Coerced: The Gary Gauger Story

Coerced: The Gary Gauger Story

July 15, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 196

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The episode discusses the wrongful conviction of Gary Gauger, who was coerced into confessing to the murder of his parents.

Send us Fan Mail In 1993, Gary Gauger woke up to find his parents brutally murdered on their Illinois farm, only to quickly find himself targeted as the prime suspect. After a grueling, 19-hour interrogation filled with psychological pressure and police deception, an exhausted Gary was coerced into confessing to a crime he didn't commit, landing him on death row for years. Support the show

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