The Interrogation Tapes - A Special Edition of 20/20 — Season 1
About this season
A look at some of the most compelling criminal cases in recent history through the lens of interrogations, unveiling the tricks of the trade detectives use to coax confessions from suspects.
Episodes (6)
1. With Friends Like These
Aired 2 April 2024 • 42 min
When a 19-year-old aspiring artist goes missing, investigators begin to focus on a childhood friend after he made troubling statements and omissions during interviews with police.
2. The Clique
Aired 9 April 2024 • 42 min
After years of chasing dead ends in the investigation into the Clear Lake massacre, a tipster points law enforcement in a surprising direction.
3. The Devil in Disguise
Aired 16 April 2024 • 42 min
Detectives open the interrogation room to a surprising guest as they try to get to the truth in the investigation into the murders of pregnant mother Shanann Watts and her two young children.
4. Sins of the Father
Aired 23 April 2024 • 42 min
A man finds himself in the crosshairs of an hours long interrogation as detectives seek to unlock decades of deadly family secrets after the deaths of his wife and son.
5. Mystery on the Hudson
Aired 24 April 2024 • 42 min
The interrogation of an apparent accidental drowning victim's fiancée leads a detective down a path of trying to discover if something more sinister happened.
6. Stranger Than Fiction: The Murder of Angie Dodge
Aired 30 April 2024 • 42 min
After relentless interrogation, a man confesses to murder, but the victim's mother becomes convinced of his innocence after watching recordings of his questioning.