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Old 09-19-2007, 03:33 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by CrazyFlamingos View Post
In Timothy Evans case was it ever revealed why he confessed to a murder that he did not commit?

I am fascinated by the phenomena of false confessions because I have a relative who is in prison for child molestation. He supposedly confessed -- I say supposedly because I have never seen a transcript of the confession so I am not sure what he actually said. But I still seriously doubt his guilt.

What brings a man to confess to something that he did not do?
You would be amazed, CF.

I have a book at home about this very same thing.

Interesting article on the subject:

Psychology Today: The False Confession