Washington state House bill would make it illegal for police to lie during interrogations

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Victims of false confessions that lead to wrongful convictions, like Ted Bradford, want to prohibit police from using deceptive tactics during interrogations, and they have the backing of some lawmakers.

"It was the worst experience of my life," said Bradford, Washington's first DNA exoneree, when recalling his 1996 interrogation when he was accused of sexual assault. "I knew I was innocent ... no matter how many times I told them over and over, I didn't do this."