Coerced confession

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Coerced confession has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Crime Junkie (Nov 2026). Central legal issue in the episode — whether Homer's statements during long interrogation were coerced and later suppressed by courts.

A forced confession is a confession obtained from a suspect or a prisoner by means of torture or other forms of coercion. Depending on the level of coercion used, a forced confession is not valid in revealing the truth. The individuals being interrogated may agree to the story presented to them or even make up falsehoods themselves in order to satisfy the interrogator and discontinue their suffering.