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Last week I testified at a homicide trial in Florida — my 53rd case as a false confessions expert witness.  

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Last week I participated in a hearing in Florida to determine the admissibility of my testimony in a homicide trial next month.  No decision yet.  If it goes the right way, next month’s trial will mark the 53rd case I have testified as an expert witness on false confessions.  

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Last week I testified at a trial in Arkansas.  It was the 52nd time I’ve served as an expert witness on false confessions.  

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I recently recorded another episode of my podcast, The Truth About False Confessions. Check it out on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

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In 2023, I testified in eight cases.  Overall, that makes 51 cases in which I’ve testified as a false confessions expert witness.   

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The first episode of my new False Confessions podcast is now available.  It is about the dramatic case of Skylar Richardson, a teenager accused of murdering her newborn baby.  I served as an expert witness for the defense.  Please listen and share with anyone you think might be interested.    Listen on Spotify

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Last week, an innocent man who spent 28 years on death row in Arizona was finally exonerated and freed.  Although the case did not involve a confession, false confessions experts relish the result because we are keenly aware of wrongful convictions – including in capital cases. 

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Earlier this week I testified at a hearing in Kentucky concerning a claim for post-conviction relief. It was the 45th case in which I have served as a false confession expert witness. Results won’t be known for a while.

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Oregon’s governor has commuted all of the state’s death sentences. Especially given that we know about innocent people rescued from death row, including some who gave false confessions, this is welcome news.

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Last week I testified in a sexual assault trial in Kentucky, the 43rd case in which I’ve been qualified as a false confessions expert.

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