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All Episodes of The Confession Tapes

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This true crime documentary series investigates cases where people convicted of murder claim their confessions were coerced, involuntary or false.

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Season 1

8.0/10383 votes
True East Part 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/2017
As the trial for Burns and Rafay unfolds, the suspects begin to understand the massive implications of their confessions.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.8/10415 votes
True East Part 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2017
Following a gruesome murder, two teens are targeted by undercover police, who use a controversial technique to try to extract a confession.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.6/10206 votes
Down River
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/8/2017
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.4/10292 votes
A Public Apology
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/8/2017
After his girlfriend is found murdered, a man insists he was coerced into confessing. Years later, DNA evidence tells the truth.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.4/10228 votes
8th and H
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/8/2017
Police interrogate supposed gang members about a brutal attack following an anonymous tip. Oddly, no one in the neighborhood ever heard of the gang.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.3/10240 votes
Trial by Fire
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/8/2017
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.2/10204 votes
The Labor Day Murders
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/8/2017
Following a double murder, circumstantial evidence points to the victim's nephew, who endures a marathon interrogation without a lawyer.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown