confessions

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It said his "confessions" would be broadcast on state television Monday evening.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

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

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

He professes a love for James Franco, drinking Guinness, thrifting, dancing in random bathrooms and delivering confessions from bed.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025

Finally, the four K.B.I. agents provided accounts of interviews with the prisoners, and of the confessions eventually made by them.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote