confession

Decades after she and her sister had become sensations, Maggie Fox admitted it had all been a hoax — only to recant the confession later.

They say his confession is coerced, obtained through torture and therefore inadmissible as evidence.

Their confessions are known as deposits, complete with a numbered slip.

They say that in the days following his arrest he was tortured and coerced into signing a false confession to participation in the killings.

It was ultimately a confession to a psychologist that helped lead to their arrest when the girlfriend of their doctor reported it to authorities.