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The Craziest False Confessions In History By Jeff Somers/Feb. 13, 2021 8:15 pm EDT/Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 9:47 pm EDT Confession is a powerful act. It's the centerpiece of several religions, it's a key part of crime investigation and police work, and when something weighs on your conscience the relief it offers can be irresistible. It's easy to assume that only guilty people confess to misdeeds or crimes. After all, why would you take on the consequences of something you didn't do? But as Science magazine reports, false confession is actually a lot more common than you might think. People ...

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and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major funding is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. and by reva and david logan. committed to investigative journalism as the guardian of the public interest. additional funding is provided by the park foundation. dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund with a grant from scott nathan and laura debonis. >> narrator: july 1997, the naval station in norfolk, virginia. a sailor, william bosko...

>> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major funding is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. and by reva and david logan. committed to investigative journalism as the guardian of the public interest. additional funding is provided by the park foundation. dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund with a grant from scott nathan and l...

>> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major funding is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. and by reva and david logan. committed to investigative journalism as the guardian of the public interest. additional funding is provided by the park foundation. dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund with a grant from scott nathan and l...