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      The Confession Tapes (2017)

      Season 1

      The Confession Tapes

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      Episodes

      • 1. True East

        Air date: Sep 8, 2017

        Two teens are targeted by undercover police officers after a triple murder; the officers use a controversial technique to try to extract a confession.

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      • 2. True East

        Air date: Sep 8, 2017

        As the teens' trial unfolds, the suspects start to understand the serious implications of their confessions.

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      • 3. A Public Apology

        Air date: Sep 8, 2017

        A man insists that he was coerced into confessing to his girlfriend's murder; DNA evidence reveals the truth years later.

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      • 4. Trial by Fire

        Air date: Sep 8, 2017

        Following a deadly fire, the victim's mother is accused of -- and confesses to -- murder; the defense presents an alternate theory during the trial.

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      • 5. 8th and H

        Air date: Sep 8, 2017

        After receiving an anonymous tip, police officers interrogate alleged gang members about a brutal attack, but nobody in the neighborhood has heard of the gang.

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      • 6. The Labor Day Murders

        Air date: Sep 8, 2017

        Circumstantial evidence points to the nephew of a murder victim as having committed the crime; the suspect endures a marathon interrogation without a lawyer present.

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      • 7. Down River

        Air date: Sep 8, 2017

        A man drives his four children into a river, where they drown; he initially confesses to doing it purposefully but later claims it was an accident.

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      • Oct 12, 2020
        Great but depressing. You are not immune to incriminating yourself. This doc proves you can go to prison for the rest of your life while you are *trying* to help the police solve a crime you had nothing to do with. Never talk to police. It can only hurt you. Some particulars: research some of the episodes beforehand, as they show images of dead children, which --- if you have children --- will probably haunt you just in themselves. Also appreciated is letting both sides be interviewed. It lets you make up your own mind about the situation.
      • Aug 30, 2019
        Guaranteed sleep material. Giant yawn!
      • Feb 12, 2019
        Rating based on the first two episodes. Haven't watched all of 'em when this is being written.
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      • Sep 20, 2018
        This will actually question and challenge your judgment and analytic skills. You'll be torn between feeling sorry and "then why the hell you confessed?!" for most of people convicted. Showing a different case for the first two episodes is a bright idea. Then everything will change on the rest of it. This also made me realize that justice can be really unfair in all parts of the world. Sad truth :( A must-see for those who like ci and any investigative crime docus :)
      • May 14, 2018
        wow. If anyone wants to see how police can bring about a false confession watch this documentary. I understand netflix very possibly has an agenda here, at the very least I understand they show what they want to show. the feeling that i wasn't being shown the entirety of each show came early on. That being said, i learned enough watching each show to learn that basically the police have more power than we'd like to admit. some of the police were interviewed all of these years later and were still openly, 100%, positively sure that the inicidents went exactly as they said they did. even with the possible evidence they were wrong all along staring them in the face. If that doesn't tell you something I don't know what does. episodes # 6 and 7 are horrendous. i honestly don't know if the lead police in these cases are pure evil or just simply ignorant. the defense lawyer in episode 7 had the roughest road ahead of him. i had to actually watch the 7th episode twice in it's entirety i was so floored.
      • Mar 23, 2018
        This is one of the most intriguing series I have ever seen. This show can give anyone and everyone a new perspective on false confessions! It's a must-watch.
      • Sep 20, 2017
        Good material and interesting cases!

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