The Confession Tapes – Season 1
Episodes
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.
True East Part 2
As the trial for Burns and Rafay unfolds, the suspects begin to understand the massive implications of their confessions.
A Public Apology
After his girlfriend is found murdered, a man insists he was coerced into confessing. Years later, DNA evidence tells the truth.
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.
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.
The Labor Day Murders
Following a double murder, circumstantial evidence points to the victim's nephew, who endures a marathon interrogation without a lawyer.
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.