Hypnosis, false memory and lies: A Texas Ranger’s strange interrogation techniques

In 2015, Larry Driskill confessed to a murder he swears he did not commit. There was no physical evidence linking him to the crime, and he didn’t know the victim, a 29-year-old woman named Bobbie Sue Hill. And yet, ten years after her murder, Driskill found himself in a police station describing how he disposed of her body in a creek in Parker County, Texas. 

The man sitting across from Driskill was James Holland, a Texas Ranger who later became known as a “serial killer whisperer" for his ability to procure seemingly impossible confessions from serious criminals. After interrogating Driskill for hours, Holland was convinced he had the right guy. But in the podcast, Just Say You’re Sorry, reporter and host Maurice Chammah reveals just how wrong he was.  

This week on Crime Story, Maurice Chammah on the confession that sent an innocent man to prison. 

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