Jessie’s (June 3, 1993) statement (with audio - load and follow along): http://www.dpdlaw.com/JessieFirstStatement.htm
Jessie’s (June 3, 1993) statement after the time discrepancies in his original statement were found to be too severe to justify the issuance of a warrant: http://www.dpdlaw.com/jessieClarificationStatement.htm
Sheriff’s (February
1994) officers’ report of alleged statements Jessie made: http://www.dpdlaw.com/JessieJailStatement.htm
Jessie’s (February 1994) statement: http://www.dpdlaw.com/JessiePostConvictionStatement.htm
Jivepuppi’s excellent analysis: http://www.jivepuppi.com/jivepuppi_slide_presentation.html
There are many well
established indicators as to false confessions and factors have been pretty
solidly developed that can lead one to objectively determine whether a
statement is true. To paraphrase -- on a
scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being a true & reliable confession and 10 being a
false confession, Jessie’s statements are an 11.
Wikipedia on false
confessions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_confession
(Note – Wikipedia in and of itself is not a primary source and should
not be cited as one.
It does, however, cite to proper and reliable sources)
FALSE
CONFESSIONS
False Confessions by
Adults
False
Confessions and the Jogger Case by Dr. Saul Kassin
Creating
False Memories by Dr.
Elizabeth Loftus
Untrue Confessions
by Mark Hansen
The Suspect Confessed. Case
Closed?
The
False Confession - from Psychology Today
Anatomy of a
False Confession
Northwestern
Law - numerous links to more articles
False Confessions:
Annotated Clinical Research
How to Get a False
Confession in Ten Easy Steps
The Problem
of False Confessions in the Post-DNA World