This true crime documentary series investigates cases where people convicted of murder claim their confessions were coerced, involuntary or false.
TV-MA • Documentary • Series • 2017 • 2 seasons
Created by: Kelly Loudenberg
S1 E1 - True East Part 1
Following a gruesome murder, two teens are targeted by undercover police, who use a controversial technique to try to extract a confession.
Sep 8, 2017 • 42m
S1 E2 - True East Part 2
As the trial for Burns and Rafay unfolds, the suspects begin to understand the massive implications of their confessions.
Sep 8, 2017 • 42m
S1 E3 - A Public Apology
After his girlfriend is found murdered, a man insists he was coerced into confessing. Years later, DNA evidence tells the truth.
Sep 8, 2017 • 42m
S1 E4 - Trial by Fire
A fire leads to tragedy, and the victim’s mother is accused of -- and confesses to -- murder. At trial, the defense presents an alternate theory.
Sep 8, 2017 • 42m
S1 E5 - 8th and H
Police interrogate supposed gang members about a brutal attack following an anonymous tip. Oddly, no one in the neighborhood ever heard of the gang.
Sep 8, 2017 • 42m
S1 E6 - The Labor Day Murders
Following a double murder, circumstantial evidence points to the victim's nephew, who endures a marathon interrogation without a lawyer.
Sep 8, 2017 • 42m
S1 E7 - Down River
A man drives his four children into a river, where they drown. He wearily confesses to doing it purposefully, but later contends it was an accident.
Sep 8, 2017 • 42m
About This Show
The Confession Tapes
This true crime documentary series investigates cases where people convicted of murder claim their confessions were coerced, involuntary or false.
TV-MA • Documentary • TV Series • 2017
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Documentary
- First aired
- Sep 8, 2017
- Last aired
- Jun 21, 2019
- Rating
- TV-MA
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 11
- Network
- Netflix
- Studio
- Original Productions
- Language
- English, Italian
- Score
- 7.1 out of 10 from 65 votes