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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 2000

Page

18

Eyewitness memory under scrutiny in wrongful conviction cases

A detailed examination shows eyewitness testimony often misleads juries and frees innocent suspects. DNA exonerations since 1987 reveal misidentifications, with experts like Loftus and Wells highlighting memory distortion, false memories, and biased lineups influencing outcomes. Researchers urge lineup reforms and cautious testimony.

False memory test linked to eyewitness testimony

AP reporter details a memory test where words trigger false recall of sleep, showing how thoughts during events can be misattributed. Kathleen McDermott and Henry Roediger III of Washington University explain implications for eyewitnesses who later confuse recalled faces with real attackers, a pattern seen in cases overturned by DNA evidence.

William Gregory Gregory United States Elizabeth Loftus University of Washington Seattle Associated Press Boston James Doyle Loftus Gary Wells Amy Bradfield Iowa State University Wells Jennifer Thompson North Carolina Ronald Cotton Breckinridge U.S. Department of Justice Janet Reno Northampton Mass Ken Patenaude Texas Southern University Houston Center For Northwestern University School of Law Kathleen McDermott Washington University St. Louis McDermott Henry Roediger III

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