Eyewitness: who did it?
Relieved that a recent stabbing was, in fact, an event staged to test their memories, ten volunteers agree to undergo a second nightmare - an armed robbery during which one of them is abducted. This program records the assault and its scientific ram...
Eyewitness Testimony: Psychological Aspects
Eyewitness testimony remains one of the most important sources of evidence in criminal investigations. Even in cases where there is only eyewitness evidence, 75 percent result in a conviction. This three-section program weighs the reliability of eye...
Eyewitness: what actually happened?
Ten people are asked to re-create, from memory, an abstract painting they viewed two months earlier. A fascinating psychological exercise, to be sure - but the experiment will soon become much more than a session with paints and brushes. This progra...
Eyewitness: When the Only Witness Is Also the Victim
On January 22, 1992, a real estate agent named Stephanie Slater was subdued, gagged at knifepoint, and held captive for eight days. This program explores her ordeal as a case study in memory-aided investigation; it also juxtaposes Slater’s case wi...