Lawrence O'Connell (Jack of Spades, Washington DC)
The Deck
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The Mystery of Susan's False Confession
The case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning she could be retried for the same crime in the future. After eight months of sitting in jail awaiting trial, Susan was let go. The leads dried up and the media moved on. By the time the early 2000s rolled around, Detective Trainham was tired of Susan's false confession just eating away at him. He wanted to find out where he went wrong. And that's when he realized he hadn't just taped her confession. Instead, he'd accidentally recorded most of the 17-hour interrogation.
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