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The Worst Episodes of The Confession Tapes

Every episode of The Confession Tapes ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Confession Tapes!

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

Worst Episodes Summary

"Marching Orders" is the worst rated episode of "The Confession Tapes". It scored 7/10 based on 121 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/21/2019. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Labor Day Murders".

  • Marching Orders
    7.0/10121 votes
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    #1 - Marching Orders

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/21/2019

    After Hamid Hayat admits to attending a terrorist camp, lawyers and his family question whether the taped confession reveals a very different truth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Labor Day Murders
    7.2/10196 votes
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    #2 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deep Down
    7.2/10121 votes
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    #3 - Deep Down

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/21/2019

    In a long interview with police, Angelika Graswald admits to being "OK with" her fiancé drowning during a kayaking expedition. Cops and media pounce.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Trial by Fire
    7.3/10233 votes
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    #4 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Public Apology
    7.4/10281 votes
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    #5 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 8th and H
    7.4/10221 votes
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    #6 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gaslight
    7.5/10170 votes
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    #7 - Gaslight

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/21/2019

    Without a lawyer to advise him, a weary truck driver confesses to murdering a 17-year-old girl following an exhausting interrogation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Down River
    7.6/10199 votes
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    #8 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • True East Part 1
    7.8/10398 votes
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    #9 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • True East Part 2
    8.0/10369 votes
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    #10 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Joyride
    8.1/10162 votes
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    #11 - Joyride

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/2019

    A double murder in Nebraska sparks a hunt for those responsible and a bizarre series of interviews that raise more questions than they answer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A