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Have there been any notable cases where a criminal forced an innocent person into falsely confessing for their crime?. (lemmy.world)
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I'm wondering if there have been any notable cases historically where a criminal blackmailed a innocent person to confess to that criminals crime.

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

There was a story a couple years ago of a police officer making a mentally disabled person admit to a crime they didn't commit because he has been grilled by the cop for several hours and just wanted to leave and get his medication.