whole day it was like accusation after accusation,” he says. “I kept ...

Criminal suspects may feel unable to leave an interrogation room after only three minutes of questioning, according to new Virginia Commonwealth University research. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Interrogation Tapes. True crime fans can get a rare look at the tricks of the trades law enforcement officers use to help ...

Most Americans understand that the police are allowed to lie to suspects. Whether learned from watching procedurals, news reports or personal experience, it is generally recognized that deceit during ...

The trial in Michelle Troconis’ habeas petition seeking to overturn her conviction in connection with the death and disappearance of Jennifer Farber Dulos began Monday with the repeated questioning of ...

Ten states have passed laws to ban the practice of lying to juveniles in custody during police interrogations. Now, one state wants to extend the... It's legal for police to use deception in ...