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Tankleff case renews debate on interrogation rules

By now, the story is well-known: 17-year-old Martin Tankleff, being questioned without being informed of his Miranda rights about the brutal deaths of his parents, was duped into confessing by a Suffolk homicide detective who falsely said that Tankleff's father had awakened and accused him.

Tankleff refused to sign the confession and recanted it. What happened in the interrogation room remains...

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