Smoke Screen: Just Say You're Sorry

Published: June 29, 2023, 8 a.m.

b'When a Texas Ranger asked Larry Driskill if he could help solve a cold case, he agreed to talk to him. But Ranger James Holland accused him of killing Bobbie Sue Hill in 2005. After two days of intense interrogation, Driskill wondered if maybe he did do it and walked into a confession. Holland is revered for his talent at getting confessions, even though he uses questionable techniques like deception, suggestion, and forensic hypnosis. Did the detective known as the \\u201cserial killer whisperer\\u201d ensnare an innocent man?\\n\\nIn the latest season of \\u201cSmoke Screen: Just Say You\\u2019re Sorry,\\u201d host Maurice Chammah asks what happens when suspects are convinced they can\\u2019t trust their own memories to defend themselves. It does a deep dive into Holland\\u2019s interrogation of Driskill, as well as those of other suspects subjected to his unorthodox questioning style.'