Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thomas Perez Jr., right, falsely confessed to killing his father, Thomas Perez Sr., after a 17-hour interrogation by Fontana ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

Retired Texas Ranger James Holland reveals how he got Samuel Little to confess to 93 murders, making him "the most prolific ...

Police videotape of Michael Scott’s interrogation apparently shows APD Detective Robert Merrill holding a gun to Scott’s head. Merrill testified he was “role-playing,” and held his fingers to Scott’s ...

Most people believe they would never confess to a crime they didn’t commit. The idea feels totally counterintuitive to most of us: why would anyone willingly admit to something that could lead to ...

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 ...

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 ...

This new year, get a taste of more intense and horrifying true crime cases with Investigation Discovery’s new true-crime series. This show focuses on some of the most gut-wrenching homicide cases that ...