10 Strangest Cases of Wrongful Convictions Based On False Confessions

In 2016, The Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer has brought a great deal of attention to the controversial 2005 murder conviction of Steven Avery.



After spending 18 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit, Avery was charged with the murder of a woman named Teresa Halbach only two years after his release.



There are allegations that Avery was framed by corrupt law enforcement officials. One of the most troubling elements of the case is the confession of Avery’s nephew, Brendan Dassey, who told police that he participated in the murder.



Even though Dassey also went to prison, there are serious doubts about the veracity of his confession because he is developmentally disabled and may have been coerced into admitting to something he did not do.



It remains to be seen if Avery or Dassey will be exonerated. But there are many documented cases of wrongful convictions which were secured by false confessions.



A few years ago, we chronicled some of these stories. Here are 10 more examples of people who were wrongfully convicted because of a questionable confession.

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10 Strangest Unsolved Mysteries Resolved By Incredible Surprise Twists

Fiction often pulls the rug out from under the audience and blindsides them with a surprise plot twist. When done well, plot twists can work very effectively, but if the twist is ridiculously contrived and unbelievable, it can take the audience out of the story. However, ridiculously contrived and unbelievable plot twists sometimes do happen in real life. The following cases started off as mysteries but wound up resolved by circumstances as crazy and unexpected as anything a writer could have dreamed up.

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10 Strangest Mysteries Took Place at Train Stations

One of the most bizarre unsolved disappearances of all time involves renowned French inventor Louis Le Prince. In 1890, while on a train heading to Paris, Le Prince somehow vanished without a trace and was never seen again. The story was particularly puzzling since nobody could figure out how a man could simply disappear from a moving train. However, rail transport and rapid transit has long been the source of some truly baffling unsolved mysteries, whether they be unexplained disappearances, murders, derailments, or even bizarre supernatural occurrences.

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10 Strangest Unsolved Mysteries Took Place at Hotels

Few recent mysteries have inspired more debate than the bizarre 2013 death of Elisa Lam, who was filmed acting strangely by surveillance footage in an elevator at Los Angeles’s Cecil Hotel before her nude body was found inside a water tank on the hotel’s roof. The exact circumstances surrounding Lam’s death remain unknown, but it’s far from the only strange mystery to take place at a hotel or motel. No matter how luxurious they may be, hotels can still be ominous places, and they have been home to their fair share of unsolved murders, mysterious disappearances, and unexplained paranormal events.

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10 Strangest Cases Of People Who Faked Their Own Abductions

At one time or another, we’ve probably all wished that we could just disappear. Bored with our lives or unable to take the stress, we wanted to pack up and start over again someplace else. Though we might have dreamed about it, we never acted on it. These 10 people not only acted on their wish to disappear, they even faked their own abductions.

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10 Strangest Unsolved Mysteries Took Place at Rest Stop

When you’re traveling on a long road trip, a rest stop can provide a much-needed break and an opportunity to recharge your batteries. Unfortunately, because they are often situated in isolated locations, where help is many miles away, rest areas are not always the safest places in the world. Here are some creepy, harrowing stories that have taken place at rest stops, many of which involved travelers becoming the victims of an unsolved mystery.

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10 Baffling Unsolved Mysteries With Strange Written Clues

aside from being some of the most famous unsolved mysteries of all time, there is one unique trait that links these crimes together: mysterious anonymous letters. One of the main reasons these stories have become so legendary is because they feature one or more letters written by an anonymous individual whose identity has never been uncovered. It’s fairly common for authorities to receive anonymous letters in prominent criminal cases, but while they often turn out to be hoaxes, the letters sometimes have an eerie credibility to them..

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5 Strangest Unsolved Mysteries About Twins Will Haunt Your Dreams

Here are five strangest unsolved mysteries about twins, some of them are interesting from a genetic point of view, while others are seemingly more supernatural. Whether you decide to put these down to nature, nurture, or magic, the following are definitely some incredible stories.

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5 Strangest Unsolved Mysteries About Twins Will Haunt Your Dreams

Here are five strangest unsolved mysteries about twins, some of them are interesting from a genetic point of view, while others are seemingly more supernatural. Whether you decide to put these down to nature, nurture, or magic, the following are definitely some incredible stories.

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10 Strangest Unsolved Mysteries That Will Give You Goosebumps

 Here are ten strangest Unsolved Mysteries that will give you goosebumps, in this video, we will cover some of the most famous unsolved cases in history..

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10 Strangest Unsolved Mysteries From Canada Nobody Can Solve

In 2016, homicides made up less than 1 percent of Canada’s violent crimes. Canadian Police Services reported 543 homicides in 2016, translating to a homicide rate of about 1.55 per 100,000 people. Despite these statistics, however, there are currently 3,400 unsolved murders in Canada, dating back to 1961. Each year, one in four murders go unsolved.

While some of these cases might have faded from news reports, they still haunt the families and the communities where they happened. If you have information about any of the following cases, contact Canadian Crime Stoppers.

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