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An alibi witness changes his story under police pressure

2,719 views · Published 18 November 2014 · 3:35 · Indexed 21 October 2026

Channel: CBC News · 2014 · News & Politics

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Brian Cox knew his best friend Eric Morgan had been charged with a 4 year old murder when he went to make a statement to Peel Regional Police in 2010. He was sure that there was no way Morgan could have committed the murder since they had been inside a club cutting Morgan’s birthday cake when someone ran in and said there had been a shooting outside. As one of Morgan’s many alibi witnesses, he expected a short visit to the Peel police station to make a quick statement to confirm he was with Eric at the time of the shooting. Instead, Cox spends 8 hours being interrogated using the controversial Reid Technique. The police lie to him about what evidence means, and threaten him with charges if he doesn’t change his story. All this, even though Brian is a witness not a suspect. And it’s all perfectly legal. Eventually, the police’s case would fall apart in court and a judge would direct a jury that they had no option but to find Eric Morgan not guilty.  Tune into The Interrogation Room Friday November 21st at 9 PM on CBC Television.

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