Thomas Perez Jr., right, falsely confessed to killing his father, Thomas Perez Sr., after a 17-hour interrogation by Fontana police. He was released after his father showed up alive and well. (Allen J ...

AMES, Iowa – An Iowa State University psychology professor is leading an international research team developing new interrogation methods designed to reduce false confessions and more effectively ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The U.S. military is reaping more high-quality intelligence tips from Iraqi prisoners than ever since it jettisoned several coercive interrogation techniques after the Iraqi prisoner ...

In 1982, after a deadly fire in Lowell, police told Victor Rosario that a witness placed him at the scene just before the blaze ignited, and he was later convicted of arson and murder. In 2002, State ...

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 ...