Show Notes
Podcast interview with Prof. Michele LaVigne about her article "Under the Hood: Brendan Dassey, Language Impairments, and Judicial Ignorance," coauthored with Sally Miles.
This article discusses the case of Brendan Dassey, one of the two subjects of the Netflix documentary series "Making A Murderer," and whether his developmental delays contributed to his confession to the murder.
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