188. The case that changed criminal investigation Part 2

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1956 trial of Darrel Parker for the murder of his wife, focusing on the controversial confession obtained by criminologist John Reid.

It’s April 1956, and Darrel Parker is going to trial on first-degree murder charges in the murder of his wife, Nancy. The evidence? A confession wrung out of him by soon-to-be famous crimimologist John Reid, with the help of a lie detector and some very willing Lincoln, Nebraska, cops and county attorney Meanwhile, career criminal […]

People in this episode

Host: Crime&Stuff gals

Topics covered

• criminal investigation
• murder trial
• confession
• lie detector
• crime history

Keywords

• Darrel Parker
• Nancy Parker
• John Reid
• murder trial
• lie detector
• criminal investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lincoln, Nebraska

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