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Alan Hirshe -- The Truth About False Confessions

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Why the hell would someone confess to a crime, or multiple crimes, they didn't commit?  Prof Alan Hirsch is the leading expert on false confessions, and we will find out why you can't believe a confessioneven one that has accurate details.

2009 brought 22 new cases of DNA exonerations of people wrongly convicted. The overall total is 249, and the Innocence Project reports that roughly 25% had given false confessions.

Prof. Hirsch's factual information may upset you, especially if you assume guilt prior to trial, and/or assume a confession is true. 

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