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 ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 17, 2025) – Criminal suspects may feel unable to leave an interrogation room after only three minutes of questioning, according to new Virginia Commonwealth University research.

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, even when there’s a reason to think the confession was ...