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The Binge Cases: Catch Me If You Ken

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The Effects of Imagination on Memory

In a new episode of Smoke Screen, we look at how detectives can manipulate witnesses and suspects' memories. A study found that 70% of people who were told they'd committed a crime ended up having some memory of it - even though it never actually happened. We go back to the interrogation room to pick apart the techniques that took Larry Driscoll from flat denials... ...to a confession to the murder of Bobby Sue Hill.

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