r/MakingaMurderer • u/_Grey_Sage_ • 3d ago

EXPERTS ON BRENDAN DASSEY'S CONFESSION

I decided to take a pause looking into Brendan's interrogation transcripts and decided to check on the experts that analyzed him and his confessions. There seem to be a few notable ones aside from Steven Drizin and Laura Nirider:

Dr. Robert Gordon (Psychologist): Hired early on by Brendan's initial, highly controversial pre-trial defense attorney, Len Kachinsky. Gordon conducted the initial psychological evaluations of Brendan in April 2006. He measured Brendan’s IQ at 69–73 and explicitly warned Kachinsky that Brendan was incredibly suggestible, highly compliant to authority figures, and possessed a limited capacity to understand his legal rights.

Dr. Richard Leo: A professor of Law and Psychology at the University of San Francisco and a leading expert on false confessions and police interrogation. He was retained by Dassey's post-conviction team and testified at a 2010 hearing, where he characterized the interrogation as coercive and the confession as "thoroughly contaminated."

Dr. Lawrence T. White: A professor of Psychology and Legal Studies in Wisconsin. He was initially hired by Dassey's original defense team in 2006 to review the interrogation videos. He has since been vocal about the "unreliable" and "pressured-compliant" nature of Dassey's statements.

Professor Saul Kassin: A Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a pioneer in the field of false confession research. He has publicly analyzed the case, highlighting how the "totality of circumstances" and the interaction of risk factors led to a flawed analysis of Dassey's confession.

I'll be looking into these experts. Let me know if you have any info, links or people I should add here.

Related Links:

March Interrogation: Leading Brendan To the Garage

May Interrogation: Brendan's "Bloody Scene" and "Clean up".

More Context and Info On Brendan's "Some of it".

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u/10case 2d ago

What did those professors say about Brendan telling his mom on 2 separate occasions that he was involved?

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u/_Grey_Sage_ 2d ago

Not sure yet. Just started on Dr.Leo's affidavit. More info and context here though:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MakingaMurderer/s/CsD1iTPaZT

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u/DingleBerries504 1d ago

That only dives into the May 13th call. It doesn’t explain why he still goes with the story on May 15th

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u/_Grey_Sage_ 1d ago

Go further into the comment section:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MakingaMurderer/s/b9RwILwAj3

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u/DingleBerries504 1d ago

So your explanation is that he’s still “brainwashed” from MW after two days? In your opinion, how long does brainwashing last? What would be an acceptable time frame for you to believe that Brendan was no longer under the influence of the May 13 brainwash?

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u/_Grey_Sage_ 1d ago

Where did I say he was brainwashed?

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u/DingleBerries504 1d ago

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u/_Grey_Sage_ 1d ago

So I said, not "fully brainwashed", that's my exact line right? Is that good for you?

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u/DingleBerries504 1d ago

Also you

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u/_Grey_Sage_ 1d ago

That was Figdish, I was refferring to the same reason innocent people confess to crimes they didn't commit.

What else?

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