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Mother Admits to Dropping Baby Over Bridge
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08:13 - 18:09 (09:56)

A mother drops her baby over a bridge and gives details on the FBI interview about the incident and the child's blanket. Later, a witness describes the moment he found the child's lifeless body and the mother's confession about going to prison.

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An expert interrogator walks a 12-year-old through the legal and medical questions, who is granted polygraph rights, in a humane and gentle manner.
08:13 - 10:16 (02:03)
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Interrogation techniques
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An expert interrogator walks a 12-year-old through the legal and medical questions, who is granted polygraph rights, in a humane and gentle manner. The interrogation is related to a case involving a 4-year-old kid.

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Mother Admits to Dropping Baby Over Bridge
Episode
7: "Nanny Not" conclusion
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Real Life Real Crime
The use of polygraphs and other interrogation techniques can sometimes result in false confessions.
10:17 - 11:27 (01:10)
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Investigative Techniques
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The use of polygraphs and other interrogation techniques can sometimes result in false confessions. Detectives and agents need to carefully consider the best approach to get truthful information from suspects without resorting to these potentially unreliable methods.

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Mother Admits to Dropping Baby Over Bridge
Episode
7: "Nanny Not" conclusion
Podcast
Real Life Real Crime
Rodney Alcala says his mother placed a baby on the floor of the car and drove to a bridge where she dropped the baby; they got back to his mother's bed and cried for 30 minutes.
11:27 - 14:47 (03:20)
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Murder
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Rodney Alcala says his mother placed a baby on the floor of the car and drove to a bridge where she dropped the baby; they got back to his mother's bed and cried for 30 minutes. He also claims to have witnessed a murder at home.

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Mother Admits to Dropping Baby Over Bridge
Episode
7: "Nanny Not" conclusion
Podcast
Real Life Real Crime
The transcript talks about the FBI interview of Kearney Foster regarding the dropping of Baby Populous over a bridge, along with the blanket after his mother drove to the bridge.
14:47 - 16:45 (01:57)
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FBI Investigation
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The transcript talks about the FBI interview of Kearney Foster regarding the dropping of Baby Populous over a bridge, along with the blanket after his mother drove to the bridge. A concern arises from Ronnie's statement about Populous calling to get him, which is the only thing that would concern him.

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Mother Admits to Dropping Baby Over Bridge
Episode
7: "Nanny Not" conclusion
Podcast
Real Life Real Crime
A woman speculates on a child abuse case, suggesting the perpetrator may have derived pleasure from hurting a defenseless child.
16:46 - 18:09 (01:22)
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Child Abuse
Summary

A woman speculates on a child abuse case, suggesting the perpetrator may have derived pleasure from hurting a defenseless child.

Chapter
Mother Admits to Dropping Baby Over Bridge
Episode
7: "Nanny Not" conclusion
Podcast
Real Life Real Crime