Thomas Cogdell was 12 years old when he and his mother discovered his 11-year-old sister, Kaylee, dead, tied up on her bed. During the police investigation, Thomas was interrogated without his mother present for more than five hours and is seen on video telling authorities -- 36 times -- that he didn’t kill his sister. At one point during the interrogation, the recording stops and remains off for more than three hours. When it comes back on, Thomas confesses to the crime. What happened while the video recorder was turned off that made him change his story? Dr. Phil examines the murder confession that kept Thomas locked up in juvenile detention facilities for two years, until a judge threw out his confession on technical grounds, and authorities chose not to re-try him. Now 18, Thomas shares what he says he experienced on that fateful day. Was he coerced by police to confess to a crime he didn't commit? And, who does he think killed his sister? Plus, in a Dr. Phil exclusive, Thomas’ mother, Melody, gives her first interview since her daughter’s death. What did Thomas whisper to her in the police videotape? And how does she explain her current estrangement from her son? Don’t miss this compelling look at false confessions and justice gone wrong.
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