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Episode 245

Sword and Scale

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Psychological Manipulation and False Confessions

The chapter delves into the psychological manipulation tactics used on Chris Tap during his polygraph examinations and interrogation. It discusses how Chris was made to believe in the accuracy of the lie detector machine, leading to deceptive results and a false confession. The chapter also highlights the failure of the detectives to consider contradictory evidence and their insistence on a third perpetrator.

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