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  2. False accusation - Wikipedia

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    A false accusation is a claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue and/or otherwise unsupported by facts. [1] False accusations are also known as groundless accusations, unfounded accusations, false allegations, false claims or unsubstantiated allegations. They can occur in any of the following contexts: Informally in everyday life

  3. List of wrongful convictions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, and Inadequate Legal Defense caused him to be found guilty. Exonerated in December 2023. He is now the longest-serving innocent man in the United States. [90] Mar 29, 1975: David Bryant Murder Bronx, New York: 25 years to life 40 years, 9 months Yes

  4. Police got California man to admit to a murder that never ...

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    Thomas Perez Jr. contacted police after his elderly father went missing. Soon after, he would be falsely accused of murder and locked in a psych ward, because police tricked him into believing he ...

  5. Miscarriage of justice - Wikipedia

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    The possibility that innocent people would admit to a crime they did not commit seems unlikely - and yet this occurs so often, the Innocence Project found false confessions contribute to approximately 25% of wrongful convictions in murder and rape cases. [25] Certain suspects are more vulnerable to making a false confession under police pressure.

  6. In the 1970s, a man falsely confessed to murder in St ... - AOL

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    In that case, a false confession involved “truth serum” and nearly 40 cumulative hours of interrogation. In the 1970s, a man falsely confessed to murder in St. Joseph. It now sounds familiar

  7. He was wrongly accused of killing a 10-year-old. Now his ...

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    PROVIDENCE – A judge let stand a man’s claims that Pawtucket police maliciously targeted him and violated his rights by accusing him in the 1988 death of 10-year-old Christine Cole.. U.S ...

  8. Ryan W. Ferguson - Wikipedia

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    The crime had been unsolved for two years when, in October 2003, local media again covered the murder. Erickson had reportedly experienced several dreams about the crime after having seen a newspaper article, and a few days later, Erickson asked Ferguson whether Ferguson believed that Erickson may have been involved in the murder.

  9. Fact check: Trump falsely claims New York has hit a murder ...

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    Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Thursday that murder and violent crime in New York have hit record highs. Fact check: Trump falsely claims New York has hit a murder record. It’s ...