confessions

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Wearing cowboy boots and a handlebar mustache, he had a Texas twang and a quiet, calm presence that disarmed suspects, eliciting confessions.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

It said Mohammadi "was forced to make self-incriminating confessions in the investigation phase which he later retracted in court", but the court then rejected this.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

White said there was an "inability on the part of the claimants to evidence these so-called confessions" by Portley-Hanks.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Two of the suspects—Abdoulaye N. and the Algerian man—have offered partial confessions, said Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

It was impossible, in spite of the endless arrests and confessions and executions, to be sure that the Brotherhood was not simply a myth.

From "1984" by George Orwell