Jeremy Rabe visits with Former Texas Ranger, James B. Holland, about this new True Crimes series, “Killer Confessions,” premiering tonight on I.D. Channel. Texas Ranger, James B.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

In the town of Texas, four women disappeared one after another, sparking widespread fear among residents. Families held vigils, and local police chased leads that went cold. Suspicion turned to a man ...

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 ...