The Confession Tapes (2017)
This true crime documentary series investigates cases where people convicted of murder claim their confessions were coerced, involuntary or false.
The Confession Tapes: Season 1 - 7 Episode s
1x1 - True East Part 1
September 8, 2017
Following a gruesome murder, two teens are targeted by undercover police, who use a controversial technique to try to extract a confession.
1x2 - True East Part 2
September 8, 2017
As the trial for Burns and Rafay unfolds, the suspects begin to understand the massive implications of their confessions.
1x3 - A Public Apology
September 8, 2017
After his girlfriend is found murdered, a man insists he was coerced into confessing. Years later, DNA evidence tells the truth.
1x4 - Trial by Fire
September 8, 2017
A fire leads to tragedy, and the victim’s mother is accused of -- and confesses to -- murder. At trial, the defense presents an alternate theory.
1x5 - 8th and H
September 8, 2017
Police interrogate supposed gang members about a brutal attack following an anonymous tip. Oddly, no one in the neighborhood ever heard of the gang.
1x6 - The Labor Day Murders
September 8, 2017
Following a double murder, circumstantial evidence points to the victim's nephew, who endures a marathon interrogation without a lawyer.
1x7 - Down River
September 8, 2017
A man drives his four children into a river, where they drown. He wearily confesses to doing it purposefully, but later contends it was an accident.
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