It’s episode 144 and the Sinister Sisters wouldn’t stand a chance in a police interrogation. You’ll find out how quickly we fold. In today’s group episode, Sarah dives into false confessions, the tactics used during an interrogation and the psychology behind setting up an interrogation room. Morgan covers the baffling case of Nicole van den Hurk and her step brother who confessed to her murder sixteen years later. Erin ends with the story of Michael Crowe who police believe is the prime suspect in his younger sister’s murder and is subjected to several days of harsh questioning. Watch with your ears. 

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If you want to look into these topics yourselves, below are the sources used: 

Erin’s sources: (https://thecrimewire.com/institutional/michael-crowe-murder-sister-stephanie);(https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2012/05/22/michael-crowe-found-factually-innocent-sisters-mur);(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Stephanie_Crowe);(https://www.injusticeanywhere.net/exonerated-michael-crowe/);(https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/juvenile/interrogation-of-minors/)

Sarah’s sources: https://youtu.be/c431D5Tj_aU, https://reid.com/resources/investigator-tips/designing-an-interview-interrogation-room, https://www.cga.ct.gov/2014/rpt/2014-R-0071.htm, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/so-sue-me/202009/the-psychology-false-confessions?amp, https://youtu.be/jncS4ErGFbM