During police investigations, interrogations -- the formal questioning of a potential suspect -- are critical and can lead to a big break in the case. Historically, investigators have been taught ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia lawmakers are debating whether to have a state agency create standards for police interrogations. The issue came to light in 2022 when then Attorney General Mark Herring ...

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OLYMPIA — Victims of false confessions that lead to wrongful convictions, like Ted Bradford, want to prohibit police from using deceptive tactics during interrogations, and they have the backing of ...

In a rare rejection of a bill recommended by a Senate committee, the Maryland Senate Friday defeated a bill that would have required police investigators to videotape interrogations of murder suspects ...

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 ...

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