confessed
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Years later, after the statute of limitations had expired, the three actual perpetrators — Steward, Bailey and Teamer — all confessed, according to the center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
“I do own the property,” he finally confessed.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I collapsed mentally,” he confessed to an interviewer in 1957.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The second main suspect is reported to have confessed to taking part in filming and publishing the images and videos while claiming on social media to be a judge, according to prosecutors.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Before he died in 1883, he confessed to Samuel Cox Jr. that he had known all along that the injured stranger at his door was John Wilkes Booth.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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