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  • 2017-09-08T07:00:00Z on Netflix
  • 42m
  • 4h 54m (7 episodes)
  • United States
  • English, Italian
  • Documentary
This true crime documentary series investigates cases where people convicted of murder claim their confessions were coerced, involuntary or false.

7 episodes

Series Premiere

2017-09-08T07:00:00Z

1x01 True East Part 1

Series Premiere

1x01 True East Part 1

  • 2017-09-08T07:00:00Z42m

Following a gruesome murder, two teens are targeted by undercover police, who use a controversial technique to try to extract a confession.

2017-09-08T07:00:00Z

1x02 True East Part 2

1x02 True East Part 2

  • 2017-09-08T07:00:00Z42m

As the trial for Burns and Rafay unfolds, the suspects begin to understand the massive implications of their confessions.

2017-09-08T07:00:00Z

1x03 A Public Apology

1x03 A Public Apology

  • 2017-09-08T07:00:00Z42m

After his girlfriend is found murdered, a man insists he was coerced into confessing. Years later, DNA evidence tells the truth.

2017-09-08T07:00:00Z

1x04 Trial by Fire

1x04 Trial by Fire

  • 2017-09-08T07:00:00Z42m

A fire leads to tragedy, and the victim’s mother is accused of -- and confesses to -- murder. At trial, the defense presents an alternate theory.

2017-09-08T07:00:00Z

1x05 8th and H

1x05 8th and H

  • 2017-09-08T07:00:00Z42m

Police interrogate supposed gang members about a brutal attack following an anonymous tip. Oddly, no one in the neighborhood ever heard of the gang.

2017-09-08T07:00:00Z

1x06 The Labor Day Murders

1x06 The Labor Day Murders

  • 2017-09-08T07:00:00Z42m

Following a double murder, circumstantial evidence points to the victim's nephew, who endures a marathon interrogation without a lawyer.

Season Finale

2017-09-08T07:00:00Z

1x07 Down River

Season Finale

1x07 Down River

  • 2017-09-08T07:00:00Z42m

A man drives his four children into a river, where they drown. He wearily confesses to doing it purposefully, but later contends it was an accident.

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