On June 14, 2024, Sandra Hemme's 1980 murder conviction was finally overturned. The only evidence that ever connected Sandra to the crime was her own unreliable and false confessions made while she ...

Police often deceive people they question — for example, lying about having DNA evidence that incriminates them. Officers’ goals are to persuade guilty people to confess, but such tactics can pressure ...

Both the defense and prosecution rested their cases Aug. 18 in Broome County Court following a six-day jury trial in the case against Jeremiah Raub. An expert in the study of false confessions, the ...