Anatomy Of A Bad Confession
WBUR's 2011 investigative series on the 2008 interrogation of a teenager by Worcester police.
Worcester Says Nga Truong's Lawyer To Blame For Time She Spent Behind Bars
The city says her lawyer took too long to prove her confession that she killed her son was coerced, a charge other lawyers say is unprecedented.
Worcester Responds To Nga Truong Lawsuit With 'Unusual' Argument
Nga Truong filed a suit against the city after spending three years in prison awaiting trial on charges brought on the basis of a confession a judge later said was...
Lawsuit Filed In Thrown-Out Worcester Confession
Nga Truong, 21, is suing the city of Worcester after she spent almost three years in jail before being freed on a charge of murdering her toddler son.
Questions Remain In Coerced Worcester Confession
We follow-up on a coerced confession involving a 16-year-old girl charged with murdering her 13-month-old son. The Worcester Police Department has still not made an accounting.
Anatomy Of A Bad Confession, Part 2
We continue our special report on a coerced murder confession by exploring how the case fell apart and what, if anything, has changed in the Worcester Police Department. We also...
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Anatomy Of A Bad Confession, Part 1
In 2008, two Worcester detectives spent two hours interrogating a 16-year-old girl whose baby son had just died, until they forced from her what was later judged a coerced confession...
Videos: Anatomy Of A Bad Confession
See exclusive interrogation videos from our special report. And watch as WBUR's David Boeri reflects on the case.