Archive for July, 2010
False Confessions: Fact or Fiction?
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Do people really confess to crimes they don’t commit? Why would an innocent person incriminate himself and accept responsibility for breaking the law? What is it like to be falsely accused? And, w/hat would you do if you were the suspect? Fifteen-year-old Jacksonville, Florida’s Brenton Butler knows. Brenton was arrested for murder and confessed to the crime. His case was chronicled in the award-winning documentary, “Murder on a Sunday Morning.” Hear Brenton’s attorney Patrick McGuinness and private investigator Brian McGuinness talk about Benton’s case and their experience with confessions and police interrogations. False confessions and police interrogation expert Dr. Richard Leo, author of the multiple award-winning book, Police Interrogation and American Justice, has examined the practice and structure of police interrogation and will provide enlightening details about this fascinating phenomenon when an innocent person confesses to a crime. Listen to show
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Vanished: When Someone Goes Missing!
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What must it be like to have a missing family member – - a missing daughter, a missing son, a missing sister? What is it like not to know what happened – - a person you loved who just vanished into thin air? You look twice every time you drive down the street and see someone with the same build and the same color hair. With each passing year, you imagine what they look like, if they have changed, if they are ok . . . or not. You never give up hope!
Join us in talking with Molly’s Bish‘s sister, Heather. Sixteen-year-old Molly went missing 10 years ago from Warren, MA where she was working as a life guard. Hear from Teresa Ahern whose nineteen-year-old daughter, Kyla Porter, disappeared from Holiday, Florida. Tune in as Massachusetts private investigator Tom Shamshak, a missing person’s specialist talks with these family members and PI’s Declassified about investigating and resolving cases like the cases involving Molly and Teresa. Listen to show






