23 min
Wrong Place at the Wrong Time The Truth About False Confessions
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- True Crime
Sometimes people end up in the wrong place at the wrong time. In this episode, Prof. Hirsch recounts a harrowing case involving a late night assault on a police officer in New York City. The police apprehended a young man on a nearby street who later confessed to beating the cop with a baseball bat. But numerous inconsistencies in the testimony of various officers and questionable aspects of the man's confession cast doubt on his guilt.
Sometimes people end up in the wrong place at the wrong time. In this episode, Prof. Hirsch recounts a harrowing case involving a late night assault on a police officer in New York City. The police apprehended a young man on a nearby street who later confessed to beating the cop with a baseball bat. But numerous inconsistencies in the testimony of various officers and questionable aspects of the man's confession cast doubt on his guilt.
23 min