This podcast episode explores the notion of responsibility and asks how much can we separate a person from the action they have done. It delves into the example of lawyers arguing for defendants with terrible upbringings and discusses how this relates to personal identity.
Dolores Tulin, the defendant's mother, testifies about her son's battles with drugs and alcohol and his emotional state before the murder of his girlfriend.
The father, Josh Powell, of missing Susan Cox Powell's children is capable of murder and may choose to murder his children and hang himself to avoid leaving them with the Mormon families that would take care of them. The tragedy highlights the cost of messy divorces and the consequences of such actions.
Kaseyrae Lapotka died in police custody in Montana, leading to questions about the possible connection between her death and the video she filmed of her brother's assault by a law enforcement officer during a cultural event.
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.