Book
The Wrong Guys: Murder, False Confessions, and the Norfolk Four
(2008)
Abstract
In The Wrong Guys, the authors describe how four men were coerced into falsely confessing to the rape and murder of Michelle Bosko in 1997. Despite the fact that the forensic evidence pointed to a single attacker, police arrested Eric Wilson, Derek Tice, Danial Williams, and Joseph Dick, Jr. Following lengthy, coercive interrogation sessions, all four men confessed and were imprisoned. The authors explore how this miscarriage of justice occurred and offer compelling insights into the phenomenon of false confessions in the American criminal justice system.
Keywords
- norfolk four,
- false confessions,
- wrongful conviction,
- criminal law,
- criminal procedure,
- criminal justice
Disciplines
Publication Date
2008
Publisher
New Press
Citation Information
Tom Wells and Richard Leo. The Wrong Guys: Murder, False Confessions, and the Norfolk Four. (2008) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richardleo/40/