Discerning the Truth: Interrogations and False Confessions | My Life of Crime

48 Hours

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True Crime, News, Tv & Film, Cbs

3.9 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Melissa Calusinski has been in prison for over 10 years after she says she falsely confessed to killing an 18-month-old baby at a daycare center. Marty Tankleff spent 17 years in prison after falsely “confessing” to murdering his parents.

Why would someone admit to something they didn’t do? Host Erin Moriarty interviews Dr. Saul Kassin, distinguished professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and author of, “Duped: Why Innocent People Confess – and Why We Believe Their Confessions” on the machinations behind false confessions.

Featuring the 48 Hours investigations, “The Fight for Melissa” and “Marty Tankleff’s Fight for the Truth”.

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1:00.2	It's Erin Moriarty, and we have a special episode for you today from my original podcast, My Life of Crime.
1:08.3	I'm taking you inside true crime investigations like No One Else,
1:13.3	taking on killers and those accused of crimes.
1:17.0	Here's an all new episode of My Life of Crime that takes you deeper into the psychology behind
1:23.5	the fight for Melissa and Marty Tankless fight for the truth.
1:29.0	I'm not going to tell her.
1:31.0	I had nothing to do with her.
1:33.0	I don't think that you intended on her and had...
1:35.2	I never prepared for my answer, I'm her concern.
1:38.6	That's Melissa Calusinski, inside a police interrogation room.
1:43.9	The year was 2009.
1:46.2	Melissa was a 22-year-old daycare worker, accused of hurting an 18-month-old baby.
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