Where did you go with her?

Where did you go with her leave?

Be human, you're a human, you're a man.

Where did you go with her?

I'm Scott Weinberger, investigative journalist and former deputy sheriff.

I'm Anasiga Nikolaazi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of investigation discoveries true conviction.

And this is Anat Anatomy of Murph.

Let's talk about confessions.

For detectives, eliciting an admission of guilt from a suspect, can be a dramatic and satisfying conclusion to any criminal investigation.

As discussed in previous episodes, investigators rely on a diverse

toolkit of methods, not to coerce a confession, but to create an environment where the suspect

feels comfortable sharing information, bringing the investigation even closer to the truth.

And of course, there's that classic good cop, bad cop.

Although, honestly, in my experience, I will say that the adversarial approach is definitely

more common in TV and movies than real life.

And then there's what my old friend, Muhammad Ali, would have called the rope adobe,

where a patient detective just lets a suspect paint themselves into a

corner that they just can't get out of.

No matter the approach, the goal is always the same.

Keep the suspect talking.

But to accomplish that, every investigator must lean into his or her particular strengths

and personality traits in order to make a connection with the suspect.

...