A case of a false confession after an inadvertent hypnotic induction.
This article presents the case of a highly hypnotizable 28-year-old man who gave a false confession under police interrogation following an unintended hypnotic induction, but who was exonerated years later on the basis of DNA evidence. The author proposes that assessment of possible high hypnotizability be conducted in instances of otherwise unsubstantiated confessions.
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA. gstn@mail.rochester.edu
Robert H
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Goldstein
D000328:Adult; D044707:Forensic Sciences / Q000379:methods; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D016495:Police; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology