A famed police interrogation technique led to infamous false confessions in Nebraska. We still use it.

A body of research now suggests that the Reid Technique, first popularized when used in a 1955 Lincoln homicide investigation, can prompt false confessions from suspects.

Tyler Robinson’s trans lover Lance Twiggs recalls his alleged tearful confession after killing Charlie Kirk

Tyler Robinson’s trans lover, Lance Twiggs, recalled his alleged tearful confession after Charlie Kirk was killed. A video — played in court during a preliminary hearing — showed prosecutor Ryan McBride interviewing Robinson’s trans partner who described Robinson’s alleged confession.
Poynter

An Albany reporter’s steady questioning led a murder suspect to confess on camera

When a tense interview took an unexpected turn, veteran CBS6 reporter Greg Floyd relied on his calm and experience to draw out the truth Police arrest Lorenz Kraus shortly after his on-air interview at CBS6 Albany, during which he admitted to killing and ...
The New York Times

Man Falsely Confessed to Kirk Shooting to Help Assassin Escape, Police Say

Moments after Charlie Kirk was killed, a 71-year-old man told an officer, “I shot him,” the police said. It wasn’t true, but it delayed officers’ efforts to find the shooter. By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs In the moments after Charlie Kirk was killed ...

Investigative interviews are key to solving crimes – should AI be helping police with their inquiries?

The way a police interview is conducted affects the credibility of everything that follows in the criminal justice process.
Lawrence Journal-World

Jurors in double-murder trial hear police-station confession; defense attorney emphasizes client’s heavy drug use, ‘word vomit’

Rodney Marshall is pictured Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at his double-murder trial in Douglas County District Court. During Rodney Marshall’s police-station confession to fatally shooting two Lawrence men, he took a break to call his mother in California.